Volvo 480 Club Europe

So, apart from the broken speedo and odometer (although they burst into life briefly this morning for about 5 mins), possible broken rear spring and the dreadful Mpg, the trip to Northumberland was a roaring success :) The roads up there are fabulous - I credit the Romans for long stretches of strai...

Great to see Nilani getting good use - and also a relief to see you haven't yet lost the whole structure off the roof!! :lol: I hope the Kielder midges aren't proving too much of a nuisance... ;) In case anyone is wondering, whilst I appreciate the logistics of getting the roof rails around the cou...

Going well so far - Nilani ate up the miles up to Northumberland- arrived at Hadrians Wall for breakfast & on to Newcastle to pick up the lads by 11. https://i.imgur.com/Tv0CejE.jpg Onwards to glorious open roads and wide open spaces as far as the eye can see.. https://i.imgur.com/bEorffJ.jpg Camp a...

New Hat installed!

Won't have time (or enough paint) to get the roof box sprayed with the right colour before we go, but it might be a project for the summer :) Air conditioning now recharged and working wonderfully - phew! Watch the weather turn Siberian now :) Will post pics of the top box tomorrow - I hope she look...

Hello folks, Thought I'd start a thread in anticipation of this weekend's camping adventure in Northumberland... Many thanks to David (DCWalker 480 Guru) for lending me his set of extremely rare Thule roof bars specifically designed for the 480 - Although the fitting instructions have passed into an...

Hello folks, Sorry we won't be able to join you for the Hampshire-Lincolnshire meet, as we will be in the wilds of Cornwall with the family from 6th Aug. In other news, there was a 'micro-meet' last week on my birthday, when Nilani and PUD met near DCWalker's home turf in York :) https://i.imgur.com...

OK. I checked...

I'm not sure our poster is in the place they thought they wanted, based on a pic of what an ec480dhr actually is...



Lol

Is this a trick question?

Or perhaps it is a competition - nearest to the correct answer wins a prize (a 2013 Volvo ec480dhr or a carrot, whichever is worth less)

Oh, go on then... what does a 2013 Volvo ec480dhr cost?

Loving the picture storyboard - a car coming back to life and receiving TLC is a wonderful thing

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Hello Robert, That sounds ominous! Mind you, your car has done a fair amount more mileage than mine I think... but then again, they are all at least 26 years old by now, which is plenty of time for various connectors and systems to sieze up! :boom: I'll see what my local garage have to say. No doubt...

Thanks James, I guess as wedgie enthusiasts we get used to the low standards generally found with national chain outfits. I think I will have a word with my local garage, who know the car and actually do appreciate my custom.

Good advice! Thanks
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Hello folks, had a run out in the wedge this week, in sweltering conditions. Tried the aircon to no avail, and am guessing it needs a regas. Is this something we can trust to a Kwikfit or Halfords or backstreet garage, or is it another DIYable thing with a kit from Amazon or the like? No doubt there...

Hello folks, I'm preparing Nilani for some paintwork and pampering due to an unfortunate incident involving a neighbour's dog and next door's daughter colliding with the car on her scooter. Nothing serious, other than a deep gouge on the front wing (previously replaced and painted under DC Walker's ...

Yes, congratulations AND commiserations on the sale :)! Thank you for your contributions to the forum whilst in wedgie possession mode. You've made valuable commentary and proved your worth as a real friend of the marque. It can only be a matter of time before once again you join the ranks of the ne...

Of course, Rob, you already know that in your heart of hearts, once you sell, you'll just spend the next 12 months agonising about jumping back in...and then we'll be reading about you in one of the R cars anyway! I should know, seeing as I'm on number seven in 15 years... The way it goes...:dispute...

It looks like a non-standard colour to me, kind of cream / off-white. Very nice though, and possibly a trick of the light.

And we thought wedgies were rare in the UK!! Imagine seeing one coming towards you on an Aussie road! You'd probably veer off the carriageway in surprise

Any local windscreen specialist will be able to track one down for you - don't bother with the national outfits. I've had two fitted in recent years (different cars) at around £200 all in. Local fitters will take care and do a good job. There is a guy on the eBay site who sells new screens for £150,...

If you can shoulder the costs it may be worth giving it a dutch holiday... Definitely recommend a Dutch holiday, with Robert ;) It can be a bit of fun getting your parcel back though, as we found out when he posted the instrument cluster back to me a couple of years ago - the moral of the story bei...

Hello Rob, Are those Skandix arches? Did you do inner as well as outer panels too? Am thinking about biting the bullet on Nilani, even though she flew through her MOT with no advisories - it would bring her up to a very good standard overall, once the paintwork was sorted. I'd love to have a rear en...