Post a picture of your vehicle here Part 6 (don't quote pictures, 24h ban!)

Finally got around to washing the car

colm_mcm wrote: »

Got a little job done today

I've been waiting for your photo with the tints. Where did you get it done, and did they remove the door cards to do so?

That Polo is a great colour. A welcome change from silver!

The wheels look great on it

It's that time of year again I'm a tad early as this may be the only free time I have for a while!

For context:





2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019


Seeing as it's a new decade, and since I'm now in my 30's I decided to move up in the years and get something smaller/more economical as I drive a van most days thus don't really have the need for a car anymore...





Like f*ck I would do something like that to myself would ya be well in the head!



Background behind this is the Pug blew it's box AGAIN and I hadn't the time to fix it (and I still don't because those ZF gearboxes are a pile of sh*te). With No Z operational (it's well underway btw) I was left with no road legal car for the first time in years! By pure coincidence, at the exact same time my father picked up this Volvo for scrap. To take away. Gratis. One glass of orange juice later and just like that, I'm the proud owner of this 2001 Volvo S60 2.0T


Full service history. Taxed for the full year since new. Know the previous owners since 2002. 3 keys. 4 new mid range tyres. Battery replaced in February. New pads + discs all round. A copy of AA routeplanner revision 3. Aircon charged up prior and working flawlessly. Back seats never sat in. It's like sitting in a timewarp


Naturally, there were bits to address. Exhaust was dragging, tied up with bullwire I found in a ditch outside my house. Fuel flap + other cosmetics missing, sourced from Kilian Manning. Master cylinder beyond saving (I opened it up to rebuild only to find the fluid had turned to grease!!! As a side note the snap ring is an absolute pain in the hole to remove from these master cylinders) again kindly supplied by Kilian Manning. Fitted some blue injectors while diagnosing a small vapor smell, if you know you know... It failed it's test on a leaky exhaust. Total cost of parts to fix: €1.27 (trade card discount) for an exhaust clamp + retest fee



It's now fully road legal and runs fantastic. I absolutely love driving it, even if it is a bit wooly in the corners. It has burned many a hopeful contender; I'd say very few realise these old Volvos are no slouch! I have a few bits to address outside, I'd love to get the headlamp wipers going. Have bushes to whack into the arms sometime this month, along with other good stuff...


I'll probably dip back in at some stage but if I'm not back have a wonderful Christmas and like last year (and the year before that, and the year before that, and the year before that... You know the suss I can keep going!), what will be outside the pub for a portrait this time next year is anyone's guess!

TommyGun2017 wrote: »

Yeah I wanted the 190 in post-facelift T Sport form but they are very thin on the ground here so I made do with the 140. Only have it a few months but zero complaints so far. Getting between 33-37mpg

Very rare here, don't think any were officially imported here. You would see about 1 for sale up north every 3 nonths.

Well wear Murt, I've bought as have family from that garage. Hard beat them.

DMC gorgeous they are

Waiting patiently for your next E31 video on YouTube so stop fiddling around with your other cars will ya!

Looks lonely out there Colm...

Does the Christmas edition of Autocar count for in here?

colm_mcm wrote: »

It’s slightly different than before so that’s my justification.

Mirror caps?

I get the impression you're made up with it, as a car ?

330 (yes that's a spares 330 in the background)

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Is that a genuine or a swap? Silvertop or blacktop?

Its reshelled and now has a blacktop in it...