Volvo 480 Club Europe

Oh I'm sure they're going to come back with a list of stuff that needs replacing... I once had a car MOT'd by kwik fit. I was a tester at the time, and never tested my own cars - always better for a second pair of eyes. The failed it for "leaking shocks" but luckily, they had an offer on, which mean...

A pair of small cable ties is a decent solution. Just as fiddly to install though!

Incidentally, when I set up the Paypal money pool, my first thought was to not show the names / amounts as I am very aware that a lot of people will be feeling insecure in their jobs or may indeed already have become unemployed. I would have preferred not to embarass anyone, but then decided that i...

Sorry, yes; anything thats too far gone to be saved is, technically, saved.

Thinking about this a bit more, we could rescue other wedges even if only to create a large parts pool which members could have access to. Its a noble cause - I know that there's a similar thing happening for the Lancia Gamma club (now there's a car that rots!). They save all vehicles, then strip t...

My 480's are insured with ClassicLine.

Limited mileage policies on both (have never come close to that limit though! ). They simply mirror the no claims from my daily (for both polices), which means that whilst the 480's don't generate any NCB of their own, they're very reasonable to insure!

I’m all digital! But I’m sure they’d rip your arm off on the Facebook page

I know you can do a money pool with PayPal; that’d give you a name and email address

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It's failed it mot twice:

Once in 2007 (Headlamp and foglamp not working, deteriiorated brake hose)

Once in 2019 (NSR sill holed), with advisories on Wishbones and front number plate condition.

Al is happy to volunteer to use the Saab to take a car trailer down to collect the car and return it to Jiff. I'm happy to volunteer to act as treasurer if we set up a rescue group (retired accountant). We are also willing to make a donation towards the purchase price and parts needed to get it run...

Its a G plate, 1.7 ES.58k, loads (possibly full) service history.

We discussed this a while ago, so here we go again.... I've the opportunity to save what looks like a very solid 480; its owner has tried to sell it (for a reasonable figure), and is now running out of time & patience, and is on the verge of breaking it for parts. Now ask yourself would you break th...

Not me!

Although I've just spotted the cassette holder too; Probably make 50% of your purchase price back selling that!

We're the late S models 2 litres?

Well....

Looks better than most of the recent ones!

The only worry is the "bottom half respray in 2016" - I'd be taking a lucky fridge magnet along to see if that included the rear arches....

Its different from mine, as I've got 3 flyleads....

I could have nutter/utterly bonkers/reset

I suspect yours is just a reset. I've got instructions I can send you from Robou himself on setting the auxiliary bits up?

Thats looking amazing - is it the 850 shade of purple?

As above; when it stopped, what was going on on the dashboard? Warnings lights everywhere or completely blank?

Check battery terminals - make sure they’re clean and tight fitting.

Thumping the dash is never a good fix; leads to broken plastics before long! Get it over to brinkie!

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Tue Jul 14, 2020 8:38 am

For the benefit of the forum search: how to change rear brake pads / piston not returning compressing

I've covered it twice!

Rear brake overhaul how to

and also in Henry's service post