1992 480 Turbo
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 7:23 pm
Well, I found a loving new home for my GT and that freed up driveway space for this, 480 number 8 iirc
Bought from a chap 400 miles away based on some grainy photos and a vague description! I got it collected by a transport company who my mate knows. The first time I saw it was when I had to drive it 100 odd miles home.
The seller promised a set of new lights and he was true to his word, the trouble was that they were lying disconnected in the boot along with the number plates and wipers. It also had a flat battery, leaking exhaust and no petrol.
Some roadside tinkering and a new battery saw me hit the road, it was all going well until Glencoe when the cabin filled with acrid smoke . Turns out it was just the blower fan motor bearings that were dry and made the motor overheat. I just didn't use the blower as the weather was an unusually Scottish 22 degrees... Until 30 mins later when it was pishing down and the windows steamed up. I had to steal my 6 year old sons t-shirt to clear the screen .
Anyway, I made it home! I've given it a good wash and look over and it's pretty promising.
It's got 22k on the clock but has covered 55k overall due to a new speedo, according to the service history. It's been off the road and dry stored and seems to have been very well looked after over the years.
New springs/dampers/droplinks/tyres etc in the last few years.
Very minor corrosion on the rear arches, almost immaculate underneath, no corrosion on the subframe or any other favourite rot spots.
It came with an authentic Volvo tape holder and also the instruction manual and mounting points for the fabled rear window venetian blind. I'm gutted that the blind itself is missing
So far I've changed the fluids, sorted the blower fan, fixed the non-working pop ups (DRL lamps missing!) Sorted the non working window washers and started undersealing the underside of the car.
It's booked for a new windscreen next week and after that it's MoT time to see what bits are broken that I haven't noticed yet
https://photos.app.goo.gl/NBdixZ8QwQis7M3AA
Bought from a chap 400 miles away based on some grainy photos and a vague description! I got it collected by a transport company who my mate knows. The first time I saw it was when I had to drive it 100 odd miles home.
The seller promised a set of new lights and he was true to his word, the trouble was that they were lying disconnected in the boot along with the number plates and wipers. It also had a flat battery, leaking exhaust and no petrol.
Some roadside tinkering and a new battery saw me hit the road, it was all going well until Glencoe when the cabin filled with acrid smoke . Turns out it was just the blower fan motor bearings that were dry and made the motor overheat. I just didn't use the blower as the weather was an unusually Scottish 22 degrees... Until 30 mins later when it was pishing down and the windows steamed up. I had to steal my 6 year old sons t-shirt to clear the screen .
Anyway, I made it home! I've given it a good wash and look over and it's pretty promising.
It's got 22k on the clock but has covered 55k overall due to a new speedo, according to the service history. It's been off the road and dry stored and seems to have been very well looked after over the years.
New springs/dampers/droplinks/tyres etc in the last few years.
Very minor corrosion on the rear arches, almost immaculate underneath, no corrosion on the subframe or any other favourite rot spots.
It came with an authentic Volvo tape holder and also the instruction manual and mounting points for the fabled rear window venetian blind. I'm gutted that the blind itself is missing
So far I've changed the fluids, sorted the blower fan, fixed the non-working pop ups (DRL lamps missing!) Sorted the non working window washers and started undersealing the underside of the car.
It's booked for a new windscreen next week and after that it's MoT time to see what bits are broken that I haven't noticed yet
https://photos.app.goo.gl/NBdixZ8QwQis7M3AA