Cord Fourteener Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 2 hours ago, ruffgeezer said: Services from Leeds to London cancelled, so diverting to Lincoln on a slow, packed commuter train. Fucksocks. Fucksocks indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffgeezer Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 10 minutes ago, Cord Fourteener said: Fucksocks indeed. Irrespective of the public transport woes, thanks again for a thoroughly decent transaction. 👍 Now Grantham bound, hopefully in time to make the connection to Boston. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 3 hours ago, ruffgeezer said: Irrespective of the public transport woes, thanks again for a thoroughly decent transaction. 👍 Now Grantham bound, hopefully in time to make the connection to Boston. nah fuck that give him negative feedback cos he didn't take you home! 🤣 Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffgeezer Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Made it to Boston, home by quarter to 9. High Jetter and Cord Fourteener 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 Day 2, good points of V70: many. Bad points so far: full beam flash is very sensitive and so far I've mostly blinded folk rather than flash lights. 740, pivots over back wheels practically. V70, arcs round gently. Maneuvering with the trailer will be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share Posted August 19, 2022 Still in the first week of V70 ownership and I'm loving it. So far I can find nothing that doesn't work. It has a few rumbles at idle, especially when foot is on brake but given its nearly 337,000 miles I'm not moaning, I'm scraping the barrel to find faults. I've known cars with a third of the miles that sound goosed and nothing works properly. It really is a credit to its previous owners. CreepingJesus, Flat4, Sunny Jim and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted August 19, 2022 Author Share Posted August 19, 2022 Again, barrel scraping, the full lock either way sounds a bit weird and the single rear seat back unlock button is proving awkward, but it does work. Still, very impressive car. Now I've filled the boot with essential crap for a gig and there's plenty of room to spare. Big strong 5-pot diesel says load? What load? Easy peasy. Flat4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 On 8/17/2022 at 6:45 PM, Cord Fourteener said: 740, pivots over back wheels practically. V70, arcs round gently. Maneuvering with the trailer will be fun. They do have a shit turning circle. That's the only thing I really don't like about them. It's odd as the previous gen V70 (850 shape) was nearly as good as the RWD cars. Lacquer Peel and Cord Fourteener 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted August 20, 2022 Author Share Posted August 20, 2022 On 8/19/2022 at 4:03 PM, wuvvum said: They do have a shit turning circle. That's the only thing I really don't like about them. It's odd as the previous gen V70 (850 shape) was nearly as good as the RWD cars. Yeah that's odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortos Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Are your full beams staying on? Rather than just doing a little flash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear-in-the-air Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 On 8/19/2022 at 4:03 PM, wuvvum said: They do have a shit turning circle. That's the only thing I really don't like about them. It's odd as the previous gen V70 (850 shape) was nearly as good as the RWD cars. I believe it is because the suspension in these is set up to accommodate the inline 6 transverse that the s80 got, even though the v70 and s60 never got the engine so don't need the extra room, they share the parts. The previous generation only gets up to the 5 pot transverse so a touch more room. re: High beam: I noticed mine is the same. Won't stick on to highbeam when you have the dial pointed at off, even though that still means lights on for me wuvvum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortos Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Yep.. lights need to be in the ON position for full beam.. OFF position for Flash full beam. Swedish thing. bear-in-the-air 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 On 8/20/2022 at 5:36 PM, Shortos said: Are your full beams staying on? Rather than just doing a little flash? I find i have to really concentrate on giving the lightest touch and they will flash with lights on but I blinded a few folk while learning this! The 740 has a more normal set up. I find with all my Swedish designed cars i leave the lights on all the time and when the ignition is off they all go out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 I learned something about the folding seats. Always have the seatbelts done up when folding. The way they enable the cavernous cargo load is by putting the seatbelt reel in the seat tops so sometimes they lock too short to return the seat backs to upright. Fix: unbolt the bottom of the seatbelt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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