I’ve had a thing for one for ages. The local garage had a late model X100 XKR in last summer, so I took it out for a test drive.
I was quite underwhelmed, to be honest. The (tiny!)interior didn’t feel very special and the seats didn’t go near low enough, even for my 5’10. Rear seats are truly pointless. My beemer 320d felt much sharper on the handling front and outright acceleration didn’t seem in keeping with 400bhp/400lbft. Ok I’m comparing a normally aspirated petrol lump to a very torqey TDi, but I expected more. The thing that really ruined it for me was the very dopey autobox though. Even in sport mode, it was just SO sluggish. I dislike autos at the best of times, but this was woeful.
Stuff to look out for:-
Cam chain tensioners. Mk1 & Mk2 break up and lunch the engine. You MUST have the latest all metal ones.
Waterpumps were plastic, and can break up, lunching the engine
Autoboxes need an oil change around the 100k mark. They tend to lunch the ‘box if not done, or not done properly.
Early ones had Nikasil issues, leading to engine swaps. If it’s lasted this long, its probably not an issue.
Footwells rust through
Big heavy car = worn suspension components.
See this thread (XJR, but same drivetrain etc)
Despite all that, I still fancy one!!