My Olive Green T5R! i love it!

[dapc]

well from my first thread i did, unsure on what i had bidded on, i have now brought her home! she is mint, aprt from a couple of minor things which can be sorted out over time.

here are some pictures of it at the petrol station. il get better ones in the morning!

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i dont know if any of you are interested, but i have a 1993 Honda Civic sir2 import witha jdm integra type r engine, with management and bolt on mods, mapped to 213bhp of 1.8 n/a power.

but tbh im enjoying the volvo a little more than the honda atm

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enjoy

[PaulZX]

sweeeeeeet... lookin good... anything the car needs can be found thru this site... :D

[T5arrrgghh]

nice very nice

[T5 ROB]

Sweet ride mate, love the colour.

[Mrsmopp]

Looks fantastic! How was the drive home?

[dapc]

iv edited with new pictures :D

the drive home was really nice! getting used to the brakes and clutch hurt my leg :( the clutch seems very stiff, same with the brakes, but im comparing it to my other car.

overall i love it!

thankyou!

[flyingbrick]

Great colour mate.......:B_thumb:

[AlanG]

You've done very well......couple of small points. You're coolant is low!! Do you know why the sealing bracket has been removed from the ecu housing? Not criticising,it's a beauty and you knocked it off with the reg no.

[martybelfastt5]

very nice mate ,,t5r in olive green slowly movin up in my fav colours ,,nice honda also,,,looks like you spent some money there,,give the volvo same attention you will have some motor!!,,just sold an eg esi fun wee car have five mates all drive type r,s 2ek9,teg 00 lude motegi an a ep3 quite fond of the hondas too,,best of luck with the new t5r will be watchin for updates,,

[AndysR]

Smart car, got to love the 850 :)

[Johnny5]

DAMN! you outbid me on it :( mind you m8 £1260 is cheap for an R..... Im not jealous..... MUCH! lol.... Enjoy it ;)
John

[Rob S]

Very nice car!
The Civic is nice too!
If you want to catch a track/performance oriented crew with it's sale, go to www.bigpower.co.uk . It's a site dedicated to performance driving in the appropriate place, and caters for everything from drift cars to Time Attack cars. They've even got some 850 owners amongst there numbers! (If you can't advertise it for sale there, tell me and I'll add a link there on your behalf)

[dapc]

thankyou for all your replies! and advise!


to the question on missing parts etc, i have no idea. im new to the whole volvo 850 thing. the car is off the road until june time, and before i bring it out continuously, it will go into a volvo specialist before hand. yes i thought the reg was abit special! :D

there are a couple of little problems, such as abs light is on, but i have a spare abs unit in the boot, (im taking it the traction control does not work with out abs?) steering right feels easier than steering left? other than them bits, she drives like a dream, with no other faults!

rob s: as your local-ish to me (im around hornchurch essex) where do you take your t5 for repairs etc etc. thankyou for your offer for the for-sale thread mate. il let you know!

Johnny5: well you almost got it tbh, my friends comp would start up, and when i got on ebay to bid i only had one minute. cutting it fine!

but thankyou all :D

[Rob S]

@Dapc,
I've just serviced myself (really easy), but I can recommend a professional garage about 25 minutes from you if you want. PM if you want details, the owners a good friend and is motorsport mad, so loves a turbo. (Added bonus of a rolling road down the same turning!)

[Johnny5]

Boo :(

[850r boy]

Lovely looking car, If you want a really good job done and to talk to someone that know what there talking about take it to RT Mechanics (01428 648648) Russ Really knows his stuff about Volvo's and you got to see the purl WHAT a 850 T5R AWSOME......

[dapc]

cheers mate! iv been reading up on pretty much the whole forum finding out as much as i can!
im glad to know there is still alot of volvo tech around!
thankyou!

[mark1]

Looking Good...Enjoy!

[nathT5]

nice cars matey,
i really like green 850s and i bet that honda shifts a bit too.

[dapc]

thankyou! well from ages ago when i was first looking for a volvo i saw a 440 glt in the same colour and alomost bought it. (due to the colour) lol.

in the end i bought a 340 gl blueline, for some rwd action :D

yes the honda is pretty quick as it goes! thankyou!

[T5arrrgghh]

now dont hang me up and donate my limbs to animal testing but i am fairly sure this model doesnt have a seal on the ecu box it might be an age thing but of that i am not sure

[t5 pete]

All 850's have the bracket over the box to stop the lid poping of and damp/water getting in to damage the ecu

[cameron]

Are we talking about the metal strap that holds the top on the ecu cover ?

If yours hasnt got it then maybe someone has been messing underneath :D

[Rob S]

Mine did nt have one, and mines hardly been with the Stig during it's time.
There were just two clips , one either side.
The lid sealed with the lower half, and there were no gaps or spaces where I could see anything missing.
Maybe it is missing something, maybe its not on mine.
I'll post a pic up tomorrow if it helps.

[nathT5]

Are we talking about the metal strap that holds the top on the ecu cover ?

If yours hasnt got it then maybe someone has been messing underneath :D

maybe thats a good thing :insane: