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16th October 2013, 08:46 PM
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Indeed, I've printed it off and will have a preliminary look tomorrow.
Not sure about redlining an S8 in 2nd gear though, won't take long! 
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I think it's amazing how little information the driver is given by the vehicle itself really. As an example, you'd think manufacturers would at least fit things like oil pressure and temperature gauges from the factory as that is quite important, at least on higher-end models anyway (slightly off-topic, I know). It's almost worth fitting a new MAF sensor every couple of years if it causes such a problem!
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We hadn't planned to do this and had a fair bit of our own stuff, but in the end we COMPLETELY filled the cabin as well as the boot and got all his stuff in - apart from the contents of 2 "bean bags" that we emptied into a large bin. We ended up inching the electric windows up and slowly feeding ever-smaller items in (to him sitting in the back) until it was literally full to the roof. Both him and my wife had loads of stuff on their laps too. I remember him asking - won't all this stuff slow us down rather on the way home! 
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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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Who bothers looking out the back window in an S8 on the M1?
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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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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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I haven't had time to do anything on the car yet other than buy bits for it. Had it a week today. Will be servicing the transmission on sat then have a play about with VCDS.
Do you think it's worth putting my other car in the Sales section? It is from the VAG group however not an Audi. Worth a try I suppose. . . .
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So a bit of an update really. . . .
Drained the transmission fluid yesterday and it was RED ATF!!! So annoyed. I have receipts from Audi for changing the fluid so unless it has been done since, they are the ones who put this fluid in. I still can't believe it. I changed the filter, drain plug, relevant seals and gaskets, plus the all important Audi fluid. Carried out the fill procedure exactly. There were no metallic particles on the magnets, just the usual film of black deposits on the sump. The thing that concerns me now is that when driving along at a steady low speed, then decelerate, the transmission seems to hunt to a lower gear and does so quite violently, shocking the drivetrain. Other than that, gear change is pretty smooth. This issue is a direct consequence of the fluid change as it didn't exist before. My initial thoughts were that the fluid was low but I went through the fill process again and the level is fine. I'm now thinking that the mixing of the 2 fluids is causing an issue. . . Any thoughts on this?
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