OJCar
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addjunkie
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Simple solution dont go into the cities and drive what you want! Without being political, the need to pay is stagnating city shopping…lets not support the high street and encourage folk to shop out of town or online!Herself points out that the Discovery of Rust (200TDi) is also lez zone exempt,
which the much more modern Octavia isn't ...
OJCar
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We vote with our money and don't go into any of the places that want to fund raise with lez zones.
Migmac
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Yes it did.
roofman
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Yes your right, my last beemer was the 535D with lci trim and i gave that a full gearbox service which included new sump and filter kit, gear changes after was like night and day. I am about to hit the button on a 2007 X5 with the same motor and this will be getting the same treatment.
Morris
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Same as my sh#t box Sorento.
Rannsachair
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I suspect there are a few folk on here like me who have a type of OCD when it comes to imperfections, faults and maintenance on my vehicles...
I had a few parcels delivered today for my new XC90: touch up paint, headlamp restoration kit, new blue Volvo grill badge, new number plates, tamperproof torx keys and a laptop package and mongoose cable from SVDNS.
New car in need of some minor improvements: front number plate rust stained from locating screw, rear number plate delamination, Volvo grill badge tarnished, a few chips, clouded headlamps and roof bars needing removed for a good clean as green on underside, hence the tamperproof torx key.
a scratch on front headlamp and wing
Headlamp restored and scratch touched up, will cut back and lacquer when weather is better.
this is a before of the headlamp, could not believe how easy they are to remove: 2 sprung clips that pull out and one plug, so under a minute to remove a headlamp!
cleaned up ok
new Volvo badge and a few stone chips on the bonnet touched up, will cut back when weather is better.
dark lines on old number plate from where it is delaminating
New number plates front and rear
My brother was up to wash his XC40, note new front plate
Plus Diagnostic package of laptop, software and Mongoose cable with VIDA/Vdash arrived this afternoon (Proper Volvo diagnostic/programming tool, hopefully I will get to try it tomorrow.
This is the start, next I have picked up a jack, tools and spare wheel winch to fit, just got to get a spare wheel, rubber mats and boot liner ordered too. I will also be wire brushing surface rust on the underside, treating with Vactan then spray with Noxudol, it is pretty good, so I want to keep it that way with the salt we get on the roads.
I had a few parcels delivered today for my new XC90: touch up paint, headlamp restoration kit, new blue Volvo grill badge, new number plates, tamperproof torx keys and a laptop package and mongoose cable from SVDNS.
New car in need of some minor improvements: front number plate rust stained from locating screw, rear number plate delamination, Volvo grill badge tarnished, a few chips, clouded headlamps and roof bars needing removed for a good clean as green on underside, hence the tamperproof torx key.
a scratch on front headlamp and wing
Headlamp restored and scratch touched up, will cut back and lacquer when weather is better.
this is a before of the headlamp, could not believe how easy they are to remove: 2 sprung clips that pull out and one plug, so under a minute to remove a headlamp!
cleaned up ok
new Volvo badge and a few stone chips on the bonnet touched up, will cut back when weather is better.
dark lines on old number plate from where it is delaminating
New number plates front and rear
My brother was up to wash his XC40, note new front plate
Plus Diagnostic package of laptop, software and Mongoose cable with VIDA/Vdash arrived this afternoon (Proper Volvo diagnostic/programming tool, hopefully I will get to try it tomorrow.
This is the start, next I have picked up a jack, tools and spare wheel winch to fit, just got to get a spare wheel, rubber mats and boot liner ordered too. I will also be wire brushing surface rust on the underside, treating with Vactan then spray with Noxudol, it is pretty good, so I want to keep it that way with the salt we get on the roads.
Rannsachair
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Fluids and filters all bought already.
100% - the comfiest seats of any car I have ever owned.
Pigeon_Droppings2
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I remember on a long trip my mate saying the xc70 seats were more comfortable than his living room sofa.
The AWD system is complex...lots of different fluids for lots of different bits. Also the power steering on mine has a specific fluid too.
My old 240GLT front seats were living room arm chairs. Had a few more volvos since then but that's genuinely the one I wish I still had!
AVI_8
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Tamperproof screws in Lochgilphead, I live in Ayrshire and don’t even lock my doors I’d have thought the only thieving up your way would be squirrels stealing from the bird feeder.
Nice car, hope it’s reliable for you.
Rannsachair
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Aye plenty folk round here leave their cars unlocked too,. The roof bars came with tamper proof screws, cannot imagine many get stolen!
addjunkie
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Id agree on the xc70, I bought one new in 2011, a quality machine, comfortable, towed well, and superb luggage carrier. After its was written off due to flooding, I was disappointed they had stopped doing them. Only thing that let it down was the 2.7 ton towing.
Rannsachair
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there was some light drizzle, though it was 2 degrees out with wind gusting to 45 mph, so felt much colder.
I think diagnostics in 1969 were more:
Cobbler
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Mine was a lovely car, rotted out on me eventually after 275k. Still went from oil change to oil change without topping up. I had 2 Volvo 240 estates before, they were complete slugs though, the GLT was a flying machine in comparison.
