1997 Jaguar Xk8 Base Convertible 2-door 4.0l V8 Carfax Super Clean on 2040-cars
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If you’ve been looking for a low mileage XK8 this is it. At 38,000 miles this car is barely broken in. Everything works as new. I have had a lot of high performance sports cars and beats them all as far grace beauty and exhilarating performance. In the first 12 years of it’s this car mostly sit in a garage, when we bought it in 2012 it had less than 8,000 miles on. Yes, it was owed by a rich old lady who never drove it. The sticker price was 72,895. With the help of Georgia Luxury Automotive we carefully preformed all necessary maintenance for a car that had barely been driven. CAR COMES WITH CONVERTIBLE TOP COVER. SEE LAST PICTURE. All up grades have been done for a Beauty with ONly 38,000 At 37,000 New Kumho-Ecsta Tires At 36,000 Replaced plastic timing belt tensioners with up-graded Metal Timing Belt Tensioners. At 24,000 Replaced Lf. Front Wheel Bearings At 22,000 New water pump with Upgraded Metal Blades, Thermostat and Replaced Drive Belt At 13,000 Replace Rt. Front Wheel Bearings At 13,000 Replaced ECU At 12,000 Replaced Front and Rear Wishbone Bushings This car is in excellent mechanical condition, it does have some minor cosmetic flaws. (see photos) Exterior: Left Front fender had a golf ball dent repaired. When this was done we repainted the front hood and both fenders Drivers door tiny dent Drivers size quarter panel small arch shaped scratch and tiny dent where a bike fell. You have to get up close to see it. There is slight fading on the top of the rear trunk but it still buffs out to a nice shine with wax. Interior: The original leather is in amazing shape for a car of this age, there are no cracks but there are small imperfections. Drivers seat had a wear a stitch. There are a few tiny cracks in the wood trim at the shifter. A minor flaw at a stitch on the passenger seat. Drivers side speaker covers are secured by optional interior screws. CARFAX REPORT CLEAN!!!! AutoCheck Vehicle History Report 1997 Jaguar XK XK8 Report Run Date: 2014-01-29 13:54:43.925 EST Report Summary
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Jaguar design boss admits X-Type was a mistake
Thu, 19 Sep 2013History has a way of repeating itself, especially in the auto industry. When Jaguar was owned by Ford, the British brand attempted to field a competitor for the BMW 3 Series, called the X-Type. Based on the bones of a Ford Mondeo, it aped the styling of Jaguar's flagship model, the XJ, while borrowing liberally from the Ford parts bin. That was 2001.
Now, in 2013, Jaguar is planning a new 3 Series challenger based on the platform previewed by the C-X17 Concept, while Ford is attempting to take the latest Mondeo upmarket. The moves have both brands recognizing where, why, and how the X-Type failed. "It didn't look mature or powerful or anything. It was just a car," Jaguar's current head of advanced design, Julian Thomson, told PistonHeads. Basing the X-Type on a front-drive car while giving it styling that was meant for a rear-driver lead to proportions that "were plainly wrong," Thomson told PH. Ford's European head of quality, Gunnar Herrmann, added that the X-Type was "a fake Jaguar, because every piece I touch is Ford."
For what it's worth, the X-Type's successor in the segment will sport rear-drive, with plenty of input from Ian Callum. Thomson described the new model, which would challenge the 3 Series as having, "Big wheels right to the ends of the car, low bonnet, short overhangs, very low cabins." Sounds good to us.
London skyscraper caught melting cars
Tue, 03 Sep 2013A new skyscraper under construction in London is apparently to blame for some mysteriously melting car parts on the city's surrounding streets. The 37-story building at 20 Fenchurch Street, nicknamed the "Walkie Talkie" for how it looks, features a convex side of glass windows that apparently concentrates the sun's rays like a kid with a magnifying glass. Instead of smiting ants, however, the building was caught focusing its sun-sourced laser death beam on an innocent Jaguar XJ parked on Eastcheap street. The intense heat managed to melt a sideview mirror, plastic C-pillar cover and Jaguar emblem (scroll down for an image of the damage).
Fortunately, the construction company, Land Securities, had some scruples and reportedly left a note on the car for its owner reading "Your car's buckled, could you give us a call?" They've also since apologized and agreed to pay for the £946 done - about $1,500 - in damages by their blazing hot building. A joint statement with the Canary Wharf district in which the building's located was also released. In it, the developer acknowledges concerns about the reflected light and says it's looking into the matter. The city has also decided to close a few parking bays that could be in the building's line of fire, so to speak, until a solution can be engineered. Since news of the melting Jag broke, other vehicle owners have also come forward claiming the building, re-nicknamed the "Walkie Scorchie," has damaged their cars, as well.
This isn't the first shiny-new-building-attacks-cars story we've heard - architect Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles was built amidst concern that its polished ribbons of stainless steel were blinding motorists and causing accidents, along with raising the temperatures of nearby buildings with its reflected light. The building's surfaces were later given a matte polish.
Top Gear caught filming Best of British near Buckingham Palace
Mon, 24 Jun 2013YouTuber and car-fan extraordinaire Shmee probably had very little trouble tracking down the Top Gear film crew recently, as the group was putting together an episode that could accurately be described as "excessive." With its flag-waving (literally) Best of British theme, the TG guys gathered a jaw-dropping array of British cars, and parked them all right in front of Buckingham Palace to make extra sure that the point was driven home.
Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May were outfitted with a trio of Jaguar F-Types festooned with gigantic Union Jacks, with which to survey the landscape of British motoring glory. In the video below, you'll see that this includes any number of Mini, Aston Martin, Lotus, McLaren, Land Rover, Bentley and Rolls-Royce models (just to name a few), as well as a healthy dose of weird stuff that most people would never guess at being built in the UK. The lawnmowers and military vehicles are especially cool.