Well finally off to look at another XF on sunday but have a question.... it's a july 04 and mileage is good at 26k described condition is good too so hope it all works out - however here are a couple of the sticking points... between 3 and 5 owners dealer says 3 hpi says 5 (though it should be pointed out hpi does sometimes screw up previous owner #'s) easy enough to sort out over the weekend when I see it and the description of it is riddled with errors... though on questioning it has (apparently) got the FSH

The question is being as in the UK 3.2 is quite a large engine and as such is liable to have more owners than a 'normal' car - how many owners is too many?

 

Hi Waylander

I have a Aug 04 Xfire & we are the owner number 3 with 31k on the clock , but we have put the last 11k on the clock from Nov 07 . I would think for a 04 car that 3 owners is about average , As you say with this size engine people get them home & once they start filling the tank up twice a month they go off the car , In the UK if they did a 1.4 opition they could have sold a lot more Xfires .

Cheers

Andy

p.s. good look with the Xfire hunt , I would say always look at the car twice go the first time & then go back again you will be surprised what you missed the first time , i took a Car body man with me & we missed a repair on the rear wing it all good the repair was done well , Always look at door , bonnet & tailgate gaps if they are not the same side to side walk away . as you know there are alot of Xfires for sale BE PICKEY VERY PICKEY .

 

well it looks like this one is a bust without further information about servicing etc...

got there and the Crossfire is the most expensive car on the lot - not that this is a bad thing, however looking at the other cars doesn't give a good impression of this dealer's quality (or lack thereof)... anywho onto the car itself...

Bad:
rust round the lock on the tailgate (not a whole heap - but it's there)
small rust blister near drain plug on tailgate (and funnily enough about the same size too)
rear tyres shot, these to be replaced as part of the MoT
wear on the drivers seat bolster
5 previous owners
only one service stamp (18,800 miles)
curb rash on all 4 wheels (not dreadfull but still)
severe discoloration under passenger side air vent (8/9" long 2/3" wide), no idea what this could be but it did seem to be permanent
tailgate has left a mark in the plastic on RHS main body work (like it was slamed too hard and took a chunk out - paper clip wire wide and a mm or 2 long)
small hole in headliner just on-top of "A-pillar" (about the size of a maker pen mark)
plastic temp control wheel has some cracks
clear plastic surround around one of the temp contols has some cracks
some rattle from the tailgate when driving on poor roads

Expected
some stone-chips (it is after-all 5 years old)
engine not dirty, nor obviously cleaned
a/c works (with no unusual smells)
straight body-work
good front tyres
oil seems good and clean
water seems good and clean has antifreeze and no evidence of 'sludge' or oily residue/foam
radio works well
no stone-chips on windscreen
both seat electrics work
both electric windows work

Good
Price - £7,200
low miles - 26k
drives beautifully (pulls well for a small car, steers and stops fine too)
steering nice and tight with good feel
heated seats work
all previous MoTs


e-mailed a couple of others today for futher details and see how those pan out....

 

Hi Wayland
Sounds like a big no go for that one . do you live near any of the Xfire owners on the this forum , Im sure anyone of them would let you look around there car just to give yourself a benchmak to work towards , you should post a nice & an ask for your nearest member ,

The rims will cost about £70 each to have complete stripped back & re power coated , but they come back like a new set , I know as that was the only thing showing up our Xfire .

keep hunting

Cheers

Andy