Jaguar XK8 Review vs My Brothers Porsche 996!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2024
- In this video we review our Jaguar XK8! This is one of the most affordable Jaguars you can Buy right now. The question is will Aaron like it? Let us know what you think and what you want to see next!
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The Thunderbird was built on the same platform as the Lincoln LS, Jaguar S-Type, and Jaguar XF. Not the X100 platform, which was a modified and updated XJS platform.
The chrome shift surround and the chrome gauge rings weren’t optional. They came out with the 2004 MY. Older cars have been retrofitted with aftermarket chrome by owners. Great video!
My grandfather recently passed, and I got his 1999 jaguar. I'm also learning to drive. ❤
I have a 2001 XKR convertible and it is a gorgeous car!
Jaguar X100 is a fantastic car but a bit snug for taller fellows. X150 (2007 - 2015) is much better. Porsches are everywhere. Jaguar is special.
I'm 6ft 2-1/2in and weigh 228 pounds and I have no problem fitting into and driving my 1999 XK8 convertible.
I have a 1996 Jaguar XK8, no leaks, no electrical problems, but some rust though... new wheel bearings, new tensioners, new waterpump. Cost me slightly under $10 000. Colour; Topaz, interieur , oatmeal. Hardtop.
As a Jaguar owner, i am allowed to say "my car looks better on the back of a flatbed tow truck then other cars look running down the highway"
As the owner of a black 2003 XK8 convertible, my biases are evident.
I have a 2000 XKR and love it!
How many miles on that bitch?? Any issues ??
Me too,mine is a black coupe.
Ive got an XKR. And yes the cup holders are worthless. If you are ever considering using it, just throw your cup on passenger floorboard, its going to end up there anyway.
That’s usually what I do when I’m riding in Justin’s car anyway.
This is brutally honest, yet 100% accurate ownership advice.....I only wish I had read your comment sooner. I bought my '97 XK8 a few months ago, and learned this the hard way
I had a 2002 XK convertible some years back, here in London.. I’m looking for another 😊
Good luck!
To own an XKR convertible is an achievement something to aspire to that's why I bought one when I could have chosen anything
There is a you tube video of a team that did some serious work on a 200x XKR Coupe. Dropping in a manual transmission. They got the jag up to 450 HP. That’s my goal!
Big chunk of that was the over axle exhaust section which is crushed at factory for easier installation. Instant boost and noise from centre resonator back. Manual swap a nightmare due to electronics. Just fyi. Enjoy! Suspension and brake upgrades also recommended!
At 4:25 "when some one says 'Jag-wire' what do you think?" I think, goofy American who can't pronounce a simple word like 'Jaguar'. 😁 I get that the Brits say 'Jag-u-ar' and most of us in North America say 'Jag-wahr' (both are acceptable in my book and make some sense). I really don't get the 'Jag-wire' pronunciation that so many yanks use on YT vids. Oh well.
I am the very lucky owner of a 2003 XKR. No issues with that car. It has the bigger 4.2 litre engine and a supercharger. It gets 400hp and the literature claims it could do 0 - 60 in 4.9 secs. I love it.
I have a 04 4.2 xkr carbon fibre special edition one of 50 hardtops made , I hammer the hell out of it, handles great for a tourer only thing I've had to replace is the rear abs sensors. Started getting rust bubbles now though as it has lived mostly near the coast of England, so salt in the air and the salt put on the roads in winter are now having an effect on it, but as it's nearly 20 years old I can forgive that.
I had 2005 XKR JUST LOVED THIS CAR METALLIC British racing green put 100k MI, es never a problem on,y changed brembo brakes, replaced with 2009 XKR LOVE BOTH HOWEVER 2005 TO ME WAS MORE BEAUTIFUL CHRISTOPHER OTTAWA CANADA
I think these are one of the most beautiful cars of this era.
Awesome vids guys. I also just got a 1999 996 manual with 67k black interior with red interiors in excellent condition as well. I have to paid similarly, what you got yours for, but it is amazing.
You need to replace the over rear axle part of the exhaust on the Jag! No sht, instant +10hp as the pipes are crushed for easier installation at factory.
Already did
I will say you didn’t mention the transmission A drum, that is a major very expensive common issue on pre 03 cars. dealing with that now
I have not had any transmission problems- I changed my fluid at about 90k.
Very nice, love them and have a 04 XKR 😎
The AJV8 is a brilliant engine. And very strong. The earlier 4.0 does seem to leak more so maybe go for the 4.2.
Give me the Jag.
Note: the Jaguar S-Type, mid-sized sedan, not the XK8, shared the same platform as the Thunderbird. The XK8 was built on an updated version of the original Jaguar XJS platform. The XK8 did share the same V8 engine block with the Thunderbird, which was based on the V8 engine that Jaguar had under development when Ford bought them in 1990. I agree Ford made Jaguar much more reliable; I would argue comparable to the German marques. Having owned both, I don't believe for a second that 996 would less expensive to maintain than the XK8.
a smooth running car and great gas mileage for a 8 cylinder
He also but an aftermarket mesh grill cover for a faux XKR look. Suggest with XKR w/ Eaton supercharger. About 100 more HP & ft lbs, a bit stiffer suspension (still a GT) and upgraded brakes.
the jag looks alot better then the porsh
The cupholders are rubbish. I never use mine. That said, the ones on yours don't seem to be opening properly.
They are rubbish - and I actually disconnected the springs so it wouldn’t open (it was popping open on its own). At some point I will remove them altogether and re-cover the armrest.
jag-you-are. come on guys, it ain’t a spanish word.
“You-are” killing me Smalls!!!
-AA
I'm an xk8 coupe owner so I'm biased..its the jag every time for me not only because I don't want people thinking I'm a hairdresser.as for the drying out wood I think that's your standard leaky roof.
This car hasn’t been parked outside in the rain, but I do live in humid Dallas and drove this every day for about 4 years, so the Texas sun takes its toll. - J
@husmanbros my bad...I just assumed rain..our climate is awful and any old jags with bad wood were damp inside.just sold my z4 coupe 1 day ago..loved it but its not the road ride of an xk8 coupe.
You’re making the Jaguar feel like its bad investment everyone else says it’s reliable
Mine has been reliable - it needed a bunch of maintenance- as it is a 20 year old car that I drove very hard for a lot of years
The cup holder is broken -- repair kits are available.
I disconnected the springs that hold it up - it had started popping up on its own if i looked at it wrong
The jag any day😊
I agree - JH
Porsche engines have to be overhauled after 100000 kilometres - say Porsche workshops. Bad!
That cup holder is missing parts and should pop out and stay up.
I disconnected the springs, because it started popping open on its own.
Just ran across your video, I have one question: how do you look at the word Jaguar and pronounce it, jagwire?
Probably the same way I look at other words I guess?
Excellent review. I've been deciding whether to get a new SUV for my wife or if I should get myself a second car instead. I'm definitely going for the XKR. My wife can just keep driving her 1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme.
If I could find an xkr that had all the things I have done to my car done, and in black on black, I would buy it in a heartbeat
Another xk8 owner said there's a HP limiter that you can find an extra 50 hp
Do you have a link? I will try it out for all of us!
@@husmanbros no link guy in parking lot saw my car and was talking about it, said he was in a famous band something bli or bly last name, he had a couple of xk8 's.
After seeing this I will stay away.
I have a 2003 XKR and it is fantastic.
One is beautiful, the other is bland and german...
I'm driving an X-type, it is the pure truth you said about oil and coolant leakage.
I ´m driving an X308 and an X100 - it is not true at all!
The X-Type has a Ford engine btw.
Not all English made cars leak my friend.
Correct, but most of them do
JagWIRE?!
The Growler face on logo was deemed too confrontational on the steering wheel for the Eastern markets. Boo!…
Imagine if Jaguar had made an elegant ink cat logo for Eastern markets. Or a Hello Kitty!
You can get the Porsche in a stick. It wins.
I have a 2001 XK8 and I love it, but, if it were not a convertible I'd probably hate it because of the upkeep.
How this video finishes? I felt asleep after 5 minutes of this “interesting” material…
Glad to help! So many people just don’t get enough sleep in these increasingly busy times.
The Mercedes R129 SL500 is a better GT car than the Jag.
There's an early Jag XK project on UK ebay as I write this with with Merc engine in it.
I have a 2004 Porsche 911 Carrera cabriolet 996.2 and it is timeless. It is the most fun car ever. Corvettes, Cameros, and yes jaguars cannot compare. They are so boring. Sorry, that little beast 911 wins every time.
That is only your opinion! You can see a Porsche 911 on every corner - that's boring!
@@MB-lg7kd if I wanted a rare car I’d have an Edsel. Being an ex USAC driver the Porsche is nimble like my old beast race car and just as exciting. Excellent retirement from sprint car racing car…… in my opinion!
they’re different cars in different categories, the segment this jaguar sits in is completely valid on its own, it is a beautiful, rare, therapeutic car to drive, it’s not a corner demon, but the ultimate cruiser with any needed speed in reserve
XK8s are your modern day E-type s