ted

I used to have a 98 4ltr xjr supercharger....what a good car lots of power for the money.(380bhp)

Thinking of getting another.

Ima Racing

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yep owned a couple around the 98 year and just recently sold a 2003 version with the ally body and 4.2 400bhp...nice cars the ally ones are far nicer very light doors and quite a bit quicker

RS Grant

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If you've already owned one, then surely you know what they're all about?!

DanCossie had one of these recently I think... seem to remember him saying it wasn't the most economical beast to run.


Cheers,
Grant

ted

yeah thinking about the ally bodied one although there still 10k and above.

thinking about using one for a track day car

Ima Racing

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Well your be the fastest barge on track!

rs_turbo_tony

i work for jag and xjr nice . all low early ones make you feel a bit sea sick lol you wana drive 5 ltr super charged xkr say no more

James

whats the straight six supercharged one like?

i was told by a jag technician that the v8 ones have all manner of problems but the straight six is bullet proof?

i still fancey one but iirc dancossie chap said economy was about 12mpg or thereabouts? can anyone comment further?

Ima Racing

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...the straight 6 is a nice unit, but the v8 is a must tbh...they had nickasil liner probs when they came out, alot were sorted..check the history for engine rebuild, not all needed it..i think from 99 it was properly sorted. Just listen to the engine they should not rattle, if it does walk away!

MPG not good no...but compared to an M5 V10 stonking

Chip

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Fantastic cars as a fast luxury road car, but I would not want to tolerate that gearbox on track!

capri

I've owned a straight six and it was a truly epic car. Really want another one day. It had a knack of making you feel incredibly special, and even at 14 years old, it still turned heads. But I'd say the V8 is a vastly improved car, even if the looks don't show it. Nowadays the six's suspension really shows it up - it feels too firm to be a luxury car and too weighty to be a sportscar, so it sort-of sits unhappily in the middle. The V8 was fitted with CATS (Computer Adaptive Technology Suspension) as standard, so does a much better job of fulfilling both wafty ride quality and sporty handling in one package. Don't believe all you read about V8 problems - yes, they did have many, but nowadays the consensus is that if it hasn't broken by now, it's not going to. The three areas you really need to watch with the V8 are the Nikasil issue (get a blow-by test done on it before you buy, and if all's well, it shouldn't be an issue), the timing chain tensioners (these were plastic from the factory but break easily; steel replacements are available so it's strongly advised to replace them if they've not been done already), and the Merc-sourced auto box (when Jag sold the XJR they said the box was sealed for life and that the ATF would never need replacing; curiously, when this box was supplied in Merc's own cars, though, they specified a 60k fluid change interval. If the fluid's not changed the box has been known to throw its toys out just over the 160k mark, so if the fluid has never been changed, get it done as early as possible). Keep these things in mind and the V8 should be no less reliable than the six, and it'll be a much more rewarding car to own and drive.

As already said though, either model is mind-bogglingly juicy, plus of course maintenance isn't cheap (especially if you plan on keeping up a full specialist history), so deep pockets are essential!

James

what sort of figures for mpg?

capri

I used to see around 17-18mpg as an average, going up to around 23-25mpg on an 80-ish motorway cruise. Foot-to-floor instant consumption would drop down to 2-3mpg. Once I did have her up to 28-29mpg with some seriously light-footed motorway driving; I was being very, very careful though! It should be noted that this was all trip computer figures, so could be inaccurate, though it wasn't far off judging by the amount of juice I was putting in the tank!