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Jaguar XJ8 - Value ?

  • 11-04-2010 6:19pm
    #1
    DF1
    Registered Users Posts: 121 ✭✭


    Found this on driving.ie.
    '98 XJ8 with FSH 75k miles
    Toiling with the idea lately, even considering a vintage (for the road tax)

    media?id=9893775&width=400&height=300

    What do yee think ?
    The tax would be a real killer though.
    1500 euro odd ?
    Looked around at classic xj6's, either rotten or huge money,
    Maybe I should look at something more economical for a second car but would like the comfort, consumption not really important as might only do 3/4k miles per year. Any alternative suggestions ?


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  • #2
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    Think about it in terms of cost per km. The cost of owning and running an XJ8 is about €0.46 per km based on 15000km per year including tax, insurance, depreciation, repair reserve, servicing, fuel etc. Drop that mileage to 5600km per year and your costs rocket to €0.88 per km.

    I rest my case. I'm pro-Bangernomics luxobarge cars, but the costs are unacceptably high for the low mileage you'd do.


  • #3
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,297 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    You could pick up a nice 7 Series for silly money these days. Tax is a killer alright but if it wasn't then these luxo barges would not be so cheap to buy. :)

    I'd imagine a 7 Series would be alot more reliable than a XJ8 of that year too.

    http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200903191473102


  • #4
    VolvoMan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,309 ✭✭✭VolvoMan


    bazz26 wrote: »
    I'd imagine a 7 Series would be alot more reliable than a XJ8 of that year too.

    http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200903191473102

    I'd say it's the other way around to be honest. At this stage (1990's) Jaguar were topping the customer satisfaction and reliabilty surveys.


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    VolvoMan wrote: »
    I'd say it's the other way around to be honest. At this stage (1990's) Jaguar were topping the customer satisfaction and reliabilty surveys.
    those surveys are not based on 12 year old cars.


  • #6
    VolvoMan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,309 ✭✭✭VolvoMan


    RoverJames wrote: »
    those surveys are not based on 12 year old cars.

    A car that was reliable 12 years ago is far more likely to be better than one that wasn't.

    Besides, the surveys were based on when the cars were a couple of years old anyway.


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  • #7
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    VolvoMan wrote: »
    A car that was reliable 12 years ago is far more likely to be better than one that wasn't.

    Besides, the surveys were based on when the cars were a couple of years old anyway.

    Seems to have terrible problems


  • #8
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    bazz26 wrote: »
    You could pick up a nice 7 Series for silly money these days. Tax is a killer alright but if it wasn't then these luxo barges would not be so cheap to buy. :)

    I'd imagine a 7 Series would be alot more reliable than a XJ8 of that year too.

    http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=200903191473102

    +1
    VolvoMan wrote: »
    I'd say it's the other way around to be honest. At this stage (1990's) Jaguar were topping the customer satisfaction and reliabilty surveys.

    -1, the Jags are known for being troublesome and contrary. Don't believe everything you hear on Topgear, Honest John etc ;)


  • #9
    DF1
    Registered Users Posts: 121 ✭✭DF1


    Confab wrote: »
    Think about it in terms of cost per km. The cost of owning and running an XJ8 is about €0.46 per km based on 15000km per year including tax, insurance, depreciation, repair reserve, servicing, fuel etc. Drop that mileage to 5600km per year and your costs rocket to €0.88 per km.

    I rest my case. I'm pro-Bangernomics luxobarge cars, but the costs are unacceptably high for the low mileage you'd do.


    This has really set me thinking, maybe the vintage route ismore suitable for my bit of weekend driving. Fuel might be a bit more but tax and insurance alot less.
    Hard finding a good one though, there was an xj6 in swords show yesterday, lovely original machine but looking €15k !!!!!!!


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