Volvo 480 Club Europe

Hello and merry christmas to you all
I watched Top Gear "Apocoylpse" and think I spotted a Volvo 480 being exploded?
it was on the post apocolyptic MOT. the dvd is ok but not upto the usual top gear stuff
Top Geat "Italian job" is much better!

someone asked me the other day "is it made of wood?"
I'm still trying to understand what he said, but he drove of in a Ford Fiesta
so I suppose that explains it.

Swaying like a turle?
well I've never swayed a turle but think I get the idea, mine was the same at the back end changed shocks and anti roll bars......now rides great. noticed that bump stops are one missing one knackered? next job!

Led Zeppelin at Knebworth!....I'm impressed! I saw them at Bath in 1970 and at Mothers in Birmingham, but to be honest live they were pretty rough. talking of live...ones I've seen that were brilliant- Jon Hisemans Colloseum / AC/DC / Rick Wakeman / Tangerine Dream / Stevie Wonder /Wishbone Ash /10 ...

unique? oddball? weird? strange? unusual? yes all of the above, but just puts a smile on my face. had 50 cars the only other car like it was an old honda accord areodeck which was almost as good but much faster :angry: the 480 was on my cars to have before you dies list...glad I made it this far I w...

nice car

back too alloys wheels I have on numerous occasions revitalised alloy wheels :- take wheels off, wash with strong detergent and rinse, rub them down with wet and dry use plenty of water, p280 - p800 grade depending on how rough they are, ending with p800. at this stage you can go for the alloy look...

wow they look nice! :D "slam it" as suggested? not sure about that, lowering usually means stiffer/harder suspension, don't know about were you are but here it's pot holes and craters galore the roads are terrible...and getting worse not to mention speed humps in built up area's. :roll: my experienc...

not quite sure about "I gota brand new combine harvester"? :sick: but each to his own! ha ha :rofl: some more cool car albums- :D Spyro Gyra - Down the wire . (cool jazz funk, great recording) Glass Hammer - Evermore ( strange melodic stuff that's hard to fit in any music category but well worth a l...

got a s/h electric window mechanism and motor complete off ebay £19.99
checking a new s/h dealer near me in the morning for window rubbers

Full marks everyone, nice to see you get the Led out, and a bit of aussie angus.
keep it coming!

ok we all have a few lets have them, and why? being a musician I tend to go for weird stuff- Porcupine Tree - the sky moves sideways (brilliant musicians, super recording, great for night driving) Doobies Brothers - Listen to the music (old stuff but great recordings) Donald Fagin - Nightfly (main m...

mmmm..perspex leds lights very pretty, great job. :D one problem....... :kill: scabby car tea leafs! make sure you don't advertise it, my mate had £3,000 worth of I.C.E. ripped out of his alarmed car in a cinema car park with security cameras, alarm was disarmed by them door window punched out quie...

I don't get it either? back to the mpg issue.......my 480 automatic has done over 140,000 miles and uses no oil and is very good on fuel, to be honest I would'nt take what the computer says as gospel mine was reading 68mpg at 85mph (I was going down hill at the time?) even without taking the display...

ouch your condition sounds painful mate! I had similar problems years ago with...honda accord areodeck! my 480 has done over 150,000? miles now (mile counter stopped working) and according to it's history had a auto box rebuild at 90,000 despite your mileage I would consider the fact your auto box m...

thanks everybody, thanks Jim sounds like a good idea

thanks mate will do..........my drivers door electric window mechanism went tits up today! I'll see what he has to offer.

thanks mate

any idea where I can get some new rubber seals for my doors/ side windows?
the present don't leave they just look knackered, it's the metal inside that is corroding and expanding that's causing the problem.

Hi Rachel, crackling bass? usually bass problems stem from speakers being driven too hard and the voice coil in the centre bottoms out, or could be lose wires, I always solder my speaker wires to the terminals that stops them from coming off or having a bad connection. try that see what happens? Gor...