What is the highest mileage 308 out there?
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I *think* there is someone with over 200K on the boards.. You know, aside from rust there is no reason these cars can go indefinitely- just replace parts as needed, and you are good to go. All jaguars I have owned have been over 100K, My XK8 is over 150K and my daughters X308 is over 130. The way I see it, if you sock away the amount of a regular car payment, you can use the money to completely rebuild your X308 every few years.
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That said, I'm about to tick over 107,000 miles and have money put away for the transmission when that time comes.
Cheers!
Scott
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I'd be equally interested to hear about the lowest mileage 308s out there. Perhaps we can rename the thread " What is the highest/lowest mileage 308 out there?", if that's possible.
My 2001 XJ8 just passed the 50K mark, but I'm sure there are lower mileage cars out there
My 2001 XJ8 just passed the 50K mark, but I'm sure there are lower mileage cars out there
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133K on my 02 XJR. New to me, bought it last week.
The salesman at the Jaguar dealership yesterday (I was picking up a part) was trying to sell me a new $95K XJR. I said I'd rather wait until it was worth $6K.
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Like anything repairs go in cycles. The car had over 160,000 miles on it when I got it.
I just kept throwing enough money at it until most everything looked and ran the way it should. I think I will be able spend less for a year or two and it will be time for an new
interior. I drive about 10,000 miles a year. The smart thing to do is buy a car with
a great maintenance history and just run it until it blows ups. That is more economical than buying one that is high mileage and has no repair history.
At least I saved one from the scrap yard.
I just kept throwing enough money at it until most everything looked and ran the way it should. I think I will be able spend less for a year or two and it will be time for an new
interior. I drive about 10,000 miles a year. The smart thing to do is buy a car with
a great maintenance history and just run it until it blows ups. That is more economical than buying one that is high mileage and has no repair history.
At least I saved one from the scrap yard.
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126,500 on my 01 XJR. It is my daily driver, and it is technically better now than when I bought it from the original owner at 79,000 miles. This means that while I have kept it basically stock, I have fixed all of the small things that didn't work as designed. Not skimped on regular maintenance, original paint, no rot (southern California car). I would drive this car anywhere now. I really enjoy driving it every day.
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It has just ticked over 215,000klm (133,500 miles)...82,000klm (51,000 miles) of that in my ownership over the past eight years and is truly a beautiful car.
Yes , I have had all the usual XJ8 maladies over the years but happily have all been sorted when need be and it still purrs like a big cat should with 5,000 mile oil changes using 5W40 full syn.
G/box has been flushed twice and uses Castrol Trans Max-Z (which I believe goes under another name in the US)
Diff has been drained twice and uses 75/90 GL5 full syn oil.
95 octane fuel along with a can of complete fuel system cleaner 3 times a year and that's about it...still running on all original components, g/box has been rebuilt 9 years ago (before my ownership).
All shocks were replaced 8 years ago with Bilsteins OEM...one replacement serpentine belt.
Long may he reign! ;o))
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Mine has 134,962