makeshiftUK
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- ‘02 XK8 4.2L Coupe / ‘52 530i Sport Touring
Good evening all,
First post on these forums, forgive me if I’m starting this thread in the wrong place.
I have an ‘02 Jaguar XK8; a beautiful car which I’ve enjoyed these last 4 years but I’m ready to move on - and have always fancied a CL, and I can’t believe how affordable the C216 (2007+) models are now... if we're talking purely in terms up front purchase costs of course!!
My budget is up to £12k, and on Autotrader UK right now I can see plenty of CL500s with less than 100k mileage, and a single CL600 with 170k ish on the clock. The prospect of a V12 is intoxicating, and as a Jag owner already the prospect of high maintenance costs doesn’t put me off (up to £4k a year on the Jag). I’d be driving up to 9-10k miles a year, and 95% of those will be motorway miles on long trips - and not a daily driver.
-Am I crazy to consider a high mileage V12? My other car is a BMW 530i on 207k... but that’s not a V12!
-Can I get my 5 year old/car seat in the back of a C216 CL?
-Is there a buyers guide/anything specific I need to look out for?
-Has anyone driven both 500/600 and able to share their experiences?
Thanks for your thoughts and opinions in advance.
Dan
First post on these forums, forgive me if I’m starting this thread in the wrong place.
I have an ‘02 Jaguar XK8; a beautiful car which I’ve enjoyed these last 4 years but I’m ready to move on - and have always fancied a CL, and I can’t believe how affordable the C216 (2007+) models are now... if we're talking purely in terms up front purchase costs of course!!
My budget is up to £12k, and on Autotrader UK right now I can see plenty of CL500s with less than 100k mileage, and a single CL600 with 170k ish on the clock. The prospect of a V12 is intoxicating, and as a Jag owner already the prospect of high maintenance costs doesn’t put me off (up to £4k a year on the Jag). I’d be driving up to 9-10k miles a year, and 95% of those will be motorway miles on long trips - and not a daily driver.
-Am I crazy to consider a high mileage V12? My other car is a BMW 530i on 207k... but that’s not a V12!
-Can I get my 5 year old/car seat in the back of a C216 CL?
-Is there a buyers guide/anything specific I need to look out for?
-Has anyone driven both 500/600 and able to share their experiences?
Thanks for your thoughts and opinions in advance.
Dan