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14th March 2016, 06:31 PM
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Got another commuter hack to replace the A6
With the A6 now gone, I have a replacement car for medium distance commuting distances.
The car chosen is a Volvo S60 2.4 D5 SE Diesel manual, 2003 vintage with 163K on the clock. One owner car, with good history although it currently needs a service. Extras are thin on the ground, but it does have full leather and the upgraded premium sound system with Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. Auto dim interior and external mirrors, and the shopping bag holder thing in the boot. Took a while getting used to manual gears, having not driven one for a few years now.. Seemed to find myself in the wrong gear a few times, LOL. Sadly it has one issue, leaking fuel injector seals on two of the five cylinders. These are the dealer pictures.
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Manny 2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles Past 2004 D3 A8 3.7 Quattro, Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Solar Sunroof, TV, ACC, phone and almost every option. 168K miles rising slowly with retrofit AMI and DVB-T in place of Analogue 2003 Volvo S60 D5 SE Manual, 197K miles. 2001 D2 A8 3.7 QS, Bi-Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Electric Everything, retrofitted RNS-D, 191K Miles 
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14th March 2016, 07:14 PM
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Looks like a nice honest car. Can't really go wrong with a big Volvo. How much did you give for that?
I was considering looking for a big old Volvo estate as a runaround and to have something suitable to transport my young sister to and from university up in Lancaster complete with all her belongings as it has usually involved two trips or two cars in the past
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Currently '8-less Previously: - Aqua Blue Pearl D3 S8 - Kamut Beige leather, ACC, B&O, factory RSE, solar sunroof, electric blinds, ski bag, Homelink, comfort headrests. - Aqua Blue D2 S8 - Grey leather/Alcantara - D3 A8 3.0 CVT - D3 3.7 V8
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14th March 2016, 07:17 PM
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Is that golf course lane,by Airbus Filton per chance?
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15th March 2016, 06:48 PM
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RE: the fault, looks like the dealer is paying for it to be fixed locally to me (I Hope). They've asked me to get a quote to repair it from a local specialist and to forward it on. I've found some aftermarket thing going on as well. There are two wires passing through the car interior towards the boot, and on the back bumper is a round patch in carbon effect that is covering something (no damage to bumper though). Not sure whats under that, but at some point I'll remove the side trim to see if those same wires are passing out into the bumper are. You can see the patch in the picture of the rear of the Volvo.
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Manny 2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles Past 2004 D3 A8 3.7 Quattro, Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Solar Sunroof, TV, ACC, phone and almost every option. 168K miles rising slowly with retrofit AMI and DVB-T in place of Analogue 2003 Volvo S60 D5 SE Manual, 197K miles. 2001 D2 A8 3.7 QS, Bi-Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Electric Everything, retrofitted RNS-D, 191K Miles Last edited by mannyo; 15th March 2016 at 06:54 PM.
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16th March 2016, 08:41 PM
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Well, both the workshop and the garage I bought the car from have been talking to each other and the Volvo goes in next Wednesday. So far so good on that front, lets hope the injectors are not to difficult to remove given the amount of carbon etc. that may have built up around them.
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Manny 2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles Past 2004 D3 A8 3.7 Quattro, Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Solar Sunroof, TV, ACC, phone and almost every option. 168K miles rising slowly with retrofit AMI and DVB-T in place of Analogue 2003 Volvo S60 D5 SE Manual, 197K miles. 2001 D2 A8 3.7 QS, Bi-Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Electric Everything, retrofitted RNS-D, 191K Miles
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