Volvo 480 Club Europe

Why did they introduce the 2.0? Especially when it is not much more powerful than the 1.7, which in itself should have been more than adequate for such a small car. I read somewhere that it was to compensate for the 'power sapping' catylic converter but I read somewhere else it was that they simply ...

Nice to see alright. Makes me wish I had one again

Novelty car . :rofl: Its my daily driver , my son and my daughter's daily driver as well. Maby to you Jim but over here in Eire anybody driving anything other than the usual Eurotrash is looked upon as some kind of freak. It's very unusual to see a car here older than 10 years, such is the numberpl...

Same as subject... Why does there seem to be a lack of anything going on lately Wierd alright. When I first joined here (2008) it was a lively place. But with 480's becoming rarer I suppose it's only natural that owners will too! In the current climate its becoming harder and harder for people to j...

I've never seen a HAAS bodykit before, it looks great. I'm sure someone will want those wheels

Always liked the C70...what are they like to own?

That's a nice steering wheel you have on your 460 (or is it 480) interior there? I always thought the 440/460 interior was much nicer than the 480's, especially on newer models. I often wonder why they didn't just use the same interior in all the 440/60/80 range? I think the rickety interior is one ...

You should put up a few photos of the 'garden ornament'

Good to hear Stuart, hope it goes well for ye

Van wrote:I think it's plain ugly.

What?! Many people say that about the 480 in general,

Such a shame they never made production.

My first 480 had a really nice Kenwood with a reversable faceplate that was blank on the reversed side, so it looked like their was no radio! For some reason it looked really well in the 480! Never seen a similar one for sale since though.

Might be of interest to someone

http://www.discoveryuk.com/web/wheeler- ... mpetition/

They are not as uncommon as you might think. Keep a close eye on ebay and you might get lucky. Don't expect it to be cheap though!

Yeah I prefer the 1.7 also.

Always good to see 480 in magazines


Pity that there isn't a dedicated thread for things like this, you see it on many car forums.

No the 'S' is very basic spec, most came with cloth seats, no sunroof and no infocentre. I've seen some with plastic wheel trims instead of alloys too. The ES is definately higher spec.

That's my dream driveway lol

Found this on ebay, someone here selling it? Looks very interesting...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ultra-Rare-Volvo- ... 1e648af8f0

glasgowjim wrote:all dash boards are the same in 480 models.

Yes - squeaky 'n creaky!

Sorry to hear that it didn't work for you. 'BG Throttle Body & Intake Cleaner' is the exact brand of what I used. What might be handier is if you know a mechanic and get them to lend you the stuff as you will only need a small bit. I'd say most motor factors will stock it though. http://www.bg-inter...