here`s my car show me your`s
Spent a day polishing on Saturday and still shining like a ****house door, my lovely 117k mile TDi;
Still feel irrationally fond of it, can't imagine many people treating a T reg car so well. As another poster on here mentioned yesterday, driving past all these glum faced drivers of new cars, money does not guarantee happiness.
[quote=smithness;409849]here`s my car show me your`s[/quote] One of the best looking 850's ive ever seen! Looks lush.
The "Big Sweed" with Vinto's lurking behind. I'll get round to a full valet inside and out when I get the DIM fixed on tuesday.
That red 850 really does look the mutz!
Pookies daily driver, and he loves it!
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Still feel irrationally fond of it, can't imagine many people treating a T reg car so well. As another poster on here mentioned yesterday, driving past all these glum faced drivers of new cars, money does not guarantee happiness.[/quote]
It's a funny thing isn't it? My car isn't worth a lot, and most people don't even notice it, but I get such satisfaction from having a rare and interesting 15 year old car and knowing that it costs me a fraction of owning ANY new car (zero depreciation) and to be lucky enough to have such a nice example is great.
And you can't buy that.
This is one with pre-refurbished Volans...
and not to be seen again I think:
Mine, complete with chav headlights and without it's nice new R bumper...
Currently a tad poorly and awaiting (yet) another engine :(
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A couple of my favorites at the moment
This is like Readers Wives - err, not that I have ever seen such magazines...but a bloke at the bus stop once told me all about them. Honest. Mind you, the bodywork on this lot is a darn sight more attractive and not a patch of floral wallpaper in sight...although you may see some stained velour on some of the older models...
[quote=smithness;409849]here`s my car show me your`s[/quote] Loving the Waldorf Hotel in the background - I bet the beds in there are in need of a decoke and a rebore :)
heres mine abolutely love my car and dont care if it costs a fortune to run
two birds one stone most recent of my t5r and barts70r 70R
Mine as it is standard at the moment......only had it a couple of months.....
heres mine. its not very well at the minute, it got in a fight with a is200
[quote=martybelfastt5;409967]two birds one stone most recent of my t5r and barts70r 70R
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That T5R is a very tasty looking motor... Not a great fan of saloons, but that is looking good.
heres ours
myne
The other halfs
tasty pete!!
Here is mine best on this forum........:rotfl:
and my daily runabout, best of british.
My s70r
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P fandango's d5 and jamest5r 855 in the background.
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T16 Turbo powered.....one of gods better engines.
One of my cars finer moments
[quote=santa20;410012]T16 Turbo powered.....one of gods better engines.
One of my cars finer moments[/quote]
Surely you've got a picture of your car when its working!lol
You took a few at trax.
[quote=LiamT4;410013]Surely you've got a picture of your car when its working!lol You took a few at trax.[/quote] Haven't sorted the Trax pics out yet mate.
Arty...ish shot
As seen on Wikipedia
Santa Pod
Arse end
With Chad's car
The Bitch...
The Daily Hack...
The Mrs...
the bitch is looking fine james,,,lol
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Santa Pod
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I remember that race at santapod, the bloke in the beetle weren't very happy being beaten by a volvo!lol
[quote=t5frankie;410004]Here is mine best on this forum........:rotfl:
and my daily runabout, best of british.
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Dad had a Rover Vitesse... I desparately wanted him to get the Vitesse Sport (Lotus Tuned IIRC) but he didn't.
Surprisingly good car :) How well does the K16 tune ?
My S40 was my first ever car ... and the only car I've ever owned:
[quote=t5_monkey;410074]Dad had a Rover Vitesse... I desparately wanted him to get the Vitesse Sport (Lotus Tuned IIRC) but he didn't. Surprisingly good car :)[/quote] that is a vitesse sport mate
heres mine
[quote=t5frankie;410076]that is a vitesse sport mate[/quote] yeah I know! they had different bigger wheels. Is yours tuned... how have you found the reliability etc?
I want a nice car to post on here :(
[quote=volvokid;410092]I want a nice car to post on here :([/quote] Eh! Volvokid you have the best saffy V70R going... be proud show that bugger off.
[quote=The Flying Moose;410098]Eh! Volvokid you have the best saffy V70R going... be proud show that bugger off.[/quote] Nah there all old pictures that everyone has seen a million times. I really need to take it out and get some snaps, even though it would be of the car just sitting in front of its garage lol
[quote=volvokid;410103]Nah there all old pictures that everyone has seen a million times. I really need to take it out and get some snaps, even though it would be of the car just sitting in front of its garage lol[/quote] But thers a lot of new members who will not have seen the old picks
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Arty...ish shot
As seen on Wikipedia
Santa Pod
Arse end
With Chad's car[/quote]
I like those pictures, the first one is the best
[quote=t5_monkey;410087]yeah I know! they had different bigger wheels. Is yours tuned... how have you found the reliability etc?[/quote] this is the 5th one i've had only just got it on sunday night mate so dunno yet, but usual electric gremlins and soup spoon gearbox lol
The R and its chauffeur
nice saffy!!!
[quote=LiamT4;410037]I remember that race at santapod, the bloke in the beetle weren't very happy being beaten by a volvo!lol[/quote]
Hehehe yeah, neither was the dragged prepped Colorado.
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Surprisingly good car :) How well does the K16 tune ?
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These are T16 engines, great engines (British) crap gearboxes (Built by everyone else, VW, Honda, even Ford I think).
[quote=volvokid;410107]I like those pictures, the first one is the best[/quote]
Thanks mate :-)
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The R and its chauffeur
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Yours are great too :-)
Jaguar best car I ever owned. Volvo work horse. Soon be back driving
Hi, I am going through lots of old stuff, I joined up again just this week after an absence of three years and your comments sum up just how I feel. I bought a 1999 V70 SE 170bhp in really lovely condition with full leather and all of the goodies for a grand this week and that is after using a Peugeot 406 estate for the last 3 years, a very ordinary car, good and nice, but ordinary and nothing like owning a Volvo, which just makes me smile and smile, it is very difficult to explain. Very nice car by the way, reminds me of the 850T5 Estate I had in 2009. Cheers, James.
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Clean car for a change! [ATTACH=CONFIG]16943[/ATTACH]
Clean for a change! [ATTACH=CONFIG]16944[/ATTACH] sorry for the rubbish pic.
After a recent trip to the lakes
http://s1144.photobucket.com/albums/o493/clarksonlauren/ my s60 t5.
liking the tints.
cheers mate.
How mine sits right now:
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Here's mine
Hi LeeT5, You motor looks the business!! I have just bought a 2005 V70 T5 (my 1st Volvo) and I love it. But it has got lots of chrome shiny bits that I would prefer were not there! I like the stealth look of yours. Got something to aim for now. Will put pics up soon, when get car back from servicing.
[QUOTE=silverhorse;539731]Hi LeeT5,
You motor looks the business!! I have just bought a 2005 V70 T5 (my 1st Volvo) and I love it. But it has got lots of chrome shiny bits that I would prefer were not there! I like the stealth look of yours. Got something to aim for now. Will put pics up soon, when get car back from servicing.[/QUOTE]
Welcome to the forum and thanks for your comments. I wasn't aiming for the 'stealth' look, but it kinda just ended up that way. I did have my front grille painted when i had the front end resprayed...she now looks like this:
Would love to see your car. front, rear, side and interior shots.
[QUOTE=LeeT5;535962]Here's mine
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I take it the AA van wasn't there for you? ;)
A photo of mine (some have seen this one before), but taken about 3 weeks ago on 21/09/2012. It's got a long way to go yet before it's 'sorted' but for 231,000 miles it's not doing too badly.... [ATTACH=CONFIG]17245[/ATTACH]
[QUOTE=JamesT5;540563]I take it the AA van wasn't there for you? ;)[/QUOTE] Ha ha, no mate. That's my van.
Well you won't be out to rescue me as I'm covered with the RAC... ;)
Currently the best pic I have of my car...
hi mate.
i seen on the plate you not english, but still, where did yu get them lights from ?
they are easy to fit, suitablke for p1 v70 estate and how much would they be ?
tanx
[QUOTE=JelT5;409869]Mine, complete with chav headlights and without it's nice new R bumper...
Currently a tad poorly and awaiting (yet) another engine :(
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ok i like the bonnet.
how did you do that ?
pleeeaaase .
[QUOTE=claymore;409870]A couple of my favorites at the moment
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[QUOTE=v70tom;545321]hi mate.
i seen on the plate you not english, but still, where did yu get them lights from ?
they are easy to fit, suitablke for p1 v70 estate and how much would they be ?
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they wont fit a v70 mate, but you can get similar ones for v70's like mine, search ebay fro volvo projecter headlights
thanks. found it. must wait untill next year afer x mas is done.
[QUOTE=v70tom;545322]ok i like the bonnet. how did you do that ? pleeeaaase .[/QUOTE] read the build thread :) http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthread.php?32789-850-T5S-Project/page6
didnt find it first. tanx. looks pretty cool the whole thing. iam not after the tunning up thing, my other half would kill me if i do all this to the car, but for a more agressive look, i quiet like the idea with the scoop. the normal one to buy looking cheap, got one but not doing that to myself, so looking for something more styling to the big volvo. i understand yours is purpose made, i only need it for show, so i would not cut the bonnet out @) what did you actually use for that. looks like a aricon cover or something like that?
[QUOTE=v70tom;545657]didnt find it first. tanx. looks pretty cool the whole thing. iam not after the tunning up thing, my other half would kill me if i do all this to the car, but for a more agressive look, i quiet like the idea with the scoop. the normal one to buy looking cheap, got one but not doing that to myself, so looking for something more styling to the big volvo. i understand yours is purpose made, i only need it for show, so i would not cut the bonnet out @) what did you actually use for that. looks like a aricon cover or something like that?[/QUOTE] It started life as a bonnet bulge off a Dimma Peugeot 205
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