XKR (s) On my radar some sage help please

[DSLiverpool]

I’m happy spending up to £20k which isn’t enough for the perfect one I’ve spotted
Oh green or blue only….
Top one here. Why not the second one? Blood red interior

This is my favourite blue one

Question - do these have an AUX to stream to or even Bluetooth (2007 ones) ?
My 5.0 Land Rover had scary tales of timing chain rattle this isn’t a thing on the 4.2? Weirdly I don’t see it mentioned on the Jag forums but obviously same engine.
Can I use it as a daily this summer?
Anything I need to know?
Just looking for a Wirral Jag specialist now.

[awooga]

I've got an X150 2009 XK. You really want to go down this route than the earlier XK8. It was based on the XJS and has a steel body. It's definitely an upgrade from the XJS. The X150 has a bespoke aluminium body and much more modern suspension and handling. It's more like a Vantage or cheap DB9 than the old jag. The wood in the XK8 is much better than the XK; I hate the wood in the modern XK and managed to find one with the aluminium and ebony piano wood finish that's so much nicer. The buttons and switches in the later 2009 cars onwards are much nicer but there's some savings to be had in the 4.2.

The 4.2 is widely regarded as being bullet proof if you keep the oil topped up (mine uses nothing at all in between services) and make sure the waterpump is decent / new ish. The timing belt tensioners on the 4.2 I think were steel whereas the later 5 litre cars were plastic and that's where the fuss comes about reliability, mostly undeserved.

Your phone will bluetooth to the car phone, but you'll need an invery / bovee connector to the ipod cable to play music through your phone.

[DSLiverpool]

Appreciated thanks - they don’t do a 2009 on in green sadly. Maybe blue though I’ll check.

Hmm one blue 150 at £24k on a 2010 - XKR too rich for me. I’ll look at none R

Edited by DSLiverpool on Sunday 9th June 13:43

[summit7]

Hi DS,

As previously said there is difference between the XK8 and the XK in terms of build structure and driving performance due to model architecture.

I bought a late model XK (X150) 5L that would be within your budget. These have 380hp so just shy of the supercharged XK8 and are 10 years younger with an aluminum chassis and much more modern electronics.

There is a great thread on X150 buying and driving in this subsection please go and have a read to help your thoughts.

[DSLiverpool]

summit7 said:

Hi DS,

As previously said there is difference between the XK8 and the XK in terms of build structure and driving performance due to model architecture.

I bought a late model XK (X150) 5L that would be within your budget. These have 380hp so just shy of the supercharged XK8 and are 10 years younger with an aluminum chassis and much more modern electronics.

There is a great thread on X150 buying and driving in this subsection please go and have a read to help your thoughts.

Cheers - how did I miss that? I’ve totally bewildered by the chain guides being a huge issue in RR world and not mentioned in Jag land

[reddiesel]

DSLiverpool said:

Cheers - how did I miss that? I’ve totally bewildered by the chain guides being a huge issue in RR world and not mentioned in Jag land

They aren't mentioned in Jaguars as they aren't that much of an issue so nothing to be bewildered about

[miniman]

Issues I had with my 2006 (so very early I believe) XK were multiple oxygen sensors, could never code in the aux input, the common power seats issue and then the deal breaker which was the dynamic headlights erroring with no obvious resolution (having dismantled them through heating gently in the oven) other than new headlight units at circa £1,400 per side.

Fabulous car while it was working.

[reddiesel]

miniman said:

Issues I had with my 2006 (so very early I believe) XK were multiple oxygen sensors, could never code in the aux input, the common power seats issue and then the deal breaker which was the dynamic headlights erroring with no obvious resolution (having dismantled them through heating gently in the oven) other than new headlight units at circa £1,400 per side.

Fabulous car while it was working.

I think he is talking about the later 5.0 Litre model . You don't say about the history of your car prior to you buying it but for comparison I can offer the following . I bought a 2006 XK 4.2 from HA Fox in York which was second hand back in 2008 and in 6 years of ownership I had three issues . Rear Fuse Box Soldering failed leading to spurious warning lights and I got one from a breaker for £35 . Airbox leak leading to the EML coming on which was a nightmare to find . Again I replaced from a breaker for not much money . Third failure was the Air Con Condenser which is a known issue caused by the units proximity to the road and being attacked by road salt in the Winter . From memory Bedford Battery did the whole job for £300 . As you say a fabulous car and built at a time when Jaguars Quality Control at Castle Bromwich was incomparable to what had gone before

[Vsix and Vtec]

DSLiverpool said:

Cheers - how did I miss that? I’ve totally bewildered by the chain guides being a huge issue in RR world and not mentioned in Jag land

It's the same thing with the tdv6 3.0. In a Discovery the forum are full of tales of woe about snapped Crankshaft and the like. Fit it to a Jaguar XF and the failure rate drops away and it's more the EGR and DPF complaint that all normal diesels encounter.

All I can think is that the lower drive train stress from being in a vehicle half the weight must have a factor in it.

[reddiesel]

Vsix and Vtec said:

It's the same thing with the tdv6 3.0. In a Discovery the forum are full of tales of woe about snapped Crankshaft and the like. Fit it to a Jaguar XF and the failure rate drops away and it's more the EGR and DPF complaint that all normal diesels encounter.

All I can think is that the lower drive train stress from being in a vehicle half the weight must have a factor in it.

I was told exactly that at Guy Salmon Northampton who sell both Brands side by side .

[DSLiverpool]

Ok so no green XK - I’ve seen 2 red ones in Chester advertised and a nice black one at Sytners bargain corner.

I’ll go and see them

[reddiesel]

Botanical Green was available in the X150

[AC43]

DSLiverpool said:

Ok so no green XK - I’ve seen 2 red ones in Chester advertised and a nice black one at Sytners bargain corner.

I’ll go and see them

I set my first AT search to blue and green XK5.0s and they are few and far between. More so if you rule out black leather. What I'd really like would be a blue one with ivory leather and a light headlining. I then broadened it a little to include dar grey; I also think it suits the car.

The 5.0 seems like a good idea to me. More powerful than the previous 4.2 in a newer, facelifted car. Think these moved of the CATS suspension onto a 3rd party solution. Which, in theory is better from what I read.

In terms of bluetooth the answer seems to be a cheap-ish dongle or a very expensive fix; you can just piggt back an Integrated Automotive-style BT/AC unit as you can with Mercs, BMs, Audis etc.

[reddiesel]

Botanical Green was available in the X150

[CLX]

From your heading, I thought you were after the XKR-S. Now that would be a nice car!

Here's my son and I at a place we stop a lot at! ...

(XKR 5.O + XK 4.2)

[drmotorsport]

I spent 5 months looking for my perfect dream XKR (newest with lowish miles, dynamic/speed packs and most importantly in red). Green ones do exist but pretty rare, there was one on Facebook/Autotrader in the midlands that was tempting although dodgy photos and had been modded - I think it had the cream interior too. As others have said there's a huge difference between the old XJS based x100 and the last generation aluminium bodied x150.

[DSLiverpool]

Thank you chaps but I bottled it and bought a rather nice SL350 / not a patch on the Jag but I think it’ll take daily driving better.

[AC43]

DSLiverpool said:

Thank you chaps but I bottled it and bought a rather nice SL350 / not a patch on the Jag but I think it’ll take daily driving better.

Nothing wrong with an SL and you had one back in the day; a dark coloured SL55 (I think) on SL65 wheels or something. Whatever it was, I remember it looked great.

Oddly enough, it was an SL55 that made me look at XK Coupes. I was chatting to a bloke who was selling his but he reckoned it was best to keep SLs garaged. Which led me to these; similar idea, different execution.

[DSLiverpool]

AC43 said:

Nothing wrong with an SL and you had one back in the day; a dark coloured SL55 (I think) on SL65 wheels or something. Whatever it was, I remember it looked great.

Oddly enough, it was an SL55 that made me look at XK Coupes. I was chatting to a bloke who was selling his but he reckoned it was best to keep SLs garaged. Which led me to these; similar idea, different execution.

Amazing memory it was Tanzanite - should have kept it

[AC43]

DSLiverpool said:

AC43 said:

Nothing wrong with an SL and you had one back in the day; a dark coloured SL55 (I think) on SL65 wheels or something. Whatever it was, I remember it looked great.

Oddly enough, it was an SL55 that made me look at XK Coupes. I was chatting to a bloke who was selling his but he reckoned it was best to keep SLs garaged. Which led me to these; similar idea, different execution.

Amazing memory it was Tanzanite - should have kept it

Not amazing, that car always jumped out at me because it's one of my favourite all-time cars; I've lusted after SL55s forever. In the best colour ever; well my favourite anyway. On the best possible rims; they set it off perfectly.

Enjoy your new one.