Used Jaguar XF 2.7d or 3.0d

morrisoscar

Looking a buying an xf and have around £15k to spend with no px, two models seem to fall in my price range a 2.7d which is the early model 2008 early 2009 and a 3.0d 2009 on. I know the 3.0d was a replacement for the 2.7d, question is are they worth the extra they seem to cost.

colino

They are marginally better cars, but do you want to be driving behind that gross Volvo front grill? (It took me a long time to accept the S Type)!

gilbert_and_sullivan

Research very carefully, a colleague has had eye watering bills to keep his XF going, the last one for a service, cambelt change (100k ish) and apparently failed Cat cost him over £2k.

Independent owners forums would be first ports of call.

puppey

yeah agree with gilbert. lovely cars the jags but maintenance can be quite $$$

daveyjp

As always, does a DPF diesel make sense with your annual mileage and journey types? A full Jaguar dealer service history is definately required.

I know two people who have had S type 2.7 diesels and both developed expensive faults with DPF and turbos.

motorguy

morrisoscar wrote: »

Looking a buying an xf and have around £15k to spend with no px, two models seem to fall in my price range a 2.7d which is the early model 2008 early 2009 and a 3.0d 2009 on. I know the 3.0d was a replacement for the 2.7d, question is are they worth the extra they seem to cost.

Yes, the 3.0 is the better car.

Also, come resale time it'll be the one people want.

As above, research them carefully. The can require a lot of money to maintain so be prepared!

harveybobbles

Buy petrol

motorguy

harveybobbles wrote: »

Buy petrol

True

Though i had a run in my bosses 3.0i XF and it wasnt great. Engine wasnt a patch on the 3.0 in BMWs.

mrmot

I was in a Jaguar dealer a while back and overheard the service advisor on the phone to a customer. It was about a turbo failure on a diesel and the price that was quoted was over £1000, the customer then asked a question about the turbo which was relayed to the service manager, it was 'Which one, right or left?'.

So it would seem that they have the potential for some eye watering repair bills.

gilbert_and_sullivan

mrmot wrote: »

I was in a Jaguar dealer a while back and overheard the service advisor on the phone to a customer. It was about a turbo failure on a diesel and the price that was quoted was over £1000, the customer then asked a question about the turbo which was relayed to the service manager, it was 'Which one, right or left?'.

So it would seem that they have the potential for some eye watering repair bills.

Hope not as bad as Disco 3 with the same engine, turbo failure requires the removal of the body from the chassis for access, you really have to wonder.

Modern Diesels are great, till they go wrong, then they aint.

tired_dad

tbh a new turbo on many cars will hit £1k or more from any main dealer.

I've heard that turbo failure is almost a wear and tear item on a diesel, i.e. they almost always fail at some point.

Out VW touran turbo went 2y ago at 50k miles. Main dealer price was well over 1k fitted. Independent managed to get one for about £7-800