Thread: Hoping to buy a 2002-2006 RR

Originally Posted by harlie

yeah, the 4.4bmw engine was not continued in the L322, but it lived on in many other BMWs - there is a hell of a lot more bmw v8s running around in the world than there is Jag v8s. This has got to be the first time I've seen someone say buy a Jag instead of a BMW.

I'd buy a jag, just love that XF, and I could say to my wife, "lets take the jag"

An acquaintance with 30+ yrs. as a test engineer etc. commented to me recently that the German govt. policy on "recycling" has had an adverse impact on the availability of BMW (and I suppose Mercedes and Audi) parts for engines over 10 yrs old.. spares inventories were significantly reduced and genuine parts such as valves, bearing shells, pistons etc were/are difficult to acquire. Apparently the policy is to encourage people to buy "new" and recycle rather than repair!
I don't know how true this is.

Hi all,

A bit of a bump here but I'd thought I'd give you an update.

I ended up bargaining with a dealer for a supercharged Jag V8 2005/6 model with limited warranty. Lost out at the last minute after a long negotiation trying to get value for my beater of a trade-in. I'm told it sold for $38k drive away.

Eventually settled for a 2003 BMW V8 from a private seller with RWC, low km and a few bonuses for $26k. Brought her home this arvo and in retrospect I'm glad I went for the older model. Seems like a lot of car for the money - hopefully she's good to me.

Cheers