New here, hopefully this forum site will be a useful tool for me. I am 22 and in the United States Marine Corps. Money is tight. I bought my beautiful XJ8 for a great price. I found that maintenance can be very pricey. I am VERY mechanically inclined so I tend to just do all the labor on the vehicle myself. My cars main issue is the suspension. I have lost 2 shocks already, at two different times. The first one I replaced myself, purchasing Arnott's direct replacement reman front comfort air strut. I love that company, money wise they keep me out of hot water. Now that I have lost a second strut, my left rear strut, I have made the decision to buy Arnott's all new coil over conversion kit. I will also be doing the full installation on that project myself as well. It is kinda exciting. I have two other minor issues with the car. The tint on my driver side mirror just started to mess up. It looks like the copper colored tint "stuff" is "rolling" down. The other minor issue is my backup sensors most of the time do not work. I cannot find the circuitry for the system, nor do I have a manual that will help me locate fuses. Maybe some advise. Take care.