Volvo 480 Club Europe

Yes Jeff you are correct a museum piece it certainly is at 77kms You missed the point; it’s nothing to do with mileage or maintainence; it’s a museum piece as the vehicle has no VIN numbers, thus cannot be legally registered. It was originally a gift from Volvo to a technical college I believe. Low...

henrim wrote: ↑

Mon May 25, 2020 4:39 pm

For those looking for absolute perfection there is a 480 for sale in Belgium with 77kms for £19000

Which also remains unsold, because members have pointed out that it had never been registered for the road, and as such, is purely a museum piece, which would never be legally permitted on the road.

I'm glad your still loving it, was a bloody stunning car and obviously very well looked after.

Jay-Kay-Em If it was a tie break, what was the weight of a seat, headlamp and boss? Jeff didn't get round to to the weight, so you would have won, Al's scales made it 13.5kg so your 14.45kg was closest I did! I guessed 16.7kg! So you still beat me! was a good fun day - despite me doing 480 maintena...

So, just to expand on my points. Tyres: Its a personal point, but I HATE cheap tyres; Yes, they're round. black and have legal tread depth; They'll get you through a MOT. For me, it shows poor maintenance. I do less than 1000 miles a year with my cars, and the tyres will be replaced probably due to ...

Just in case anyone was wondering.... this may work: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/NN4+0TG,+Northampton/A43/A14/A423/Northampton+NN4+0TG/@52.2963336,-1.2911144,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m32!4m31!1m5!1m1!1s0x48770f43121a5b71:0xd40b2156c6ce838b!2m2!1d-0.8935018!2d52.1994717!1m5!1m1!1s0x48770bb999860efb:0...

Oh and everyone that entered a bonnet shot will get a prize.

Caveat is that aerosols are a bugger to post so you have to collect your prize at the next physical meet!

Awesome! Although I’ve a pair of LHD ones to get shot of....

Has he got a rain diverter but too?

Jay-Kay-Em wrote: ↑

Sat May 23, 2020 8:01 pm

dcwalker wrote: ↑

Sat May 23, 2020 12:54 pm

Can I just say from today’s Virtual Meet, that looks a treat.

Thankfully he didn’t submit an engine bay shot - I will get a pollen filter housing one day.....

Look at Tesla; should be perfect. Worse cars for reliability. Who the feck needs a door handle that pops out for you to operate it? It’s just asking for bloody trouble! Same goes with electric handbrakes. I’m convinced engine bays are designed to be as intimidating as possible to force you to take i...

Hindsight certainly is a wonderful thing though... It's odd that "modern" cars should be perfect - Still a LONG way to go of course - And yet, even with all the improvements, we don't crave them like we do a wedge. For me, it's the perfect era of car; Advanced enough that we don't have to deal with ...

1) Gloves
2) HOOOGE tub of Tufnega hand cleaner.
3) The washing up....

dragonflyjewels wrote: ↑

Sat May 23, 2020 6:47 pm

Even jifflemon seems to have disappeared.

Sorry! Was out changing rear pads on the green car! Few bodges found along the way, but thankfully all now fixed! Will update the thread tomorrow hopefully.

Now, its drinky time!

Just noticed looking at the engine bays that the shock absorber struts are held in by bolts at the top, some are head at the top others are nuts at the top. Not very important but unusual. Andrew Simple explanation! They're all the same. The shocker absorber nut is covered by a plastic plate, that ...

9% co2? what are the HC's like?

Lambda sensor replaced - Genuine? Good S/H? Universal one?

Why am I judging? Well, I've been known to grab the "occasional" bonnet up snap, and have a healthy amount of OCD... :rofl: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ACtC-3fDxdTFJoRJp3SCnTz9aBDdU1VnnAF6G8Ye1LmKCx9MsJhrYuDyIaewkgbUgiUzETSAzkHx9u6GuER3RXHrWI0E7GnbY3YsnXz5KzUnRpxdVLcUyqLSbcfGd7tEW3VVaPalf4d...

And just because I want to play along.... Paris blue: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ACtC-3dpV2c83TraoI8mYspyRRKUr7MwwKnxEmuzn58DNPj7_sSf3b0BI6-5HeOpsiDScds6cniPKLN0ozxH9taEpd1igO8SEIovF4bszyfazBS2vO1BEsjSocjZ0AcMzuI4CWMoEYtY7Vu0baDfpq5MxDa56w=w1730-h1297-no?authuser=0 Peacock Green: https://l...

So, just so people are aware, there is a prize on offer here; I shall give you a clue - it's not any of these.... https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ACtC-3cy895WVdcKkGpegvTM2J4nA0SGGw4G7uyLvqE6HwNnnKdLatHP6_xsD2uRIimr6nYcOs0_2ZZcC8mP592Fl0QPl-orPdvrw44ujHvodYEtZmGy_tQHgyX4I-rRqbpm6pnVMNgYBLPZ8JR2N...

Good to see you Dave!

Here's me wondering which of these I'll be needing first this afternoon... https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ACtC-3c870Li9OBgZxsZfqeKLNAmt_pAmAlIA0-JN6pnxGasA_GX1vFp3rgstQwP46bjMgir4lXXub3z6RwAQrpz9Ll9ozwchaUDCRKaORo6JIhvWFUdX_-sGjzcKMJjzF_NMUeZ6_jwTRgd7A_zbTAKFwUKyQ=w973-h1297-no?authuser=0 As f...