Jaguar SV8 . Battle begins.

[brickwall]

I have a new to me 4.2 supercharged Jag. - It has a rusty wheel at the passenger side rear.  A little bit of the sill needs a wee tickle with the magic zapper. To help with costs, I have found a few more coins under the rear seat.

If anyone here has experience of the XF, please chime in with advice.

[grogee]

If @Crispian_J_Hotson is out of therapy, he might be able to give you some words of wisdom. 

Most of what he's endured learned is here:

 

[robt100]

Welcome to the 4.2 Supercharged club! Though mine is in an XJR. Just to boost your confidence along with the previous mention of therapy, I've had mine 18 months and its nearly on the road 🤣 Thankfully with the ally chassis/body no sparkly stick issues, but sadly, I think thats what eats the XF at this age. Good news is parts are pretty easy to come by, even from Jag (albeit at Jag prices) managed to renew all the coolant hoses on mine the other month, all still available from Jag, or a 3rd party but a genuine part. Mechanically I think they are pretty sound though, 4.2 is known for being a decent lump, just watch out for the valley hose, cheap part, but 4hrs to replace.

[Bren]

Jealous. I looked at these in the past - rust, high VEL and not many good ones went against me.

My F11 doesn't have a V8 burble but for everyday use it is not much slower and will do over 40mpg.

I think the 4.2 has fewer issues than the 5.0.

More pictures please. And good luck.

[Tickman]

3 hours ago, grogee said:

If @Crispian_J_Hotson is out of therapy, he might be able to give you some words of wisdom. 

Most of what he's endured learned is here:

 

Now @MVX11V 

[shampooefficient]

ISTR these have some of the nicest wheels ever fitted to a production car? 

 

If I am right, then... Visuals. Chop chop.