Ghosty 15137 Posted Thursday at 11:45 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 11:45 PM 5 hours ago, loserone said: Is that the 138 then? 135, 138, 140, something like that yes. Junkman and I have the same issue with 405, they're an absolute pig to get in and out of for some reason. Link to post Share on other sites
Ghosty 15137 Posted Friday at 06:06 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 06:06 PM V50 has been MOTd and delivery has been arranged for Monday. As promised it's had a clean pass, which apparently required two new tyres on the front. Now I know the traction control on these Volvos doesn't like cheap tyres, and it just strangles all the power if the wheels try to spin - you need good quality, grippy tyres on the drive wheels. So if there are some half worn branded tyres on the back, and budgets on the front, I'll be swapping them around. Let's see what we get... Shep Shepherd, LightBulbFun, Coprolalia and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
brownnova 10711 Posted Saturday at 11:06 AM Share Posted Saturday at 11:06 AM Do like a V50, it’s high up on the list of contenders to replace the C5 when we do. Link to post Share on other sites
junkyarddog 7515 Posted Saturday at 11:24 AM Share Posted Saturday at 11:24 AM 18 minutes ago, brownnova said: Do like a V50, it’s high up on the list of contenders to replace the C5 when we do. Yes,I'm thinking one would make a decent replacement for my mk4 Mondeo when the time comes to replace it. God,I'm getting old,I'd never have even considered a Volvo a few years ago!!! 😂 Link to post Share on other sites
Ghosty 15137 Posted yesterday at 01:47 PM Author Share Posted yesterday at 01:47 PM Volvo in, surprisingly it got here under its own steam with a trade plater who then left with someone else in another Volvo, I expected a flatbed. It doesn't appear to have been washed or valeted (dealer has only had it a week or so) but that's a plus in my books as I'll do it myself. Little bit of paint pen to clean off the windcsreen, sticker residue from a GB sticker on the back, etc. First impressions are very good - it feels a lot faster and more planted than my C30, with a lovely smooth and direct gearshift. The driver's seat bolster has a crack in it - TADTS, it's a synthetic material, but as far as R-Design seats go it's in good nick. Nothing is broken and everything feels clean and tidy - the screen protector is still on the Parrot kit, the R-Design badge in the grille hasn't lost its decal (a lot do), load cover present, two keys, books and history. All the pads are new, oil is fairly clean, and in the last year it's had a new brake master cylinder and new wishbones and droplinks. It's certainly been well cared for. This little display on the mirror caught my eye, I thought 'this is an R-Design not an SE' - then I realised it's a compass! Happy days. More to come... Floatylight, FakeConcern, privatewire and 14 others 17 Link to post Share on other sites
beko1987 19287 Posted yesterday at 02:10 PM Share Posted yesterday at 02:10 PM You've changed man, that's posh... Ghosty 1 Link to post Share on other sites
beko1987 19287 Posted yesterday at 02:12 PM Share Posted yesterday at 02:12 PM 24 minutes ago, Ghosty said: Volvo in, surprisingly it got here under its own steam with a trade plater Its been spanked Ghosty 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Noel Tidybeard 5056 Posted yesterday at 02:58 PM Share Posted yesterday at 02:58 PM (edited) 3 hours ago, beko1987 said: Its been spanked thoroughly road tested EFA Edited yesterday at 05:16 PM by Noel Tidybeard efa some moar beko1987 1 Link to post Share on other sites
FakeConcern 4142 Posted yesterday at 07:59 PM Share Posted yesterday at 07:59 PM Glad it's as good as it looked in the advert. I would love one of those mirrors with a compass in my C30... Ghosty 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ghosty 15137 Posted 17 hours ago Author Share Posted 17 hours ago In Civic news, the caliper is most definitely knackered. I need to keep moving it about on private* land as we've got tradesmen in at the moment, and this has revealed that the caliper is dragging like fuck, and well and truly knackered. Once it's MOT'd (going to have to pay for a retest unfortunately), it's off to a mate of mine in Huddersfield (same chap that's minding the Micra a few pages back) who knows the car and is over the moon with it. He offered me my money back on it which I'd be daft to refuse, and that's part of the reason I managed to get the V50. Part of the reason that I got the V50 is that over the last year my dad's really started to show his age, and he's hung up his spanners. 😔 I need something more modern and less tired than a 20 year old Civic to use daily, and seeing as this V50's been kept so well and they're really simple to work on as long as you have Torx keys, it seemed like a no brainer. Back to waiting for the post to arrive... Floatylight, puddlethumper, FakeConcern and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Tim_E 2519 Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago 19 hours ago, Ghosty said: Volvo in, surprisingly it got here under its own steam with a trade plater who then left with someone else in another Volvo, I expected a flatbed. It doesn't appear to have been washed or valeted (dealer has only had it a week or so) but that's a plus in my books as I'll do it myself. Little bit of paint pen to clean off the windcsreen, sticker residue from a GB sticker on the back, etc. First impressions are very good - it feels a lot faster and more planted than my C30, with a lovely smooth and direct gearshift. The driver's seat bolster has a crack in it - TADTS, it's a synthetic material, but as far as R-Design seats go it's in good nick. Nothing is broken and everything feels clean and tidy - the screen protector is still on the Parrot kit, the R-Design badge in the grille hasn't lost its decal (a lot do), load cover present, two keys, books and history. All the pads are new, oil is fairly clean, and in the last year it's had a new brake master cylinder and new wishbones and droplinks. It's certainly been well cared for. This little display on the mirror caught my eye, I thought 'this is an R-Design not an SE' - then I realised it's a compass! Happy days. More to come... That's lovely! Link to post Share on other sites
Matty 1584 Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago On 1/14/2021 at 3:30 AM, Ghosty said: Nice of them to get a swede in to do the voiceover. Proper attention to detail that Link to post Share on other sites
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