1999 Jaguar XJ8 review from North America
"Keep yourself away from this stupid car!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
All the following happened in last 20000 kms:
MAF sensor failure.
Carbon canister failure.
Power steering fluid cooler leakage.
Coolant leakage twice in past 4 months.
General comments?
Good looking, but better stay the garage all the time. Too many problems. The cost of maintain and repair is huge.
Dealer's labor cost: 129.00C$/hr, all the following happened @ dealer's place (all the events happened in last 20000 driving distance) :
Carbon canister failure repair cost 890C$
MAF sensor replacement cost 1000 C$, the dealer said the cost 2.5 hours, but I found it's only about 30 minutes, you can find some video on website.
Power steering fluid cooler leakage: 1060C$
First coolant leakage: they replaced the water pump, therm-stat, cost 1000C$
Second coolant leakage (4 months later) : they replaced the two hoses and gasket that cost 680C$
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| Beautiful, but trash |
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| Dangerous |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Year of manufacture | 1999 |
| First year of ownership | 2006 |
| Engine and transmission | Automatic |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 4 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 1 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 70000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 91000 kilometres |
| Date of Entry | 9th February, 2009 |