Volvo 480 Club Europe

My 480ES is exactly the same, the lamps you're talking about I normally call the driving lamps. The main beam works fine but to flash someone I have to turn the headlights on and off again. TBH with all the complicated electronics in the car its the least of my worries.

Funnily enough thats why I moved to a 3hp compressor too, I had a 2.5hp with a 20lt tank and it was suitable for most things but not when a long constant air supply was needed, I needed to DA sand a VW bus which was the crunch time for mine. I sold my little compressor on ebay and got peanuts for it...

Don't worry its coming here too! EU legislation means they are trying to harmonise things like the MOT so they are the same throughout Europe! Oh and the Controle Technique is far ar harder than our MOT, it not only lists stuff that has failed but also stuff that needs doing too. The UK 1 year MOT i...

I'd also change the the tensioner pulley too, one broke on my engine and did exactly the same damage as the cam belt going pop!

4 new valves skimmed head later and all put back together even doing it myself it cost a fair whack!

If you're taking it out piece by piece then the gearbox is the next logical step, take that off then it almost halves the weight of the assembly and makes getting the rest of the block out much much easier. Me I'm a big bugger and I can generally lift most stuff out upto about 140Kgs, Ive lifted iro...

Funnily enough mine is due its Controle technique at the end of August and I get two years because its in France Also!

Strange world isn't it sometime?

I've been missing mine really all Ive got to drive at the moment is my wifes Renault Twingo or my 1953 Morris Oxford MO.

I have everyone! and I drive a 3.5 Tonne Ford Transit! 140Bhp and goes like stink, they've just brought out a 200hp version too.

See I'm of the opposite opinion, everyone should drive bangers around then there wouldn't be so many issues with people knocking into each other, cos we wouldn't worry so much, keep you best car for the weekend! I bought my wife a £300 Nissan 100nx because I was so fed up of people denting it whi...

I agree with Joker its a good prgramme, if you want the old style then 5th gear is/or was the old Top Gear format, the Beeb sold it off knowing that this new version was coming along.

bugger I had a 480 turbo auto sat here till last month, I'd asked on here if anyone wanted the box but no one had replied!

As a suggestion Stanford Hall is quite central in Leicestershire and is a lovely venue, but from what I've seen there's an awful lot of 480's in Scotland so perhaps somewhere further north may be better?

Have you checked his reg no on askmid to see if its legal?


http://www.askmid.com/

if it isn't then it may be worth reporting the prat to the police or use crimestoppers.

http://www.crimestoppers-uk.org/

Don't forget I've got that Door pocket ready for you when we next have a local meeting.

Aye most of the scrapyards by me are giving about £30 per cat.

Make sure you take it off the car and sell it separately though!

I just get two huge great screws and drive them through the side and bottom of the cat to hold it in place. to stop it rattling!

I'd second Glasgowjim, taking old uns out is a waste of your time. just get new uns.

Lovely looking Celica, they've always been one of my favourite cars, I used to have a Mk1 Celica ST back in my younger days, which I sprayed Lotus 88 Camel Yellow, my favourite colour at the time!

Hi Adam yes the engines in good condition, but because its an automatic it brings along another set of problems, like the flywheel not having a support bearing for the gearbox layshaft.

Hello all, I'm back half working again, am still not fully recovered but Ive been out this morning and got everything off the car that people had already asked for! So 480Tatey Blk480 and smooth480 all you parts are now ready for sorting. Does anyone need an automatic gearbox, which will be around t...

I think more and more people will be more tactfully taxing their cars in the future. I like you have the availability of several vehicles so I only tax them when I need them which is mainly for the summer months and then SORN them for the other half of the year. Although 2 of my cars are Historical ...