Thinking of Buying a Jaguar E-Type (XKE)

If you are planning to buy a Jaguar E-Type then you need to make absolutely sure you are buying the right model for your needs, before you even take one for a test drive. The owner is probably only going to let you out for a short test run of about 10 to 15 minutes. This may be long enough for you to decide if the car is in good enough condition to buy and that everything is working. But it isn’t long enough for you to decide whether it is the right model E-type for you or whether you can live with it or not. And if you are planning to spend over twenty thousand Pounds on a car then you are in it for the long term. The best thing to do is hire a car of the model that you are planning to buy, to see if you ‘really’ like it and can live with it.

First you need to understand the differences between the various E-Type models and then some of the practicalities of owning and driving one. Having decided on the right car for you, you need to find one of that model and hire it for a day or weekend.

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