Wanted VOLVO 480 Celebration or 1.7 turbo or 1.7 auto
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Wanted VOLVO 480 Celebration or 1.7 turbo or 1.7 auto
Hi everyone. I’m after either a celebration, 1.7 turbo manual or 1.7 auto (non turbo) Must be ‘L’ reg or later as I want to transfer my private number plate to it.
Mechanically and electrically I need it to be sound because I just want something that works. I can part ex my own ‘L’ Volvo 480 S 1.7i manual 87,000 miles, metallic black. Need a couple of teething problems sorting . Anyone interested leave a reply.
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Mechanically and electrically I need it to be sound because I just want something that works. I can part ex my own ‘L’ Volvo 480 S 1.7i manual 87,000 miles, metallic black. Need a couple of teething problems sorting . Anyone interested leave a reply.
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Just asking:
If you are intersted in a Turbo manual, Why would you also be interested in a N/A Auto???
They are at completely opposite ends of the 480 performance scale!
That said my sister had a N/A auto, wasn't that bad but i bet it would feel underpowered to me now!!
If you are intersted in a Turbo manual, Why would you also be interested in a N/A Auto???
They are at completely opposite ends of the 480 performance scale!
That said my sister had a N/A auto, wasn't that bad but i bet it would feel underpowered to me now!!
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If fuel econonmy's an issue for you, have you considered a 2-litre? I've found that my 2-litre is more economical than my 1.7-litre. I get 34MPG on average from the 2-litre, whereas I only get 30MPG from the 1.7-litre, and that's an average over several weeks, driving exactly the same route, a mixture of village roads, motorway and sitting in traffic.
The 2-litre has slightly less miles on the clock though, and is 4 years newer, which may account for it a bit. The performance of the two feel pretty much the same, but that's probably because there's only 1HP difference between them (or at least between my two!). I believe later 1.7's have less HP than earlier one's like mine, due a different cam shaft, and the addition of a catalytic converter.
Ben.
The 2-litre has slightly less miles on the clock though, and is 4 years newer, which may account for it a bit. The performance of the two feel pretty much the same, but that's probably because there's only 1HP difference between them (or at least between my two!). I believe later 1.7's have less HP than earlier one's like mine, due a different cam shaft, and the addition of a catalytic converter.
Ben.
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