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Post 793295 by TheBish on 2015-12-15 22:01:33

Seasons greetings and salutations I registered on this jolly website in march, unfortunately in the mean time I have been swimming around in nothing but lovely time consuming prep, notes and revision, and due to this unfortunate but necessary hindrance, I have regrettably NOT been able to introduce myself to you fine folk, although I have been poking my head into a few posts in the meantime, anyway, I digress... My name is Alex, I am only 17, and live in the green and pot hole ridden area of south Norfolk. I have mainly joined the forum because my father passed away a year in November, and behind he left me one of his prized possessions, a Volvo, this car is rather special to my family, hence being dubbed the 'Bishop-mobile', of which we fondly christened it since that fateful day. I plan to hopefully restore and perhaps upgrade said car with only the most tasteful of modifications, like a bodykit and some recaro racing seats... :B_thumb: Also, I was recently deliberating with a friend recently and he suggested we start up a YouTube channel to document the restoration and also just have fun modding our everyday cars. (06 clio and 06 astra) Enough of my jibber jabbering: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0WIGr_t-hcxN1Nvc1dJWE9PM1k https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0WIGr_t-hcxeG4za1ZpNU8yOVU Volvo 850 T5r Manual (original) 1995 144k (engine rebuild 10k ago) Black Estate Regards Alex

Post 793297 by jamesy12345 on 2015-12-15 22:12:33

How do :welcome:

Post 793298 by kmb on 2015-12-15 22:16:39

Nice car that, pretty thin on the ground - prices are definitely on the up for them in original condition, especially manual, so probably wise to think carefully on any mods. Hello and welcome :)

Post 793300 by TheBish on 2015-12-15 22:19:30

Do not worry, I may seem young and naive, which I am, both, but modifications are mostly out the window because I want to keep it as original as possible to be honest. Thanks Alex

Post 793302 by Doingitsideways on 2015-12-15 22:32:27

Welcome along :) Sorry to hear of your loss, a lovely thing to take on his car though. I'm sure you'll do him proud. Looks a nice example, pretty rare in black too. No doubt Ettienne will be along soon with the figures.

Post 793303 by Orca2 on 2015-12-15 22:46:05

welcome aboard Bishy, you came to the right place. Nice car I like shiny.

Post 793306 by Santa on 2015-12-16 07:32:04

Welcome :-) Sorry to hear about your dad.

Post 793311 by stribo on 2015-12-16 11:03:31

Welcome to the forum. :)

Post 793338 by abdul on 2015-12-16 22:35:06

Welcome to the forum try to keep the car original as possible