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Old Jan 14th, 2023, 20:46   #71
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[QUOTE=Tannaton;2871924]I had to move a shed today to another house. What could possibly go wrong?

Nice one, looks like a top gear challange!
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I had to move a shed today to another house. What could possibly go wrong?

Nice one, looks like a top gear challange!
Shed got moved 8 miles to the next village with no incidents :-)
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Old Apr 22nd, 2023, 15:47   #73
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Default First time out with my V90 CC

I have been sitting on the fence between an aftermarket detachable towbar and the official electric Volvo setup. I spent the extra and went to Volvo (Thanks to John Clark Volvo - good service).
Just been out for a short test run, never towed with a car or an auto box before (always been with manual SUV's).

Tows great 😃
Towbar is a joy to use and so much easier to connect the electrics than my last arrangement.
Ready to go👍
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Old Apr 23rd, 2023, 19:24   #74
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I have been sitting on the fence between an aftermarket detachable towbar and the official electric Volvo setup. I spent the extra and went to Volvo (Thanks to John Clark Volvo - good service).
Just been out for a short test run, never towed with a car or an auto box before (always been with manual SUV's).

Tows great 😃
Towbar is a joy to use and so much easier to connect the electrics than my last arrangement.
Ready to go👍
we have been towing with auto's since 2017 and would never consider going back to a manual gbox. Enjoy the caravaning.
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I have been sitting on the fence between an aftermarket detachable towbar and the official electric Volvo setup. I spent the extra and went to Volvo (Thanks to John Clark Volvo - good service).
Just been out for a short test run, never towed with a car or an auto box before (always been with manual SUV's).

Tows great 😃
Towbar is a joy to use and so much easier to connect the electrics than my last arrangement.
Ready to go👍
That looks wonderful, we have the V90 but non in CC trim, adaptive suspension and electric tow bar, the B4 is wonderful with the polestar map
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That looks wonderful, we have the V90 but non in CC trim, adaptive suspension and electric tow bar, the B4 is wonderful with the polestar map
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Interested to hear your observations towing in the standard engine modes compared to polestar mode.

I have been out again since my last post, although my route didn't take in any long or steep hills I was pleasantly surprised to find the car was unstressed even in eco mode.

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Thanks Rich

Interested to hear your observations towing in the standard engine modes compared to polestar mode.

I have been out again since my last post, although my route didn't take in any long or steep hills I was pleasantly surprised to find the car was unstressed even in eco mode.

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Apologies for just replying, in Polestar you get a lot more rid range torque and seems slightly quicker to change down, holds the gear slightly taller too, world of difference towing, ive seen people saying the map is a waste of money, its was night and day different to standard IMO, i do circa 30k a year and i rarely have the 90 in normal mode drive and and still get late 50s and even more when i went to Glasgow from Northampton on a run solo.
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Well, after 17 years of my ownership, and 8 in my son’s, the old Moggy finally disgraced itself today and ended up having to be recovered; it lost power and started running on 3 cylinders - a quick check showing very little compression on no1 cylinder, so hopefully nothing more than a head gasket.
Never mind, it was a good excuse to give the car trailer a run out!
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Well, after 17 years of my ownership, and 8 in my son’s, the old Moggy finally disgraced itself today and ended up having to be recovered; it lost power and started running on 3 cylinders - a quick check showing very little compression on no1 cylinder, so hopefully nothing more than a head gasket.
Never mind, it was a good excuse to give the car trailer a run out!
Made me smile when i read 'nothing more than a head gasket', it took me back to when a Viva head gasket could be done in an afternoon - great days.
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Old Sep 12th, 2023, 01:26   #80
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It's neither my car nor my trailer, but I often drive this:
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