One thing is pouring humongous amounts of money into the cars while getting no returns on your investment financially. A hobby like this is not a sensible thing. (If you want a sensible car, buy a Toyota and be the one in front of the queue on A-roads while doing 10 mph under the limit
)The other thing is, you can't have enough of 'em. Things are getting a bit out of hand here I'm afraid.
My first Volvo 480 is the one I have kept until now, a Vase Green 2.0 GT (Dutch GT spec). It was also the most expensive at € 1500.
The second was a Paris Blue 2.0 ES I have driven for a month when the first was undergoing restoration. Bought and sold for € 250.
The third was a Smoke Silver 1.7 Turbo, bought for scrap for € 250.
The fourth is a Paris Blue 2.0 GT, bought for € 500, which I intended for daily driving, but things worked out differently (am going by train now) and I gave it to my dad to use as his second car.
Behold Volvo 480 the Fifth! The pictures are quite bad, but you'll get the idea. It's a 1995 2.0 ES in Vase Green, with only 153.000 kms on the clock (in 2002, at 43.000 the clock has been changed by Volvo) and full dealer history. Unfortunately, the previous owner didn't care much for its appearance!
I thought I bought a car for the parts (the unobtainium bits alone are worth more than the price I paid for the car!) but it drives like new. Pulling in 5th gear from 50 to 80 mph. I will give it a go at bringing the car back to reasonable condition.
To do:
MOT
service
stabilizer links
rear brakes
cambelt (last change 6 years ago)
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