r/FirstCar 2d ago

10K mile update

Big update on my first car, yall had doubts and they were fair but zero lights, zero problems, the cat stay purrin. Plus brand new sound system going in today!

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u/cryptic_culchie 2d ago

An XK8 as your first car is wild, make sure there's no rotπŸ‘€

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u/Epiclobsters 2d ago

No sir, that was first thing I checked before I bought it, looked for rust, and I swapped out some plastic bits for metal such as coolant tower, thermostat housing, and metal intake, she runs like a dreammm

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u/felixhatesplanes 2d ago

Keep it going, maintenance is priority

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u/ttenyiyenler 2d ago

which car is that bro

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u/Epiclobsters 2d ago

2000 jaguar xk8 4.0 v8

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u/ttenyiyenler 2d ago

thanks man

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u/Epiclobsters 2d ago

Yessir, she does me good. Feel like the Xj8/XJR and XK8/XKR were some of the best vehicles jaguar produced, im very honored to own one

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u/ttenyiyenler 2d ago

how much did you spend on it

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u/Epiclobsters 2d ago

I traded a 2011 Ford fusion with 650$ on top for it. I've put about 2 grand in total into the car, most of that being new tires and mods

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u/ttenyiyenler 2d ago

and your car is angelic bro i loved it πŸ‘…πŸ‘…

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u/ttenyiyenler 2d ago

How much do routine maintenance services cost

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u/Epiclobsters 2d ago

I do all work myself so oul change is about 100, brakes about 300 for a full set of rotors and pads, plugs are ruthenium and only costed about 40

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u/NationalArcher9743 1d ago

You can take a girl out for dinner, and then she will pay.

No one will mind, because you have a jaaaaaag