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[SMD]

I'm considering buying one of these in 6-12 months.

5.0 V8, 510bhp, sensible insurance (surprisingly) road tax is probably in the £500+ bracket though. Not gonna be great on fuel but not a problem.

I dont expect maintenance to be cheap but how reliable are they? I can probably live with one big bill and service a year.

Or should I get something newer with some warranty but not as fast? E.g. a BMW 340i F30 - I know there's not much love for beemers here but please try to be objective 

20k budget

Thanks

[2boxerdogs]

Colleague at work has had one for about 3 years had no problems just routine services looks great in red & sounds very nice indeed can't go wrong with a V8 engine..

[STEMO]

Opti May be the person to ask.

[SMD]

Tilbo how is your colleagues car? I'm looking at facelift MY2011-2012

Stemo, Has His Majesty got one?

[STEMO]

Tilbo how is your colleagues car? I'm looking at facelift MY2011-2012

Stemo, Has His Majesty got one?

He certainly has, a full fat one too.

[SMD]

Thats a nice pussy 

https://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=140749.msg1824285#msg1824285

[2boxerdogs]

Tilbo how is your colleagues car? I'm looking at facelift MY2011-2012

Stemo, Has His Majesty got one?

 
Off the top of my head I think a 2009/10 it has a private plate on so can't really say for sure.

[STEMO]

Tilbo how is your colleagues car? I'm looking at facelift MY2011-2012

Stemo, Has His Majesty got one?

 
Off the top of my head I think a 2009/10 it has a private plate on so can't really say for sure.

It's a 15 plate, as shown in his pics. 

[TheBoy]

Original waterpumps are known to be weak, and some of the belts are labour expensive at garage/dealer prices.  There is an intake pipe that also fails.  Uses the same crappy locking motors as my XJ (about £100 for part), and I think all the XFRs had keyless entry, so same crappy modules in the exterior door handles that fail (£70 for part).

Obviously, being pretty powerful, rear tyres are going to need regular changes, and no point putting anything but top end tyres on. And brakes.  But this is nothing to do with the XFR, just powerful cars.


Strangely, I was hovering over a Buy Now XFR the other day...  ...but the economy would be my issue.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Strangely, I was hovering over a Buy Now XFR the other day...  ...but the economy would be my issue.

Are they LPG-able TB? 

My need for a battered workhorse estate will (hopefully) be coming to an end soonish and I'm thinking of treating myself to something nice. 

[TheBoy]

Strangely, I was hovering over a Buy Now XFR the other day...  ...but the economy would be my issue.

Are they LPG-able TB? 

My need for a battered workhorse estate will (hopefully) be coming to an end soonish and I'm thinking of treating myself to something nice. 

Pretty certain they are direct injection, which I would imagine would make LPG'ing more challenging.

Not sure if the XF is the same, but the X351 XJ has a massive wheel well that would take a huge tank.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Strangely, I was hovering over a Buy Now XFR the other day...  ...but the economy would be my issue.

Are they LPG-able TB? 

My need for a battered workhorse estate will (hopefully) be coming to an end soonish and I'm thinking of treating myself to something nice. 

Pretty certain they are direct injection, which I would imagine would make LPG'ing more challenging.

Not sure if the XF is the same, but the X351 XJ has a massive wheel well that would take a huge tank.

Thinking about it, I've seen later L322 RR's with the Jag V8 that have LPG, but maybe that's the 4.4V8 not the 5.0ltr. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Thats a nice pussy 

https://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=140749.msg1824285#msg1824285

Yep.....my second XFR which I still own.

Great cars.......so go for it.

£20000 should secure you a nice 2013 facelift car with the excellent ZF 8 speed auto.

[SMD]

Tilbo how is your colleagues car? I'm looking at facelift MY2011-2012

Stemo, Has His Majesty got one?

 
Off the top of my head I think a 2009/10 it has a private plate on so can't really say for sure.

It's a 15 plate, as shown in his pics. 

I think he was talking about his colleagues car.

Opti, Why did you sell the black one?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Tilbo how is your colleagues car? I'm looking at facelift MY2011-2012

Stemo, Has His Majesty got one?

 
Off the top of my head I think a 2009/10 it has a private plate on so can't really say for sure.

It's a 15 plate, as shown in his pics. 

I think he was talking about his colleagues car.

Opti, Why did you sell the black one?

The dealer offered £25000 against the new car which was a good deal. By this time Jaguar had stopped production. My car is one of the last made.

Expect around 22-25 mpg.