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  1. 12th January 2014, 08:17 PM #11
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    Hi Swarover,
    Thanks for the info, handy to hear from a manual owner.
    I would not be towing all the time mainly for weekends away and a couple of extended holidays during the year. The van is approx 1200kg. I would also use it a fair bit for offroad 4 wheeling in the Vic high country. This is where the manual had the original appeal to me when I first saw this vehicle for sale.
    Have you had any clutch issues and have you replaced the clutch at all on your car?.

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  2. 15th January 2014, 10:19 AM #12
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    Interesting,

    What is the manual version like to drive off road, hill climbs, mud, ruts etc?

    Im selling my D3, tdv6 to get into a D4, did they make a Manual in the D4?
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  3. 17th January 2014, 11:23 PM #13
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    Stimpy and RB,

    My manual is remarkable off road, mostly gravel roads and rough rutted tracks, with some beach work her on the south coast of WA. It has 17 x 8 BB6 wheels shod with 265/65 17 Maxxis 771's, which helps - let down on soft sand. Have had no clutch issues, although I'm well aware that the dual mass flywheel clutch setup is a weak point and drive accordingly. If I do tow anything heavy, I use low range when manouvering and for short drives up hills. In sand I use 3rd/4th low range (unless its obviously hard) and don't change up or down unless its fairly hard sand and the shift can be done without losing much momentum.

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  4. 17th January 2014, 11:32 PM #14
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    Meant to mention hills and D4 manuals... I do some hilly rough driving out to the peninsulas near Bremer Bay over here, its a breeze - again in low range 3rd to 5th mainly. Hills consist of limestone and granite rises with washed out tracks and dodgy sandy sections. Of course a hill over there is a veritable mountain here! On the manual D4's: I vaguely recall reading somewhere that a few early base 2.7 versions were supplied manual, although have never seen one and it may have applied to the UK.

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