5 OVERLOOKED BARGAIN CARS FOR UNDER £5,000

Here's 5 cars that you can buy today for under £5,000 that I believe are totally overlooked!

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Thank you all so much for watching, and I'll see you very very soon.

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[itsjoel]

Hey everyone! Trying a different style of video this week, whilst I still work on acquiring a new car for the channel. Let me know what you think & if you enjoy I’d appreciate if you give the video a thumbs up! Thanks all, see you soon!

[bondjamesbond]

These cars are affordable to buy. But it doesn't mean that they are affordable to own Most of the five you have reviewed don't have the best reliability record and when something does go wrong it could easily cost more to put right than the original £5k price. You should have said proceed with caution!

[TiptronicSS]

Pheaton, what a wonderful car. I still wish I could have 1 today, together with a Passat CC. Whoever styled those cars, had taste.

[SideKickStudios]

Speaking from personal experience, DO NOT, under any circumstance, get the Jaguar XF with 2.7 or 3.0 diesel (same engine that lives in the Landrover). They are notorious for snapping the crankshaft and it can literally happen out of the blue. They usually have a lifespan of about 200K - 250K kilometers. And if you're lucky and don't brick the block, the repair for this requires complete removal of the engine and nearly full disassembly, which will cost you just about 2/3 of the current market price of the car. And if you bricked the engine, good luck finding a replacement, which costs just about as much as the car itself and will also need rebuilding to avoid the same thing some time down the line (probably soon).

I just bought one, it was butter smooth, quiet, no discernible noises or warnings, no leaks, nothing. Managed to drive it for a few hundred miles and then at a rapid pace over the span of 24 hours it developed a misfire-like shake and shortly after this (in 10 minutes of runtime, while diagnosing the issue) shaft bearings started making noise and the engine began shaking fairly violently, only at which point the OBC started flashing oil pressure warnings. It literally went from perfect to complete catastrophe in a flash.
The XF is only worth with the petrol engines as they are far more sturdy. Otherwise, walk around it with a wide arc and don't even look at it.

[chrislockey]

We own a Jaguar XF 3.0 diesel and a BMW 430d Msport, the jaguar is so much more comfortable handles just as well and almost as fast. I'd certainly recommend one.

[WunHungLo]

Own XFS portfolio 2012 face-lift, 175k, drives like a 30k mile car. The B and W 1200w audio probably cost more than the car is worth now. The face-lift with the 8 speed is a big step up from the bug eye pre 2012. The XFS is 0/60 5.9s and 40 mpg overall.

[Fursty]

I love all of the mentioned models in the video, but in my country - Bulgaria (where we buy mostly the damaged cars from other European countries) all of the models except the Mercedes are on the "Black list" for buying, if I can say it like this. Nobody will advise you to buy a Phaentom or a Jag or an Alfa because of all issues that they have after long mileage. But I love the XF and I think one day to take the rist and to buy one

[fastasfox]

Xf sportbrake nd Saab 9-5 estate both bgreat looking estate cars.

[stevenblack]

Jaguar XF Sportbrake is just as pretty as the Alpha

[jonjones]

Again, a superbly spoken video, very well delivered, Joel, you should consider presenting on on of the mainstream TV channels. Perfectly spoken Queen’s English ! A real pleasure to hear you present and so smart and mature, of a intelligent man. Thank you 🙏🏻

[robsshedoftech]

Great video - thanks.

Best XC90 is the 185HP D5 rather than the 163HP, earlier version - this has a 0-60 time of 10.6 seconds rather than 12 making it a bit quicker, but they are surprisingly torquey, so getting up to speed is smooth and surprisingly quick.

A throbby 5 cylinder engine sounds less like a diesel than many diesels but not everyone likes the sound it makes.

On a run, my trip computer reads 37 to 40mpg which isn't bad at all for a 2.1 tonne vehicle from this era.

They also go on - examples with close to 200, 000 miles are not uncommon.

[laurencejacobs]

Hey Joel, super video and a fine example of why they need you as a Top Gear presenter!

[cannonball]

We’ve got two Jag XF’s. Save £100 a month for up keep as they are expensive to run let alone fix. That said a local independent specialist will look after you well. We have a 3.0d and a 4.2 NA V8. We get the economy for family holidays with the diesel and we get the great soundtrack with the petrol. They drive beautifully and have all the comfort you’ll ever need. Loads of space for a family car. Going to have the exhaust modded on the V8 to make it louder but not V12 BMW loud 😉.

[BuckleUpShow]

Hey Joel, love the video and we agree with your takes on these cars - some absolute gems on this list! Thank you for the shout out, and we look forward to your next video 😁

[domjones]

I have a XF-S 3.0d, i love it to bits and i did pay a bit more than 5k for mine but it is what it is, currently only lookimg to change it to either a XFR or a E63 amg otherwise i wont part with the jag

[ESALX]

i just bought an sl500 for £3500, this is a good style of video. mate you could do this until you rack up enough cash for a range rover.

[philtucker]

I bought a 1.0 mk3 Ford Focus last year, best thing I’ve ever done. Smooth, quiet and super-economical!

[DavidR_]

Absolutely adore the Merc SL. Best on the list!

[TJC]

Great video Joel. I said on another video that I hope you back yourself with your new cars, buy cheap and fix them up and you’ll make great content - it’s what we all want to see.

Better looking estate? Jaguar XF estate. All day. Everyday.