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[wuvvum]

Never driven a 4-pot diesel Volvo before.  I'm assuming it's a bit* slower than Fowler's?

[cms206]

Just now, wuvvum said:

Never driven a 4-pot diesel Volvo before.  I'm assuming it's a bit* slower than Fowler's?

It's not as slow as I expected to be honest but I wouldn't want to try the 1.6D in a V70.

Pulls well through the gears, seems to be mega on fuel too. Absolutely unstressed on the 200-odd mile journey home.

[320touring]

7 minutes ago, cms206 said:

It's not as slow as I expected to be honest but I wouldn't want to try the 1.6D in a V70.

Pulls well through the gears, seems to be mega on fuel too. Absolutely unstressed on the 200-odd mile journey home.

I suggest that it would feel like Impulse Drive compared to @davidfowler2000's WARP SPEED 

[RoverFolkUs]

23 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Never driven a 4-pot diesel Volvo before.  I'm assuming it's a bit* slower than Fowler's?

'tis just a Ford/PSA special, infact, 'owt special about it! *

(*The engine, that is! Not insulting the new steed )

 

 

[Ghosty]

2.0D then?

I had one in a V50, they're alright, if a bit agricultural sounding.

[RoverFolkUs]

2 minutes ago, Ghosty said:

2.0D then?

I had one in a V50, they're alright, if a bit agricultural sounding.

Yeah, DW10 based, same as a Mondeo, Focus, S-Max, Galaxy, other Peugeot ailments applicable such as 308, 508 etc

[High Jetter]

9 hours ago, cms206 said:

The car however, was in Elgin.

mumble mumble marbles mumble mumble lost. Well bought!

[Tickman]

11 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

'tis just a Ford/PSA special, infact, 'owt special about it! *

(*The engine, that is! Not insulting the new steed )

 

 

I think nowt special will be appreciated

 

[loserone]

11 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Yeah, DW10 based, same as a Mondeo, Focus, S-Max, Galaxy, other Peugeot ailments applicable such as 308, 508 etc

Ah, so this is a way to get this engine without presenting Mrs286 with a Peugeot 🤔

[RoverFolkUs]

25 minutes ago, loserone said:

Ah, so this is a way to get this engine without presenting Mrs286 with a Peugeot 🤔

Yup! 

[cms206]

31 minutes ago, loserone said:

Ah, so this is a way to get this engine without presenting Mrs286 with a Peugeot 🤔

Pffft.

You act like I've got a history of unannounced silver diesel 406 purchases.

[Dave_Q]

Is Mrs286 also married to cms80?

I'm not clear on the maths here.

[loserone]

I have 8086 CPUs on the brain 

[High Jetter]

80286 computes (slowly!)

[cms206]

I've barely seen this sodding thing in daylight; go to work in the dark, come home in the dark...

Only updates to note are it's booked in for a cambelt change (no record, though the rest of the sizable history file suggests it has been done) and it's now lost it's private plate.

Reverse is occasionally a bit of an arse to engage, but on my mixed commute it's sitting at 49.5mpg on the computer. I'll take that.

Big brother seems to approve also...

[hairnet]

is it fulla froot shoot awf tha kids noo?