Jaguar XK 4.2 - Could this be the best GT car you can buy for under 10K? - BEARDS n CARS 

I’ve owned XKs for more than 12 years and currently drive an XKR convertible. Fantastic tourers, great looks, powerful and still classy. The XK is a very docile car but can be sporty if you want to. The XKR has much more power, but the fuel consumption is higher. The gearbox is very good, responsive, proper gearing, and you can go manual with the flippers behind the stearing wheel. The XK and XKR are great cars to drive, great to own and still stunning looking, a future classic, for sure!

Brought a 2008 XK with 85’000kms a month ago here in New Zealand.Supercharger or not it still sounds and looks bloody good imo.

Mine's a daily driver (well WAS, before COVID, now I'm home full-time) and wonderful to drive. Even gets 30 m.p.g. on the highway, if I behave. I've had it since 2014 and it's been reliable too. Just keep it on a Battery Tender or other battery maintainer - it is hard on batteries.

These are beautiful looking cars. I have a 2007 with sports exhaust and 20inch Senta wheels. It's the most modern car I've had (I usually have older classics) and I'm amazed at how much I've fallen in love with it. 64k miles, fsh, £10.5k. What a car for the money! Great review!

Rivet bonded body/platform. Super rigid but hundreds of pounds lighter than if it was welded steel. Great near bullet proof engine that loves to rev. Fantastic gear box. Adaptive suspension with aggressive Dynamic Mode setting for suspension, steering and power train + a drifting mode (the TRAC DSC). Plus they're gorgeous looking.

Wow surprised that the channel showed up in my recommendations after the P-Score vid.. anyway keep up the good work!

Oh yes indeed, I have owned one for 4 years now. Sounds incredible to, I am lucky enough to own two of the beat sounding V8 cars in the world 😁, and the jaguar is one of them🤗 Particularly love the auto rev blip on the down change in sport mode. I have an after market exhaust to accentuate the exhaust music😁 Nice review brother😎 If your on the x150 forum, I am the guy who did the thread this week on rebuilding the cylinder heads on the XK. Not many of use work on our own XKs. It's my every day car to.

These are amazingly beautiful cars. I love the sound, the presence... everything. My favorite is the classic wood trim interior. These are kind of England's own Corvettes. I love the XK and one day I'm going to get one. Cheers from a 911 owner.

Picking mine up Monday!!!!!!!! EdIt: Ok it’s been a a week now. It’s more than everything I thought it would be. Comfier, faster, beautifuler, cheaper (when compared to 5.0 sc) I love this car I’m so happy with it.

My love for jags goes back to when I was a kid. Dad used go to breakers and scrap yards for parts, I used to walk round on my own and the first car that caught my attention was the old Jag 1974 Xj6 it was beautiful on the inside only the engine was why it was there. Great review and im loving the quality of productions of these videos.

Many Thanks, Recently purchased a classic XJS V12 1989 with only 27,000 km on the clock. Just looking at it makes me smile!! Peace From London. 🙏🙏

A great honest review of a great quality beautiful car

a future classic IMO especialy the soft top

You SOLD ME !!! I'm Looking for ONE NOW ! Still a Great Review Mr. Beard!

Enjoyed your review as a big XK/XKR fan. Good presentation. Look forward to watching your other videos.

I am 1,8m tall and own the 2006 XK 150X. I absolutely love the car, but I had the driver's seat moved back about 20mm and the seat tilted backwards ever so slightly - needed more leg, head and arm room. Still not ideal. I'd prefer more more leg and arm room - I like driving with my arms quite straight. But these are small compromises given how wonderful the car is.

Many thanks for all of your informative videos on the Jaguar XK and the variations and, based on all of your comparisons, I have just purchased an XK 60 Coupe (April 2009, one of the last 650 productions) naturally aspirated 4.2 and it is fantastic. I fall into the category of 'older driver' so the power is more than adequate and I have found a Jaguar/ Aston Martin technician , Will ay AJ Tech Newton Abbot, who will be looking after it.

Great review. I just bought one of these (2006 model). Love it. More expensive in the French market, though (I live in France)

Great review mate. Mad how much prices have gone up in general the past couple of months. Struggle to find these online for less than 10k:(

man I'd love one of these, but they're so much more expensive here!

In the real world the standard XK is the best option. It has enough power, sounds better (due to the lack of supercharger and different compression ratio), has less to go wrong and costs less to buy and run.

I'm looking in Australia at a 06 with 50 K miles on the clock. $50 k or about 25 K GBP. Certainly cheaper to buy in the UK. Great review btw.

Great review and I agree re base versions concerning most modern makes and models, the XK particularly, given it was clearly intended as a GT and one never offered with a manual transmission. If you desire a “sports car”, skip the R version and purchase something analogue-ish that is equipped with a manual transmission so to enjoy shifting through the gears on a winding road without reaching 70 MPH in first gear (personally, my choice to fill that void was a S2 FHC E Type). Two years ago I purchased an 07 XK coupe BRG/Caramel, 58K miles, replacing my venerable 09 VW 2-door Rabbit as a daily driver. I do not have a work commute, but that noted, the car has been reliable, comfortable, has plenty of power, and bonus, has stunning looks - the Maserati GT is certainly flashier (not my style personally), but ridiculously priced and reliability is abominable. An Aston Martin? All models are elegant for sure, but the price of entry is too high for what you’re getting and akin to the Maserati, poor reliability. The Jaguar XK is the clear winner in the category as this video demonstrates A few additional comments - Gas milage is definitely very meh on the XK compared to the 5 cyl VW and the need to drink high octgas doesn’t help the pocketbook. A Trickle Charger is a must for any digitally based car using an AGM battery - all the incorporated doodads eat power like nobody’s business. Little things I did - replaced the needlessly overpriced and underwhelming original tires with All-Season Vredestein tires from Tire Rack, half the price of the original equipment with superior performance and a winter rating (I live in the Philly region, occasional snow, manageable with no commute. If, however, I had to drive consistently in bad winter weather using as a daily driver, I’d definitely secure a set of winter tires on rims given the car is RWD. Regarding experience in winter driving, I grew up in central NY where snow was on the ground from October-April, I can drive RWD in snow and am well versed re a car’s limits). I use an Indy mechanic shop for routine maintenance and don’t ignore my car’s needs, i.e., a lower control arm is bad, I replace both sides preemptively and purchase all my own parts online - parts prices vary from the same as for a VW Rabbit to eye popping. For example, a seat module can run $800 USD, that’s a lot of cash in my frugal opinion. Finally, concerning pricing, one would be hard pressed to find a well kept specimen for less than $15K USD, though there are plenty of abused, high mileage examples offered for a song and a dance (I know, I saw them in my search and was horrified - ripped head liners, torn seats, interior buttons devoid of paint, and never mind mechanical issues). Happy Motoring!

Saving up all my pennies to buy one of these I currently have an S-Type nothing wrong with it just feel like I need to move on

Love it thank you for your insight

Love the shape, one of the best on the planet but i could only buy the convertible version (i wish)

damn that one- handed driving tho

Had a 2010 XK and now own a 2015 XKR, best looking car on the road by far IMO. ;)

Are the prices still this low in the UK? 6-10.000 GBP? In Germany it´s around 18-20.000 now in April 22!

Food for thought! 👍

Couldn't agree more regarding having a preference for the original, non 'hot' model... But nobody seems to get it?! All my pals just berated me for not buying the XKR, i tried to explain that red calipers, bonnet vents and quad pipes aren't to my taste and somewhat take the elegance away from the XK... they'll never understand, though. Great vid!

Mine was 25K with a 4 year warranty

Have the timing chain issues of the earlier model been sorted with this one? Great review of one of the best looking cars on the road.

Nice and smooth review. You make me thinking of buying one but I am concern if it is going to fit two child seats in the back. I have one year twins. I hope it does. Thank you.

Great video. Any thoughts on top mileage to go for? How many is too many?

Why can the seats fold jazz kroutons roulette

Considering that this video was published in August 2020 I think your suggested price range is a bit off. After watching your review I had a look for the market price and, on average, was significantly higher than you said. You can buy for just under 10k but only just. Better to budget for 12-14k. Question please - on this version/age of XK can you drop the rear passenger windows, so it is completely pillarless ?

Wish they were still this price now!

The XK is one of the most beautiful looking cars ever made, full stop

So what was the price of this spesific car again

Hi I have been looking for a 2010 to 2012 xk portfolio for about £15000 to £18000 as a keep for ever car , would it be a good investment for the future ?

Have you ever been able to drive a Jaguar XK with the rare 3.5 V8 engine? If Yes, how does it sound like and how does it drive in contrast to the 4.2 litre?

You get this car.

Merc SL500 is another good one (if not a 2+2)

How's the fuel "economy" around town? Suburb area with some starts and stops. Am I looking more like 15mpg or 20mpg is achievable?

A year on what would be a rough price guide be now please? Tia pal

I daily drive my XKR X100.

X180 generation, is it not an X150?

Are you Doug demuro lol

You are almost touching the roof with your head. How tall are you?

The seats don't look comfortable

Small correction of course. I said 'X180' generation. I meant to say 'X150'. Also, you can take a peek through the catalogue of other cars which I've featured in Beards 'n Cars here: ru-vid.com/group/PLli-l3TTlwDO_6yAJuczuC7IDDcTr6L9m

You won't find many of these for under 10k more like 15k