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4th October 2014, 09:19 PM
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An interesting test of......
Auto gearbox, 4WD and ESP. Going steeply uphill as fast as seemed physically possible on a very twisting single-track road.
 It was quite odd, as they all kept interacting in very strange ways. The ESP light was on more than off. SWMBO was "riding shotgun" and looking ahead (well up) for any oncoming vehicles. Yes, it was the Hardknott pass last week! Plus the road surface was terrible so I was bouncing all over the place and my right foot was twitching on the loud pedal! It's 1 in 3 for anyone who hasn't been over and I went up from the West side (Eskdale) then continued over the Wrynose Pass to Langdale, which is quite tame in comparison. One of the "tamer" sections: 
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5th October 2014, 07:30 AM
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The last time I did this road was in an MG Midget a few (many) years back. You must have a lot of fun doing this in an 8!
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5th October 2014, 08:29 AM
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A bit of reversing on the approach due to morons who have no idea how to drive on single-track roads.
We have plenty of both in my area too so I'm very familiar with them (morons and very narrow roads with passing places). The electronics kept taking over, but with the amount of power on tap I daren't turn ESP off on the twisty bits as I doubt I had more than 3 wheels firmly on the road that often, so it kept "bogging down". Still a lively ride though!
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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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5th October 2014, 10:52 PM
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Last time I did this was about 18 months ago in the wet, and a less capable car (driver?) had managed to ground on the bend shown on your photo (where the rock is..). Slowed me up for a bit...
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6th October 2014, 06:11 AM
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Did this once with the whole family, complete with roof box, in what passed for 'family' transport at the time - a 1987 Nissan Micra! Was terrifying.....
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6th October 2014, 06:28 AM
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I wanted to do this when me and the wife was near but had no faith in the 1.9TDI A4 fully loaded with roof box, so gave it a miss.
I had fears of the gearbox going pop and that would have killed the start of the holiday. Next time in the A8 I think.
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6th October 2014, 06:38 AM
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Where is this road, it looks amazing.
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6th October 2014, 08:13 AM
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I must admit grounding was a concern given how long and low the S8 is, but I didn't hear any scrapes at all.
Mannyo it's in the Lake District, between Eskdale (goes down to Ravenglass on the West coast) and Cockley Beck in Dunnerdale (south centre, runs down to near Broughton-in-Furness in the South). The road then continues East over the Wrynose pass into Little Langdale then across to Ambleside. Or you can bail out down Dunnerdale. (All single-track roads with mostly unforgiving stone walls) I think most people go the other way, West to East, then return back via other (flatter) routes. The ascent from the West is visually scary, a long winding snake, but that from the East is worse to drive up IMHO and has 2 separate very steep sections with the old Roman fort in between to stop and look at. We went from West to East this time (been over several times before) as it was late afternoon on a clear sunny day so had much better views with the sun behind us. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardknott_Pass
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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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6th October 2014, 10:09 PM
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lol this is what can happen on the windier sections. . .
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6th October 2014, 10:18 PM
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When/where exactly was that? The Lakes trip a couple of years back, based at Brackenrigg?
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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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