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20th February 2016, 12:37 PM
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And nearly a year has passed with little comment from me, but I got the symptoms again yesterday, rather more oddly this time.
And yes, it has happened occasionally over the last 9 months, I just haven't posted. We went out for lunch, a 25-mile drive along main roads and M25 to get there (near Egham). All totally normal. Returned mid-afternoon and being a Friday avoided the M25, so just "pottering" along back roads mostly around 30 or 40mph. Over half way home, car totally warmed up, drove through Old Windsor then Slough and headed north towards Stoke Poges. After a roundabout got up to around the 40mph limit normally and into 5th gear but then after a little while noticed the engine in higher revs, almost as if in sport mode, but still proceeding gently (pretty sure not on cruise control). The revs meandered up and down a bit then returned back to normal after a little while, below 2000rpm, presumably in top gear. I did try Sport mode a bit later at similar speeds and while it upped the revs initially it dropped back quite quickly to normal as I was driving gently. All seems very odd, thoughts anyone? It's almost 3 years and about 20,000 miles since I had the gearbox fluid/filter changed so maybe that's due another go? And I am planning (not yet arranged) to take the car to Guy sometime this spring (pre Wales/Ireland) for a thorough service and "going over"....
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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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