Jaguar X308 XJ8 Buying Guide - The Ultimate Jag Or British Money Pit? [XJR/Daimler Super V8]

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@alexandrecouture2462 Жыл бұрын

I have an XJ40, the grandpa of this car. The suspension is amazing. But beware it's a car for old money, with old money repair bills if you don't do it yourself, as I do. It is such a sweet car!

@ebismusic8813 Жыл бұрын

ULEZ COMPLIANT - I’ve owned my 308 since new in 2001. I wrote to Jaguar and received the certificate of conformity, which TFL accepted and changed its status to ULEZ compliant. This is a game changer, as without this the car would probably have been sold or scrapped, so it’s well worth challenging the status.

@ClassicsWorldUK Жыл бұрын

Great tip!

@sackvilleweldingservices Жыл бұрын

My XJ8 is exempt from the Bradford clean air zone fees, I couldn't believe it!

@MikeZak101 8 ай бұрын

my 2002 XJR was exempt straight from the off as was my friends 2001 3.2 XJ sport, strange you had to apply for yours

@olepetter866 Жыл бұрын

I am the lucky owner of a 1999MY Daimler Super V8 with 94.000 kilometres. It is the best car I’ve owned and the quality of production is very high. I have owned the car for more than 10 years and I am the second owner. As I live in Spain there is no rust. The car looks, drives and feels like new. My recommendation is buying the best Daimler/Jaguar X308 you can find and enjoy it.

@vikingo5094 5 ай бұрын

Salut Jaguariste..félicitation..pour cette belle auto !...bien que je prefere le vrai moteur jaguar encore dispo sur ma 300 4.0 sovereign black..jusqu'a la 308..j'accepte..😂

@Jagggggg88 Ай бұрын

What kind of fuel consumption you average with it?

@olepetter866 Ай бұрын

@ Around 11 to 12 litres per 100 kilometres

@Jagggggg88 Ай бұрын

@ very reasonable! I do simular with my 94 xjs 4.0 aj6, looking to add a daimler six or super v8 to my garage also in the future.

@E7DMG Жыл бұрын

loved my 308 - bought for £3.5k as a stop gap but then fell in love with it then set about improving it over covid lockdown. A great enjoyable car. Mine had the Nicosel engine and as said in this video it presented no issues even with 90k miles. Currently running a 358 Super 8. great car but the ride is not as good as the 308. Funny how many people used to stop me andf compliment the car (pacific blue). Not had that with the 358 yet!

@sackvilleweldingservices Жыл бұрын

In my experience of welding up cars for MOT's, most of the rot spots mentioned in this video apply to virtually ALL car makes. Just back in November I repaird an Audi A4 estate rear subframe that had rotted through. Have done sills on VW Polo's, Toyota's, Ford's, Mazda's and more. It's not the end of the world if it needs welding up.

@JonDingle Жыл бұрын

Virtually everything said in this video applies to most cars of any make. I know this because I have welded up Audi, Citroen, Fords, Toyota (Aygo and Hilux) Mazda and more.

@The_Car_Stalker Жыл бұрын

True cars are built to last 10 years - they (mostly) don’t rust and need fairly basic maintenance with maybe 1 timing belt and a couple of sets of tyres plus oils changes etc. Then they are cheap as chips and binned off

@GentilsGarage Жыл бұрын

I nearly bought a X308, but ended up buying a X300. I like these every much… they just exude class

@warishussain82 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant video, lots of information. Always wanted a Jaguar x300/x308 model's because they remind me of the Jag's of the 70's and 80's. Ended up with a 2006 4.2 v8 sovereign ( x356 ), would love a video on the x350/x356/x358 models!!!!!!

@christopherroth6723 Жыл бұрын

I'm actually thinking of picking up an X308, figured it may be a fun new daily. I have an X350 VDP as my daily and its brilliant, but I want to keep it in mint condition, because it's my first (and only) car to date. Most other Jaggggg guys seem to love the X308 but I've never been crazy for it. But, they are dirt cheap, so I've been thinking about buying one. This is brilliant info to know ahead of time.

@jaromor8808 Жыл бұрын

same here, can't stand the rear end of the x308

@paulelverstone8677 Жыл бұрын

Can we please all take a moment and enjoy the proportions - particularly in side-profile of this Super V8. In my mind, the best looking of all the XJ's, bar perhaps the C-12. All imho...

@cactusthomas914 Жыл бұрын

Had 3 of these. All XJR, all rotten at the nsf wheelarch area and floorpan to chassis both sides. Rusty subframe mounts, but hell, I still repaired em, and I still love em. Even low milers need to be checked though.

@MagnyCoors Жыл бұрын

XJR more likely to be driven so hard that the body flexes, cracking sealant and giving corrosion a head start I think.

@williammillward3696 Жыл бұрын

Dont recognise the rear suspension at 3:50 looks like a 350 not a 308

@jondrummond1388 Жыл бұрын

I've been driving XJ's since early 1990's; XJ40's, X300's and X308's. All great cars especially the X308 and its V8. Certainly rust can be an issue in the earlier cars but do your homework before you buy. No-one buys a house without checking for woodworm and ensuring that the foundations aren't subsiding! I've always found that tax and especially insurance have been reasonable and running costs very acceptable. Provided you keep up with routine servicing which is not difficult these cars are reliable and great fun. I'm about to buy my 8th and can't wait. Affordable luxury which turns heads across the age groups every day. What's not to like.

@MagnyCoors Жыл бұрын

That doesn't speak volumes in terms of durability if you've bought 8, just sayin..

@jondrummond1388 Жыл бұрын

Point taken; but I used them every day and did mega miles in them, travelling the length and breadth of the country and abroad ++ so there comes a point where everything wears out. And it's always pleasant to change specification/model/ engine size etc.@@MagnyCoors

@gvamedia Жыл бұрын

My XJ40 had in 15 years of daily use rust problems only where there was worked on earlier. My X300 ist completely rust free and it is not a garage queen, living outside most of the time. My X308 was a rust bucket but astoningly easy to fix. I am looking after several X308‘s and they need so much more attention than the sixes that I would not recommend them to a „no spanner“ person. And I am also not sure about the body quality compared to the X300. Here on the continent we don‘t have so much trouble with rust as UK and UK cars usually look horrible in comparison. If someone would ask me to buy a Jag I‘d always recommend the sixes. Nothing else.

@peterriggall8409 Жыл бұрын

That’s a L O N G list of possible problems. 😳 I get the message.

@lobsterwhisperer7932 Жыл бұрын

I live in Australia, my old Jag is rust-free only because we don't pour salt on our roads.

@mr_pastry Жыл бұрын

Why has that Daimler you’re using in that video got XJ40 door lock pins, not the flush 300/308 ones?

@NewtonInDaHouseYo Жыл бұрын

Generally - as with any used Jaguar - buy the best you can afford and avoid neglected clunkers. 2000 to 2002 4.0 and 4.0 S/C are the pick of the bunch.

@ryanbird5419 Жыл бұрын

Can you do a buyers guide on the X300 as im pretty sure you did a buyers guide on the X308 last year? Still a great guide on buying an X308.

@Kattr824 7 ай бұрын

Tech tip.: with transmission (and filter) change, I do the diff. fluid too. Does not cost much, maintains fluid viscosity and performance unity in drive mechanism, eliminates noise and potential issues. Also, the presenter would make a brilliant “Top Gear” reviewer, I think.

@The_Car_Stalker Жыл бұрын

so just to clarify - they rust everywhere?

@NewtonInDaHouseYo Жыл бұрын

It really depends on how it was stored and whether it was used in the winter. Mine’s 100% rust free.

@royfontaine5526 Жыл бұрын

Complete rot boxes. Such a shame.

@colino72 Жыл бұрын

Not in Australia 😂. Not a spot of rust on my 1998 4.0 Sport spec

@The_Car_Stalker Жыл бұрын

@@colino72 to be fair that is the only place he didn't mention!

@colino72 Жыл бұрын

@@The_Car_Stalker lol - yes!!!!

@skelejp9982 Жыл бұрын

I own a XJ X308 SC 00, for 4 Years now. Did 33K Kilometers in it. Next to maintenance, Cars like these will eat Ball bearings, because of Speedbumps an Roundabouts. The X300/X305/X308 is different from other XJ's, because it is the Lowest XJ ever build. With a Height of just 1,31M there is no comparison.

@michaelsimpson3548 Жыл бұрын

Dip stick tube? Only the XJR with the Mercedes-Benz transmission

@mariannehoutzager9093 9 ай бұрын

I had one once...I enjoyed this great automobile for nine years! This video is shocking, the rust everywhere...

@CaptainAwesome-mz6mt 11 ай бұрын

Hi Guys, would your team consider doing a buyers guide on the X300 series XJ?

@JonDingle 10 ай бұрын

I do a lot of welding repairs to cars and own a 2001 XJ8. I can tell you, today I welded up a 2010 Citroen C1 that was rotten on the offside sill. Nect week, I have a Toyota Aygo on the same year coming in, BOTH sills are rotten and where the rear subframe mounts. it will take three days to do the repairs. My Jaguar on a 2001, needs rear wheel arches and nothing structurally. Jags DO NOT ROT as bad a people think!

@mikevanblommestein5726 5 ай бұрын

Great info and presentation, thanks

@roygardiner2229 Жыл бұрын

I don't own or run a car but I AM interested in them and I love Jaguars. Based upon the rust problems that you (rather frighteningly!) described if I were to buy a Jaguar I would try to get an aluminium bodied one.

@Azureecosse Жыл бұрын

As an ex XJ owner you really have to be invested in Jaguar ownership to want to own one they really will rape your bank account and give you grey hair. I gave up on them 5 years ago and bought a Lexus LS. Jaguars are luxury ownership but they also have luxury problems still have the 2008 Lexus 460 and nothing has ever gone wrong and it cost £500 a year to service which is nothing.

@jimmyquinn9639 Жыл бұрын

Another good video 🚘🚙🚗⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👏👏👏👏

@1972jjb 6 ай бұрын

A lovely form.. apparently made of All-bran. Can see why people go for the uglier but aluminium x350..

@videowsatcher Жыл бұрын

Sealed for life period is a good indicator of how long they expect the vehicle to last

@anthonyhunt5307 Жыл бұрын

Would have helped if Jaguar put any paint protection underneath rather than just the primer and basecoat…..

@mumwifeteacher Жыл бұрын

The question of quality is can you barely hear it running or is it barely running.

@andrewwaller5913 Жыл бұрын

You can hear it rusting from a mile away though

@razkhan-i9k Жыл бұрын

Like the jaguar XJ 2008 (X358)? Like the jaguar XJ Daimler Super V8 or the XJ Daimler V8

@McGrory69 5 ай бұрын

So if you don't want an XJ that rusts like a Datsun just buy an x350/356/358?

@erich84502a 24 күн бұрын

USA loves Jags despite the issues and land rover, range rover

@jonnyvt6602 Жыл бұрын

Rusty then?

@MagnyCoors Жыл бұрын

X308 = Tony Blair, XJ40/300 = John Major

@angusnz7910 Жыл бұрын

So at a guess, rust. Unfortunately that’s what gets most jags and Citroens here in NZ…bugger

@berwhaletheavenger Жыл бұрын

I can't recall the last time I saw a '308 that wasn't rotten. Sills, arches, wings, bulkhead - just everywhere. X350's are cheap enough now to make the 308 waste of time - examples that are 'rust free' won't be for long. If anything they seem worse than the 300 and XJ40.

@johnfinlow Жыл бұрын

You still get corrosion with aluminium. Plus the rivits are steel

@ivanfernyhough3851 Жыл бұрын

Apart from rolls royce and bentley,the greatest and definitely the best looking luxury cars ever made.i wont have any other car but jaguar.have owned lots over tge years including 1 x300 and 2 x308s and theyre are superb,especially the 308s.this really aint a great review to be honest.makes them sound far far worse than they are and lets face it,the british weather and the amount of salt they chuck around will destroy any car thats neglected by its owners.

@paulwhiteford293 Жыл бұрын

So, in brief.. generally walk away! lol

@Carrera-gp9od Жыл бұрын

I had one of these , it was only 6 years old at the time . Worst car I ever had . Thermostat leaking , wheel bearings needed replaced . Rust , and then the timing chain snapped . I had a so called jag expert do a ppi on it before I bought it too !!’ It’s a shame it’s put me off Jags for life .

@automotiveaffairsshorts Жыл бұрын

In short… it’s a rust bucket 🪣

@TheMuzikall Жыл бұрын

Jaguar wee expecting Customers to choose this over the S class W140. Lexus LS400. Audi A8. BMW 7 series. Such an Expensive Joke🤣😅

@Laimondasss 3 ай бұрын

Actually I would choose it from them all. They cant even compare by design or the glamour you get driving it

@stephensomersify 11 ай бұрын

Daimler SOOOOPER V8

@kramnam4716 11 ай бұрын

😂😂” make sure the rear suspension is FIRMLY attached to the car” Ah, British build quality. They used the best steel for the braziers they all stood round when striking to keep warm .

@AkramBaig2689 Жыл бұрын

You have to describe 308 😆 how bad its is when it comes to rust.

@minikodtlivov3184 Жыл бұрын

Why they never teach us how to sell problematic car easier 😢......

@johnnywires943 Жыл бұрын

Jaguar is a love but it is famous for unreliability and bad build quality.You have one because you love the difference between that and the Germans and Lexus.