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Originally Posted by HPsauce
What uses can such a chunky battery be put to, given it's still working reasonably well, just not up to working well in an S8?
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I think I may have found it a home. 
Mate of mine recently acquired a 3.6 V8 and it has a "tiny" (and at least 15 years old) battery in it, though it does amazingly start the engine!
It's currently being repaired/fettled and he thinks this will fit and be better (for now) than what he has. And it will only ever be used occasionally so will be fully recharged before use.
So which 3.6 V8 you ask and from which era?
And the answer is (I'm telling you this time Ian!). Ford. 1950. It's a Ford V8 Pilot. Wonderful old beast and probably fairly low compression so not too difficult to turn over. 
(And it does also have a starting handle, showing significant wear from being used)
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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; 18th May 2018 at 10:10 AM.
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