Spotted...

[Rachel]

... the only 480 in ages....my 480 in my garage !!!

[jamesy12345]

Same here nothing spotted, apart from quite a few outside of Glasgowjims a couple of weeks ago...

Ebay is always a comfort in these lonely times - a turbo, a couple of celebrations (one for 2.5 k )..........and this.........

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLVO-480-VOI ... 3f1f0f44fa

I wonder if its the boot cover that is voice recognition, would make supermarket trips much more interesting:

Michael Knight: "Iceberg 5, where u at?"

Volvo 480 aka Iceberg 5 "No need for alarm, right now I'm cruisin to the sound of my enhanced CD-rom"

MK: "Hurry up 5, yo, you know its about to get thick, I see this cat way behind my back about to do a stick. Plus the taties are too heavy"

480: "Tell me where u at I will be there in ten seconds flat..."

(to the tune of Busta Rhymes Turn it up)

Ha ha sorry idle thumbs and all that, better go to work instead

[jamesy12345]

lol

in the Ebay descripition above there are quotation marks, just under item condition....maybe this is an actual quote from the car speaking....

“Example: 'The right leg of the chair has a small scratch, and on the seat back there is a light blue ”

Cool

maybe also

"Late frost burns the bloom
Would a fool not let the belt
restrain the body?"

or

"The cherry blossom
Tumbles from the highest tree
One needs more petrol"

ahem OK enough from me

[jamesy12345]

Umm, I contacted the seller....now the page on ebday reads....

“Please Do Note; that the voice recognition statement is not a joke, or prank, nor a method to attract ebayer's under a false pretense.You are welcome, to come & inspect the Special 480 and see for your own self. But please arrange via ebay and make a formal appointment. You will certainly be offered a hot or cold drink of your selection and sandwiches and desert. So no need to bring lunch or have to use time to stop elswhere to eat. It will be my pleasure, to welcome guests.Currently we are trying to understand, what parts are needed, to be removed in order that the system is able to be fitted and running in any other volvo 480. If at all poss.It was the first or if not the 1st, but one of the first sat nav systems by any car maker, to be fitted as original equipment, to a car in the world.''nuff said''.faith.”

Humble pie it is then!

[jamescarruthers]

So it's got Traffic Master installed. This is ancient and as far as I know never cought. It's an aftermarket load of crap. My step father had it on an ex fleet cavalier in the early 90s. Now we can just use our own Sat Nav devices

What a load of bollocks this listing in.

[jamesy12345]

yes but have you seen the sellers photo?? Very nice I had to buy something