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@Dammit
My journey to Leicester this morning was interesting.
Just as I joined the M1 the now-familiar det-at-3,000 rpm reared it's head.
I thought I was going to have to get the car relayed when I was passing Dunstable, but nursed it the rest of the way.
I did stop 7 miles from my destination at the services for a coffee, re-joining the M1 was shit-your-pants terrifying as I had to short-shift at 2,500 rpm to avoid the det-zone.
And of course, the second the mech took the car out it span the rev needle round the dial to 7,000 perfectly cleanly.
Thankfully (in a way!) it then died at 3,000 on the way back to the workshop, so he knows what's happening.
I left it with him with a request to "fix everything". He's also going to drop in into a local paint-shop to get a quote for a proper re-spray as that's something I've been seriously considering.
Place that painted this (guy who shares the workshop with my mech built this car):
I don't want to see the Volvo again until it's running perfectly.