2001 Jaguar XJ8 review from UK and Ireland

Nothing!

I have been a XJ8 fan since testing one about 5 years ago as a replacement for my aging BMW525 (which itself was a fantastic car). I always assumed my subsequent car would also be a BMW, but I just can't like the current range of BMW's as much as I try.

I live in Moscow, Russia and had been without a car for 4 years until October last year when scanning the UK Internet for a car I happened upon a real eye-opener, a beautiful met green 2001 XJ8, full Jaguar dealer history and 1 owner car. At GBP 5,750 it was a bargain! I collected the car in November in the UK, took it to the local (UK) Jag dealer who were great, and they gave the car a quick once over for the price of the mud-flaps I had fitted, and they confirmed that all was in order, so I set off with 2 other passengers and 60kgs of baggage to Moscow.

All I can say is that this is the first car where I haven't felt sick reading in the back. We traveled 4 days in wonderful comfort and not a single problem - we got to Germany from London with a single tank of petrol, so no complaints on fuel economy either.

Since this time, the car has endured a full Russian winter including temperatures of -20 and she starts every time, first time. The roads here a simply awful, but the car just rides over it all. She looks fantastic and feels like a mini Blenheim Palace. I feel like I've got home whenever I get in.

This, even though it's the previous model, is a truly wonderful car to own, sheer pleasure. Thanks Jaguar.