What you get is more pomp than the Lord Mayor’s Parade and more road presence than a Chieftain tank

If you want the most car for the least money, not much measures up to the fabulous Jaguar MkX.
 
What you get is more pomp than the Lord Mayor’s Parade and more road presence than a Chieftain tank for way less money than a Mk2. At launch in 1961 the MkX stood for excess, measuring over 17ft long.

The final incarnation was the 420G, which is generally rated the pick of the bunch – because by then MkX owners had finished doing Jaguar’s research and development and ironed out the niggles.
 
Whichever one you choose it’ll whisk you to 60mph in under 10 seconds and surge to 120mph. With independent rear suspension they handle surprisingly well. Hustling it through bends is even more fun when you look in the mirror and watch your rear-seat passengers scudding across the shiny leather.
 
These are just some of the reasons you’ll want a MkX/420G even just once in your life, but with fuel consumption of 13-15mpg they’re as anti-social as a feral stray on heat. Still, that’s good news, in an odd way, because it helps keep those asking prices low.