Jag XF...£11,500...mad idea?

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Evening all,

Thinking of changing the A4 and really love the XF, 3.0D.

Current car is coming up to 10 year old, 109k miles (not worries on mileage) but is starting to show signs of rust. A4 also has no options, leather or anything.

Like the idea of a fast diesel, leather, toys and a good looking car.

Looked on auto trader and in budget looks like cars goes from 8.5k - 11.5k, with around 100k ish miles on.

Projected mileage will be 20k per year, I get a car allowance from work but claim through £0.45/£0.25 per mile to get away with tax.

Am I mad or could a car like this seem me good for another 4-5 year??
 
Nothing wrong with the xf but I wouldn't be buying a 100k car for ten grand - what will the mileage be when you're selling it on again?

Edit just seen 20kpa, you'll be throwing pretty much the full purchase price away by sale time, plus whatever it needs in way of maintenance (though this may not be any more than that of a car with lower mileage I guess)
 
As above, if you plan on piling 100K miles onto it over the course of 5 years, I would wan't to start off with a car with far less than 100K miles on the clock, otherwise it will have... Lets say... "Unappealing" mileage when you come to sell it. (meaning it will be worth pennies)
 
Thanks for the input so far guys.

Apart from money (read. Work pretty much pays for all costs) is there any downsides?
 
Interesting. I would have almost taken the exact opposite tack. What's the point in paying a premium to buy a low mileage car? When he sells it, he'll be selling a high mileage car regardless.
 
Also to add. I would have been happy to rum my car into the ground if:

No rust
It had sat nav
It had leather
It had Bluetooth hands free
Had a bit more go
 
Mileage doesn't concern me as as it is maintained. Since I have been running my car as a company car, money has been no object
 
bazzabear said:
Interesting. I would have almost taken the exact opposite tack. What's the point in paying a premium to buy a low mileage car? When he sells it, he'll be selling a high mileage car regardless.
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The worry of things being more likely to wear out would be my reasoning. Whether it is a well placed concern or not, I'm not sure. It depends on how the car has been maintained.
 
Buying at relatively low mileage and 100k would mean the difference in selling at 150 or 200... Both are really high in most buyers views. If anything big was going to break it would happen by 150k anyway
 
People seem to be holding onto resale values. If I was to buy this to make money or bothered by resale I would be looking at Octavia or Mondeos much newer.

As mentioned costs are covered through work, but any car through lease at this level is much more than I can afford on personal lease or would hit me hard on tax.

I am after a car which goes well, looks great and will last till the doors rot.

In terms of reliability i have read earlier models has some electrical gremlins. I assume now most things will be ironed out?
 
^Agreed. The absolute worst case scenario is that the car depreciates by £10k over 5 years which is probably no more than would be lost on a lower mileage one. Arguably in terms of the original purchase with a presumably 5-6 year old diesel you'd be expecting 100k miles anyway, implying it has been used 'properly' for motorway miles rather than used for popping to the local shops and back.

Of course, there might be more maintenance required but the resale value wouldn't really come into it for me.
 
I'm getting ready to sell the wife's e53 4.6is X5 soon. The XF looks like a lot of car for 10-11k and am trying to convince her that there are more toys and comfort in the Jag than the 530d and equivalent A4/A6.
The rear end looks awesome and having spoken to a current owner of a 2.7 08 model he said he loves his. Timing belt was 150 for the belt alone but once it's done it's hassle free driving pretty much.
 
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Loved my XF 3.0D s model.

Aim for the S model of the 3.0d. It's a beast of a car considering its size and comfort.

Premium luxury or Portfolio are trip levels to aim for and try to get DAB, mine didnt have it and it annoyed the hell out of me!

Watch out for potholes, the 20inch wheels with low profiles will go out of true with a hefty whack. Not cheap to fix. Might be worth avoiding the 20s if you can.
 
Probably driven all variations of the XF and pretty much all superb, some odd interiors on early cars but nothing too bad

The only one I wouldn't touch is the early 3 litre petrol as the fuel consumption was as bad as my XKR
 
Malt_Vinegar said:
Loved my XF 3.0D s model.

Aim for the S model of the 3.0d. It's a beast of a car considering its size and comfort.

Premium luxury or Portfolio are trip levels to aim for and try to get DAB, mine didnt have it and it annoyed the hell out of me!

Watch out for potholes, the 20inch wheels with low profiles will go out of true with a hefty whack. Not cheap to fix. Might be worth avoiding the 20s if you can.
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It's true that they can be delicate, but getting an S without 20s is tricky as they were standard fit, dropping to 19s was an option but not a common one. You'd be best off finding a good car and buying a set of 18" or 19" alloys from ebay if it becomes a problem.

Another essential item I'd add to the spec is the reversing camera, which would also add the front parking sensors on this age car. It's a big car and can be tricky to get around tight car parks.

Rotty said:
Probably driven all variations of the XF and pretty much all superb, some odd interiors on early cars but nothing too bad

The only one I wouldn't touch is the early 3 litre petrol as the fuel consumption was as bad as my XKR
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Pretty much this, the original 3l V6 petrol is as thirsty as my XFR and slower accelerating than the old 2.7d. In the facelift cars, I find the 2.2d to be a bit agricultural and ruins any idea of luxury too, but you can do worse.
 
Thanks for the input so far guys, really appreciate it.

Seems like apart from the values come re-sale time not much in the way of negatives.

How are parts and servicing costs on these?
 
Also the 2.7d vs 3.0d seems like the prices around around £1.5 - £2k less. With a superchips the 2.7d will come to around the same as a non S 3.0d.

Are the 2.7's worth looking at because the mileage of these in budget are around 60 - 80k instead of 100k+ on the 3.0d?

Thanks
 
My uncle has a 3.0D S, superb car, goes well, he got with smaller wheels, a lot better ride comfort than the 20"

No idea on reliability but as long as it has full service history done on time it should be OK. Drive it for 5yr and even with 200k on the clock I am sure in 5yr time it will still fetch 3-5k. :)
 
Thanks for the input Gibbo, seems like a really positive response towards the car. I see what people are saying regarding the 20" wheels...however I do like bling and coming from a 56 reg S-Line I am sure the ride quality will be less crashy!

I do like the Aero Kit on the XF mind, juggling the numbers this particular car may be in budget and is the 3.0D S.

 
I had a pretty horrible time with an early XF

Id only look for later models personally. Great cars though, but Id assume a risk of issues personally. Check the owners forums too to see the main issues, electrics mainly.
 
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