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Hello from a new XK8 owner in South Carolina! I've loved the XK8 since its debut in '96 & decided last month I'd waited long enough. I found my '99 convertible in Charlotte, NC for sale by a longtime private owner (8 years), but to get it, I had to sell my pristine '97 Mazda Miata/MX-5. The kicker? I actually had money left over after buying the Jag. She's beautiful in spindrift white w. charcoal leather, and already has the updated tensioner kit & water pump. I decided to switch out the optional chrome revolvers for standard-finish rims, so found a perfect set out of TX on e-bay & sold the chromes locally. Very little I had to do to make her roadworthy: a new set of Continental Extreme Contacts, new Bilsteins & front shock mounts, alternator idler pulley, fuel filter, coolant flush, oil & filter and she's good to go. Looking forward to many happy miles at the wheel of my all-time favorite Jag & being on the forum.
On U.S. Hwy 129, Tennessee's infamous Tail of the Dragon. The new Bilsteins & Continentals were a treat on these curves.
The XK8 looks superb in white. We never see white Jaguars here in the UK!
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Welcome to the club. Beautiful car from which you should derive many miles and years of pleasure. 5 years and a 100,000 miles later, my 2002 XKR still puts a smile on my face everytime I drive it. In many respects I like it as much (if not more) than my 2010 XKR coupe.
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03-14-2015, 12:17 PM
New XK8 owner in South Carolina
She's beautiful in spindrift white w. charcoal leather, and already has the updated tensioner kit & water pump. I decided to switch out the optional chrome revolvers for standard-finish rims, so found a perfect set out of TX on e-bay & sold the chromes locally. Very little I had to do to make her roadworthy: a new set of Continental Extreme Contacts, new Bilsteins & front shock mounts, alternator idler pulley, fuel filter, coolant flush, oil & filter and she's good to go. Looking forward to many happy miles at the wheel of my all-time favorite Jag & being on the forum.
