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ian silcone is the best thing since sliced bread. i used to own a small building co and the amount of silicone used for varr ios jobs has transformed the building game. if you have a bad joiner silicone makes him look good. my green house the glass bedded in using glass silicome. decorators use it for filling in the gaps in wood work ,ect regards charlie

Good advice, Ian. Often the little annoying things are hard to solve. They used to say that Austin used to employ a man to put in a small pebble or a ball bearing into the inside of a sill. Peter.

Hi Guys.. Just a follow up for you on the cruise control and volume control: Steering wheel arrived today, thanks to fleabay. 10 Minutes of disconnecting battery, removing steering wheel etc etc, and I have a fully functioning audio control and cruise control. Nothing else had to be done. I've read on other forums that this is possible on post face-lift vehicles, not pre. Apparently pre face-lift needed dealer programming. Please don't take my word on this though, do a good few google searches to put your mind 100% at ease if you are planning this.

Ahh you had a run in with the stealer... Bet you feel light as a bird now you've removed all that dosh from your wallet DavidAC!

This pretty much sums up why I joined recently Alastair. Yes I'm still a noob here but I like what I see and over moderation is a killer in my personal experience (having built & run my own unrelated forum) so I think the more frequent posting mentioned here will happen...in time...

Oh I agree, cost is always a factor. What I considered was the firstly the cost of my time spent cleaning off birdpoop, cleaning fluids, back breaking snow/ice clearance and how much of that saved time/energy I could spend on more productive activties. So now aside from people in my street constantly asking about my beautiful cars fuel economy for the hundreth time, now they ask where I got the cover and for how much and state what a good idea it is. Only they don't value their time/labour as much as I do. Some people just enjoy an hour before work moving snow around...yay!

I bought myself a decent cover two winters ago. I don't use it day to day but it's a God send when the snows arrive. I feel for the price I paid it was good value. Perfect fit over my XJ8 too... http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jaguar-Tailored-Outdoor-Waterproof-%1A97-%1A02/dp/B001QJ1PCG/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1350235597&sr=8-16

In all reality, Jaguar....cheap......no. But it's not meant to be, it's like owning a Spitfire. It has a kickass engine and handles like a dream, take care of her and she'll never let you down. Every day you sit in your cat you'll say ''Wow!''. Be negligent and the wings will fall off on a steep dive. However you'll need to do your service history research carefully and make sure all the XJ8 known problems have been ironed out by previous owners, or that you have the budget to do so asap. Forget warranties and ensure you can put aside money as your own warranty for when you need to fork out (and you will), that way even on your tight budget you'll be prepared. You'll probably want to make friends with a Jag breaker too so you can get all your parts instead of crying about the cost of things from the stealer. If you'd be willing to cut your recreational milage to under 3000/year you'd probably get a better insurance deal too.

The main coolant pipe is sited in that area, the originals have a few weak points at the bends which were corrected in later parts. If you get a replacement pipe from the dealer it'll probably be around the £80 mark before fitting costs. At the age of your cat it's probably general wear and about due. Also you could check the coolent tubes that run over the engine area whilst you're at it, they can become brittle with age and leak especially at the connection points. If you let the engine get hot and then pop the hood you'd probably see a coolant leak from those. They're quite cheap and easy to replace...