I realize that it would be nice to get a low mileage XKR but I was wondering about buying in various mileage ranges. I would assume any car under 5000 miles would be considered new but what are your thoughts of cars under 10,000 or under 15,000 and under 20,000 . Then there is the 20,000 to 30,000 range. I am interested in the maintenance over time and whether it was dealer maintained or DIY maintained . I purchased my last fun car at 30,000 miles right after a recommended 30K service (that cost $2000). Just looking for thoughts of those who bought with low to medium mileage.

 

Bought a 2012 XKR coupe ultimate black with black pack (no dynamic pack or performance exhaust). Drove it today to work . Miles on it were 10400 and I have driven it to 12400 since September including a few months garaged for winter.

It was built mid 2011 and sold 12/2011. It had 8 months of use on it with a lease to someone in Maryland and they put the 10,000 miles on her. It definitely was NOT new. I could see the wear and had to have the paint corrected. The dings on the wheels were not fixable and I live with them. The front splitter had to be removed, road rash fixed and repainted...the rear spoiler had to be replaced completely and in the process I lost the leaper for goodness sake - oh well it actually looks better in my opinion without it and just the "R" on the right lower side (the XK was missing as well...).

Whoever had her took the mp3 cord and spare tire stuff in the back as well...all missing and I doubt carmax would replace - so whatever.

The car is under warranty as a 2012 till 12/2015 and I just had a stem valve leak in the wheel fixed under warranty and am having a window issue that will be address but has not as of today. Having the front headlights replaced as well due to condensation staining within the lights (cant wash it off).

The car is not new...but at a 30% discount it was worth it... its "almost new" but I did have to sink some money in it.

I guess its a labor of love???

If you get a 2012 or 2013 Jaguar - the warranty is 4 yrs, 50,000 miles and that includes oil changes covered - the Platinum Program. They did away with this in 2014 and all Jaguar does is cover the 1st oil change that is it. I personally think that stinks and therefore I am glad on my 2012 and 2013 I have the platinum.

I am getting nervous about 1/16 (month after warranty runs out on 2012 XKR) and 10/16 (month after warranty runs out on 2013 XKR-S)...when the warranty runs out for both of my Jags respectively.

However I love this car - I will take the good with the bad... Its why people turn them in so quickly and move on... they dont want the heartache of watching it have problems later down the road. I choose to take care of them and go forward enjoying them - Somebody has to right? Somebody had to now especially when there will no longer be any more made!!

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These are premium autos and most of the time, they have limited mileage. My suggestion would be to BUY with the lowest possible mileage driven. In other threads there has been discussion about how many miles per year our members drive their XK/XKR's. Most responses were under 5000 miles per year, except for those who use their cars as daily drivers of have the attitude, I bought it, I will drive it" which is ok.

With these responses in mind....I would use this guage in searching for a XK/XKR/XKR-S....2013-5,000 miles or less, 2012-10,000 miles or less, 2011-15,000 miles or less. In my opinion, the lesser the miles the greater the chances of less problems.

The only problems I see with these cars, are that owners report some sort of electrical problems that seem are ALWAYS related to low battery power. This is one reason there has been so much discussion about battery maintainers.

I personally, I bought my 2009 XKR in May 2013, with 13,500 miles and took the advice of the battery maintainer and have had NO reported problems of any kind. The low mileage gave me peace of mind when I bought the car.

Continue your search, but in your quest to find the perfect Jaguar XKR, you will have to compromise on color selections, distance from possible dealers, mileage, and pricing points.

I don't think there is any perfect solution to finding exactly what you want. As I stated in previous posts, color selection may be difficult as so few XK/XKRs were sold in the years 2010-2013.

Find something that fits close to what you are looking for and try your best to strike a deal. I find that many delaers have these cars marked up, so that they can always come down in price points to close a deal. Due to limited new sales volumes, these Jaguars are really quite rare. That alone makes any search somewhat difficult and creates the need for compromise.

 

If you are a value shopper, a higher mileage X150 may be a better value overall, even considering the additional maintenance it might require.

Other than battery-related issues, I have had a turn signal stalk go bad, something come loose in the steering wheel/airbag unit, a bad drive-axle, and a thermostat failure. This car has 60k miles on it, and these aren't exactly things you'd expect at this age/mileage. But maybe it's a fluke.

 

Here's the way I look at mileage.....
Sometimes, it's not so bad to purchase high(er) mileage cars....to some degree.
The reason, I think many of the "bugs" that have been experienced will have been corrected, especially when the CARFAX reveals single owner and the maintenance intervals have been met.

 

I bought mine with just on 40000km on it (about 24000 miles) in just under 3 years. While it was higher than I'd have liked, I figured that 8000 miles a year isnt bad, and it was probably freeway travel anyway which is better than city travel. It was being sold by the dealers who had originhally sold it new, and who had serviced it, so I was pretty comfortable. And the car was under an extended warranty, which helped, and my mileage is quite low, maybe 6000 miles a year maximum, so if I have it for 3 years it will be a six year old car with maybe 40,000 miles on it. Also the price was about 2/3 of what was being asked of low mileage versions, and in Oz that translates to about $40,000 saved.

And it has worked out fine. The car is awesome, no trouble at all. The worst part about it is the driver, and that's not changing any time soon.

 

I prefer to buy a lower mile car that is 3 years old for my personal budget. so far i have 19k on it. i will probably keep this car another 2 years which would be 2016 summer (4 years of ownership) and get something newer.

buy low miles!

 

I bought mine at 2 & a half years old and 27k miles. I only do about 4k miles per year, and modern engines have a far longer lifespan (provided they are well maintained) that the ones that most of us grew up with. A 60s or 70s car with 60k miles on it was usually ready for an engine rebuild; now, it's more like twice that, even on shopping trolleys.

Initially, I budget £800/yr for servicing, tyres, battery, etc. Once the car is 6 or 7 years old, I up that to £1500 - by that age, rubber components start to fail (bushes, seals, etc.) and more expenditure is needed. For me, it's much more an age thing that a mileage thing, since I don't rack up the miles. After the warranty expires, I get all my servicing done by an independent Jag specialist - been using the same guys for years.

 

I have actually had better luck with higher mileage cars in the past... They are almost certainly driven longer distances per trip. More highway driving is easier on all components than a bunch of short trips every so often.

I bought my 2010 XKR with 39k miles on it and it looks and drives exactly like new. It has the select warranty for two more years. I put a new AGM battery in it to avoid common electrical gremlins... So hopefully she will serve me well as a daily driver for at least a few years to come!

 

You guys are lucky with the 5-year select warranty. My 2010's original 3-year warranty ran out in October, and the 1-year dealer warranty is up in April.

 

Since these ships of ours are so sensitive to voltage drop, It will be quite useful to learn if the AGMs are truly better.
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