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Hi Leo Thanks for the reply yes i love the car probably to much hence only 23,500 miles in 8 years. lovely to drive, although a bit juicy but when ive spent a few hours polishing she looks like new Mike

Hi Mike, Good to see that the issues you've found haven't put you off, people give up on cars for less! If, like me you see the S-Type as a long term project and a 'keeper', it's well worth making these repairs and keeping her on the road. I do most of my own 'spannering', and did change my drop links, which was a doddle and inexpensive parts too. But mine failed MOT on a wishbone last year and my MOT mechanic offered to change both sides for £100, including swapping some tyres around, so I went for that rather than DIY. Slightly p****d off I did as they overtightened the wheel nuts when replacing the rear wheels and I still have a broken wheelnut I need to remove. At a guess, a couple of hours a side for a DIY'er? I can recommend using Berkshire Jag Spares for parts, knowledgeable and good quality. I paid £136+VAT per side for the wishbones with OEM bushes, the droplink was about £15 I recall. Not sure if yours is the same set up as my X200 (2001), but hope this helps anyway. Good luck, Russ

Welcome to the club, Mike. In 2008, 53 were built, in 2009 there were 360, in 2010 there were 26, and in 2011 there was just 1. The model was discontinued when the XFR was introduced. Total = 440. And I hope you continue to enjoy your car, and the club. Regards, Peter.

Hi Mike, and welcome to the club. The SV8 must be a great drive: I had the XF 3.0D S and that was amazing, so yours must be even more so! You have had it more than 8 years, so I guess you must like it! Sorry I can't answer your question, but hopefully somebody will soon be along who can provide the answer, or tell you how to find it.

Hi Guys Used E & E Services Milton Keynes again. Brilliant. Solved my performance restricted problem for £40 including vat labour and parts (rubber hose). Top people