“this week we’re driving the 2016 Jaguar XFall over Spanish mountain roads and on-track at the Circuito de Navarra. What should I be looking for?”

I’d consider the 430 if you like F1. A bit of a premium over the 360, but timing chain vs belt means a bit less maintainence. If you want a 6-spd manual tho, get the 360 as the 430 has a ridiculous (unsustainable) premium at the moment. Either way, make sure all the updates have been done for either model (2005 430…

I can’t +1 this hard enough.

Parts are ~2k; labor is the rest. I think it’s quoted at about 15 hrs by Ferrari, so you can imagine it’s fairly involved. Special tools are often required which you would have to buy as well to DIY. But if you have a lift and some skills, you could def save some $$. I think this is true w any car tho.

Agreed; however, it’s just a honey trap :)

This is foolish advise. The cost to buy is only the starting point. I have a 360, and just dropped 6k on a new clutch - if you can’t easily stroke that check, stay the hell away from an exotic.