Brett Y

Reviewed a 2006 Jaguar XK8 Convertible RWD on Mar 4, 2014

This car is a beautiful car - no two ways about it... and for a luxury car, it had decent pick up... definitely more for a cruising vehicle than someoen who's looking to do some serious driving... so to me it was a great car for the summer... the issue is that I bought this (as I do most of my 'summer cars') being a year old... I bought it from a Jaguar dealership even though I could have got it cheaper going other routes - the main reason I did this was that Jaguar had recertified it... in the first 2 months I owned it, it was in the shop several times... the last time because the air conditioner condensation was draining into the passenger side footwell! Now, I'll say that it was a used car, so there could be things wrong - hell, there could be things wrong with a brand new car... but the real issue was that for the items I brought the car back for, I kept hearing that they weren't covered under the recert program... on the last one, I was told because thye had to pull out the dash to deal with it, it was going to be about 1k to get fixed and the reason it wouldn't be covered is because there was a rubber piece that was worn and the recert doesn't cover rubber parts since they wear - but this was a one year old car with about 9k miles on it, so how does it wear to that point?? So if you are looking for a great looking car that you will look great in, this could be the car for you - I can't tell you how many people commented on it when I'd drive by (and trust me, it was all about the car and nothing to do with me!)... If you are looking for a car that is a great cruiser on the highway, giving a soft/comfortable ride, again this could be the car for you... but just be ware that it is going to get expensive to repair very quickly!