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Doug, I watched this video one year ago and I want to thank you for introducing me to the best car I have ever owned. I flew from Houston the Seattle and purchased a 2013 Jag XJL 5.0 SuperCharged with 22,000 miles for $42K. These cars are absolutley amazing. My biggest suprise was the fuel mileage I got driveing back to Houston. My "Average" speed was 73 MPH and I got 29MPG! At 85 mph the engine was only turning 1800rpm. One year later and I am still amazed and appreciate the car as much as I did the first day driving it back to Texas. A big "Thank You".
this video also convinced me to buy an XJL!! I picked up a non-supercharged 5.0 model (I dont like factory boosted vehicles), for only 18k. Has 50k miles on it, and its not the London tan, its the orange-ish and black interior. Almost looks brown!!! I LOVE this car, and i was 3 days from buying a ford Taurus SHO for over 25k. So glad i ended up with this jag.
@ JJ Parker - I think they call that orange looking leather saddle leather. I know BMW and Lexus call it that. Jaguar calls my 04 XJ VDP leather biscuit leather.
shaunp4trick i cant disagree, although i know dougs been pretty critical of carmax in the past, but it does seem that way doesn't it. only way i see it helping his employer would be to bankrupt them with warranty repairs for all the jaguar and land rovers sales hes directing carmaxs way lol
The XJ x351 has a flaw with the key and that is a oversensitive one-click button to accidentally open the trunk of the car which you can do with out even knowing. A nice feature on a rainy day...
I actually like the new videos more, he goes more in depth with the car's details, and his comedy and jokes are now based more on the car he's reviewing.
Yeah old Doug was more about being kinda goofy wile reviewing cool cars but now he's picked up so much traction and he realizes people actually go to his videos to decide if they want a (usually) expensive car so he does a much more indepth review
I've been looking at this car as a luxury cruiser. After a few hours of looking around, the general sentiment is that this is one of the most reliable Jaguars around.
The engine on my 2014 jaguar XJL died at 126K miles. (All routine and regular maintenance performed meticulously). The dealership said I could get a new engine for $25,000. I spent over $13,000 in repair and maintenance in the three years I had this car. Now I have a 4100 pound paperweight in my driveway.
watching these older Doug videos makes me realize how much more robotic his newer videos are. almost like he’s burnt out and just going through the motions. with such a wider audience he’s lost the capability to show his personality through these videos. i love this video particularly, you can just kinda tell he had fun filming this.
Most cars depreciate in value substantially their first 3 years after manufacturing (and being sold). The two makes that tend to have the least depreciation the first 3 years of a cars' life is Acura and Lexus. They're both basically 50% depreciating value after 3 years. This is the first and best reason to never buy a car new, unless you plan on keeping it for 10+ years. I tend to keep my vehicles for a long time and I never buy new. Certified Pre-owned is really the way to go. It's really like you get an almost factory warranty as if you were purchasing new, but you don't have to pay for the depreciation. BMW's and Merc's are pretty similar to the Jag's.
Does everyone really think Jaguars are still wired like they were in the 1970s? They do not have poor electrical systems and haven't since the early 1990s. Do Chevy pickups still rust away as they did in the early `70s? The perpetuation of such automotive myths is nonsense.
Absolutely agree with you. I'm in my 2 nd Jaguar the 1st an 03 S Type zero problems with that car one of the best car's I've ever owned. Now my 2012 XF Supercharged V8 Portfolio edition. Another great car. I'm sick of all the people that are Jag bashing because of issues if cars built 30 years ago.
Brian Keith Null I’m on my second Jaguar as well. The first an ‘00 XK8 convertible, the current one an ‘04 XKR coupe because powaaaaahhhh! Nothing but reliable, sexy and fast. Because of misconceptions, buying a used Jaguar is one of the automotive world’s best kept secrets.
Wow! I'm impressed. Driving on an actual road with twists and turns to evaluate handling instead of freeways and suburban (or city) streets! Kudos, Doug! Well done.
@@abdulaleem7344 If someone wants to buy an XJ Jag... they obviously care about how their car looks... so obviously a Lexus LS460... is NOT on the table.
+James Franco scared words spoken by people afraid to live their dreams. Unreliable is not really a thing with modern cars these days. When considering the purchase price of BMW vs Lexus plus maintenance the maintenance cost is negligible. The boring Lex May cost $200/ year while the BMW costs $1000 a year in maintenance. Do you really care about $800 after a $50k investment so much that you will drive a grandma car? No thanks.
It was one hell of a car to be dropped off at school in! My dad has owned 4 jag's, an 09 XF supercharged, 2010 XFR, 2012 long wheelbase XJL supercharged and now he has a 2013 XJL ultimate edition. I'd love to see Doug review the ultimate edition! It puts this XJL to shame.
I own one, and it’s amazing to drive. As far as handling, it handles like a champion outperforming both the S550 or A8 (I know, b/c I’ve driven those), and as good as the Panamera.
@@kylesalings8355 No. I’ve owned two, and put a lot of miles on both. Both always worked great. The power is amazing. The only mechanical issue I had was with my first Jag when the moon roof broke and wouldn’t close all the way. I think it was because my kids were standing on the armrest and up through the open space and took it off the track. Anyhow, I traded it in for my second model, which I still have. I’ve put 80k miles on it (currently at 109k miles) and runs like new.
I hate watching these vids bc it makes me cringe that my father spent $46,000 for a Hyundai santafe elite when he could have saved 10grand and got a jag 😑
This was one of the vids that helped me make my decision to by a mint 2011 XJ SC from my neighbor in 2018. It had 68K miles and she cared for it well; she was a regional manager that had to drive around to a lot of branches so she wanted to be comfy no matter what. She got a new job and didn't need to drive much so she put it up for sale and I bought it for $19K. Since then I've put 30K more miles on it and the only thing that I replaced was the water pump. It rides like a 510 hp limo when you want it to, and is as agile as a JagUar when you put it in Dynamic mode. The crazy thing is it is still worth $19K lol...
Depreciation on Maseratis, Jags, and most luxury german cars is absolutely stunning and i love it. I bought my 2012 XF Portfolio w/ tons of options in March of 2016 for 40% of its original cost and it was still under its original factory warranty (which i used a couple times). Its incredible how little the average joe even knows about depreciation
@@MrMusic55123 well here we are in 2022 and I still have my 2011 XJL. No problems and I love it. I keep thinking of getting a new car but I can’t find anything I would love to drive as much as this one.
Gotta love the Jags! But I do prefer the look of the older ones (90's - 00's) over the modern post 2008 models. They're cool now, but they used to have this classic elegance that I just dont see anymore. But Im sure they perform better now than they ever have, so its a fair trade I guess
This XJ is wonderful and better than the german ones!! Certainly, now they're quite different from those of the past, but I would prefer them!! Matter of fact the XJ is my favorite car
Frank O'Connor I don't understand why you Americans make fun of British reliability. the shit you yanks turn out is so fucking terrible only Americans buy it. go to another country, I'll guarantee the closest thing you'll find to an American car is a European built ford.
Jags are quite reliable now, and Land Rovers are also much better than they were too. Ironically, considering the USA vs UK argument going on here, it was actually FORD who did quite a lot to save them both and improve the manufacturing processes of each, as well as having a gigantic R&D resource pool to use compared to before.
I put over 40k miles on my last used Jaguar in about 2 and half years and never once had an issue other than a bad A/c valve that I had replaced in the first month to make sure I had cold a/c on the 5k mile road trip I was planning.. And it was a ten year old car when I bought it. I'd buy another in a heartbeat.
Can't believe I am only seeing this film now after so many years. I was astonished that Doug missed the basic fact that the reason the XJ performs so well is that the body is entirely aluminium compared to the German S Class and 7 Series competitors, cutting the weight down enormously.
Dear Doug, Today I committed the ultimate sin and made the incredulous decision to search RU-vid for a car review of a "2017 Jaguar XJ review". However, I used the search bar for those particular words only. After wasting countless time filtering through videos, having my ear drums nearly blown off by the music intros of some people, I finally came to my senses. I realized I should have came and searched the God of Car Reviews first before sinning and thinking I can find better on my own. Please accept my confession, forgive me, and continue to bless me with your videos. Thank you
Funny. I have one JUST LIKE THIS in Stratus Grey. Supercharged beast....I love it. ZERO PROBLEMS since I bought it new. Runs like a top. Fast as hell and BEAUTIFUL
Been watching your videos for a while and it's pretty awesome you have a great knowledge and I hope you never stop filming videos so we can keep benefit from it.
You know because it's common sense. If you used a computer in the 90's - 2000's you saw this typed in every chat room about 8,000 times a day. Oh the days if ICQ and mIRC.
Ethan Ward damn Doug! His journalistic integrity is in question. How dare he claim asl stands for age sex language. It means location. We all know this Doug is wrong wrong wrong. Nothing he ever says is now all in question.
I love this car! I also think it's more appropriate for it to have the V8! Makes it more majestic! Also, $35k isn't even enough for a BMW 330i, with the 4-cylinder turbo!
My Daddy had 3 Jaguars. They were amazing. So much more elegant when we were robbing banks than crass plastic cast iron Yankee transport for the colonials.
I find it sad that Jaguar discontinued the XJ... The XF just looks like any other luxury sedan, but this, had much more personality and the rear looked so good.
Kels Monti ひ I know their not supposed to have problems, I'm just saying that cos most people think that jaguars always break down even though most of them don't
In 2012 I bought an '09 Jaguar XF with a supercharged V8 for $35k. Great luxurious car for the price. Owned it for less than 3 years but in that time there was only typical maintenance such as brakes or tires and a few blown fuses. Oh, and it was fast. In high school it earned me the nickname of "that kid with the jag".
Mi Zhou I could make a cool story here but I'll just tell the truth and say my dad bought the car for me. But $400 monthly payments honestly isn't that hard to make. I'm currently making them on a Range Rover Evoque Coupe.
This is definitely one of my favorite DeMuro videos - the level of humor is where I like to see these; everything down to the pretzels was great/hilarious - yet still the dude is tremendously informative!
Wilfred It's great. Some things that annoy me, as with all cars. Had a 997 before and I mainly miss the manual. It's certainly much faster than my 997, sounds significantly better, doesn't rattle like my 997 did and is just as much fun to drive, probably more fun TBH. Traction can be an issue in the rain, but when it's dry out it's not as bad as some reviewers might have you believe. You can easily floor the car in 2nd gear and just rocket away with little to no TC actuation. With a manual it would literally be my perfect car. As it stands, I'll probably get a second car for the summer next year to scratch my manual itch, something cheaper, like an Elise. Alternatively I may trade in the F-Type for a new GT3, if that should actually get a manual again, as is rumoured. Though TBH...as much as I love Porsche, my main reason for getting rid of my 997 was disappointment with customer service, which was incredibly poor over the 3 years I owned it and I frequently ran into trouble with my OPC (everything from cracked windshields to personal insults) - so, yeah, I'm not too psyched to be buying a car from these guys again. They don't seem to be taking younger buyers seriously at all (bought my 997 at 21). Meanwhile, Jag's service has been absolutely terrific up to this point. Time will tell.
I think language was chosen for the smooth tone of "luxury", vowels and consonants. It's really supposed to be location but I don't think it would flow as smooth in the mind.
I'm about 2 years too late for this comment but, I'm not sure the "avg listing is $35K" is quite accurate (?). I remember looking at XJ's that were about 2-4y a few years ago, and while that might have been true for the non-Supercharged ones, I'm pretty sure average ask for the supercharged ones, especially with some decent options and low miles, was high 50's, low 60's. Maybe I'm full of it. but I remember the one I test drove (was a 2011 or '12 with less than 10K miles) was at LEAST high 50's. (Incidentally, I agree with everything Doug says about how it drives... too big for me in the city, but might be a great highway cruiser in a less crowded city).
Every car reviewed should have a Doug Score!!! I started looking online for this car in my area because of this video, so while it may have been a bit tongue in cheek, all cars should get a Doug Score!
No doubt. I Had an entry level x-type. Best car i ever owned but had an oil pan gasket leak. Couldnt get anyone to do it bcs the whole engine needed to come out. Jaguar would do it at $200/hr. 30 hours of laber. Do the math on that one lol. Luckily i got in an accident and totaled it
Charles Wellington lll I got it used obviously. Paid $9K. 3 months later tranny went out. Had to pay $3k for a used one. It was a nice car lol but i learned my lesson and now drive a honda accord
I understand but i wasnt really looking for a jag. I just saw one and test drove it. Drove great for 120k mile car. If only the parts that broke were ford parts it would've been ok
I won't consider a car unless I can find a Doug Score on it first. I laughed at the trunk openings - its the little touches that make these reviews the best. (Yes, the Doug DeMuro auto reviews are the best on the planet.)
That was the joke. He loves the remote open trunk feature for some reason, so he crammed it into as many scenes as possible. Did you think the part where the opened trunk hid his face as he talked was an accident too?
Assuming there is a warranty on most of the major components & you don't mind paying 2-3x for each service interval, go ahead. After all as Austin Powers once said, some people "like to live dangerously". I'm most amazed that the XJ is actually LIGHTER than anything in the class; S-class, 7 series, Panamera and Quattroporte. It weighs about the same as a Avalon or 3 series, which is amazing considering it has much more power & luxury features. That's what all aluminium construction does for you.
Uncle has owned a 09 Jag XFR since new, never ever had a single fault. Not one hiccup. Happy with that to be honest! Jag's have been getting much better in the reliability stakes.
