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Old Sep 14th, 2008, 20:26   #1
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my 440 is on ebay, if anyone wants to give a sensible offer I'm willing to listen.
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Old Sep 14th, 2008, 21:25   #2
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Nice looking car .
That has a CVT gearbox , i'd be very surprised if its still ok at over 100,000 miles though and towing a caravan with it would be a no no anyway ..
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With a clean and the arch doing it will come up well.
I have not noticed any problems with the CVT it seems to accelerate smoothly at a constant rev, it was a bit lumpy when I got it but new plugs and redex soon seemed to sort it.
Its a shame it has to go but it just is not up to towing.
If anyone knows if a 2ltr is ok for a caravan please let me know. I would like to keep a 440 but would prefer a bit higher spec as this one does not even have electric windows.
Also what do you think of the price?
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It's the weight of the car which determines the towing capability really , the 440 is a light car , you can push one along the road on your own quite easily try that with a
V 70 :-) There would be traction problems getting away especialy with a 2 litre 440 . Price is fair but that CVT box would bother me a lot because when it packs up,
the car is scrap :-( An easy conversion to manual though with a suitable doner car ..
I would look at a V40 in that size car for towing ..
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If anyone wants it viewing let me know. I work in Dumfries so could have a look.
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With a clean and the arch doing it will come up well.
I have not noticed any problems with the CVT it seems to accelerate smoothly at a constant rev, it was a bit lumpy when I got it but new plugs and redex soon seemed to sort it.
Its a shame it has to go but it just is not up to towing.
If anyone knows if a 2ltr is ok for a caravan please let me know. I would like to keep a 440 but would prefer a bit higher spec as this one does not even have electric windows.
Also what do you think of the price?
I owned a 1.8 V40 a few years back and towed a four berth caravan with it, no problems at all, the 1.8 V40 has 124bhp so has quite a lot of torque for towing.
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Just a quick update, The car did not sell first time around and yesterday developed a wheel bearing noise so any offer over £200 will get it now!!
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is the car in N Ireland?
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is the car in N Ireland?
I am in Scotland so not in NI but only 15-20mins from the Belfast/Larne Ferry to Scotland
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Yeah but the ferry would be upwards of £150 probably
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