How not to treat a 480

Bakke · Post by **Bakke** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 12:32 pm

Vincent, I took the freedom to publish your other pictures about your crash, as you did in an earlier topic(http://volvo480.northernscum.org.uk/for ... php?t=5170)... I hope u don't mind, if not, send me a note and I'll remove them...
It 's sad to see a nice GT comming to its end like this. Luckelly you're ok and got out without serious injuries...

Greetz
Bakke

Ps, tell us the story, what happened?

Roo · Post by **Roo** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 12:49 pm

Always sad to see another 480 come to the end of the road.
What happened to the alloys?

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 12:53 pm

Holy Shit....

Murf · Post by **Murf** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 2:53 pm

What happened to the alloys?

i was thinkin the same, nice wheels

i hear the vultures wings flapping, cue:
can i have the window winders, can i have the infocentre etc etc

tobi480turbo · Post by **tobi480turbo** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 3:41 pm

Murf wrote:
What happened to the alloys?
i was thinkin the same, nice wheels

good question was my first thought too:D

regards

Tobi

Ettore Bugatti · Post by **Ettore Bugatti** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 6:01 pm

That isn't a small dent, sir!
Glad you're OK

Richard

MatBat · Post by **MatBat** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 6:17 pm

Seems a dustbin got caught onto your exhaust too

MGB_GT · Post by **MGB_GT** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 6:42 pm

In an attempt to make you feel better, this photo was taken after I hit a wall. Just 2 weeks after I had if back from being repaired after some twunt I work with reversed into me in the car park after work and did Â£1,400 of damage to the rear. Then the following day some other twunt didn't tie something down on his van and it hit the drivers door (Another Â£500). Thank god their insurance paid out!

To make matters worse, I had a punctured trye that day too, the friend who took it hates Volvo's (most of my Friends seem too but then they own crap cars), he wanted to be able to see it at it's worst whenever he liked.

sakis480 · Post by **sakis480** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 8:25 pm

You are ok, that what all matters........pitty, 480s become rare cars...the alloys are superb..

vins480t · Post by **vins480t** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 9:56 am

Well tanx you all for the care.
I'm ok or still a nut as before the crash.

And for the parts. there won't be any I guess.
I'm gonna rebuild the car as the insurance payed enough to accuire the needed parts.
But it will take time.
So if any1 has got parts like an intercooler, radiator, ACradiator and white pinkers I'll get her back. please tell me.
I've got enough spareparts like the hood, pop-up's, nose, bumper and stuff.
the engine and steering is ok.
gr.

MGB_GT · Post by **MGB_GT** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 10:14 am

Sounds like it's better than it looks. My brother wrote off my 440 in my old 480 arsing about and drove head first at me!

He took my bumper apart, damaged all the fixings and made a real mess

. The 480 went away with a scratch on the front bumper and a crack in the number plate housing, tough things they are

Sophie · Post by **Sophie** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 3:06 pm

tobi480turbo wrote:
Murf wrote:
What happened to the alloys?
i was thinkin the same, nice wheels
good question was my first thought too:D

regards

Tobi

same for me

vins480t · Post by **vins480t** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 4:53 pm

Hej,

All the parts I have dubble will go on my new GT Turbo.

Glival · Post by **Glival** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 11:44 pm

Glad you're OK...
If you need any parts, try onderdeel-nodig.nl.

vins480t · Post by **vins480t** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 11:05 am

thanx
yeah i'm ok
got a new gt already
i know where to find you guys
will contact u asap
the insureance haven't released the gt right now.
quotation problems and stuff

fgee · Post by **fgee** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 2:17 pm

did you hit the truck?
cos it doesnt look like theres a single scratch on it lol