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Originally Posted by Singh
I like to follow 30 MPH speed limits so I am essentially wasting revs and fuel sitting in fourth
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Me too. I didn't realise you could do this remapping, would it be possible on my PF S8, or is that a soldering job with a new chip?
I spend a lot of time in 30 and 40mph limits, which I usually observe using the cruise control* and it's always in 3rd or 4th sucking fuel out of the tank. 
(on the same roads in my Focus I just stick it in 5th and it potters along quite happily around 1200 to 1500 rpm and that's only a 4-cylinder 1.8)
* another niggle - cruise only works above 25mph so is useless in those new-fangled 20mph areas.
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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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