I had a XK98 about 7 years ago, the gears did use to go fairly often, however, the main problem with breakages I had was the lower ball joint at the axle end of the car, especially on the front end, although nothing else broke really.
It seems they have fixed some of the things I disliked about the car so much:
The dodgy front rockers which never really aligned that well (sorted now on X11) and the front camber adjustment, and the poor alignment of the front suspension upper pins in the gearbox top, which needed much fettling to drop under their own weight, and the rocker mounting in the gearbox top which used to eat itself, (again now sorted on the X11).
The drive pins which used to eat themselves if you set too much steering lock on the tranny, but this then meant the steering lock was very poor.
Things I did like about the car were the great and free transmission
Easy setup - actually it was easy once you got the shocks sorted out to handle the bumps, the adjustable rear toe-in made small adjustments easy.
Overall I liked driving the car, but maintenance and build quality were poor at the time. They seemed to have improved things a lot, but I think their are better cars out their now, with easier suspension to setup (BJ4 and S4 for example).
Nick, I would look to the B44 which Associated have released for September of this year. It is very cheap £210 advertised and uses lots of the BJ4 parts and your already B3 shock springs and pistons....
My two cents
Mark
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