LairdScooby

Excursion

Tenacity

Trivial (as in strictly for the birds)

Immigrant

Frontier

Exploration

Wanderlust

Hopefully the ABS sensor will fix the gearbox too and you don't have two separate faults there! Keep us posted Dominic!

Boonies (Boondocks)

Province

Cadillac

Do you know what fluid was used in the box? I have a couple of ideas but some more info is needed before i have any firm ideas of where to start looking.

Hi Fiona, just to clarify, restricted performance is in fact limp mode. It should be ok to drive but expect lower performance and hgher fuel consumption. If you can find an alternative route avoiding the motorway, i think i would probably do that, not that it's likely to break down but if it did, at least you wouldn't be stuck on the motorway. My thoughts are with you for your mum, i also have a (sort of) family member in hospital at the moment so i understand what you're going through, hope both your mum and car make speedy recoveries!

Welcome aboard Jacques! Check your sills, particularly the rear ends of them as they have a habit of being the first places to corrode badly, often hidden behind plastic covers. Good luck with your X Type, they're good cars! 😉 😄

Panther

Supermarine

Roundel

Specific

Don't ignore the warning light Cyril, it's there for a reason. If it's on when it shouldn't be, the charging system is definitely NOT working fine! What makes you think it is fine? Without looking at a diagram and not knowing that model, i can only make assumptions but either way, something is bringing the w/light on. Worst case scenario is the alternator isn't charging at all - it might be putting out enough voltage to appear to be charging on a basic voltage charging test but not putting out enough current to cover everything needed just for basic running. End result will be a non-start but in the meantime, rough running is likely to happen with the potential for ECU damage. Best case scenario is a fault in the w/light circuit and the alternator is charging on residual magnetism in the unit in which case the flat battery will likely be avoided but the alternator is likely to be damaged ultimately. Get it back to that garage, if they try and fob you off, find a good autoelectrican near you and get a second opinion. Even if you have to pay for that and seek recompense from the supplying dealer under warranty you should get it sorted.

Rocket

Club

Sentence (as in marriage isn't a word but a sentence)

Razzle

Light

Syrup of figs = wig (wigs) in Rhyming Slang John as in "Elton John wears a syrup".