Jaguar – Page 3 – The Carmax Unicorn Blog

August 26, 2020

Quick Hit – Low Production Jaguar XJR

XJR Side The 2016 Jaguar XJR L is a pricey unicorn at $55,998, way over my self-imposed cap of $35,000 (okay, my wife-imposed cap), but it sold upwards of $125,000 just four years ago and XJR’s, and especially XJR L’s, are very low production cars. And a very fast car with a sub-four second 0-60 mph and sub-nine second sprint to 100. Lots of aluminum keeps the weight down to just over two tons, and the 5.0l 550 hp supercharged V-8, with an eight speed automatic, keeps the speed up.

Jaguar XJ’s in general haven’t sold well of late, and yet they are wonderful opportunities to “drive rich”. Car and Driver in this review noted, “The upside of it not being a big sales success is that you won’t find yourself parked next to its doppelgänger every time you go to Starbucks.”

Autoweek’s review thought the XJR to be equal to or better than the Mercedes S63 and the BMW 7 series. Yes, I recommend MaxCare for this “nuclear” Jaguar, and yet I was surprised to see CarMax is advertising this XJR L as still under the manufacturer’s five year, 60,000 mile warranty. MaxCare might be cheaper than expected. Find this beautiful car here in McKinney, Texas. 2016 Jaguar XJR $55,998 26k McKinney 8-20-20

July 22, 2020

Coming Soon! 1 of 884 Gentleman’s Jaguar to Georgia – $19,998

xj8 side Between us, there’s a new “Coming Soon” category on the CarMax website. That’s where I spotted this 2019 BMW M850i that sold quickly, and today the above beautiful ultra low mileage 2009 Jaguar XJ8 L unicorn. Only 22,000 accident-free miles by a single owner in Georgia. It’s a nice gray over tan sedan with bluetooth, heated and cooling seats, adaptive suspension, and Alpine sound system. Big back seat, and big four-body boot for you mobsters.

xj8 shift It’s not a fast car with the 300hp 4.2l V-8 with a mid-six second 0-60mph run, but it’s fast enough for motoring down the interstate. Here’s a lengthy review from The Car Connection. Jaguar folks know it as the X358. I know it as the last year for this model before the XJ became a sleek, angular and more modern car. Seems Jaguar only sold 884 of these in 2009.

Interesting that CarMax generally limits European offerings to 10 years old or less, with a few stragglers. At this time there are a total of 11 European cars from 2009 on the CarMax lots and this beauty will hopefully be one of them. And the beauty is that CarMax will still sell you a 10 year, 100,000 mile MaxCare warranty on this 11 year old Jaguar – guaranteeing you no massive repairs until the car is 21 years old! Almost vintage. Probably a $75,000 car new and not cheap at $19,998, but unique. Find this lovely car here soon just outside of Atlanta, Georgia.

August 2019 – 2009 Jaguar XJ8 L – $20,998.

May 2019 – Unloved 2009 XJ8 – $19,998. Continue reading “Coming Soon! 1 of 884 Gentleman’s Jaguar to Georgia – $19,998”

June 16, 2020

Quick Hit – Exclusive (and Cheap) Jaguar XJ Supersport – When Normal Supercharging Isn’t Super Enough

xjss side There’s a whole lot to like about this 2011 Jaguar XJ Supersport unicorn. Pretty much all of the options in all of the other Jaguars were standard in the Supersport. Auto cruise control. Twelve hundred watt, 20 speaker Bowers & Wilkins sound system. Seat massagers. Rear seat DVD system.

And more power. The “normal” Jaguar XJ Supercharged saloon had 470 hp – the Supersport has 510 hp. Good for mid-four second 0-60 mph and a governed 161 mph. In this 2011 Motor Trend review they described it as “The Quickest Production XJ Ever”. The Supersport isn’t terribly more distinguishable than the Supercharged, other than more wood, aluminum, and leather, and special for this car wheels.

But this big Jaguar is also really, really inexpensive at $23,998, and has really, really low miles – driven maybe 2,500 miles yearly. The price leaves plenty of room for MaxCare to protect against unexpected repairs. This two owner, accident free car sold originally for over $110,000. Find it here in Reno, Nevada. 2011 Jaguar XJ SSupersport $23,998 22k Reno 6-14-2020

June 5, 2020

Quick Hit – Pretty Little 2009 Jaguar XF. Low Miles. Low Price.

XF side Surprised to see this 2009 Jaguar XF pop up at only $13,998. So many lesser used cars one could buy if you want to play it safe. Not that this is a high performance unicorn, but it does have considerable style and adequate oomph from the 300hp 4.2 liter V-8. Car and Driver seemed enthusiastic enough in this 2009 review, when the XF first replaced the “S” model.

The car sold new in the upper $50,000 range, and while I see four or five comparable 2009 models on Autotrader for less, none of those are available with MaxCare. That’s the CarMax advantage – lock in a five year, 100,000 mile warranty on an eleven year old car and avoid unexpected repair bills. If that’s not a worry then I’d pass and buy a supercharged XF elsewhere. Find this one owner, accident free California car here in Buena Park. 2009 Jaguar XF $133,998 42k Buena Park 6-3-2020

March 25, 2020

Quick Hit – 1 of 20! Jag Wag. Sportbrake. 2018 Jaguar XF S First Edition.

jag xf side Wagons are making a bit of a comeback (even Buick’s selling one) so pleased to see this pretty 2018 Jaguar XF S First Edition unicorn available at CarMax. But thanks to reader and avid car guy Mustafa Gardezi I learned that only 20 – count ’em 20 – of these First Editions were imported to the US painted in “Farallon Black” – a metallic paint with red and blue flakes normally reserved for Jaguar Land Rover’s SVO personalization cars. Fairly rare, old chap! The CarMax photographer captured it not at all.

The 2018 XF S Sportbrake sported a supercharged 3.0 liter six cylinder good for 380 hp and a 0-60 mph in five seconds. The low mileage car (5,000!) is well equipped with auto cruise control, adaptive dampers, AWD, and hideous (to me) red and black interior. Ironic the last car I blogged about was this 2015 Lexus LS460 F-Sport Crafted Line – also with red and black seats. Somebody likes them. This 2018 Jaguar XF S First Edition sold for maybe $85,000 new two years ago and is now $48,998 – over 40% less. It’s a one owner, no accident car with plenty of miles and years under manufacturer warranty – you might not even need to splurge on MaxCare protection? Find it here in Houston, Texas. 2018 jag xf s first edition $48,998 5k

March 15, 2020

Cleaning House – 7 Eclectic Unicorns Piled Up in My CarMax Profile

Got a number of unusual or interesting CarMax unicorns piling up in my saved list and thought I should share a quick post to get them on the blog. Most, but not all, are enthusiast cars. Some are just…different. Your call. Here we go. jag xf side

Start with a car I’d actually own – a 2014 Jaguar XF Supercharged. Decent price, 470hp supercharged V-8, two-owner car found here in Irvine California. Only five-years old and a good candidate for MaxCare. 2014 Jaguar XF Super $23,998 49k Irvine 3-20 Continue reading “Cleaning House – 7 Eclectic Unicorns Piled Up in My CarMax Profile”

February 6, 2020

(Sorry) Another Quick Hit – Very Cheap Jaguar XK!

Jag side Wouldn’t ordinarily write twice in one day (mostly because I always lose much time when I start by deleting the 30 comments spammed from hairstylists and escorts from India – bizarre) but this 2011 Jaguar XK is too pretty and too low priced not to get on the blog quickly. Seems to be a bargain unicorn.

The Jaguar XK is an elegant design and a decent sports car, and always tempting as a daily driver. I’ve shipped in a couple of XK’s and XKR’s and always regretted not buying, and even made this ridiculous trek to eyeball one that was selling for $26,998. yet for $23,998 this one is way lower than most 2010’s and 2011’s I’ve seen at CarMax.

Car and Driver reviewed the 2011 XK when new, and was most complimentary of the 385hp 5.0l V-8, an 85hp increase over the previous generation XK and good for a 5.0 second 0-60mph run, as well as all of the accoutrements – heated and air conditioned seats, heated steering wheel, 525-watt Bowers & Wilkins stereo – but were not fans of the unreliable electronics. Of course, that’s why I’d add $3-4,000 for MaxCare just in case the car fails. The car was over $80,000 new and is almost a quarter that eight years later. Find this one owner car Jaguar XK here in Atlanta, Georgia. 2011 Jaguar XK #23,998 50k Georgia 2-6

December 30, 2019

The Daily Driver I’d Choose If I Only Had $15,000 To Spend – 2009 Jaguar XF Supercharged

Jag XF 34 Thought I wrote about this unicorn – the first year Jaguar offered 420hp supercharged V-8 engines in the XF line – but I suspect it was a car that was gone as fast as it was listed. It returned recently and yesterday dropped $1,000 to a bargain price of $14,998. The car sold for over $60,000 new. It’s fairly well appointed with heating and cooling seats, heated steering wheel, blind spot monitor, rear view camera, 20″ wheels, and Bluetooth.

Was pleasantly surprised by this Car and Driver review that gave the car kudos for a decent ride on high performance tires, .87g on the skidpad, and a five second 0-60mph run. CarMax has about 11,000 cars under $15,000 and under my self imposed mileage cap of 60,000 miles, but this is the one I’d pick as a daily driver.

Of course, by the time you add MaxCare, and I wouldn’t own it without the warranty, and taxes, it would be a $20,000 car. Find this one owner car here in Salt Lake City, Utah. 2009 Jaguar XF Superharged $14,998 51k Salt Lake 12-30-2019

HONORABLE MENTION!

THESE WOULDN’T HURT MY HEAD IF I HAD TO DRIVE THEM.

December 4, 2019December 3, 2019

1 of 5 in US/300 Worldwide – 2019 Jaguar XE SV Project 8?!

img_1881-1 Another “didn’t know these were a thing” unicorns. Looks like a street legal Jaguar race car, and understand it’s the fastest Jaguar street-legal car they’ve ever put on the road. The beast has a 592hp V-8 (never in an XE before), sub-4 0-60mph, and claimed 200mph top speed. Check out this Motor Trend review. Splitters and diffusers and wings and everything but a roll cage!

The dealer told me its one of five in the US (and I can find only four others for sale around the country as of this writing so maybe so!). Personally eyeballed this at the Jaguar dealer in Chantilly, Virginia for sale for $188,495. Posting here because A) in three years I hope to find one on a CarMax lot for $75,000 B) I was actually at the Jaguar dealer to test drive a used Mercedes S65 prior to requesting a CarMax transfer of a similar S65, and C) it’s just too damned cool not to share! Here’s the odd thing. I eyeballed the blue model and yet online here’s the listing for an identical car at the dealership – it’s a Valencia Orange Ultra Metallic model. Hmmm….perhaps the blue one is already gone and replaced?

November 12, 2019

1 of 100 in US – 2014 Jaguar XFR-S. Crazy Fast. Relatively Cheap. Stolen Once.

xfrs 34 Thanks to car spotter Hans Mertens for sharing this 2014 Jaguar XFR-S unicorn with me. Didn’t know Jaguar stuffed the 550hp supercharged V-8 in this mid-sized sedan. Car and Driver review estimated a low four second 0-60 run and a top speed of 186 mph. The wing was optional and functional.

Suspension is upgraded significantly over even the XFR. The interior is pretty standard XF/XK with some better seats with XFR-S logos. Believe this was a $100,000 car five years ago, and you can find it here in Reno for only $40,998. It’s a two owner car (California and Nevada) and not sure if that includes the thief who stole it for three days in 2015. Wouldn’t matter to me – kind of adds to the mystique! Buy the MaxCare warranty and drive it until it blows up.

2014 jaguar XFR-S $40,998 45k Reno