Post by PG on Sept 12, 2022 7:14:44 GMT
I’ve sold my XFR. It went yesterday. Sad day, but a necessary one.
Why the decision? Well, I’ve mentioned a couple of times that I’m not using it much and despite saying to myself “OK I’ll use it more”, it has just not happened. The feel-good factor of owning it and using it for longer trips just can’t be justified against the costs of keeping and running it. As I know, as a nearly 11 year old car (out of eligibility for Jaguar extended warranty after 10 years old) we’re in that middle zone where potentially very expensive stuff, as well as minor things, are going to go wrong and it’s not a classic (yet) appreciating in value.
This year I’ve already shelled out the best part of £1,600 on a new aircon compressor and supercharger belt tensioners. The aircon could at least have had the decency to fail while I still had the warranty. And there were things mentioned at the last service and MOT in December 2021 as “keep an eye on as they’ll need doing” – being brake pipe corrosion, rear suspension bushes and lipped discs all round. It’s got 80k miles on it so other stuff would probably happened as well. That’s quite a few ££££ there with “R tax” applied.
So, hard as the decision was, I decided it was the right time for it to go. My plan had been to trade it against a newer vehicle. But then a possible buyer arose through an XFR facebook group I’m a member of. After meeting for a viewing last week, a deal was done and the sale has gone through. Better than trade prices so I’m happy.
I had the car for seven years - the longest I’ve owned any car. And that probably says everything that needs to be said. It was a car that always made you feel special, even pootling around. That Jag V8 Supercharged engine is a sublime piece of kit. Any speed, any gear – it just goes when you ask it to. Whilst being supremely comfy and under the radar.
For me, it has been the embodiment of what fast Jags ought to be. Subtle, under-stated, never shouty-look-at-me (unless the sports exhausts were at full chat....). The true gentleman’s express with its iron first kept safely in a lovely velvet glove.
I'll stat a new thread on what might or might not replace it.
Why the decision? Well, I’ve mentioned a couple of times that I’m not using it much and despite saying to myself “OK I’ll use it more”, it has just not happened. The feel-good factor of owning it and using it for longer trips just can’t be justified against the costs of keeping and running it. As I know, as a nearly 11 year old car (out of eligibility for Jaguar extended warranty after 10 years old) we’re in that middle zone where potentially very expensive stuff, as well as minor things, are going to go wrong and it’s not a classic (yet) appreciating in value.
This year I’ve already shelled out the best part of £1,600 on a new aircon compressor and supercharger belt tensioners. The aircon could at least have had the decency to fail while I still had the warranty. And there were things mentioned at the last service and MOT in December 2021 as “keep an eye on as they’ll need doing” – being brake pipe corrosion, rear suspension bushes and lipped discs all round. It’s got 80k miles on it so other stuff would probably happened as well. That’s quite a few ££££ there with “R tax” applied.
So, hard as the decision was, I decided it was the right time for it to go. My plan had been to trade it against a newer vehicle. But then a possible buyer arose through an XFR facebook group I’m a member of. After meeting for a viewing last week, a deal was done and the sale has gone through. Better than trade prices so I’m happy.
I had the car for seven years - the longest I’ve owned any car. And that probably says everything that needs to be said. It was a car that always made you feel special, even pootling around. That Jag V8 Supercharged engine is a sublime piece of kit. Any speed, any gear – it just goes when you ask it to. Whilst being supremely comfy and under the radar.
For me, it has been the embodiment of what fast Jags ought to be. Subtle, under-stated, never shouty-look-at-me (unless the sports exhausts were at full chat....). The true gentleman’s express with its iron first kept safely in a lovely velvet glove.
I'll stat a new thread on what might or might not replace it.
