Highlights
- ULEZ compliant XJ8
- Ultra-rare run-out SE model
- Heated rear seats and piped leather
- Smart and well-presented throughout
- Service book stamped to 96,716 miles
The Appeal
If you’re looking for a modern(ish) classic that’s powerful, classically styled and timelessly elegant, yet also perfectly suited to today’s traffic conditions and is sumptuously comfortable, the last of the steel-bodied Jaguar saloons is the perfect choice.
Rapidly gaining classic appeal – and for good reason – the V8-powered X308 is a very easy car to fall in love with. Eminently usable, surprisingly affordable to run and with unrivalled levels of comfort, coupled to great driving dynamics, X308s now represent a fantastic era of Jaguar engineering that is absolutely core to the brand’s DNA.
A good one is a really nice car – retro-styled with an iconic badge and instantly recognisable, perpetually classy and achingly beautiful, the big Jaguar is an absolute delight to both look at and drive, yet it also has enough modernity about it to still be perfectly capable of daily use. They’re not as expensive to run as you may think, either, with straightforward maintenance and great parts supply (new and used), with loads of specialists.
This one has the added appeal of being one of the very last, which means that unlike the majority of X308s, it is classed at the Euro 4 emissions standard and complies the London Ultra Low Emissions Zone and Birmingham Clean Air Zone, as well as similar schemes in other UK cities. It expands its appeal to a much wider spread of the population.
It’s also a super-rare SE, introduced only for the last four months of production in 2002. the SE specification brought a number of equipment upgrades, including electrically adjustable and heated front seats, heated rear seats, a premium sound system and piped leather trim.
This car comes from a collection of nineties and 2000s modern classics, but due to some imminent and unexpected life changes, the vendor is having to downsize his fleet, so keep an eye out for other cars of a similar ilk on Car&Classic over the coming weeks.
The XJ8 is presented in smart condition throughout, painted in Seafrost Metallic (silvery green), with straight, clean panels and a lovely Oatmeal leather interior. It has a fully stamped service book up to 96, 716 miles and has covered less than 103,500 miles.
Key Information
- Mileage: 103,415 miles indicated
- Country of registration: United Kingdom
- Technical inspection status: MOT June 2027
- Technical specs: 3.2-litre V8 petrol (240 bhp), five-speed auto gearbox
- Paperwork: Original owner's manuals, registration documents, MOT certificates back to the first test in 2001and invoices
The Detail
- ULEZ friendly
- From a private collection of nineties and 2000s cars
- The vendor reports that the car drives very well indeed, with none of the suspension noise often associated with XJ8s
- Vendor will complete an oil service before the car is sold
- Original Jaguar book pack
- Service book stamped nine times up to 96,716 miles
- Original supplying dealer number plates
- All tyres have over 5mm tread
- Finished in popular ‘Seafrost’ metallic
- Paintwork is generally good and the car looks smart, but the vendor mentions some areas of poor paint finish on the bonnet and on the upper edges of both wings
- Very slight bubbling to nearside rear arch
- Some very small areas of bubbling on both front wings just behind wheelarches
- Sills and underside appear to be very good and the underside has been undersealed
- Oatmeal leather upholstery with no holes and a very gentle patina
- Electrically adjustable seats
- Heated front and rear seats
- Walnut fascia
- Cruise control
- Original CD stereo system with remote controls
- 16-inch factory alloys in excellent overall condition
- Two sets of keys plus green Jaguar valet key
- Remote central locking
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