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Where did you purchase your DTV? need to do it on my one as my little madam is getting bored at the back when we are traveling.
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There are a few listed on eBay, you just need to make sure you get an EU one.
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Manny 2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles Past 2004 D3 A8 3.7 Quattro, Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Solar Sunroof, TV, ACC, phone and almost every option. 168K miles rising slowly with retrofit AMI and DVB-T in place of Analogue 2003 Volvo S60 D5 SE Manual, 197K miles. 2001 D2 A8 3.7 QS, Bi-Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Electric Everything, retrofitted RNS-D, 191K Miles |
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Checked the software versions on the DVB-T by using the latest MMI update CDs I have, confirmed that the latest version is already installed so its fully compatible with my already updated MMI.
TV is working well, except its a bit iffy in Stevenage, Herts as its midway between Crystal Palace and Sandy Heath. Unfortunately the system seemed to be reluctant to switch to Crystal Palace and was always attempting to tune into Sandy Heath which has the weaker signal.
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Manny 2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles Past 2004 D3 A8 3.7 Quattro, Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Solar Sunroof, TV, ACC, phone and almost every option. 168K miles rising slowly with retrofit AMI and DVB-T in place of Analogue 2003 Volvo S60 D5 SE Manual, 197K miles. 2001 D2 A8 3.7 QS, Bi-Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Electric Everything, retrofitted RNS-D, 191K Miles |
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A few weeks ago I spotted a leak at the coolant header tank where the upper left pipe enters the tank. Seems this is a common fault and the plastic of the tank cracks leading to a small leak.
Today my brand new replacement has been delivered, so will be fitting this at the weekend. Hopefully the existing clips will hold.
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Manny 2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles Past 2004 D3 A8 3.7 Quattro, Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Solar Sunroof, TV, ACC, phone and almost every option. 168K miles rising slowly with retrofit AMI and DVB-T in place of Analogue 2003 Volvo S60 D5 SE Manual, 197K miles. 2001 D2 A8 3.7 QS, Bi-Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Electric Everything, retrofitted RNS-D, 191K Miles |
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I've not updated this thread in nearly 12 months, so here we are.
Replacement header tank was installed, and all is good again with no coolant loss. The D3 passed it's last MOT in July with flying colours, not even a single advisory. I'm now on 160K miles, and just coming up to 4 years of ownership and she is running as well as ever. However. My work situation has changed, my commute has changed from 1 miles to 18 miles each way so I find myself hardly using the D3 at all. Usage had reduced when I got the Volvo to drive to the new office, but I'll soon be spending every day in the new office instead of two or three each week. Running two cars is a right pain now, I've almost replaced both cars a number of times now but never pull the trigger as the D3 is such a good car. At some point the head will win, next year she will need another cambelt change for example. but for now it's still outside.
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Manny 2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles Past 2004 D3 A8 3.7 Quattro, Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Solar Sunroof, TV, ACC, phone and almost every option. 168K miles rising slowly with retrofit AMI and DVB-T in place of Analogue 2003 Volvo S60 D5 SE Manual, 197K miles. 2001 D2 A8 3.7 QS, Bi-Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Electric Everything, retrofitted RNS-D, 191K Miles |
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Good to hear she is going well mate
Had exactly same issue with the cooler reservoir as you, easy fix and a nice clean white tank make a big impact on the look of engine bay as well.
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Would you considering swapping out your D3 for a TDI one and ditch the Volvo, the cost to change would surely be recouped in running one car instead of two ?
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I'm looking at new or nearly new cars with warranty this time.
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Manny 2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles Past 2004 D3 A8 3.7 Quattro, Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Solar Sunroof, TV, ACC, phone and almost every option. 168K miles rising slowly with retrofit AMI and DVB-T in place of Analogue 2003 Volvo S60 D5 SE Manual, 197K miles. 2001 D2 A8 3.7 QS, Bi-Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Electric Everything, retrofitted RNS-D, 191K Miles |
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Here I am two months later, I've still got the D3 but she has only travelled 600 miles in the last two months and most of those were in one weekend.
I needed to take her out, so I drove from Dorset to Norwich and back 3 weeks ago to pickup a collection only ebay purchase. During that weekend I used a whole tank of fuel and more, whereas the Volvo would have loads in reserve on it's first tank. Saying that she drives way better than the Volvo, but the Volvo does have 20K more miles on it. She is now sitting outside where its been for two weeks, I am taking it to work today just to keep her running assuming the battery is not flat. This weekend I'll get her all cleaned up inside and out, whilst the work changes continue to wreak havoc and my D3 sits there depreciating in value and costing me tax and insurance.
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Manny 2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles Past 2004 D3 A8 3.7 Quattro, Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Solar Sunroof, TV, ACC, phone and almost every option. 168K miles rising slowly with retrofit AMI and DVB-T in place of Analogue 2003 Volvo S60 D5 SE Manual, 197K miles. 2001 D2 A8 3.7 QS, Bi-Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Electric Everything, retrofitted RNS-D, 191K Miles Last edited by mannyo; 17th November 2017 at 06:54 AM. |
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