Post 587433 by Cymro on 2013-03-22 23:54:46
Hi All,
Very recent owner of a V40 2l T (picking up in the morning type recent :lol:) , which replaces my J reg VW Polo that decided to mate with a crash barrier last week during a freak hail/freezing rain storm on the motorway.
New cars a Sport Lux, which is most approved by my mother (Saab 9-5 Aero estate owner) :lol: I know already it needs a new grill and has a small patch of paint that needs attention on the bottom of the drivers door.
Will upload pics once I get her home 2moz night.
:)
Post 587437 by M-R-P on 2013-03-22 23:57:13
Welcome :)
Looking forward to the pics.
Post 587446 by Cymro on 2013-03-23 00:15:21
Heres one of the Ebay pics......
Cant wait to get home and then some detailing weather.
And the polo....
Post 587448 by LiamT4 on 2013-03-23 00:18:58
Welcome, Looks nice.
Replace those orange side lights for smoked ones though, they look much better.
Post 587455 by stribo on 2013-03-23 00:29:24
Hi mate, welcome to the forum, you seem to be missing a cylinder. ;) Just joking, nice looking V40.
Post 587490 by Squirtydog on 2013-03-23 08:22:25
Welcome. New here myself. Proper pretty estate the v40.
Post 587644 by Slrmoco on 2013-03-23 17:49:17
Welcome mate and Nice Telesto wheels,Once voted the sexiest and most reliable estate car,just need to make sure it runs on good oil all the time,they like chewing The VVt lol
Seb
Post 588274 by Cymro on 2013-03-24 20:14:03
Thanks for the welcome guys.
Well I got her home last night from the snows of Cheshire.
Runs well, has only been doing 2 miles a day for the last 2/3 years so took it very easy for the first 50miles as everything felt a bit stiff, but was serviced in August, is going to get another one full service next week.
Also got a mountain of receipts/invoices for work done since new (think there is a original sales one too), was serviced by various volvo dealers until 3 years ago after that the garage servicing it has written everything down in the service book, all electrics work as they should, radio and speakers work perfectly too.
But it does have a few little niggles, someone's been a bit heavy handed in the boot and the plastics seem to have been wrenched from the body work so the clips will need plastic welding back on, clip that holds the "dip" bulb on the passenger side is missing, has a faint aroma of being smoked in and some ash dusting here and there (ashtrays are like new ddo) apparently it was kept in the owners workshop and his son said that he smoked like a chimney while working in there, and needs a new radiator top hose as the jubilee clip has possibly cut into it (antifreeze deposits on clip).
Any recommendations for Oil? 5w-30 Fully synth? Also where could I get that little wire clip for the lamp?
Also any good places for sourcing parts?
Thanks
Post 588377 by Slrmoco on 2013-03-24 22:52:45
Ideally 0w30 Castrol SLX on these for the vvt but I service all the 40 series with 5w30 semi works out cheaper..
Post 588394 by JUDGENINJA on 2013-03-24 23:58:17
[QUOTE=stribo;587455]Hi mate, welcome to the forum, you seem to be missing a cylinder. ;) Just joking, nice looking V40.[/QUOTE]
Yeah... and your spare cylnder is the one that uses all the fuel up!!!
Post 588445 by iancho on 2013-03-25 07:58:44
Hi and welcome to the club! :smile:
Post 588488 by Cymro on 2013-03-25 10:00:21
Thanks for that, I was aiming for 5w-30 so ill check the price of 0w-30.
But according to the receipts its had 10w-40, 5w-30 5w-40 and 5w-50 (not a clue why) :lol: