Always wanted one of these cant believe how cheap they are

Post Mon Jun 09, 2008 8:58 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=008

Seen one at the weekend on ebay go for £5,500 whats going on ?
Guess petrol prices may have a influence

Post Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:03 pm

i didnt realise they were so cheap either.its a lot of car for runaround money.

Post Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:26 pm

thats what i was thinking a lot of car for hardly any money ,and its not just that one im watching a few at the moment

Post Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:13 pm

vive la recession

Post Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:18 pm

Not a bad choice there! very good deal!

Post Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:40 pm

LPG conversion and hope for the best on the reliability front and it's a cool cruiser.

I actually looked at these before I bought my E36 Cab. These and XJRs!!

Post Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:47 am

Time has been kind to these - I certainly don't think of them as a 12 year old car. A clean one with proper history would be a nice weekender.

Post Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:35 pm

didnt think they were that cheap too, thought you guys were taking the pisss, when i opend the link up....

Post Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:39 pm

That is not right im sure. I thought they cost alot more!!!!!!!!!!

Post Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:42 pm

Surprised me too...

Post Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:40 pm

Jag never have held their money, always depreciated very well.

Post Wed Jun 11, 2008 10:32 pm

ive seen a few go for around 5k in the last few weeks ,ive had jags in the past and they do depreciate but never that bad

Post Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:17 am

It's just a reflection of the potentially huge repair costs. I ran an XJS four years ago and the electrical system was a nightmare. Over three years ownership I don't think I had all the electrics working at the same time in despite spending most weekends fiddling with the thing.
A great car to drive but not a car to own during a recession.

Post Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:11 pm

a good driving soarer is a better ownership proposition

Post Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:26 pm

Niiick wrote:It's just a reflection of the potentially huge repair costs. I ran an XJS four years ago and the electrical system was a nightmare. Over three years ownership I don't think I had all the electrics working at the same time in despite spending most weekends fiddling with the thing.
A great car to drive but not a car to own during a recession.

thats a very poor comparison, the xjs was built in a different era by some very poor companies, BL for example couldnt wire a toaster.

i dont disagree there is the potential for some big bills but i doubt they are much worse than the bills for a similar era bmw, merc etc etc.

Post Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:58 pm

HOW MUCH !!

I have one of these as my road car.... and despite all the horror stories you read (touch wood) I've had my 1997 one for 3.5 yrs and 15,000miles and not had any problems at all. Everything works as it did when it came out of the factory... its got the cats suspension too so handles ok and goes very well indeed in sports mode.. 0-60 in about 6.8.... and 26mog on the motorway at xxmph

Must admit I think what has driven the price down on that one is the lack of any history for the last 50k and the seats look very shabby..... and no one in their right mind would touch an unloved Jag..

So if you fancy one I can assure you you will be amazed at what you get for the money

Post Fri Jun 20, 2008 3:42 pm

lovely car, bargain for the money!!!

Post Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:09 pm

A lot of this type of car are now very cheap!!!!

Depreciation on expensive to run cars is massive!!!! Especially with petrol prices as they are!!!!

Just look at the 7 series and see how quick they drop in price!!!!