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daveforber
Wednesday 6th October 2010, 22:34
A few weeks too late, but never mind.

http://www.volvocars.com/intl/top/about/news-events/pages/default.aspx?itemid=202

By the way, they're brilliant.

Wobbly Dave
Thursday 7th October 2010, 00:15
btw no they aren't they are just old.

s60tdale
Saturday 9th October 2010, 17:37
i know why you dont love the saab m8 i had one as well kept it 3 weeks and sold it bought another t5 much better car

Brooklands
Wednesday 15th December 2010, 21:26
I really like them. I have even nearly bought one......

p fandango
Wednesday 15th December 2010, 21:37
had one myself & they are very good, alot more gadgets on them than 850's which i still miss (plus brakes are alot better)

The Flying Moose
Wednesday 15th December 2010, 21:58
I have to admit myself I nearly bought one at one point for £400. I think they are a decent looking car for the era and abit different.

Al115
Wednesday 15th December 2010, 22:50
Loved ours!!!

T5Rdragon
Sunday 6th March 2011, 02:55
I found it amusing that Volvo made such a big fuss about the 480 for the celebration year - considering they spent much of the last 25 years pretty much pretending it never happened.

Oh well ;)

PaulZX
Sunday 6th March 2011, 04:02
I've had two... a celebration 2.0 and a turbo... the turbo kicked ass... easy to get em to 200 bhp... cossie killers... and pop up lights.... they're cool even these days..

T5Rdragon
Sunday 6th March 2011, 04:19
Easy to put big power to them, but NOT easy putting big power to the floor through them!!!! Also uprated clutch a must for meaningful power changes.

In fact this is the reason I finally abandoned the 480 as a daily drive and as a modding experiment - just not sensible for driving with the power we wanted, and could get with it - wheelspinning in 3rd may seem impressive, but not fun...

I must've owned 8 or 9 480s in my time - the last one got scrapped only a few months ago. Still co-run the Volvo 480 Club of Europe though...