XJ-R v XJ6 or 8?

[burriana500]

Sorry if this has been done to death in the past, but I have a quick question:

I am opting out of the co car scheme in April and the sensible option (for me) is to get an XJ6 Sport or an XJ8, question is, I have lusted after an 'R' for ages.

So, does anyone have a rough idea of how big the difference in running costs / insurance is between the standard XJ saloons and the 'R'. I have run XJs before and, apart from maybe bigger tyres and brake disks, I wouldn't have thought the running costs would be massively different, but I may be wrong

[Marki]

Hi
i dont know about the J`s but i ran an XKR for a couple of totally trouble free years , servicing is cheap as chips about £180- for the once a year or 15,000- km i guess as they get older thisgs will need fixing like disks and the like but i would not think the cost will be very different from the R to the J
Go for it you know you need the extra 77

[Sparks]

Don't know about running costs, as the wife shot down my suggestion of an XJR (available from as little as 5K!) but Auto express had an article a few months ago, that showed you could run an normal XJ (second hand, can't remember how old) over three years for the same cost as a brand new astra

This was down to the huge depreciation of the astra. I think total costs for 3 years was 12-13K (dep, fuel, service, insurance, everything)

If I can find the article I will post more details

Sparks

[FourWheelDrift]

Are you think of a 6 cylinder XJR or a V8 XJR?

[burriana500]

An XJ-R8 is tempting but I don't think I would get a decent one below £14k ish, whereas I can get a bloody good XJ-R6 for under £10k.

So, It would be a late R6 or a sporty looking early XJ8.

I tend to think that the only significant difference will be on insurance?

al.

>> Edited by burriana500 on Thursday 23 October 17:55

[FourWheelDrift]

XJR - V8

Apart from a tendamcy to go through front tyres on mine.

The last service was - £317 all in.

Insurance - 32yr old, garaged, no points, full no claims - £700 (could probably find cheaper if I tried too).

Fuel - average 14mpg (heavy right foot)

[burriana500]

Hmm, it's the petrol that might knacker the idea Darren, depending where we end up moving I could be up to 160 mile round trip a day... even with Co petrol, there's a limit!

Could be a diesel Range Rover after all!

Thanks for info and hope the badgers are keeping well

[Hairy Cornflake]

I have a 96 XJR6, as the previous post it eats tyres, if you opt for the soft PZERO's look at ~ £700 per 10,000 miles, servicing for the R or the J is the same. I bought the R for the supercharger, the extra power is noticeable but in my case rarely used. I might flick the sports switch for overtaking in country lanes now and again. Cruising at 90 is under 3000 revs.

Fuel usage 14 mpg around town 21 on a run, insurance for me 36 full no claims DN22 6 postcode £530 from TESCO with protected no claims.

A fun luxury weekday car. And now affordable. Have fun!

HC