Originally Posted by Best Cars

I just thought I would give a little perspective as a dealer. I don't think this car is overpriced, as long as it checks out perfectly. I hear all the time, "oh that car isn't worth that much." Well, how many XK8's with 18,000 miles are out there? Sure, the car will have issues, but they all do or will.

I think you will be able to bargain the price down a little, but honestly, in 5 years you'll be glad you bought it. There are very few really nice XK8's out there, and the people who tell you it isn't worth it because they managed to get a killer deal on one aren't being realistic. And I didn't see any posts from anyone who has bought a low mileage car like this one.

I recently ( like 2 weeks ago) saw an XK8 with 45,000 miles (I think it was a 2000, but I don't remember) sell at a dealer auction in Orange County CA for $12,600. It wasn't perfect. This was a wholesale auction open only to dealers. How much do you think that dealer will sell the car for? Tell me again that the one with 18,000 miles isn't worth it.

The cupholder won't cost $300. You can get a reconditioned center console with cupholder for $200. If you have mechanical skill, these cars are easy to work on. Try working on my Audi Quattro sometime. You'll wish you were working on a jag.

I think you should have the car inspected, and if it checks out, negotiate the best deal you can.

Sorry to go on about this, but I want to add a little perspective. I just recently started this dealership, as I have been doing something else for the last 25 years. Back in the day, I dealt exclusively in XK's (120,140, 150) and XKE's. I got to the point of not dealing with US buyers because of this prevalent thinking that you should only buy a car if you can turn around and sell it for a profit. That is true if you are a dealer, but not if you are an enthusiast who loves the car. The XKR that I just sold on ebay was offered locally and to some members of this forum for less than it ended up selling for. I just don't get it. If getting it for the cheapest possible price is that important to you, maybe you can't afford one of these cars, and you should buy a Toyota.

Sorry to be so blunt, but it really irks me when people pile on with comments about how a car isn't worth the money. I didn't see anyone offer you a comparable car for less.

I think you should buy the car you want. Everything else will fall into place.

Originally Posted by mike66

I would say that a '99 water pump is less failure-prone than the earlier ones. The plastic had been changed. Mine was fine when I replaced at 60,00k "just because" of the warnings and I was doing the T housing at the time.

Originally Posted by marvin.d.miller

The only downside is that a rock whapped the passenger headlight and cracked the lens