18th Jan 2011, 20:32
I have owned a 1999 XJR for 2 year now, and have had no problems with it at all. The previous owner had the dealer perform all the maintenance, and just 4 months prior to my purchase, the cam chain and tensioners were replaced. He also replaced all wheels and tires, as the old wheels were flaking. I purchased the car for less than all the repairs and wheels cost!
The car now has 121k on it, and is in beautiful condition. I get comments all the time on how great the car looks; some say it looks new, and are surprised to find out it is a 99.
I love the power in this car; nothing in my area can touch it.
I read in the above comments about replacing the supercharger oil, not sure if mine was done, went to Ford dealer and they want $25 for 4oz bottle; it will take 2, the GM dealer wanted 17.50 for same size, I got one on line for 19.99, and it is a 8oz, and comes with syringe to pull out old fluid also. I also wanted to replace the trans fluid; talked to the dealer, and was told if it is not leaking, don't do anything -- comments?
I did hit a deer last winter with the car, and my insurance totaled the car, I bought it back for $779.00. I then purchased a 2001 that had a bad motor, and took the parts off and the body shop charged $2000.00 for repairs and paint. The car is just getting better. The 2001 has Michelin Pilot A/S tires that have between 7 or 8/32's, so they almost paid for the car. I also took the trans out (the car only had 55k on it) so if and when mine goes out, I'll have a replacement.
I would recommend this car to anyone who wants style, comfort and power at an amazing low cost.
1st Jun 2012, 01:53
The same thing happened to mine, and by turning it off and then on again the next day or a couple of hours later, everything would be fine for weeks... sometimes months.
The car started doing it more often, with the end result being a diagnosis that it needs a new PCM. The whole car has been scanned with no problems found, except for the failed PCM.
27th Dec 2010, 22:13
For the last year, I've been seriously considering an E39 ///M5 to replace my wrecked E36 ///M3.
I've looked at 3 2004 Jags: XJ8, XJR, XJR. There's a nice '04 XJR for sale with 115K for $12900. No history.
These stories have just about convinced me to go for the rather dull-looking, but bullet-proof M5. I'd much rather replace a clutch now and then, than deal with the Jag slushbox. Too bad... the XJ is a great looking car.