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Old 12th April 2023, 04:11 PM
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Default Came across this wild build, D2 S8 into a Volvo
D2 S8 into Volvo build. Impressive build.
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My mods: Oxblood red interior, LED interior lights, D3 ignition coils, new window tint, tip steering wheel with new S8 emblem, mk1 TT steering wheel air bag, mk1 TT 6 speed shift knob, new shift boot.
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Old 12th April 2023, 05:02 PM
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Nice...but give me a T5-R (like this one: https://www.carandclassic.com/auctio...50-t5-r-8xqjjg) all day long
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(1) 2015 Tesla Model S: (was 85D, now 90D ). Silent and deadly, and very fast... But not as fast as Ian's M3P-
(2) 2002 D2 S8 Final Edition: Bulletproof and faultless: Brilliant Black with Extended (Red!) Leather. Three-times winner of Best D2 1st prize
(3) 1997 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo: Scots (! ) Green. Fragile, but beautiful.
(4) 2010 Fiat Panda 100HP. White Pandamonium (Final Edition!!). Pure old-fashioned 6-speed go-karting.
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Old 12th April 2023, 05:25 PM
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Nice...but give me a T5-R
As it happens the power output of that is almost exactly the same as my little modern Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country, which has a 2L engine, 8-speed auto box and AWD; no slouch.
(Sod all load space 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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Old 12th April 2023, 06:33 PM
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As it happens the power output of that is almost exactly the same as my little modern Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country, which has a 2L engine, 8-speed auto box and AWD; no slouch.
(Sod all load space though )
...and sadly - even though it's significantly smaller - the V40 XC has a higher kerb weight than the 850 T5-R . That's progress for you
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(1) 2015 Tesla Model S: (was 85D, now 90D ). Silent and deadly, and very fast... But not as fast as Ian's M3P-
(2) 2002 D2 S8 Final Edition: Bulletproof and faultless: Brilliant Black with Extended (Red!) Leather. Three-times winner of Best D2 1st prize
(3) 1997 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo: Scots (! ) Green. Fragile, but beautiful.
(4) 2010 Fiat Panda 100HP. White Pandamonium (Final Edition!!). Pure old-fashioned 6-speed go-karting.
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Old 12th April 2023, 09:10 PM
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the V40 XC has a higher kerb weight than the 850 T5-R . That's progress for you
Safety progress I guess, my V40 is just over 1500Kg in running order. Probably similar bulk outside (though a foot shorter) but definitely smaller inside.
I don't know what a T-5R would weigh, though I'd expect it to maybe be a bit more "solid" than the Rover 800s that I had plenty of; they were mostly in the 1300-1400Kg range.
I don't think a PF D2 would be a lot more either, S8 around 1750Kg IIRC!
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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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Old 13th April 2023, 06:51 AM
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That looks dangerous. Am I the only one thinking why not just drive the Audi?!
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Old 14th April 2023, 02:57 PM
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Interesting.

But I also found interesting MJ's thread on there https://www.motorgeek.com/threads/a4...project.50014/
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Old 14th April 2023, 03:00 PM
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Especially like this signature bit

Racecar: noun - a hole in the road in to which money is poured
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