Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich850R
Not sure id be going from something ive already spent a small fortune on and then looking at a V70/850, unless you go down the route of a well sorted one already which you will pay a premium for. You will inevitably be spending another small fortune on another to get it to standard.
|
Not necessarily, 'Rich850R'!
Way back in January 2016 our long-term ownership 745 died. Preferring RWD, we initially looked for a nice 945, 965 or V90. As we failed to find an acceptable example, we began looking at V70s. In July of that year, we bought a late Phase 1 petrol auto with 118K up from a dealer for £550.
The screen price was £695 but it only had 5 months MOT remaining. I told him that I would meet his asking price if he would put a year's ticket on it. He declined, but immediately offered me the car as a 'trade sale' at the price mentioned. I considered that not unreasonable so we shook on that.
All that the car required for it's first MOT in my ownership was attention to the handbrake and welding of the exhaust bracket - both common V70 failures. Since purchase, I have covered 13253 miles and spent the following on the car:
Fuel: £2500 (2073.39 litres; running average 29.0578 MPG)
Routine Servicing: £203.06
Other Repairs: £390.28
Fixed Costs: £3473.69
Total Cost: £6567.03 or 49.55p per mile
Depreciation, if I wrote the car off today, would add an additional 4.15 pence per mile.
Like all of my cars, it lives outside year round, and while far from pristine, is still presentable and provides comfortable, practical and safe transport.
I don't know what his Jaguar might be worth, but I think it would be entirely possible for 'cpjitservices' to source a suitable car without great difficulty. My only advice to him is not to be too fussy regarding colour, trim, etc., but to buy on condition alone. There are some good examples of these under-rated cars around, simply because some folk are put off by the fuel consumption. As I have said many times, there is much more to economical motoring than the price of fuel!
I wish 'cpjitservices' every success in finding one of them!
Regards, John.