1998 Jaguar Xk8 Base Convertible 2-door 4.0l on 2040-cars

     For your consideration is a beautiful 1998 Jaguar XK8.  I purchased this car from a dealer in Sarasota, Florida in 2012 basically over the phone after seeing photos as it only had 31K miles on it at the time.  I have driven the car for 1-1/2 years and it now has 43K on the odometer.  At the time of purchase I had the car flat-bedded to Miami and the timing tensioner chains replaced with stainless steel guides.  If you know anything about this model and year range, Jaguar used plastic parts on the timing chains for several years and they had quite a few disintegrate which meant engine failure.  You don’t want to purchase one of these cars if this service has not been completed.  I have all receipts for the work.  The car has just been serviced with an oil change, alignment, tires rotated and new wipers installed.  It is not due for a tune till 60K.

     When I was purchasing the car the CarFax and Autocheck reports both showed the vehicle had sat long periods of time between the owner’s visits to Florida…some spans of several years showed the car only being driven 750 miles or 1500 at another time.  Because of that I replaced the tires with Kumho Ecsta in the correct size as they seemed to have some flat spots from sitting so long.  The car is in excellent condition overall for being 15 years old.  The mileage is verifiable with carfaxand  Autocheck.  The only area of visible wear at all is the driver’s seat.  There are no holes or tears only some cracking in the leather.  The passenger and rear seats look as new.  All the other leather/vinyl as in armrest and doors is like new.  No flaw or fading in all the woodwork/dash and it's beautiful burl.  Convertible top is in excellent condition and works flawlessly.  The car has chrome wheels and full sized spare tire in the boot.  The convertible top boot cover is still in the it’s black bag in the trunk and has never been on the car.  The paint looks excellent, there are a couple places it was touched up from June bugs hitting the car on the hood, one scratch on the side and one small door ding in the rear passenger panel otherwise paint is beautiful.  The car is a joy to behold and to drive and is the quietest convertible I’ve ever driven and I’ve owned many in my lifetime.  I searched quite a long time to find this vehicle and saw many during my search.  No smells but a wonderful scent of leather once inside.  Car has never been smoked in and ashtray and lighter unused.  There are no issues with this vehicle and I would not hesitate to drive it anywhere.  Auto-climate control and the coldest A/C I’ve ever owned.  Auto Seats, Mirrors and in-dash cassette with 6-cd changer in the boot.  The original Phone from Jaguar is still in the armrest.  The color is Sapphire with Light Ivory Leather.  Convertible top is a matching dark navy blue.  I drive the car daily approximately 12 miles each way from my home in Miami to my office in Aventura, Florida.  The car has a clean title.  Please feel free to ask lots of questions, I'm happy to answer you or photograph anything in particular you'd like to see.