Jaguar XF 5.0 V8: PH Carpool - Pistonheads.com
Why I bought it:. "Having had an early exposure to motorsport, with my parents being part of the Silverstone Members' Club, it's fair to say that fast cars have always been in my blood. I'm a fan of having slightly unusual cars, so wanted something different to the usual mainstream BMW/Audi/Merc options. The Saab fitted the bill, and due to the rarity of the spec that I wanted at the time we had to travel to Chigwell to source that car from the main dealer. Initially I started looking for 3. 0 V6 petrol XFs, but a trip to my local Jaguar dealer for research purposes presented this lovely 5. 0 V8 in my ideal colour combination of black paintwork with a black leather interior and black piano wood. "I did however spend the next two months trying to seek alternatives, almost trying to justify the fact that I didn't really 'need' such a big engine. In the end though, my heart had already clearly won the battle and I went back to view the V8 Jaguar again. My logic all along had been: they won't be allowed to make cars with engines like this eventually when everything goes electric, so I'd better own one now while the opportunity is there. I'd had plenty of time to do my research (whilst half-heartedly looking at other cars. I knew the car was going to come with a very. Source: www.pistonheads.com
