Hi there

[GuyD5]

Hi everybody, after lurking around the old forum since February (without posting) and then finding this new replacement on my return from a week's holiday I thought I had better say hi and put my membership on an official footing ;)

Thanks for the welcome e-mail Justin, it certainly gives the forum a very personal touch and was sufficient reason for me to finally write this and introduce myself :)

I live in Halesowen, West Midlands, just down the road from Justin and am the proud owner of a late '98 V70 T5 Estate, dark green, with RICA upgrade. She's due to go in to VT next Tuesday for a full lowered suspension package upgrade as with 127k on the clock the original stuff is a little tired :)

Better stop now before you all get bored with reading, so anyway, Hi to you all :)

[Pedro Fandango]

we never get bored with Volvo talk so fire away

welcome to the forum, & are you coming to any meets?

[Justin]

Welcome mate, i'll have to meet you and compare sizes lol :)

[GuyD5]

hi Duane, yes I reckon the meets are a great idea, I've watched over the last few months and wished I'd been free on the days they occurred. Mind you, I can give most of the members here 20 years or so (judging by the group photo that appeared a few weeks ago) and I've wondered whether you'd want an old f**t hanging about the place (although I don't dribble or smell of anything untoward) ;)

@Justin

Great idea to meet up and fear not you have absolutely nothing to worry about ;)

Guy

<thinks> must get a sig sorted out if I can work out how to do it </thinks>

[Justin]

No probs mate, im not scary at all, its Dave850R you need to be afraid of, very afraid.


Get your suspension sorted and we will sort something out, in about 5 minutes max from you i bet :)

[Pedro Fandango]

(although I don't dribble or smell of anything untoward)
well thats better than a few regulars :D , come along to one & see what you think (you can always make an excuse for the next time when you see we really are weird :eek: )

[lance]

Hi Guy, good choice of car i got mine with 127k a couple of months ago hope i get to meet your v70 in the future.

[GuyD5]

Hi Guy, good choice of car i got mine with 127k a couple of months ago hope i get to meet your v70 in the future.

Hi Lance, they're a fabulous car and the RICA upgrade is definitely the icing on the cake. I bought mine in February and have never regretted it ... even when the turbo packed up along with the throttle module :( big bill that was .... soon to be followed by another big bill :D Dunno where I'd be without VT on the doorstep ;)

I shall definitely get along to one of the meets soon, maybe see you there :)

[MissDMeanor]

Hi GuyT5

Welcome to the forum :D

I wouldn't worry too much about the age thing.....most of them are younger than me too :( we all have a good laugh (& extremely good taste in automobiles ;) )

Hope to see you at one of the meets soon

;)

[GuyD5]

Hope to see you at one of the meets soon ;)

Thanks MissdMeanor, having watched your patience in finding the 'right' car I also look forward to seeing you and yours ... I bought the first one we looked at, I do respond so well to being told what to do ... or so my lady wife tells me ;) Fingers crossed for the 19th ... it has been confirmed by the one who matters :)

[Wobbly Dave]

I am sure you don't smell of wee and are in fact a good sort. At least I can commend you on the choice of car.

No probs mate, im not scary at all, its Dave850R you need to be afraid of, very afraid.


Oh so it's like that then eh J?? Talk to the hand :p

I am only a little bit scary.

Mind you I have been known to approach unknowing t5 owners to ask them silly questions about there cars. Like tonight I went for a blast down to Selly Oak and the Tesco's there. As I moved out to return home - I noticed a guy with his new 04 plate S60 T5 (maroon colour). Thought "that's nice" - was about to stop and ask only to realise that he was filing his car with nasty tesco ****e. So young to be getting that kind of abuse. Where does it read in the manual - fill your performance car with ninety-something bollox unleaded from Tesco??!? :eek: Not wasting a Volvo forums sticker on him.

So as you can see I am from Birmingham and not in the least bit weird. :rolleyes:

despite what the others might say :)

Welcome to VT5. I should hope to see you around Brum!

[GuyD5]

thanks for the welcome dave850R, I look forward to seeing your big red one as well, and thank heavens you're only a little bit scary ;) :D

[Wobbly Dave]

I am only in Northfield - so if you should like to pop over then feel free!

[Mrsmopp]

Welcome to the forum Guy!

It would be great to meet you and I can assure you that you aren't the only one over 20 ;)

Finally got that sig worked out LOL ;)

x

[GuyD5]

Thanks Mrsmopp, looking forward to the 19th :)

Yep, quite proud of my achievement ;)

[GuyD5]

I am only in Northfield - so if you should like to pop over then feel free!

Sorry mate ... missed your post in the excitement of yet another welcome ;) That'd be good .... anywhere in particular to meet? :)

[Wobbly Dave]

Shell Garage on the A38 near the firestation this evening about 8pm?

[GuyD5]

Shell Garage on the A38 near the firestation this evening about 8pm?

see you there :)

[Wobbly Dave]

Cool - see if I can't persuade Justin or DaveS70R to come out to play too!

:thewave:

[GuyD5]

excellent ... better go out and polish her now ... don't want to let the side down ;)

[Wobbly Dave]

Spoke to J and left a message for Dave. I hope that they make it. J only lives a wee distance from Jnc 2 M5 - which is near you.

Bear in mind my RICA/Turbo combo is not fantastic at the mo - so it will be difficult to show you her at her best :(

But still she sounds fabulous.