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Hi Henry, I wish you good luck with your intentions. I do have the same model as you but a bit newer - SE 2007 - and with a very good XF gearbox, which I do like, and being somewhat older than you I do not want to change it. My first car was a Triumph Herald in 1965 when I was 31 and I do have some experience with mechanics, but 30 years of company cars when any work had to be done by main dealers means that I now know very little about the technical side of a car. I wanted ands type when I saw a friend restoring a Mark1 in 1963 but I had to wait until 2013 before I got the cat I now have. The 3 speed gearbox with double declutching meant that I looked forward to synchromesh and then the first auto box in 2001 [4 speed]. So now a mechanic does all my work! Again, good luck, and keep us informed, Regards, Peter.