2001 Jaguar XJ8 from UK and Ireland - Comments

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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.

As a long-time Jaguar owner, I was delighted to hear of your happy experience with your XJ. I have a similar car to yours and love it to death. It has never let me down, and although it's not new, I still have people come up to me to tell me how much they love it. It's a beautiful car and a tribute to the long-gone and much-lamented Sir William Lyons, whose input in the magnificent XJ6 in 1968 is still visible in some many of Jaguar's later saloons.

The XJ8 is a wonderful car. I have a late '01 3.2 Sport with around 77,000 on the clock. Having the money to indulge myself in my late '50s, I am fortunate enough to be able to own several interesting cars. I've a couple of XJS's and a Ferrari 308 GTS qv. You'll laugh your heads off, but I take as much pleasure in driving the XJ8 as I do in driving the Maranello beast. I feel a buzz every time I take her out and her ride is second to none. I've been in Mercedes (awful!), Bentleys and even a Rolls and none of them comes even close to equaling the sheer smoothness and effortlessness of driving the Jag. I'd love to try the XJR one day!