A Review of the 480 - By Yours Truly
Moderators: jifflemon, coyote1980, Rachel
A Review of the 480 - By Yours Truly
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
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
Current Jobs to do (23/1/22):
Fix Central Locking
Fix drivers side speaker
Annoying Scratching Squeak
Water leaks
Complete Front O/S rebuild
Fix Central Locking
Fix drivers side speaker
Annoying Scratching Squeak
Water leaks
Complete Front O/S rebuild
Re: A Review of the 480 - By Yours Truly
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.
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.
Just got my first 480 (August 2020)!
1990 ES 1.7, Superwhite
I have ticked off around 45 items, cosmetic and mechanical
Remaining:
- Vibration at 1500 RPM (hard to locate)
- Rough idle (harder one)
- Touch-ups
- Change rims (Pollux to slightly fresher Atlas)
- install my “new” flawless door pocket
I also just bought a 2004 XC90.
1990 ES 1.7, Superwhite
I have ticked off around 45 items, cosmetic and mechanical
Remaining:
- Vibration at 1500 RPM (hard to locate)
- Rough idle (harder one)
- Touch-ups
- Change rims (Pollux to slightly fresher Atlas)
- install my “new” flawless door pocket
I also just bought a 2004 XC90.
Re: A Review of the 480 - By Yours Truly
Thanks Niller, You have done great! 4k is high even for the best examples, most ones I have seen for that money have been chancersNillerGT wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:34 amNice, 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.
Current Jobs to do (23/1/22):
Fix Central Locking
Fix drivers side speaker
Annoying Scratching Squeak
Water leaks
Complete Front O/S rebuild
Fix Central Locking
Fix drivers side speaker
Annoying Scratching Squeak
Water leaks
Complete Front O/S rebuild
Re: A Review of the 480 - By Yours Truly
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
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
1991 ES White / 1995 ES Red / 1995 ES Red / 1994 S Black / 1995 Celebration Red / 1994 S Paris Blue / 1995 Celebration (again!) Red - Currently free of all extramarital cars, wrench-loose and fancy free
Re: A Review of the 480 - By Yours Truly
Hi Martin,Martin Mc wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 5:23 pmHello 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
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
Current Jobs to do (23/1/22):
Fix Central Locking
Fix drivers side speaker
Annoying Scratching Squeak
Water leaks
Complete Front O/S rebuild
Fix Central Locking
Fix drivers side speaker
Annoying Scratching Squeak
Water leaks
Complete Front O/S rebuild
Re: A Review of the 480 - By Yours Truly
This seems to have done much better than expected and is now selected to head up the global main page for a while!
Current Jobs to do (23/1/22):
Fix Central Locking
Fix drivers side speaker
Annoying Scratching Squeak
Water leaks
Complete Front O/S rebuild
Fix Central Locking
Fix drivers side speaker
Annoying Scratching Squeak
Water leaks
Complete Front O/S rebuild
Re: A Review of the 480 - By Yours Truly
Current Jobs to do (23/1/22):
Fix Central Locking
Fix drivers side speaker
Annoying Scratching Squeak
Water leaks
Complete Front O/S rebuild
Fix Central Locking
Fix drivers side speaker
Annoying Scratching Squeak
Water leaks
Complete Front O/S rebuild
-
- Knows an Aerodeck isn't a 480
- Posts: 267
- Joined: Sun Oct 11, 2020 8:57 am
- Location: Fareham, Hampshire UK
- Contact:
Re: A Review of the 480 - By Yours Truly
Nice work!MisterH wrote: ↑Sat Mar 20, 2021 8:35 pmHi 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
480 ES - M696 UFC - January 1995 - my first 480
480 GT - M586 TMF - August 1994 - my current 480
480 GT - M586 TMF - August 1994 - my current 480