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Old 5th December 2022, 11:26 AM
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Time to get the winter wheels/tyres back on and put the 20s away for a few months.
Still looking VERY shiny despite having not been cleaned at all for quite a while, the rain and dirt literally just flow off!
It's had ceramic protection, hasn't it Andrew? As well as being a great protective solution, it also massively reduces the cleaning effort involved - definitely a good investment with all of mine .

I'm not sure I'll bother with the winters this year for Herman, as he's is only likely to have a maximum of one or two local runs out before spring, so it's hardly worth doing really...
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Old 5th December 2022, 12:20 PM
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Yes, ceramic coating done by Nicola while it was down in Devon.
Apart from the occasional long trip the S8 gets much the same use all year and I've got loads of tread on the winter tyres. So I'll probably leave them on until just before we go to Kelso next year, unless we have a heatwave in May.
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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!
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Old 6th December 2022, 11:02 AM
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All checked and done. The Pirelli Sottozeros are getting a bit old now (2013 mostly) but are all still in excellent condition.
One of my 20s had it's MPS4S refitted due to a leaking bead seal causing it to lose about 1psi per day.
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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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