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    All hail AWD

    Dundee has rather unexpectedly had 6-8 inches of snow this morning and all I can say is what a car, I sat patiently at the bottom of a hill watching an assortment of small hatch backs spinning all over the place, my turn came and quietly off I went up the hill, not drama at all...

    £350 well spent if you ask me

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    £350? what for?, the car??.
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    Nice one dude, at least they're good for something our AWDs.
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    good 1 dee mate i had a similar situation in milton keynes last week went to see afriend and move her bmw hehe i did laugh the old front wheel drive t5 just took it in its stride

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tomcat View Post
    £350? what for?, the car??.

    ayeeeee

    feeling very pleased with myself, best not say that to loud incase it hears me and breaks

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    ahh dont tell us these things!!!... i have a 850awd exactly the same as yours sitting on my drive,.. cost the same too haha but i have a few problems,.. as in theres no propshaft and the transfer box had broke,.. but these storys make me want to keep it instead of putting the engine into my 2.5 10v saloon...alas theres an 850 for every occasion fantastic cars
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    96 850 awd...cut up RIP,
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    Quote Originally Posted by mk3phill View Post
    ahh dont tell us these things!!!... i have a 850awd exactly the same as yours sitting on my drive,.. cost the same too haha but i have a few problems,.. as in theres no propshaft and the transfer box had broke,.. but these storys make me want to keep it instead of putting the engine into my 2.5 10v saloon...alas theres an 850 for every occasion fantastic cars
    Keep it, there's too many people breaking AWDs these days, there won't be any left eventually
    1996 Olive Green 850 AWD - Follow the Project - Forged rods, 19T, big blue injectors, 960 TB, 3.25" MAF, Ostrich, 608 binary, arduino data display, active exhaust control with Focus RS tips, 320mm front brake conversion.
    1996 Nautic Blue 850 AWD - Failed its MOT, now it's a donor for the green thing.
    2004 Sapphire Black S60 D5 - The new daily hack.

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    4x4's own the road at the moment! My 850R is utterly useless is the snow lol.

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    yep its the kit, an 350 is a bargain,

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    Quote Originally Posted by bomb192uk View Post
    Keep it, there's too many people breaking AWDs these days, there won't be any left eventually
    i would but i cant sell my saloon nobody wants it!!,.plus i have a need for big power an know the awd system cant cope,.. if i wanted a stock car then there would be no question it would stay,.but im looking to build something up.
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    95 854 2.5 10v with b5254t conversion...RIP,
    96 850 awd...cut up RIP,
    95 965 manual!..parted out,
    94 855 T5 green..scrapped RIP,
    94 855 T5 red..heart lives on body RIP,
    03 S60 D5 sold
    94 855 glt 2.5 10v white parted out RIP
    97 V70 AWD parted out RIP
    Present
    93 854glt 2.5 20v (turbo)white daily project
    04 s60 D5 (literal twin of previous s60)

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    My ph 1 T5 did very well in the snow and slush too, very reminiscent of my AWD in Winter last year,

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