Hi, my last car was a Paramount Performance XJR! the one your looking at is not a black one by any chance?
mind blowing performance but only in a straight line, kick down at 80 and it would wheel spin! my 3.2 would easily lose it round the country lanes.
the supercharger whine was awesome very Mad Max! It would easily keep up or beat most supercars whilst still carrying 5 in relative comfort.
In real world driving I was lucky to get 17mpg, and when pressing on single figures. so the Audi is frugal by comparison, and still nearly as quick as a standard XJR.
So far the Audi has been more unreliable then the 2 XJR's I have had CV joint, wheel bearing, silly electrical gremlins, and now the AC is playing up!
where as the last XJR only had one wheel bearing go and that was from a giant pothole, and the throttle body replaced for free by Jaguar after 13 years and 130k+ miles (it some how missed a recall) in the seven years I owned it never replaced a single bulb or the battery.
The jag for such a large car is not very big inside crap boot size/shape, unless the XJR your looking at is the new shape from 2002 onwards?
Audi much more practical, surprising what you can get in with the seats folded.
I miss the Jag, as Jeremy Clarkson said just saying the name when someone asks what do you drive "A Jaaaag"
But the Audi is so much more enjoyable to drive in the wet with the 4 wheel drive, and forget the XJR in the snow, I live halfway up a hill and have a very slight incline on my drive. The XJR wouldn't even get off the drive never mind up the hill, the Audi just strolled up the hill in the last snow we had without a hitch with ordinary tyres (Falken 452)
I choose my 3.2 because for peace of mind it had the timing chains done, which was a worry when I was checking forums before buying. But I think after mid 2005 they are OK, but watch the date of newer ones because after 23 March 2006 you pay £460 car tax mind you before that date it is now £270.
I would defiantly try a DSG 3.2 it suits the engine perfectly, I have just come back from London where I just put it in D and forget it and when I got to the country lanes put it in manual and play with the flappy paddles.
The other option which I did think about was a A8 best of both worlds? but I dismissed that, as the same reasons as to why I did not get another XJR if something big went wrong it would bankrupt me, parking up London a nightmare, and not a hatchback, can't put the dog in the boot he would not like it!
