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Reliability of XKR

Hi, I considering getting a second hand '99 XKR - Hoever I'm quite sceptical about english cars. I've been driving varous BMW Coupe's and I'm very happy. Just want to try something else. I'm also considering a Porsche 911(996) and that's a quite safe choice that shold give me no problems.

But then this Jaguar is really nice, and an the XKR is more rare than the 911, but then I want to use the car daily and I don't want to bring it to the garage every second month. The Jag comes quite cheap as well, the 99 XKR's are about 33-37.000 Euros in Germany.

So any tips or opinions ?

Thanks !

tim

Reply to
Tim
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The XK series was wholy designed after Ford bought Jaguar and upgraded their manufacturing processes and facilities.

I drive an XK8 as my everyday car and I have few maintenance needs.

Reply to
Jeff Lindstrom

My son-in-law would dispute your rationale on the 911/996. He unloaded his from new 2002 after 10 months because he was in the shop much more frequently than every two months for *warranty* work. He's on his 5th Porsche in 4 years in his quest to find the *perfect* one. IMHO, he should have kept the from new Boxter S..... His favorite was the '84 911 which "drove as much like Dad's MG Midget for *fun* appeal", which he still borrows for the weekend from time to time for the same reason. I've offered him the '70 FHC E-type on the same terms, but he allways declines in fear of possibly having to replace (to him) an unreplaceable car. (One never knows when a mobile phone booth is going to come up and whack you from behind!).

D Blev> Just want to try something else. I'm also considering

Reply to
Dennis Blevins

Go for the Jag. I bought my 1999 model 2 years ago and it has given me

30,000 miles of trouble free motoring.
Reply to
Ian

XKs have been one of the best products ever for Jaguar in terms of reliability & durability. Early ones tended to wear tires quickly due to soft a-arm bushings, but this is easily cured with a factory fix. It's a very safe buy.

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Gerald G. McGeorge

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