Where are all the 480's
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Where are all the 480's
Had a fantastic journey from my place to Denford in Northamptonshire over the BH weekend, 480 went like the wind, kept it to a sedate 80 all the way down the A1, but coming back was at a snails pace, excrutiatingly painful crawling along behind bloody lorries when my car just wants to zoom zoom....anyhoo back on track......never saw another 480 at all not a single one.......are we really as rare as hens teeth????
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previously
Volvo 480 2 ltr Paris Blue
Volvo 480 2 ltr Peacock Green
Volvo 480 1.7 White
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previously
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Volvo 480 2 ltr Peacock Green
Volvo 480 1.7 White
Volvo 760 GLE Saloon 2.8 V6 Blue
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I know four other people with 480's and i know of about 6 others i see regularly around my area. Some are very nice, others look very sorry themselves...headlights stuck up and major rust etc..
1993 Es, turbo conversion. First ceramic coated engine running sweet. Sold! :( miss her
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I'd have to second that motion - i was camping near Lynton and Lynmouth and we saw one as we drove tro ilfracombe and two in barnstaple!Scuffer wrote:I saw 2 in Ilfracombe (little town in North Devon) in about 15 minutes. I was driving mine so that was 3. That's where they all were
I was wondering if there was some meet I had missed!
North Devon - The 480 County
They can use that if they want (the tourist board) i wont charge them
- JohnTurbo
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Ahhh You see the reason is people like Lee, Wayne, Chris, Richard, Murf, Mat, me, Martin, Rohan, Felyx etc etc buy them all up!.are we really as rare as hens teeth????
Past:
94 Turbo - Red
94 Turbo - Black (Converted from NA 2.0)
92 Turbo - Red
90 Turbo - Silver
Now:
00 Exige
15 GKD Legend
16 Skoda Superb
94 Turbo - Red
94 Turbo - Black (Converted from NA 2.0)
92 Turbo - Red
90 Turbo - Silver
Now:
00 Exige
15 GKD Legend
16 Skoda Superb
- chris1roll
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Had a nice drive home from work thursday night...
Decided to come home across the moor, and caught up with a black G plate ES just before burtle. He then pulled in and stopped, and got out but by the time I got to the end of the straight he was back in and after me
Let him catch me up round the twisty bits, the floored it away from him across tilehouse road, then slowed down for the junction to let him catch up, before leaving him again. Could tell he was playing with me caus eat one point we were doing around 85, and when he caught up he would steam up behind me and then drop back to a sensible distance.
Lost him pulling out next to the fox and goose, else I would have tried to get him to stop for a chat.
Pretty sure its one I have seen around before.
Decided to come home across the moor, and caught up with a black G plate ES just before burtle. He then pulled in and stopped, and got out but by the time I got to the end of the straight he was back in and after me
Let him catch me up round the twisty bits, the floored it away from him across tilehouse road, then slowed down for the junction to let him catch up, before leaving him again. Could tell he was playing with me caus eat one point we were doing around 85, and when he caught up he would steam up behind me and then drop back to a sensible distance.
Lost him pulling out next to the fox and goose, else I would have tried to get him to stop for a chat.
Pretty sure its one I have seen around before.
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1989 744 GL Auto
1989 744 GL Auto
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Norfolk has more than it's fair share.The fookin carrot crunchers have tons of em!
Go round Norwich and u see pop-ups going up and down so frequently folk mistake em for speed camera flashes!!!!!!!
Go round Norwich and u see pop-ups going up and down so frequently folk mistake em for speed camera flashes!!!!!!!
I'm No Longer Here :(
http://www.volvo-480-europe.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=34359&start=20
http://www.volvo-480-europe.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=34359&start=20
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I only know of one maybe two in Limerick.......when do they become classics? I'd love to give it a complete restore but would rather it had some value...a proper respray and some nice wheels will cost 2k...
There is no doubt, it is kool to see another 480 on the road...
There is no doubt, it is kool to see another 480 on the road...
Liam...
'96 854 TDI SE - D5252T
'98 S40 TD CD - D4192T
'03 S40 1.9D Sport - D4192T3
'88 480 ES, '90 480 Turbo, 91 480 ES...sold
'96 854 TDI SE - D5252T
'98 S40 TD CD - D4192T
'03 S40 1.9D Sport - D4192T3
'88 480 ES, '90 480 Turbo, 91 480 ES...sold
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- JohnTurbo
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Theres a veritable feast of 480s round here, i see maybe 5-6 on a regular basis....couple of white es', grey es, vase green turbo, silver turbo, dark red s, black es with "volvo" sunstrip, and the white celebration of my coursemate.
Past:
94 Turbo - Red
94 Turbo - Black (Converted from NA 2.0)
92 Turbo - Red
90 Turbo - Silver
Now:
00 Exige
15 GKD Legend
16 Skoda Superb
94 Turbo - Red
94 Turbo - Black (Converted from NA 2.0)
92 Turbo - Red
90 Turbo - Silver
Now:
00 Exige
15 GKD Legend
16 Skoda Superb
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There's a silver ES in brid, and there was a black ES in driffield last year but the kid who had it was driving it with no tax or anything (didn't even have a licence) so you can guess what happened to that, also was a red turbo and a two-tone in pocklington but not seen them for a couple of months at least
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Re: Where are all the 480's
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