And sod's law has struck again! The dreaded gearbox lights of doom appeared this evening on the way home, after I stopped briefly then reversed couple of feet to get space to drive off! 
After I stopped again, turned the car off fully and restarted I could see the "D" symbol red background was flickering on and off intermittently, though when I went into Sport mode that stayed on solidly as normal, so I guess I can use it like that for a while... (fingers crossed).
I might try and see if it's useable in Tiptronic mode as I also have the steering column switches to make that easier to use.
My biggest problem, assuming I can get a new F125 switch, is finding somewhere competent to change it that's within a reasonable distance of South Bucks. 
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
Last edited by HPsauce; 8th March 2025 at 06:31 PM.
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