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Yes so I believe Jim, liked to gamble a bit too. But a master at advertising and publicity stunts. I'll have to seek it out and read it.

I have just managed to pick up a genuine Citroen gasket set for the autobox rebuild on ebay for the princely sum of £20 plus postage and apparently the list price is over £300!!! With regards, Matthew T.

Well done that man!! That's brilliant, how did you manage that.

How's the rebuild going Matthew?

Just a bit of luck with the gasket set Russ and I even negotiated a slight reduction in the price and then felt rather guilty! I hope to find some time this weekend to clean out the engine bay and the gearbox outside, otherwise I am still chasing my local mechanic to fit the head gaskets and saving up for the box rebuild. Once I have the engine back I can reassemble quite a lot and I have also found a pair of exhaust manifold gaskets on the bay for around £20 - my main dealer was going to charge over £50!! Regards, Matthew T.

Nice one. At this rate, I'll be asking you to hunt for new bits and bobs for me. You seem to have a knack of getting a bargin!

As you have the knack Matthew, could you please see if you can find me a new exhaust system for mine...

Now there’s a challenge...

Courage you have! Still very impressed with what you're doing! I must try never to see, hear or drive a V6 to avoid spending my days off in the engine bay of a rare citroen:)

Thanks chaps and hopefully it will all be worth it in the end!! Regards, Matthew T.