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What is this thing?







Seems to have D9 body, D8 engine, D9 door cards, D8 climate control aircon controls...and I want it!

Looks just like a D9 to me; I'd never have been able to tell that V6 engine was from a D8 though.

Is it definitely one of the D8.5s ?

Don't know. Heater/AC controls were actually D9. I thought D9s had the plastic manifold V6.

It had a D9 horn on the steering wheel but also a D8 headlight stalk with horn button that didn't do anything

And it was quite terrible upon closer inspection and test drive so I'll stick with my D8 for now.

Thats an early D9 mate, it was brought out before the ESJ94S engine was implemented. The stalk is likely to be from a d8 and put there to replace a faulty original.

D9 Executive without sunroof. Seats must be elctric heated from the look of it. A/C and Climate control and center console is definetely D9 not D8.

I reckon the seats and door cards were retro-fitted. Grey dash trim wasnt in execs

eoin27 wrote:I reckon the seats and door cards were retro-fitted. Grey dash trim wasnt in execs

I have grey dash trim in my Exec, but the door cards are cloth.

Also, the Exec should have a radio control stalk, but there isn't one, or even a hole where it may have been removed.

Timsta wrote:I have grey dash trim in my Exec, but the door cards are cloth.

Im guessing you have a D8 exec.

Timsta wrote:Also, the Exec should have a radio control stalk, but there isn't one, or even a hole where it may have been removed.

Well spotted! The mystery of this b**tard car unravels even more!

Timsta wrote:Also, the Exec should have a radio control stalk, but there isn't one, or even a hole where it may have been removed.

And a cruise control stalk. It has the cruise control throttle actuator under the bonnet though so I suspect it's had the stalks removed and cover replaced (not surprising since it's easy to shred them )

It's definitely just an early D9 exec though

^ It has a cruise control stalk - it's just blocked by the steering wheel in the photo.

What do you guys reckon the the old V6 goes like compared to the newer one?

ya I thought i could barely make out the end of the stalk. (bottom righ hand corner of the clim control screen)

I've never driven either but there is a 13bhp gain so I'd imagine it'd be slightly better. The new one also has VVT so you're looking at smoother response and slightly better fuel economy.

There's no cruise control on my D8 406T Executive.

Timsta wrote:There's no cruise control on my D8 406T Executive.

That's because it's not a V6 (or a couple of the diseasels...)

D8 highly modified into D9 ??

i dont know but it is very nice,