A Review of the 480 - By Yours Truly

[MisterH]

Hi All

I decided that I wanted to try and set the record straight with the 480 and provide a fair and balanced review. Of course, I had a bit of fun and flair with it, but I hope I have done the car justice, take a look and see what you think...

https://drivetribe.com/p/the-volvo-480e ... byNnl6EKiQ

[NillerGT]

Nice, thank you!
Indeed I think this car is one of best, in terms of price / safety / rarity / community trade-off, for starting out with a classic car. I think I am a little lucky with my exemplar, as most issues were either absent or were broadly fixable by myself, despite quasi zero initial experience. In most countries it seems that if you spend 4000 EUR sensibly you should be able to get a quite sorted car.

[MisterH]

Nice, thank you!
Indeed I think this car is one of best, in terms of price / safety / rarity / community trade-off, for starting out with a classic car. I think I am a little lucky with my exemplar, as most issues were either absent or were broadly fixable by myself, despite quasi zero initial experience. In most countries it seems that if you spend 4000 EUR sensibly you should be able to get a quite sorted car.

Thanks Niller, You have done great! 4k is high even for the best examples, most ones I have seen for that money have been chancers

[Martin Mc]

Hello Ben,


Cracking job that! Some really good shots of your car too, alongside a very positive narrative. What is the readership of the site you've posted the article on? I'd wager it will lead to a spike in interest in the Wedge, which is generally a good thing all round.

You've done a great job on your car too, from what I seem to remember was a fairly rough start.

Thanks for posting the link. I really enjoyed the read - you should post any follow up you get from the article into this thread, so we can share the splashes with you

Cheers!

Martin Mc

[MisterH]

Hello Ben,


Cracking job that! Some really good shots of your car too, alongside a very positive narrative. What is the readership of the site you've posted the article on? I'd wager it will lead to a spike in interest in the Wedge, which is generally a good thing all round.

You've done a great job on your car too, from what I seem to remember was a fairly rough start.

Thanks for posting the link. I really enjoyed the read - you should post any follow up you get from the article into this thread, so we can share the splashes with you

Cheers!

Martin Mc

Hi Martin,
The readership of the site is best described as "mass-market" the site was founded by the TG presenters and it has a thriving, if a little closed minded community. Think of it as more focused than straight up influencers, but where anyone can contribute, there is some good journalism alongside typical social media antics and shenanigans. It is mostly young people and the next generation.

Yeah it has been a long road but it has all been driveway stuff so far, the car does need a new handbrake cable though and there are a couple paint bubbles by the arches...

Glad it brought a smile, I don't know how much traffic it will get but we can point anyone in it's direction if they want the record straight

[MisterH]

This seems to have done much better than expected and is now selected to head up the global main page for a while!

[jifflemon]

[MisterH]

At least I have learned some respect!

[Martin63]

Hi All

I decided that I wanted to try and set the record straight with the 480 and provide a fair and balanced review. Of course, I had a bit of fun and flair with it, but I hope I have done the car justice, take a look and see what you think...

https://drivetribe.com/p/the-volvo-480e ... byNnl6EKiQ

Nice work!