Hey guys, I am surprised that the value of a Jaguar XJ6 X300 is so low compared to most cars? Why is it? http://www.carsales.com.au/cars/res...al=car&sortBy=TopDeal&WT.z_srchsrcx=makemodel Besides the fact they each have over 100km mileage, they are beautiful luxury cars. How can they only be worth 10k? That is less than a Holden! Do they have some sort of bad track record? Our car has never given us one issue, so I can't seem to put my finger on why they are so cheap? Any decent answer (not troll/taking shots at me) are appreciated. Thanks pf12351 EDIT: Just found this by accident. How-much-could-I-get-for-my-laptop See what I mean!? 875 Euros? Why so cheap? The car is a true classic! Someone please explain this to me, why such a great car can be worth so little!?
Probably because every Jaguar made before they were acquired by their current Indian owners (around 2008 or so, the time the XF was introduced) is a reliability mess. Even a new condition model will probably suffer from electrical issues or general engine issues, just because they're not exactly quality cars.
We have owned our Jaguar XJ6 since 1996 and, I am not even kidding here, never had an issue with it. Our Mercedes GL320 2009 has cost us more and has a a lot more issues than it.
Probably because they look like shit and are generally not very practical. Reliability doesn't often affect value for most buyers.
A thing called depreciation exists. Old shit is worth less, especially when it shows its age. There is a point when things start to appreciate, but again, it's dependant on desirability. My A4 was nearly $70,000 in 1996. It's worth about $3,000 now. Sure, it's reliable and comfortable and by judging other cars of a similar vintage, it's in great condition, but nobody wants a 19 year old European car. edit: god fucken damn it pf i just clicked on the carsales link $11,000 for a 19 year old jag with 200,000km on the clock? piss off mate that's a lot of money for something like that
The cost of ownership outside of warranty is ludicrous. My parents own a 2000 xj8 and the car would have been scrapped a long time ago if we didn't do our own work. And that's just to keep the basics running. Most of the electronic accessories have failed, the suspension bushings destroy themselves in incredibly short intervals, various plastic components on the engine crack and leak, etc etc. An aging jaguar is also not new enough to be a status symbol so nobody with any money wants to be seen in one. Personally, I find the chassis (pretty much the same between xj6 and xj8) is outdated and doesn't really do anything well, because it hasn't changed meaningfully since the 70s, but has had to have a bunch of extra structure added for safety regulations. The 1990 Q45 my parents owned before was far superior in every way and made 10 years earlier.
Euros??? Euros??? ITS GREAT BRITISH POUNDS STERLING FOR CHRIST SAKE. NOT EUROS. It is as much a euro as an australian dollar is an indian rupee. Besides. The car is a piece of crap. They all have major rust issues. They handle like crap. They are lethargically slow. Unreliable. Not even that luxurious (been in one).
I think the reason they have is due to the quality. Although, that brings up another question: why are other unreliable cars become so desirable? I'm going to take the Triumph Stag as an example (there are many I could choose but my dad has one and I drove to Brighton today in it and I know a decent amount about it). They have/had a horrible track record for the reliability, the V8 is small and underpowered, maybe more so than their American cousins counting for the engine size and they never sold well in any other places except for the UK and even then it wasn't, by far, their greatest hit. Today however, you can see ones up for £20k and up, very good ones but still, but they have escalated in value. I know they were considered a high end car at the time and everyone was like "ermahgerd traumf steg" when they saw one but, back on topic, I asked my father about the Jags and they were considered quite nice back in the day. Now, will they go up in value? They might go up a good few grand in the years to come, or they might just be dead and just a old car that no-body will have even if the keys were handed to them. Have to admit, a good topic idea though.
The Jaguar X300 is not a crap car nor is it a rust bucket like the earlier Jaguars I have owned. It may not be as popular as many other cars that have a different type of status about them but it is really not that much different from most luxury cars that depreciate in value over 20 years. The handling and performance of the X300 is quite adequate and for those that need more and this car does not suite, then they should look for a car that is more suited to their needs. I can tell you a story about my experiences with one of the original XJ6's I owned in the 70's. I would let many people drive it from time to time if they asked me. However the usual response after driving it was: that it was far too smooth and very quiet, and they would prefer a rougher riding car like a Mercedes that felt more like a regular car. I understood that. and I accepted that. Just like many people in those days still insisted on Manual cars. Automatics with a soft smooth ride and traditional luxury interiors were then and now not every ones taste. Well a few decades later, automatics became more popular and drove more smoother like my old XJ6 I had back then. So you see even today car buyers are very different breeds and many will pay a lot of money for the most popular status brand car of the moment and that makes it good buying for the older car buyer like myself. Especially for those who are able to choose for themselves, what they want in a car and not what others want or profess. Unfortunately I am not a rich person nor have I ever had a average income like most so I have had buy carefully all my life. I do have a 1996 Jaguar X300 because I could not find a new car that offers me what this old car offers. I only had to invest $15,000 to buy mine or it was $60,000 or more, for a newer car of similar quality, be it German or what ever is the flavour of the month still is. So thank you to all those wealthier than me new car buyers and the critiques who do or do not know what they are talking about, I was able to get my self a 20 year old luxury car under one hundred thousand Km on the clock with full log book history. By the way for those still interested in buying a Jaguar X300. it is noted as one of the best quality and dependable Jaguars ever made and even considered bullet proof by many. (Of cause that depends on how wisely one chooses their car)
Well the Rolls Royce Camargue used to be worth hardly anything in the early 2000's before appreciation kicked in and it is now worth over £40,000. Similar story with the Lagonda and Jag MK 2. We will have to see whether they appreciate over the next few years and maybe then they will be worth £20,000. Personally though, I prefer the XJ12C and XJS Post HE in the luxury Jag segment.
Most have bad reliability so everyone is scared that they will have a dud, so people don't want them and have turned to the massively more reliable German large saloons (electrics are not good on some of them) although in fairness German cars are usually mechanically sound
I love the fact that no one has checked the original post dates and has started the discussion back up. The OP hasn't been on for over a month.
My dad owned a XJ40 and a X300, they're actually pretty nice cars, very reliable despite popular belief, and the 3.2 and 4L AJ6/AJ16 engines had plenty of power, jut strangled by a slushbox but they all came standard with a limited slip. They do have issues with rust but what 90's car doesn't?.. They're Ford era jaguar designed in the late British Leyland era, last of the real Jaguars before they where bought out IMO. They're just not that desireable, they don't have the looks of the older ones going for them, nor do they have the iconic XK engine (Which was the unreliable engine BTW) and pretty bad fuel mileage. I have a soft spot for them though, the XJ40 especially.
