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Originally Posted by MikkiJayne
That said, the V8 D2s do have overly sensitive throttle pedals IMO, making it hard to pull away at any setting thats not 'Driving Miss Daisy' or 'Scalded Cat'.
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Originally Posted by Goran
Lol, this is a perfect description of D2 throttle response  |
And driving away from cold just a while back that's exactly how mine is now. Definitely back in "scalded cat" mode.
So much so that SWMBO who was with me said "what on earth are you doing?" 
(The main problem is that the throttle pedal is just SO different to the Volvo which is much more progressive until the turbos are fully wound up)
It calmed down a bit when warmed up, but is definitely lighting up the ESP now at the slightest provocation; hasn't done that for a while. 
And "giving it the beans" from even a very low speed the gearbox is changing up smoothly without any oddness.
So I'm beginning to think this brake switch issue (compounded by the F125) was affecting me rather more than I realised. Fingers crossed.
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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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