I'm with you on preferring petrol Steve, also the 3.0D is prone to popping inlet manifolds as they're made from plastic so lots of heat under the bonnet and turbo pressure tend to make them pop/break/crack. It's not a 5 minute job to do either, i watched a friend of mine change the manifolds on his Range Rover with the 3.0 TDV6 - i'd rather do the rear subframe on my S Type than the inlet manifolds! The 5.0 V8 supercharged isn't a bad engine at all, i've heard some bad reports too but mostly they appear to be skimped or missed maintenance/servicing. The 3.0 V6 petrol is a peach of an engine so see if you can find one if that's what you want. If you particularly want the stone/beige interior i suspect you'll be limited to the body colours that have that interior.

ill check it out Steve

Think therecis a 5.0l autobiography for sale on autotrader think it is a 2014. The only later models I have seen are R-SPORTS but they are diesel also

looks great, i just prefer petrol, ill keep my eye out and see whats about, i dont do a lot of mileage thesedays so a 5.0l engine doesnt frighten me fuel cost wise, but i do like the portfolio interior a lot, if i cant find one ill go for the BMW 740li 3.0l straight 6 engine, seen a real nice one. Steve

Not sure on the v8's think there was a problem with the early ones but most have either been resolved or are dead . Any specific reason you want petrol ? I have the 3.pd portfolio. 6mths in and all good she is now on 120790 miles but did come with full service and the timing belt and gear box service done

yeah thanks Jezz, i have heard bad things about the 5.0 v8 engine, which are easier to obtain, is this true? Steve

The xj 3.0 petrol versions are now becoming as rare as hens teeth. To find a good one . And looking for a specific interior may be even harder