LOL I know what you must be thinking. They're two completely different vehicles and you can't even begin to compare them. Actually the X is my significant other's car, but we don't really distinguish between who owns what. I needed to finance some other activities I wanted to pursue, but man that was the best-feeling car I've ever driven, and I've driven (not owned! lol) everything from C5 Vettes to 911 Turbos.

Honestly I love this Jag just as much, but coming from a completely different perspective. It has classic good looks, a superb interior, floats down the highway, and has a certain charm to it that no newer BMW can come close to matching. As a regular car, it's brilliant - comfortable, quiet, and just sporty enough to make everyday driving fun when you want it to be.

Another thing I noticed, and would like to know if anyone else notices this too, is that I feel strangely calm whenever I'm driving the X-Type. It doesn't seem to be a road-rage inducing car. When people cut me off in other cars, my blood pressure goes through the roof. In the Jag, I just gently put on the brakes and don't even think twice about it. Anyone else get this effect from their X-Type? Is it the "old dame" effect? lol.

My SO and I test drove the competition (C-class, 3-series, A4, TSX - which is VERY LOUD by the way) and nothing felt as nice as the X-Type. Looks are subjective, but we felt that the others didn't look nearly as good, either. And don't even get me started on all these new ugly Jags! Anyway, let's just say that if I wanted to cruise to Vegas at 90 instead of 160 in the M3, I'd definitely take the Jag every time. Hypothetically speaking, of course. By the way, I noticed your car when I first signed up, and it's gorgeous! Great job!

 

I love the e46's bmw the new one just seems....to large. And the new jags I think are pretty nice. I Used to hate them but I went to the car show and I got a chance to sit in one....wow its is very posh. I can say that about eh xk...i just felt squished and teh door was falling apart on it.....hmmmm

 

Just did a quick search on Craigslist in my area for the 2002 Jag X Type, 2002 BMW 3 series and Mercedes C Class:

I picked 2002 only because that is what the original posters car is (as far as I know).

Observations:

X Type resale values are lower than BMW, but on par with the C Class (in this area)

Anyway, here is one data point on relative market for these types of cars...

BMW:
Apr 14 - $10997 - 2002 BMW 325XI - (Manassas) pic cars & trucks - by dealer
Apr 15 - $10995 - 2002 BMW 325XI Sport Package - (Charlottesville Va.) pic cars & trucks - by dealer
Apr 11 - $9995 - 2002 BMW 3 series 325xi 85409 miles, Navy Blue**ONE OWNER** - (ARLINGTON) img cars & trucks - by dealer
Apr 13 - $8998 - 2002 BMW 3 SERIES 325 XI SEDAN - (ARLINGTON VA) pic cars & trucks - by dealer
Apr 10 - $8500 - 2002 BMW 325XI - (Fairfax, VA) pic cars & trucks - by owner
Apr 14 - $8495 - 2003 BMW 325xi All Wheel Drive, Station Wagon, VA Inspected!

Mercedes C Class:
Apr 15 - 2002 Mercedes-Benz C Class - $10995 (VA) cars & trucks - by dealer img
Apr 14 - 2002 Mercedes-Benz C Class **WHOLESALE DIRECT PRICING** - $8995 (VA) cars & trucks - by dealer img
Apr 13 - 2002 Mercedes Benz C Class 4dr Car C320 - $8493 (leesburg) cars & trucks - by dealer img
Apr 12 - 2002 Mercedes-Benz C Class ** 2002 MERCEDES C240 SEDAN ** - $8495 (VA) cars & trucks - by dealer img
Apr 11 - 2002 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4x4 4 door with only 69,400 Original miles! - $4000 general pic
Apr 10 - 2002 Mercedes Benz C Class 4dr Car C320 - $8493 (leesburg) cars & trucks - by dealer img
Apr 9 - 2002 Mercedes-Benz C Class ***APRIL SHOWERS SAVINGS*** - $8495 (VA) cars & trucks - by dealer img
Apr 8 - 2002 Mercedes-Benz C Class ***APRIL SHOWERS SAVINGS*** - $8495 (VA) cars & trucks - by dealer img
Apr 7 - 2002 Mercedes Benz C Class 4dr Car C320 - $8992 (leesburg) cars & trucks - by dealer img

Jaguar X Type:

Apr 12 - $7995 - 2002 Jaguar X-Type 2.5 - (Fairfax) img cars & trucks - by dealer
Apr 11 - $6995 - 2002 JAGUAR X-TYPE AWD - (Chantilly, VA) cars & trucks - by owner
Apr 13 - $6900 - 2002 Jaguar xtype 2.5 84k Miles - (Maryland) cars & trucks - by owner
Apr 13 - $6500 - 2002 Jaguar 3.0 X Type - (Glenadale,Md) pic cars & trucks - by owner
Apr 9 - $5790 - 2002 Jaguar S-Type 3.0 - (spotsylvania) img cars & trucks - by dealer


If you jump to say 2006: Here are the differences:

Jaguar X Type listings:

Apr 11 - 2006 Jaguar X-Type ***guaranteed Credit Approval** - $14995 (VA) cars & trucks - by dealer img
Apr 10 - 2006 Jaguar X-Type 3.0 - $14687 ( Fredericksburg ) cars & trucks - by dealer img

BMW 3 series

Apr 13 - 2006 BMW 325 Sedan xi - $17980 (Alexandria) cars & trucks - by dealer img
Apr 12 - 2006 BMW 325 xi *** Nice & Clean!! Fully Loaded!! - $16981 (Arlington) cars & trucks - by dealer img
Apr 11 - 2006 BMW 325 Sedan xi - $17980 (Alexandria) cars & trucks - by dealer img
Apr 10 - 2006 BMW 3 Series Sedan 325xi AWD, One Owner, Just Reduced - $17995 (Gaithersburg, Maryland) cars & trucks - by dealer img
Apr 7 - 2006 BMW 325 Sedan xi - $17500 (Alexandria) cars & trucks - by dealer img

Mercedes C Class:

Apr 14 - 2006 Mercedes-Benz C230 703-327-0317 6 Speed! - $13995 (Chantilly) cars & trucks - by dealer img
Apr 9 - 2006 Mercedes-Benz C230 *Sport Package* 202-629-7887 - $13995 (Chantilly) cars & trucks - by dealer img

 

hmmmm and I was asking 8000 for a car with 98000 kilometers. But for a car to hold even 7 grand after 9 years....aint to bad. Im more pissed at the fact that i get people offering me 4 grand for a car listed at 8 or more.

 

Like someone said, not just Jags.

I'm shopping for a late C4 Corvette. Prices on them have taken a huge hit too. This is good for me, bad for sellers. But the NADA and KBB prices haven't adjusted evidently. They are no where near actual selling prices. But lots of people still holding out for what they read there but not selling.

I think the problem is there are so many different little nitch markets and not that many with disposable funds for toys or high end cars. And people still flush with cash tend to buy newer.

Plus it would seem every Tom Dick & Harry has a horror story to relate about a Jaguar.

 

What a car is listed at and what it actually sells for are two different things, especially on Craigslist from a private seller where a lot of people are looking for the deal of the century. Would be interesting to know what a lot of those cars actually sold for. It all boils down to what someone is willing to pay at a given time and what the buyer will accept at a given time. Kelly Blue Book and NADA guides are fine, but they are guides. You mentioned earlier that a dealer offered you $6000 at one time and then $8000 later at the same dealer for your trade in. I would bet that those two numbers were factored in as part of a deal two buy two different cars and probably at two different price points. So unless they will actually negotiate the trade in seperate from the price of the car you would be buying, that number doesn't mean much. It's all what the bottom line number is. If they take less off the car they are selling they can give you more for your trade in and vice versa. Dealers are professionals and they won't give you any more for your car than they think it's worth to them. So, I wouldn't get too hung up on the trade in if the bottom line number that you will actually have to pay them is what you think is fair.

 

Probably because anybody who is thinking of buying an X Type googles something along the lines of "X Type reliability" and is automatically directed to the hundreds of threads on THIS forum of people pissing and moaning about a check engine light or a gearbox fault code or a strange noise coming from somewhere or the smell they made that scared their girlfriend's cat..... Most people would take one look at all of these threads and say "Screw that, I'm getting a 3 series." Simple as that.

 

My personal experience has been that the x type is no more expensive to own than any of my previous cars - C280, TL, 325...if anything the 325 had in general the most expensive and frequent repairs. We still have a Subaru as well - 07 Forester. Very low maintenance, but it's a tinny rattle trap. We just assume it's supposed to be that way and don't bother. The pick up is getting worse, it shakes if you go faster than 70 and the brakes are mushy. But we just expect it to be that way! Some of it is expectations

 

My neighbor has a subaru...everytime I pull up to my house he glares at me, I think secretly he's jealous

Hey, what about the c6 vettes, theres some real cheap ones in my area too. ANd other cars are still insanly expensive. Theres a guy who want 19 grand for a 06 gto ( ls2 motor) and he wont budge ont he price. Its been ont eh classified for over 3 months now

 

I think Suburu owners are pot smokers...it's just a theory. Unless it's a WRX, those are badass cars.

 

My wife is a professor in George Washington University (grad school of business) she doesn't smoke pot....as far as I know.

 

[QUOTE=Disco stu55;338254]My neighbor has a subaru...everytime I pull up to my house he glares at me, I think secretly he's jealous

Why not sell it to your neighbor? That way you would kill two birds with one stone: Your neighbor won't glare at you and your will be out from under your car. Seeems like a win-win to me.

 

That's like saying all Jaguar owners are old farts and retirees... Which was my ex girlfriend's initial reaction when I bought my car. Needless to say, I got a new girlfriend- a BETTER girlfriend!

 

Drives a Subaru and is a prof....smokes pot for sure

 

And...if she by chance also has a hyphenated last name, then doubly sure.

 

In "our" area that '06 GTO is probably UNDER priced by 5 grand. Check it out.

 

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