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Jaguar XK8 Convertible Review | Get The Bond Villain Look
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- Опубліковано 4 вер 2024
- This week on Buckle Up, Harry drives a Burled Walnut covered slice of England, the Jaguar XK8. Is it, as its styling suggests, a hair raising sports car experience? Is it your typical old man car or is it the perfect car for a leisurely Sunday drive? Watch on to find out.
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Forget the car, what about those trousers?!!
A complete work of art!
Gucci?
Forget the trousers, I hope you've sorted your hair out! 🤣
Omg I’ll make a video of a beautiful car ... what should I wear ?
Opulent trousers for an opulent car
The best looking car ever (outside and inside). I own 2001 xkr convertible and I will keep it forever. Nothing can compare with it: such smooth modern classic….
It is a fantastic design
I own a 1997 convertible, and have a couple comments. In the Air Force, I was nearly disqualified being 6’3” and having too high a sitting height, but made it into Phantoms and F-15’s on the sly. I have no problem fitting very comfortably in both headroom and legroom, and the air conditioning works wonderfully here in Scottsdale, Arizona, with summer temps reaching 45 plus C. In my opinion, quite comfortable, especially compared to mid 60’s Italian sports cars.
The transmission causes the engine power curve to change quite a bit when used in sport mode with the J-gate, so you may want to play around a bit with it; I enjoy changing up using this from time to time. I changed the fluid with Valvoline; A bit of a pain, but works well.
A known issue with these early engines is the cam chain tensioners and chains. It is a time consuming job to change them out, but not out of the range of a competent home mechanic. A couple of specialty tools required, available on E-bay for a couple hundred, and several UA-cam videos which bear a couple watchings. I did mine and found the original plastic ones in good shape at 24 years and 63K miles, but feel better with the upgraded metal tensioners and heavier guides (the better ones may be a bit maligned unfairly in one of the videos).
One of my back window regulators went bad. The desert is good for no rust, but hard on plastic pullys. A company here in Phoenix can rebuild them with lifetime guaranteed metal pullys and the fix worked well. Hard to get to though!
All in all, I am very satisfied with this 1997 Jaguar XK8!
Thanks for watching
We had a S3 E-Type lined up as we wanted an air-conditioned classic Jag for hot days. The deal fell through so we bought a 2000 XKR instead. So glad we did. A much more practical car & equally attractive from all the positive comments we receive; plus there is that supercharger whine when you press the go pedal & it cost a fraction of the E-Type. We use it for 3k klm interstate trips & love it.
My grandparents had one of these in the late 2000s, I distinctly remember sitting in the tiny back seats as a small child (they felt tiny even back then) with the roof down. It was even British Racing Green with the same leather and walnut interior as this fine example. The smell of the leather and sound of the engine are something I could never forget, hopefully one day I’ll be able to buy one myself. Lovely video, subscribed and will definitely keep an eye out for your videos 👍
Amazing story, thanks Dylan!
I've had an 03 XKR for just over a year now... and love it. Looks fabulous. Performs wonderfully.
Would love to try out an XKR one day! Enjoy yours!
I've got one, had it over 3 years now, absolutely love it.
Hi Steve, so glad to hear you’re enjoying yours! I’m very jealous indeed!
could you see yourself daily driving it? damn I want one so bad but im worried about going in over my head in reliability and i might have to go for a sc400 instead
U R so lucky
Enjoyed the review. I’ve had a 4.0 XK8 and have a 4.2 XKR. Both coupes. A few things worthy of mention. It looks like you have the seat quite high and I think you’d have been more comfortable with it lower. I’m 3 inches taller than you and a lot bigger and have no problems fitting in. Plenty of room. The gearbox learns your driving style so it improves if you press on. The sport button changes the way it reacts too. I also enjoy driving using the J-gate to hold gears. In both my cars the average mpg over all driving was about 25 so I don’t know what on Earth was happening for you to get 16. Got 33 on a Cardiff to Glasgow trip once in the 4.0. Maybe the test car has issues? The coupe is a far better drive than the convertible for obvious stiffening reasons. The supercharger makes a huge difference too. You should try one. My 4.2 is a 2004 so Jag had tweaked the styling with a few skirts and the like. Not everyone likes them but I do. Both mine had stock exhausts which are too quiet. If the test car sounded good, it may have had an upgrade, maybe a back box delete. This helps a lot and is next on my list. If u sell enough t-shirts to buy one, maybe sure you sell a good few more to keep it maintained. They are expensive to run.
I promise we attempted to lower the seat, it would not go any lower than that. Possibly the motor had decided that's as far as it went anymore. It hadn't been used a huge amount on its current MPG "trip" before I filmed it and only for short journeys as it was early May when we filmed so it was only just getting to convertible weather, which might explain the low figure. I would love to try a 4.2 XKR and also a coupe to see how much the chassis improves but I may have to wait a little as it was nigh on impossible to get insurance for this shoot thanks to being 24. I don't know if it had a back box delete but I definitely agree it could do with a little more growl like they let later Jag V8s have.
@@BuckleUpShow I believe it was the motor, I am 191 cm and i have been looking for a coupe, I sat in one (with 321k km so wasnt gonna buy) just to see, and I fit comfortably with the seat setting all the way down, with an acceptable amount of headroom too. initially it wasnt good but that seat adjustment goes really far down
I have a 2001 XK8 convertible. It was a fixer upper and has seen the inside of a shop probably more than the inside of my garage, but it should be ok once I get it straightened out. Man i love that car
Excellent choice
That engine is an AJ26. It replaced the straight-six AJ16 engine.
I was in the engineering office at Jaguar at the time that this was being deigned, so know it quite well... and many of the people that were involved in its design.
Only Ford input was software used to help design it and $$$$.
That is what I was trying to convey but I may have jumbled my words, my apologies
I own a 1997 XK8. Love it. Such a fun car to drive.
And I can completely see why you love it. Being a 1997 model myself I can't quite justify the insurance on a 4 litre V8 yet but hopefully soon it will come down 🤞
You can tell how exciting and happy Harry was to film this all the way through! 🥰
He’s like the Cheshire Cat!
Glad you liked it, nice summary. That's just the tip of the iceberg of XK8 versions. Need to try a 'tuned' supercharged version. That will really put a smile on your face. Happy motoring, regards Damian
Hi Damian, I really hope I get to drive one soon! I need another XK8 fix!
Love my 2003, XK8 4.2, Silver exterior, white interior with black top. Only 83,000 miles. I live where it snows in the Winter so it doesn't get driven then. Looks new still. : )
Sounds stunning! Thanks for watching!
The coups boot lid is smaller and looks way better as does the shape of the roof. Rear seats were just to put the car in a lower insurance group.
I like the way the boot looks, I am rather odd though
i'm in Canada and considering purchasing a 1999 XK8 convertible with 131,000KM on it. Love your presentation
Thank you
I want one so badly
Treat yourself!
Fabulous summary of the XK8. Thank you.
My pleasure!
Never has a man suited a car more than Harry in an XK8 😂
We can only agree!
Best classic u can get.
Up for jag. 👍👍
It’s some machine!
I've had a reasonable number of cars over the years and the two that I've had more compliments about than the rest put together were a 1999 XKR and my current car, a 2001 XJR. People just seem to love a Jag
Gotta love a Jaaaaaaaaaaag
The rear seats are for the dachshunds
Surely an English bulldog would be more appropriate
Big is relative, if converted to cubic inches it is 244 cubic inches. In the USA, that is tiny. That being said, 290 horsepower at the time it came out was big power, right up there with the pony cars of the USA at the time. I own a 1997 xk8 convertible in the USA, and I Love it.
I mean it's bigness is as much about the fact it DOHC with a wet sump so as a package it's rather large for being "only" four litres
New to your great channel, loved the video and your style of talking about cars, brilliant. They really are great cars, i have a 98 XKR and like you say....oh boy that engine! Mmmm.
Looking foward to your next vid and watching your others.
Hope your merchandise sells well for your Jag purchase 🙂🙂
Best
Andrew
Great to have you on board Andrew 🙂
I was initially put off by your hair. Get it cut! (I am an old fart and have strong views on such things, plus my dad was in the army. I blame him for most my shortcomings.) The review is brilliant. I am currently looking at buying an XK8, looking at all the reviews, joined the JDR (Jag Drivers Club) and test driven a few. I love the car and thought your review was honest, passionate, and to the point. Well done and thanks. Get yer hair cut!
Thanks for watching
The requirement by US Regulators to have 4 seats was easily met by the people at Coventry - because the US Regulators didn't specify the dimensions - as Bart Simpson would say . . . . . . 😂
I don't think there's any US regulations that say a car has to have four seats
I refuse to waft smash that kick down as often as the opportunity arises. You will feel great 😊
Oh if it were my car I definitely would be
Looking for advise please: I’m considering 2002 XK8, everything is flawless but seats, windows and roof doesn’t work. Seller is telling me some module change should do it, but I have no idea what I’m stepping into and can’t seem to find answers online. Any experience with this? Thank you
That sounds bad, I would call your closest Jaguar specialist garage and ask them 1) what they think might be wrong and 2) to quote what a repair might cost. You can then use that to negotiate the price down if it doesn't make you want to walk away
@@BuckleUpShow thank you
XK back end looks much like that of an X-type, so maybe I will think of buying an XK after my X.
Do it
Lovely interior...what is this guy on!
Berocca
The button next to the sport button isn’t cruise control. It’s a speed limiter button.
It is cruise control - turns cruise on, then you set/cancel it using the steering wheel buttons
@@hunty28 It's only a speed limiter button on my 2004 XKR. I'd sent you a picture of my handbook if I could but I can't post one here. May be different on older models although I had a 1998 XK8 and it was also a limiter button. Maybe trim options differ?
LJ W - that’s weird, my 02 XKR manual calls it Cruise (Speed) Control and says ‘The cruise (speed) control, when activated {by the switch next to the Sport switch} maintains a constant road speed without the driver having to use the accelerator’. That’s for the UK, maybe you are in another market where different rules apply?
What year is this XK8 in the video?
@@origin_theory R prefix in the registration plate is 1st registered between August 1997 and July 1998
Same regulators prevented the MGC .
What regulators?
Great work
Thanks for watching Phillip!
I'm 6ft 3 in the seat is fine my head goes too high but that's about it
So presumably you have a convertible?
Mazda copied it for the NB MX5 and took out the parcel-shelf 'seats'.
You so realize the Miata came out 15 years before this car right?
Well the NB came out a year after, but they probably started developing it three years before that (if not more). However this is the Internet and people hold onto their convictions however misplaced they may be
Good and balanced video!
Thank you!
The small rear seats were letter of the law by US regulators.who wouldn't permit their import otherwise. Not for the likes of Harry - being a bit silly ?
You're thinking of the chicken tax and commercial vehicles, not V8 GT convertibles
Did they all come with body matched roofs or was that an option?
I'm not sure
My cup holder never stays shut and the door pocket is good for a phone in a pack of cigarettes
Why do you keep your phone in a pack of cigarettes?
Elegance overal! Bentley-swimsuit😉😃
I didn't know Bentley made swimsuits
Well done!
Thank you
Buy the XKR for just a few Bob more
I probably would, price difference is marginal at the moment and as well as the extra power the toughening on the engine to handle that power has made it more reliable now, same story with the mercedes gearbox
Surely, selling your X-type can buy you an older XK8?
That car sold for £1200, so no
@@BuckleUpShow not far off XK8s at the bottom end of the market! Guess it depends when you sold it - I swear XK8s were going for about £2k last year?
Ones with terminal rust or snapped timing chains were that cheap, a decent runner was north of 4k
@@BuckleUpShow damn. That's a shame. I am toying with either an XK8 or a CLK500 (W2009). Can't decide. Do like the traditional lines of the XK8.
I want one but I'm 6 foot 4 would that be an issue
Yeah taller than six foot and sat up normally your head will be touching the roof, if your happy driving leaned back or always with the roof off that solves that but also I was sat with the seat all the way back and I'm only 5'11"
@@BuckleUpShow or drive like the pet detective
Was it an electric car because l didnt hear the motor running. A V8 that makes no noise..why have a V8 then.
There are multiple clips focused soley on the engine sound in the video, I don't understand how you've come to this conclusion
Muy Bien
Muchas gracias!
ZF gearbox stuck in park.
Not sure I follow you, is that what has happened to yours?
thats the baby engine my XKR has the 4.0 V8 supercharger lmao
Cool
Of course the interior is falling apart
😂 it wouldn’t be a Jag without a couple of bits falling off
HaHa 😂! Good Video ! Seriously
Ta chuck
Beautiful and inexpensive to buy but you will go bankrupt in maintenance. I know, I bought one😢😢😢
Less than £11k a year? cause that's what you'd be spending in PCP to have an F-Type. Therefore if its less than that you've basically got a bargain #manmaths
Tubli poiss.
🐶
Engines are shit . Nakasil block until 2002/03 early s/n . Exploding cam gear hardware , all years . Also these engines were manufactured without timing marks , UNREBUILDABLE when they blow up . I will never buy another one . Pretty front yard ornament though .
You mean Nikasil cylinder liners, which were only in production until 2000, the timing chain tensioners were also redesigned for 2000. Every engine has its foyables but the AJ V8, especially the 4.2, seems to do better than a lot of the other European rivals in terms of large preventative maintaince items.
@@BuckleUpShow The nakasil was used up to the early s/n of 2003 . The tensioners and slippers were upgraded twice still with plastic . The all metal AFTER-MARKET ones were best . ALL years of this engine were shit . Do you research better . Why don't you but 10 of them . HAHAHAHAHAHA .
Please cite your source on the Nikasil, but I'm fairly confident popular mechanics with be correct. I am aware the tensioners still aren't perfect even in the current 5.0 version but when I think of Porsche con rod and IMS bearing issues, or BMW valve seals and VANOS, or Mercedes Benz AMG 6.2 Head bolts and consumable cam shafts, Suddenly doing a bit of preventative mantinence to the timing chain doesn't seem so crazy when many rivals require a preventative engine teardown.
@@BuckleUpShow A "bit" of preventative maintenance ? Chains , slippers and tensioners + labour is $5.000. . As for the 996 . Porsche replaced my engine under warranty at 36.000 kms . Both cars are pieces of shit . I will never buy them again .
If you don't mind me asking, you're clearly an enthusiast but I can't think of many performance cars now that won't cause you bother as soon as the Warranty is over, what are you driving these days?
If you're going to review stylish cars you might as well start wearing some stylish clothes 👻👻👻
We need more subscribers in order to bank roll the purchasing of a new presenter wardrobe, but you can help with that 😉
@@BuckleUpShow done
deck chair material
Que?