X150 XKR, Still A Thing Of Beauty

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Winding my way from Buckinghamshire into Northamptonshire yesterday in the SVR , I was approaching Olney and glancing in the rear view mirror I saw a very late registered 4.2 XKR just behind . V222XKR was the registration and it was a Convertible in Frost Blue which in my opinion is a lovely colour for the car . I suspect that this is the Model to have your XKR in if you are looking to enjoy and perhaps exit with a small profit . Certainly if you use the E Type as a yardstick then this would seem to be the case . Anyone have any views or thoughts on this ? I had a look at V222XKR on one of those checking sites and its very low mileage , value is probably just north of £20k from a Dealer and well worth it too . Vastly undervalued for what they are and I have been saying this on Forums for many years . Its my opinion that these R Models built under Ford Ownership will in time be seen as the Products of a Golden Age in Jaguar history . Aluminium construction , reliability and capability coupled with stunning looks if this X150 had an Italian badge attached it would already be a £100k car .

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I think you are totally right about it being a hard package to follow especially where an F Type is concerned . I often wonder if Jaguar had improved or even followed up on or improved on the X150 with another pretty GT whether I would have even bothered with an F Type . I suspect probably not . Its a position that several of you X150 Owners are going to soon contemplate , " where do I go from here " ?

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https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202204214...

This looks an interesting proposition for some lucky Owner . A lot of money spent on what appear to be sensible modifications .

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tberg said:

I've owned my 2010 5.0L XKR for nearly 10 years and will pass 200,000 miles on her sometime next month. Unquestionably, the best, most reliable automobile I've owned in 55 years of driving. Tracked dozens of times, I still can't believe that the transmission save for two fluid changes, has required no repairs handling a 600hp engine. It's still my daily driver, as I'm just not willing to drive anything else yet. And still looks beautiful as well.

Thats quite an incredible mileage capability when you consider Jaguars of the not too distant past .

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Drooles said:

Am I right that there were no manuals? I love the look of them and really want one but I went for an XE a few years ago and could not live with auto… I really wanted to but it just would not work for me

What did you find was the shortcoming for you with the Auto Transmission , I am just wondering if there is any comparison with an X150 and an XE auto box , a genuine question as I havent driven the latter to make a comparison .

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Drooles said:

In fairness, it was me, not the transmission. There were a couple of times if you weren’t in sport mode when it was a little hesitant at roundabouts but generally it was absolutely fine. Using the paddles, it was quick and responsive.

I just really missed a clutch and a gear lever

Fair enough . I have gone completely the other way , after years in RS Fords , the Cerbera etc , I wonder about ever buying another manual car again .

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FezSpider said:

Outstanding
Had my 4.2 for 5 years, 175k miles so far. A great machine. My next daily will be another x150

I was just behind a Black 4.2 Convertible a moment ago , Y4TCF was the index number . Sat on the almost obligatory Senta 20" alloys and looking exceptionally tidy I was intrigued to find out more details . Once again well north of 120,000 miles . I remember 50,000 miles covered was my green light for selling any car I happened to own as a kid , who does such a thing nowadays ? Madness .

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300bhp/ton said:

Auto is still no substitute if you want a manual though.

I think about this Auto/Manual thing often where Jaguars are concerned and I have got to the stage where I dont really think I could give any worthwhile advice . Its the paddles...... I had never used them on the X150 so I cant really comment but on the SVR they just work so well . I suppose my next question is are Paddles a suitable alternative to a Manual Gearbox ? I suspect for most People they are .

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a8hex said:

That's quite some brand loyalty to go from considering an X150 to an XE, they're not really the same sort of animal.

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