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Originally Posted by HPsauce
limp mode! 
Jumped in the car, started it and selected reverse (to back out of drive) maybe a tad quicker than normal.
Nothing immediate (usually selects and creeps back) so I "think" I squeezed the throttle pedal. After a second or so there was a bit of a clunk and it moved backwards.
Another clunk at the end of the reverse when I changed to Drive - not sure if it was as I moved into Neutral or into Drive.
Headed off and it was "sluggish" going up the hill.
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Ignition off, restarted after 5 seconds, all fine. Car drove totally normally from there on
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Same again today, I'm expecting the same codes as before.
The car had been sat unused for a couple of weeks prior to starting it today, maybe I should have let it idle briefly and get the fluids moving before selecting reverse?
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
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".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) 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. Agate Grey/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. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, 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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