80K is a fairly good number, especially if there remains a good majority of owners who have and will remain enthusiastic over their XF's.

I pretty much figured that mechanical parts are pretty available. For those do-it-yourselfers do you get the parts from Chrysler or MB dealers?

Apparently there are two hood molds, so I'd imagine if there was enough demand that they could be dusted off and more hoods made. I'd guess that some of the carbon fiber ones - assuming the lay-ups were carefully done - went to owners who just liked the look of carbon fiber. Anyone remember the cost of the CF ones? And were they finished inside/underneath?

No one has commented on the driving experience itself. In my cursory look around the steering is criticized. I doubt much if it is drive-by-wire which is not to many people's liking. I do like rack and pinion. There seems to be a consensus that the XF is not a sports car, but a touring car. That sure works for me. The repairs on our freeways are almost as bad as not repairing them in the first place.

Being in SoCal I need to ask, how is the A/C both in working/cooling and reliability?