Some advice please!!
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Some advice please!!
Hi, I'm am new here!
I'm sorry to admit but I am a BMW kind of guy and I drive an E39, but I do love the jag's!! My dad is in search for a new car and I personally suggested to him a 2005 XJ8 L that I found in my area! It has 34k miles on it and is certified by the Jaguar dealer. It's an extremely clean car and I think my dad would enjoy it. I would like to know what could be coming up once it hits the higher mileage? Also how difficult is it to find parts an such for these cars? I heard it is very limited
Thanks guys!
Hope to fit in! =)
I'm sorry to admit but I am a BMW kind of guy and I drive an E39, but I do love the jag's!! My dad is in search for a new car and I personally suggested to him a 2005 XJ8 L that I found in my area! It has 34k miles on it and is certified by the Jaguar dealer. It's an extremely clean car and I think my dad would enjoy it. I would like to know what could be coming up once it hits the higher mileage? Also how difficult is it to find parts an such for these cars? I heard it is very limited
Thanks guys!
Hope to fit in! =)
#2
Ilya, as for finding parts, your common parts like spark plugs, oil, oil filters, etc will be able to be picked up at any auto parts store. But, if you need parts for the engine, interior trim pieces, etc, then you are almost garanteed to end up at the dealership. With that being said, there are places online that you can get the parts (there is a member here-Ken@britishparts.com- that can get you parts for the car and also you can check out http://www.jaguarparts.com-dealership out of Cleveland Ohio- both have really good prices on parts for the car).
The other thing that I would look into is finding a shop in the local neighborhood that works on cars like this. I would not recommend taking this car to just any Joe Schmoe shop in the neighborhood. Doing this can lead to more problems than it is worth. Spending the few extra dollars at a more specialized shop will be money well spent. Granted, with this forum, you can do a lot of the more normal stuff yourself and save yourself a lot of money. All depends on your mechanical ability.
So, enjoy and post more with the forums.
The other thing that I would look into is finding a shop in the local neighborhood that works on cars like this. I would not recommend taking this car to just any Joe Schmoe shop in the neighborhood. Doing this can lead to more problems than it is worth. Spending the few extra dollars at a more specialized shop will be money well spent. Granted, with this forum, you can do a lot of the more normal stuff yourself and save yourself a lot of money. All depends on your mechanical ability.
So, enjoy and post more with the forums.
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Mines done over 108300 miles but its diesel not petrol
No real dramas except a new diesel injector at 104000 miles, repair done on the A pillar near the roof welded for bubbling on the weld,the lights recoded to the car (werent auto dipping) and a new rear door lock again all under warranty.
Other than that Ive found it to be an absolutely fantstic car (as long as your careful on snow/ice!!) and dont neeed a curry hook on the glovebox like X-Type owners have
Agree about the work being done by someone who knows about them, mine gets serviced by a Jag trained independant http://www.jagtech.co.uk/ who has the tools, software etc to do any work a dealer does but only charges GB£35/hr compared to GB£115/hr at the dealer
I think some parts are shared with the S Type eg droplinks etc
Hope he gets it
No real dramas except a new diesel injector at 104000 miles, repair done on the A pillar near the roof welded for bubbling on the weld,the lights recoded to the car (werent auto dipping) and a new rear door lock again all under warranty.
Other than that Ive found it to be an absolutely fantstic car (as long as your careful on snow/ice!!) and dont neeed a curry hook on the glovebox like X-Type owners have
Agree about the work being done by someone who knows about them, mine gets serviced by a Jag trained independant http://www.jagtech.co.uk/ who has the tools, software etc to do any work a dealer does but only charges GB£35/hr compared to GB£115/hr at the dealer
I think some parts are shared with the S Type eg droplinks etc
Hope he gets it
#4
A good friend of mine has put 160,000 on his 2004 XJ8. He is the reason that I bought mine (I've got 53k on an '04). His only major repair was replacing the radiator at 150,000. Other than that it's been great. He's been a Jag driver since the early 80s and raves about the improvements Jaguar made the 04 and up models. We have both had some minor sensor issues where the car gives some faulty error readings however with today's cars you are going to have that. A co-worker of mine bought a new 2009 BMW X5 and it had so many computer issues that they gave him a new one after he drove it 13,000 miles. My point is you can have that with any high end, computer loaded car. JD Power just rated Jaguar (along with Buick) at the top spot for quality ratings. They went from 10th to 1st and nudged out Lexus. He'll love it.
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Thermo,
For your information I have been trying to contact www.jaguarparts.com for some time now. I do not think they are in business anymore. I have emailed them several times asking if there is anybody there, no reply.
brdave
For your information I have been trying to contact www.jaguarparts.com for some time now. I do not think they are in business anymore. I have emailed them several times asking if there is anybody there, no reply.
brdave
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I love this car!
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