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#767 of 2801 rapro by im_brentwood

Sep 19, 2001 (10:32 pm)

Well..

The XJR is an excellent car! As far as reliability goes, if you buy a 1995, you really want to try and stay with a 5-95 or later production car. I.E. Go for a 1996.

As far as warranties go.. the problem with Jaguars is that the still have lousy ratings in the actuarial tables that these warranties are based on (Irrespective that an XJ8 is a more reliable car than a BMW or Mercedes and at least as good as an LS400 or GS400)

So, for $3,000, is it worth it?

Well.. Since about 1-97 my 95 Vanden Plas has been out of warranty. Since then, I've paid under $500 in repairs. I have also been quite lucky, even though I beat the snot out of the car. Also, I never did get the $250 steering column tilt motor fixed.. I just took it off of "Auto".
(VERY Common fault on 95+ Jags... up there with rust on old Fiats)

There are also a lot of places to buy new and used Jag parts at a discount..

http://www.jagbits.com

http://www.coventrywest.com <--Lots of salvage parts.. some great buys there! Why buy a new, say, Wiper motor?

Bill

#768 of 2801 Bill by rbrenton88

Sep 25, 2001 (1:36 pm)

Took a spin in a '99 VDP, about 33k miles, carnival red...certified...they were talking in the area of $40k. Sound a little high to you?
 
-RB

#769 of 2801 RB by vusic

Sep 26, 2001 (2:00 pm)

We purchased a '99 VDP the first part of June for $35.5k with 33k miles on it through e-bay on the internet. It wasn't certified but my local dealer has taken care of any requests (which have been minimal).
The car is fantastic.
Bill can tell you more about wholesale/retail, but if you get in the ballpark of where your comfortable, they're great cars.
 
DC

#770 of 2801 RB by im_brentwood

Sep 26, 2001 (7:23 pm)

Not outrageous like some of the ones I have seen.
 
Figure that's a $32K or so car at the auction.
(Wait, is it more of a Brick Red? A 99 ought to be Madeira, but could be Carnival I suppose by special order)
 
So figure $2K ontop of that (optimistically) in recon and certification... That's $34K...
 
Etc...
 
IOW, Its' a lot, but gee.. you get the free extended warranty
 
That beign said.. I'd say $37K or so is reasonable.
 
Out of curiosity... Who has it?
 
Bill

#771 of 2801 by rbrenton88

Sep 27, 2001 (6:43 am)

$32k at auction??? jeez!
 
I don't know what they called it, but it seemed to be a darker red than what I assumed was Carnival, now that I think about it.
 
Didn't you post before that the Madeira was a crappy color?
 
Oh yea, they have it at Cherry Hill Jag...Classic I think the name is.

#772 of 2801 rb by im_brentwood

Sep 27, 2001 (9:56 am)

Crappy as in crappy resale.. Some people Like Madeira, I think that it looks nice with Cashmere leather myself.
 
Personally, nothing looks like Sapphire Blue on one of these guys.
 
While we're at it... On VDPs...
 
But the cheap colors are in descending order:
 
Rose Bronze (95)
Roman Bronze (01)
Amaranth (98-99)
Morocco Red (94-96) I happen to like this color
Alpine Green (99-00)
British Racing Green (95-96)
Spruce Green (96 and 98 and 00)
Sherwood Green (97)
Anthracite (97-01) Especially in the sunbelt
Madeira Red (98-00)
 
Expensive Colors:
Topaz (95-01)
Glacier White (90-96)
Spindrift White (97-00)
Platinum (00)
Meteorite (98-99 Special Order, but quite a few exist)
Sapphire Blue (95-98, none in 99, Avail in 00)
Jade Green (93-97)
Ice Blue (95-97)
Carnival Red (95-96 and again in 00)
 
Bill

#773 of 2801 My favorite color on a Jag... by rea98d

Sep 27, 2001 (10:21 am)

British Racing Green, is about halfway down the crappy list. I guess this is good, cause when I get the money to start looking for a 95 or 96, I won't have to pay a premium on the color I want!
Being crappy has its advantages!

#774 of 2801 Colors by rbrenton88

Sep 27, 2001 (12:33 pm)

I looked at Edmunds' color list and I finally see the difference between Amaranth and Sapphire. I think all the cars I've seen in blue are Amaranth if these color swatches are correct. I don't think I've ever seen sapphire in any good car pictures yet.
 
Also, the tiny color color samples here make it difficult to tell between Madeira and Carnival. They look too similar here. Am I right in assuming that Carnival is a 'redder' red...almost like a dark red but very deep and bright, if I'm making any sense at all?
 
I wish there was a good place to compare all the colors, not these tiny squares.

#775 of 2801 Oh wait... by rbrenton88

Sep 27, 2001 (12:43 pm)

I found a better shot of Amaranth. It's purple!!
No wonder.
 
Bill, you didn't list Mistral in that last post.

#776 of 2801 rb by im_brentwood

Sep 28, 2001 (4:04 am)

Mistral is not a VDP Color

But it is upper midpack pricewise... depends on the market I suppose. Seems to actually do a little better up north.

http://www.vauxhallpa.50megs.com/paintwork.html

THAT car is Carnival. Madeira is a "Brick" red.

Amaranth is Purple. Eggplant Purple. Sapphire is a Deep Royal Blue (Quite attractive).

Bill

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