Slartibartfast Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Jealous. I've always wanted one of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 What actually happened to this little lovely? Did BV have it or is it still languishing? It all went sort of quiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetleysmooth Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/182855/1993-volvo-480-east-sussex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Still available then. Gosh I wish I had money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Breadvan72 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 My ingrate nephew for whom I was buying the Volvo has rejected the gift, so no go, I am afraid. Even applying the most extreme form of Autoshite reasoning I cannot find the physical space, head space, and organisational effort to accommodate the car amongst my shitheaps. Thus sadly I have had to pass, and am a bastard because I messed Gary around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Bugger. I'd have a crack at this. But logistics and whatnot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 If an AS member wants this, it can go at a heavily discounted price if collected fairly quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I'll just leave this here. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-480-2-0-09-92-05-95-Front-Brake-Discs-and-Pads-SET-/301690303826 Not that I was thinking of doing anything stupid you understand... (I was surprised at that price though!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Very bloody tempting but the gearboxy thing scares me a little. Yes, wuss, I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 If an AS member wants this, it can go at a heavily discounted price if collected fairly quickly. Someone call Kenny Loggins, please... Kenny Loggins to the beige autoshite phone... Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 Somebody make this go away please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I wish I could take it on but I have no money till end of Jan and no way of getting it to Essex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantingYoof Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Posted in another thread, but my 480 2.0ES was bought for £550 and sold much later for £550. Little bit of bodywork TLC and someone with an eye for detail could have brought it very easily back up to a standard that would make it fetch £1k plus, especially now a few years later as they are probably even rarer. It was utterly dependable. I spent a lot of time commuting A MILE to work DURING WINTER in it and this didn't even fuck anything up. It just...worked. Even after a day understeering around an airfield... The 2.0 Renault 8v engine doesn't sound impressive (110hp) but the car is light (around a ton, if I remember correctly) and the 8v lump is wonderfully torquey. I dare say if a raffle ever did happen in the near future with one of these which worked and had MOT I'd probably be taking a quiet punt. Just posting the above to hopefully tip someone over the edge into committing to buying this to avoid it going to the scrappy. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 I'm collecting another car tomorrow (nothing interesting) and this is STILL sitting in the way. I really don't want to scrap or Ebay it though. £100 takes it (which goes to my friend whose drive it's on...) but MUST BE COLLECTED (FROM LEWES, EAST SUSSEX) BY NEXT WEEKEND. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Back before Christmas I spent an evening in The Brunswick, which it turns out was about two minutes walk from your place. I'd have given you a shout, but I was on a promise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 This is truly hearbreaking as it looks proper tidy, there's a 480 in my local scrappy which would possibly be a cheap fix for the gearbox but I just don't have poundage to transport it 275 miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 NOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOO Someone. Please. Save this one. I can't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantingYoof Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 For £100 I'd have it as a drive ornament...after bunging it into my friendly MOT station and then getting frightened to death. But I'm 100 miles too far away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 I really like this. Alas it would be a bit of a mission to recover to Belfast. GLWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Have you had any interest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 Yes, but it would be used for the engine only. I'd rather somebody had a go at fixing it, but that's looking like the only option really. It's still here for now though, if anyone wants to try saving it. Be quick though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Has anyone got a lead on a gearbox for one of these??? Super cheap like £25 or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Fraud Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I can't imagine Volvo developing a box specifically for 480s... I bet it's a generic Renner F-type one. I would expect all of them to use the same bellhousing bolt pattern, but they probably don't BECAUSE RENAULT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Commuted behind this one today. Such a refreshing shape. Go on, you know you want to! garycox, KruJoe and HMC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycox Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 The general consensus from most people I've described the problem to is that it's more likely to be failure of an engine mount at the back of the engine causing mis-alignment rather than an actual gearbox fault. None of these people (including me) have actually looked at it in any great detail though so no guarantees obvs. Seems plausible though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Spares & Tyres Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Bargain that! EBay it on a classified ad. £15 set fee, much bigger market than here Be a shame to break it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Christ man that's a feeble reason to consider scrapping it, I'd be happy to chuck a tenner in for the diagnosis/repair just to help save the wee beauty, Hows about a £5 raffle with some of the cash going covering repair and you keep the remainder ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I reckon scrap the fucker, I've driven it and it's rubbish and that was before the gearbox fell off. Pop up lamps and funky dash do not a good car make. Call me again when there are only three of them left and worth £50k and I'll probably lust after them, but not now... The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Bloke Next Door Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I've always liked these and at £100 that's got to be a steal ,however as I'm 200 miles away I'm oot.Hope you find a buyer before the bridge beckons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Gary: gentle nudge to check your messages again mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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