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Thank you for these amazingly kind and helpful replies! When you're used to driving around in a Vauxhall Merviva, there's nothing quite like putting your foot to the floor. Will follow all your advice chaps. Best regards.

Thank you "Old Peter"... (and this from "Older John"! ) At the tender age of 78, I no longer am capable of making a decent solder joint. Hence my quest for a company which could undertake the job. After being on the BMW Forums for many years, it's nice to join another one which is so civilised, PLUS a forum which caters for great cars which, thank God, are a far improvement from my 1974 XJ6 4.2 of yesteryear. At least in those far off days I had an expense account to run the thing. . Family and grandchildren have now no need of lifts, so I am back to the ol' two seater coupe carriage.

Hi Kev, Your car has only 27,000 miles on the clock, and the ZF gearbox is a pretty good piece of engineering, used in Rolls Royce and many other prestige cars. It is supposed to be sealed for life, and unless you feel that there is a problem with the gearbox I would tend to leave it alone. --- and if you have a warranty, all the better. I had a Rover Sterling 2.5 Litre with the auto gearbox an edit never presented a problem till I sold it after 12 years and 122,000 on the clock --- and I also towed a caravan with without any problem. The minor niggles the dealer must fix for you to be satisfied. Regards, Peter.

Hi John, and Welcome to the Club. The XK8 is a fantastic car --- I see quite a few round here, and I think they are a future classic. I am no expert on retrofitting, but there are a few members who have that expertise and will advise.. Regards, Peter.