Seeing fewer and fewer X308s on the road
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02-22-2020 | 10:49 PM
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Don't know what part of Texas you're in, but throughout 2019, I could probably count on the fingers of one hand the number of X300 or X308s I spotted at random on the road around Fort Worth. They are definitely getting scarce. I know where there's at least a couple in driveways that haven't moved in a few years and that seems to be a common fate. At this point they pretty much all need entirely new suspension and its cheaper to get another used car than to get your X308's suspension rebuilt. Right now it seems I see an X350 every couple of weeks though which is more than I was seeing a few years ago. They're still new enough to not need any repairs too terribly expensive and now cheap enough to have migrated into my neighborhood. 
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02-23-2020 | 01:44 AM
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02-26-2020 | 12:21 PM
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The answer is in this thread: look back and see how many of the original responders are still subscribers.
On the Facebook page for X308s it seems every other post is about a guy parting his out (most of these are UK cars). After 20 years they wears out and it takes a labor of love to keep any car up as they age.
On the Facebook page for X308s it seems every other post is about a guy parting his out (most of these are UK cars). After 20 years they wears out and it takes a labor of love to keep any car up as they age.
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02-26-2020 | 06:30 PM
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#46
03-02-2020 | 05:08 PM
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I just purchased a 2002 jx8 beautiful condition with a dead transmission for $750 usd and a 2001 xj8 pristine, dead differential. for 1500. It is on the road.
They are all over the internet for sale in the Baltimore Maryland USA area, but they all have big issues and not worth it to pay others for repairs,
Occasionally I see others on the road, pretty rare.
I think the xj8 is the classic beautiful car.
Jeff xj8
They are all over the internet for sale in the Baltimore Maryland USA area, but they all have big issues and not worth it to pay others for repairs,
Occasionally I see others on the road, pretty rare.
I think the xj8 is the classic beautiful car.
Jeff xj8
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03-02-2020 | 05:48 PM
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ive got a silver x308 and an s type r with another x308 coming if I can work out a deal with the owner, I noticed today that there might be more x308s left than the x or s type i haven’t seen one of those especially an s type on the road in probably two months other than mine I passed both an x300 and x308 on the way to work today in the s type both just dirty but other than that in good shape. Still not many of any ford era jag left. When was the last time you saw an x-type compared to x308
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03-02-2020 | 09:59 PM
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ive got a silver x308 and an s type r with another x308 coming if I can work out a deal with the owner, I noticed today that there might be more x308s left than the x or s type i haven’t seen one of those especially an s type on the road in probably two months other than mine I passed both an x300 and x308 on the way to work today in the s type both just dirty but other than that in good shape. Still not many of any ford era jag left. When was the last time you saw an x-type compared to x308
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