Well more symptoms today, but I'm not sure how to interpret them.
Did a 90 miles there, 90 back, journey with roughly a 2-hour break.
(Went to see Ranj to look over the S8 he's thinking of selling - nice car!)
No issues at all on the way up, behaved impeccably. Just one "moment" of a couple of seconds on the way back.
I was maybe 3 miles into my return journey at a light-controlled roundabout (A46 south onto A45 West) stopped on entry. On moving off all was OK as I swung right onto and round, but as I started to turn left off the roundabout it juddered for maybe 2 or 3 seconds.
I was probably around 3rd gear and using "reasonable" (but not full) power as I was in the right of 3 lanes and knew it would quickly reduce to 2. Nothing "challenging" about so I wasn't trying hard, just making sure I wasn't in anyones way when the lanes reduced.
The rest of the journey, motorway, main roads and country lanes, was uneventful.
So, none the wiser really. Gearbox, ESP, Differential? 
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.).
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".  (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) 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. AgateGrey/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, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, 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!
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