2000 Jaguar XJ8 Reliability

Tiny
TCASEY44
  • MEMBER
  • 2000 JAGUAR XJ8
  • 4.0L
  • V8
  • RWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 120,000 MILES
I really want to get a Jaguar XJ8 years 1997-2001. I keep hearing incredibly good reviews or completely terrible reviews of this car's reliability. I know that the problems with these are the timing chains/adjusters and adjusters are plastic but simply upgrading them to the aluminum ones will fix the problem of its engine failing after the timing chain/adjusters break. So my questions to your are; Are these model jaguars reliable? And if I were to buy one from a dealership which has been fully serviced but has 200,000 miles on it, would it last at all?
Thursday, September 11th, 2014 AT 9:43 PM

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Tiny
HMAC300
  • MECHANIC
  • 48,601 POSTS
Those cars aren't seen by mechanics in shops very much. But if take n care of most will last but with that many miles you have to expect problems are going to crop up much sooner than later.
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Friday, September 12th, 2014 AT 6:45 AM

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