Hi, I’m Dave live in the Swinton area of Manchester, I have just purchased after a long search a 1998 XK8, its my first Cat and I’m really pleased with the the performance of the car, I bought it from a guy in Scotland and she handled like a dream on the 230mile drive home! After a couple of years owning an MGB GT this car is in a totally different league!! Looking forward to interacting with everyone because lm sure gonna have a lot of questions ill be asking over the next few months

 

Hello and welcome to the board. Great to have you here! Your car is very nice. How many miles or kilometers does it have?

 

Welcome to the forum,

Nice car, what part of Scotland did it come from?

The XK guys will help with any problems. Did you get those tensioners checked?

 

Hi, Thanks for the welcome, she has 83,000 miles on the clock
Dave

 

Hi, Not been able to get the car in yet, its booked in for next Thursday, so much as I would like to I’m not using it until then but the engine does sound great, no knocking or strange noises and the drive back from Scotland went without a hitch! So touch wood my mechanic will give her the all clear! I’ve priced the secondary tensioners up on a few sites and the best price I’ve found is £80.00 for both which sounds reasonable, I bought her from a guy in Glenrothes about 40miles north of Edinburgh so it was a scenic drive back.
Dave