Post 707283 by whatand on 2014-04-28 21:47:18
Good Evening,
I am Andrew from West Sussex and I have just bought an '05 V50 T5 AWD as my first foray into the world of Volvo's.
I was trying to figure out what to buy for ages, and I couldn't actually find anything as quick, comfortable, safe and well equipped as the V50 for the same money!
Very chuffed, even if the MPG is awful the effortless and smooth acceleration and drive puts a nice smile on my face (on my monumental 3 mile commute to work!)
Are there any other members down on the South Coast? Look forward to maybe seeing some of you around and drawing on your collective knowledge when things go wrong (but hopefully not!)
Thinking of maybe a remap some time, but not too sure of the options at the moment! We shall see!
Anyways, over and out!
Andrew
Post 707284 by whatand on 2014-04-28 21:49:51
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Just a couple of photos of her!
Post 707294 by LiamT4 on 2014-04-28 22:15:07
Welcome.
Its probably the combination of awd and the auto box thats giving the ££££e mpg. Anyway, nice car and there are a few members down south.
Post 707298 by AndysR on 2014-04-28 22:23:21
Welcome to the fold, nice looking car :)
Post 707305 by whatand on 2014-04-28 22:38:38
[QUOTE=LiamT4;707294]Welcome.
Its probably the combination of awd and the auto box thats giving the sh*te mpg. Anyway, nice car and there are a few members down south.[/QUOTE]
And my lack of patience/heavy foot don't help either I suspect!
Post 707310 by Volvostorm on 2014-04-28 22:49:34
[QUOTE=whatand;707305]And my lack of patience/heavy foot don't help either I suspect![/QUOTE]
I'm beginning to think thats quite normal for a T5 owner!
Welcome to the club, very nice looking V50 :D
Post 707361 by mr nozzle on 2014-04-29 06:21:48
Hello and welcome from sunny Hayling Island
Post 707362 by lance on 2014-04-29 07:13:27
Hello and welcome nice looking V50 :-)
Post 707365 by AAnickmac on 2014-04-29 07:31:28
hello and welcome. i found driving a t5 should go hand in hand with shares in BP or Shell! nice looking car by the way. i had an S40 SE SPORT which i loved.
Post 707373 by M-R-P on 2014-04-29 08:00:01
Welcome aboard, nice to see another newer model in the fold :)
Lack of patients and a heavy right foot.. Ya gonna fit right in here lol.
There's a big event in 2 weeks in Somerset. Hundreds of swedish motors spanning all the major forums there's a thread here somewhere, I'll post a link in a bit. It's on Sunday the 11th, perhaps you can make it? I'll be a good chance to poke about a load of other cars and gauge your options for fettling your own car.
There's also a southern meet that usually has some cracking cars turn up.
Martin.
Link to Swedish day
Post 707493 by bjpub on 2014-04-29 20:00:21
Welcome to a cracking forum enjoy.:funkybana
Post 709213 by whatand on 2014-05-05 20:35:00
I would love to get down to Somerset but Im working that weekend :(
Ill keep a look out for the Southern meet up and deffo come along.
Seems to have a problem already, MAF sensor or boost leak, need to get it on the ramps this week and have a goose as its no fun when its slow :(