Bill,
I don't have an XK8, but I do have an XJ8, which shares a lot of the
mechanical bits. We bought the car just as it turned over 20,000
miles, and it now has 115,000 miles on it. It's basically been
bulletproof (I know I shouldn't say such things...) with just routine
maintenance. That being said, routine maintenance at the dealership
tends to be $1K per visit (for what they term a 'major' service). I do
my own oil and brakes.
BTW, I've heard that 2000 and later years are preferable engine-wise -
the earlier engines had Nikasil coatings for the cylinder bores
(remember the Vega?) and the later versions had cast iron sleeves. That
being said, mine is a '99, and there have been no issues. Regular oil
changes are said to be critical for this, so a service history would be
a Good Thing to have.
As always, just my $.02,
John
'69 TR6
'99 XJ8
'03 Z4
======= Original Message ==========
> My beloved TR3 was wearing me out and I decided to modernize a bit, so
I
> bought a TR6 to complement it. I have toyed with the idea of a Honda
> 2000, Miata and BMW Z4, but couldn't bring myself to lower the Union
jack.
> I've looked at Lotus Elise's, but they are still bring high 20's in
SoCal.
> Looking on Criagslist I see lots of Jag XK8's for between $8,000 and
> $14,000. Most have about 70,000 miles on them. They look tempting. Is
> something starting to break on them at about this mileage? I
hypothesize
> that perhaps the first owners are getting their first repair bills and
are
> dumping the cars. Do any listers have XK8's and how are they doing?
>
> Bill
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