Looking at buying a 99 VDP in rough shape
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Looking at buying a 99 VDP in rough shape
A guy is asking 1k for a 99 vdp.
Interior is in rough shape front leather is literally gone. Rear view mirror automatic part is broken (looks like a broken LCD display). Passenger interior door handle is limp and doesn't open the door.
Paint is in ok shape but clear coat isn't. Couple of scuffs on corners.
Battery is totally dead and it gives requisite faults when jumped:
Stability control, check engine
Drove it for a couple miles and all was fine when I went to turn it around, put the transmission in park, got an engine fault and transmission fault simultaneously. After turning off the engine and jumping it again was able to drive it back to the sellers house. It drove smooth and shifted smooth without throttle hesitation despite have over 170k miles.
Are these faults based on the dead battery like it seemed to me or are there serious problems lurking in there?
Also he only has one key and no remotes
Is this a total dog? Always wanted one of these and I like to do my own mechanicing.
Interior is in rough shape front leather is literally gone. Rear view mirror automatic part is broken (looks like a broken LCD display). Passenger interior door handle is limp and doesn't open the door.
Paint is in ok shape but clear coat isn't. Couple of scuffs on corners.
Battery is totally dead and it gives requisite faults when jumped:
Stability control, check engine
Drove it for a couple miles and all was fine when I went to turn it around, put the transmission in park, got an engine fault and transmission fault simultaneously. After turning off the engine and jumping it again was able to drive it back to the sellers house. It drove smooth and shifted smooth without throttle hesitation despite have over 170k miles.
Are these faults based on the dead battery like it seemed to me or are there serious problems lurking in there?
Also he only has one key and no remotes
Is this a total dog? Always wanted one of these and I like to do my own mechanicing.
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A wise man once said 'Buy the best specimen you can find because it's cheaper and easier to maintain one vs. fix a broken / worn out car'.
Price a paint job before deciding if $1k is a good deal. Those year cars pop up on Craigslist for sub $4k pretty often in decent shape with a lot less mileage.
Price a paint job before deciding if $1k is a good deal. Those year cars pop up on Craigslist for sub $4k pretty often in decent shape with a lot less mileage.
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maybe you need to be realistic with your budget and what you can afford
Old used luxury cars are cheap because they depreciate fast but their maintenance cost and repairs have not depreciated much and remain expensive and its why so many of them are on their 3rd or 4th owners and in bad shape
They bought them cheap but can't afford to maintain them
Old used luxury cars are cheap because they depreciate fast but their maintenance cost and repairs have not depreciated much and remain expensive and its why so many of them are on their 3rd or 4th owners and in bad shape
They bought them cheap but can't afford to maintain them
Last edited by luc; 08-09-2017 at 05:55 PM.
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Dito on what the others say. Take a bit time time and do some searching. I did not jump on my first (actually looked for about a year) for the one I thought may be the right one. I bought my 2003 VDP with 941450k last year. But I did travel to get it, it was at a dealer in MN, and I live in Nebraska was going for 5900 and with my trade in I paid 3900. I have no regrets waiting and searching. Try Auto Trader on line also
https://www.autotrader.com/
https://www.autotrader.com/
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Spend 5x as much on the purchase, instead of repairs, and buy this 2003 Super V8 with less miles:
https://www.autoblog.com/used-detail...Jaguar-XJ-2003
It's got mismatched wheels (from a pre-y2k vdp), grill and rear chrome (from an xj8), but otherwise looks impecable.
https://www.autoblog.com/used-detail...Jaguar-XJ-2003
It's got mismatched wheels (from a pre-y2k vdp), grill and rear chrome (from an xj8), but otherwise looks impecable.
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