Used 1998 Jaguar XJ-Series Consumer Reviews
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great used car for comfort
Jules, 02/16/2017
1998 Jaguar XJ-Series Vanden Plas 4dr Sedan
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Excellent car for everyday driving. Safe, large and extremely comfortable. Very low to the ground, so not for the elders or disabled. Beautiful classic design in so many ways. Safe - Safe - Safe!
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Wonder car
Thom, 05/05/2008
1998 Jaguar XJ-Series XJ8 4dr Sedan
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Lucky to find a car of this quality with such low mileage. A dream to drive and gets many looks by other drivers. While the off the line performance is less dramatic than expected it accelerates quickly once in second. Road noise is fantastically quiet. Comfort is luxurious and pleasing.
XJ8: Premier Flagship Luxury Sedan
W.L. 1, 04/13/2007
1998 Jaguar XJ-Series XJ8 4dr Sedan
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Wow!! I love my XJ8. Good mileage. Great performance. This is true one of the best luxury sedans from europe. I also love the S-class. The XJ-Series has better styling, performance, & reliability. The S-class W121 is a competitor. The 7-series however is not as luxurious as these two.
Beware
courageous, 05/09/2002
1998 Jaguar XJ-Series XJ8 4dr Sedan
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I purchased a "select edition" 1998 XJ8, which means that the car was thoroughly inspected and certified. I don't think so. In less than a year's time I have had the car in the dealership 10 times! After tiring of driving a loaner almost as often and the Jag, I was informed by the dealer that my car had lost more than $10,000 of its value in just eight months. "You can buy them at auction for $22,000." So, even though these cars are supposedly select models, you can still wind up with a cat that's a real dog - and don't expect the dealer to do anything for you.
$12K In Repairs and Still Counting
Lee, 03/25/2005
1998 Jaguar XJ-Series Vanden Plas 4dr Sedan
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Beautiful car, great ride, wonderful handling, expensive to maintain. Between 55K and 75K miles - fuel pump, transmission, brakes, shocks, timing chain, water pump. Replaced all the plastic timing chain tension parts with new metal parts. A simple seal is $80. Same seal with my Infiniti is $15. Jag must figure if you can afford the car, then you will be willing to pay through the nose for their parts. I keep saying what else can go wrong with this car? And, something expensive always does.
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