according to my brother in law you'll need to keep a plastic bag in the passenger footwell......every time you shut the doors a bit of trim will fall off so you can keep it safe in the plastic bag
He aso moaned about electrical gremlins, leaks, an engine that self destructed and a car that he can't sell despite having spent thousands putting it right.
I drove it once and found the seats hard and uncomfortable, visibility poor and then..........it broke down and we towed it back to his place with our W124
Would I buy one? absolutely not
That's a gorgeous car - I have a weakness for nice Jags.
I almost bought an XJ8 before I bought the CLK. From the research I did then, things to look out for were porous engines due to the use of Nikasil in cylinder linings (late 90s BMWs also suffered from this). The thing to do is to have a compression test done by Jaguar, and whilst I can't remember the exact figure, if it's above the number it's fine, if it's below you might have a problem.
That said, I also found out that the early V8s (97 to around 99) were not reliable, suffering the bore problems above, and other problems. The last of the 6 cylinders (like peterg's excellent looking example) were very well regarded and, based on anecdotal evidence, are very reliable.
At the time I was looking, a supercharged XJR was beyond my means, but what a car! I'd say it would be wise to check all the usual things, and to avoid a car that looks as though servicing and maintenance has been skimped on. These were £60K when new and had appropriately high running costs.
Fantastic choice of car though, good luck with your purchase.
NEVER!
