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Replying to: smwls8 (Sep 21, 2008 10:31 am) All I know is what I read. The X-type was pretty much panned by car reviewers as being a Mondeo under the skin, and not enough car for what Jaguar was charging. Here's a typical review from Edmunds: http://www.edmunds.com/jaguar/xtype/review.html. The crash ratings were not as good as other cars, including "marginal" side impact rating from the insurance institute (so before you knock Subaru, you should drive one and know that they've had five-star ratings across the board since the beginning). I'm not sure what relevance European crash standards have since you own a car sold in America and safety requirements are stricter here. Plus, near the end, dealers could hardly give the X-types away. People just didn't consider them real Jaguars. Some Ford products are fine. I had a 2003 Mazda Tribute and for a lot less money, I had exactly the same engine as you had in your Jaguar (and maybe a lot of the same AWD components as well). It was a vehicle that served me well until the transmission started to go at 60K. By the way, for further proof of the X-type's low value, I took a quick look at the Edmunds TMV trade-in for your 2003 X-type and it's $7,702. You know what the comparable value is for the Tribute, which probably cost at least $10,000 less than your Jag when both were new? $7,202, only a $500 difference. Obviously, you have a chip on your shoulder for New Yorkers. Whatever you think of us, we know what we're talking about. I was only pointing out that your car's not going to fetch that much and if you still like it and find it reliable, it may be worth keeping. If you still don't believe me, you'll surely find out when you try to sell it or when someone delivers the verdict on this forum. |
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Replying to: smwls8 (Sep 21, 2008 8:42 am) 4.4i's are bringing only a grand or 2 more. Your Jag is probably a $10,000 car. Maybe more if it's perfect. As the other poster noted, the X-Type never took off here and Jagaur discounted the car heavily.
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Replying to: breld (Sep 21, 2008 6:47 pm) 08 Factory cars are bringing almost $20k
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Replying to: akkey (Sep 21, 2008 6:55 pm) |
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I apologize for the confusion, i do live on the Gulf Coast, volunteered to move to New Orleans in the aftermath of Katrina. Had enough of the politics of DC, considered it a good trade-off. Thanks to you Volvomax for the evaluation, actually all I was looking for in this forum. As for you LongIslander, even you, I risk my life every day over here, just so you can say what only a New Yorker can, "we know what we're talking about". Need I say more? Sam White Camp Slayer Baghdad, Iraq
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Replying to: volvomax (Sep 22, 2008 9:03 am) |
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Replying to: volvomax (Sep 22, 2008 9:03 am) From on-line ads here in Denver, there are a few 07 LS's with low miles (12k or so) with asking prices right at $14k. Given that they're getting $13k at auction, are these likely "too good to be true?" And with 2008 program cars getting $20k, there's a local Mitsi dealer here who has 7-8 '08 LS's, all with roughly 12k miles - they're asking $17.9k. So, same question - since these seem like good deals compared to auction prices, what do I need to look out for? Are previous rentals that bad (most of these with carfaxes seem to be rentals from AZ or CA (I checked and they are indeed AWD)). So, what would you offer? I always figure there's quite a bit of room in dealers' asking prices, but sounds like maybe these have a lot of the profit trimmed out already? Thanks again!
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Replying to: smwls8 (Sep 22, 2008 9:28 am) |
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Replying to: breld (Sep 22, 2008 9:45 am) So, it is possible that these cars were bought at auctions a month or more ago. You can always make an offer a couple grand lower than the asking price and see what happens. |
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Hopefully this will be my last RWTIV request! They are asking $33k. Looking for the usual trade in and retail numbers. Thanks in advance. Location:Augusta, Ga Year/Make/Model: 2007 Infiniti QX56 Engine:5.6L V8 Driveline:RWD Mileage:24000 Color:Black/Tan Major Options:Nav, power liftgate, 2nd row bucket seats, sunroof
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