Which XF with £11k budget

[mnaylor]

Hi All,

Which engine is the most reliable? The 3.0d xfs or one of the V8's? I will be using the car as a daily but not that worried about fuel as will be doing 10k-12k miles a year.

What would people recommend?

Thanks

[P700DEE]

You are not doing enough miles for a diesel especially if this is made up of lots of short journeys rather than much fewer long ones. Diesel has DPF and turbos so more expensive to maintain. Get a V8 pretty bullet proof but look to change the valley pipes at 10 years old/100K miles as if they burst rather than leak you risk over heating the engine and possibily getting stranded 200 miles from home!

[mnaylor]

My commute is 25 miles each way, I work from home on average, once or twice every 2 weeks. Is a 25 mile run not enough for a diesel?

[V88Dicky]

A well cared for, low mileage 3.0 petrol would be where my money went. It's a well proven engine, 240hp is sprightly enough and it's maintenance costs are low. No cambelt either, unlike the diesel.

Each to their own of course

[w824gb3]

That use is perfect for a diesel. I'd recommend an XFS 3.0. Had mine 2.5 years and done 30k in it. Never had a dpf warning or any other diesel related issue. Goes like a stabbed rat but will do 45mpg on a gentle run and its half as much as a v8 to tax.

Needed a new battery and a new rear shock (to cure a clunk) in my ownership. That's been it.

Lookout for the S over the base 3.0d. You get an extra 100nm torque and 35bhp for no increase in running costs.

[Jbliss]

Mine!. About to sell my XF-S. 2010. been very well looked after