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Hello Jim, Thanks for your Bagworld information , I will give them a buzz. Regards richard

Hi wow 30 years really looking forward to going to shows I do attend lots locally but a couple further afield will now be easy to get to

That’s very true. Luckily I get access to a Motor club at work, which has 4 post ramps and everything a mechanic could wish for Christmas. I’ve found a video of how to remove the fluid, but struggling to find one about how to put the new fluid in.

I will check thank you. So to clarify, you recommend part fluid change every couple hundred miles, over a full change? Silly question, but how will I know when all the fluid has been changed? Is this something that’s easily done myself?

Thank you. The car is just over 100k so I will clarify if that’s been done. If not I’ll get it done

Thanks for the welcome Dave. I joined specifically to advise about this and although an xk8 fan, I'm not so keen on that they're prone to corrosion. Good luck with the purchase Lucas. Xkr g/box is stronger than that of the xk8 on the 4 litre cars. I think all of the boxes could benefit having their fluid renewed at about the 80k mile mark.

Thank you for the above! It was kind of good luck that the selling withdrew as they found something In the will regarding the car. I am actually on the way to purchase a 2002 XKR now!

Hi Jackie Sounds like you have a similar problem to one I had during lockdown. I let the battery completely discharge through lack of use. When AA got it started all OK except both rear doors remained locked and would not open. Mine was sorted under warranty but I understand a garage with the Autologic software can sort it quickly. I think the problem is that low voltage corrupts the software in one of the many computer modules so it needs re-coding. I have heard that these guys could help: https://www.eandeservices.co.uk/ They are in Luton but might be worth a call... Good luck John

This has all the hallmarks of low battery voltage. A full recharge should see you right.

A belated thanks for this advice which I have taken, but I wish I could find some reccomended baggage for use in the F type boot. Even my jacket has to go in there when Im driving. Whilst I really enjoy my F for driving, surprisingly the Volvo C 70 is more nimble for town use and ease of access. Obviously need to run them in tandem so no SORN just yet !.

Hi Symon, welcome to the wonderful world of Jaguar motoring, hopefully you will be able to put up a couple of photos of your Jaguar once you have it on the driveway. You get the XK8 in the anniversary year - its 30 years since the launch of the XK8 Sports Car range, so there will be a number of anniversary celebrations to get along to in 2026. Check out the "Events" tab further down this forum list. N6 JMX

There are more images on the add on eBay , item number 157590941800, I thought it would be easy to tell with a side on image but trickier than I thought .

SWB; LWB; I’d say the one in your picture is a SWB.

Look at similar models for sale on somewhere like AutoTrader and compare the side view photos. Like Dave, I agree it looks like a LWB in the single image you have. N6 JMX

Get the seller to measure it then and let you know! 😛

Hi Daniel, I have a 3.0 sovereign X type and I think good ones are getting quite hard to get hold of .Mine has the manual gearbox which makes it fun and quite fast to drive if the urge should strike. (Not that the need for speed hits me very often !).Lovely cars, welcome aboard.😀