Is it Gay?

[hamish]

Hi,


I am now the proud owner of a S70R Manual in a rather striking shade of Metallic Orange ! Natalie is suitably unimpressed, Marcus thinks it's cool and I can't believe I've bought a Old Gold Volvo. It's a straight old bus with service history, 137K, good interior and it drives OK, except for the PAS is making some interesting noises. Tomorrow morning I'll take the kids for a drive to Shelsley Walsh for breakfast and see if it breaks down ! I might even put it through the Car Wash before we go ! I'm undecided what to do with it ........either I just get it all up together and smoke around in it and then sell it when somebody makes me an offer I can't refuse.......or keep it and spend 30 x more than I paid for it on hybrid turbo, down pipe, bilstein shocks, brakes, tyres, shiny bits etc and then use it for terrifying Wobbly at track days and then sell it for a fraction of what I have spent!
I'll put up some photos tomorrow.

Regards,
Hamish.
www.hlmtuning.co.uk

[smithy]

Hi,


I am now the proud owner of a S70R Manual in a rather striking shade of Metallic Orange ! Natalie is suitably unimpressed, Marcus thinks it's cool and I can't believe I've bought a Old Gold Volvo. It's a straight old bus with service history, 137K, good interior and it drives OK, except for the PAS is making some interesting noises. Tomorrow morning I'll take the kids for a drive to Shelsley Walsh for breakfast and see if it breaks down ! I might even put it through the Car Wash before we go ! I'm undecided what to do with it ........either I just get it all up together and smoke around in it and then sell it when somebody makes me an offer I can't refuse.......or keep it and spend 30 x more than I paid for it on hybrid turbo, down pipe, bilstein shocks, brakes, tyres, shiny bits etc and then use it for terrifying Wobbly at track days and then sell it for a fraction of what I have spent!
I'll put up some photos tomorrow.

Regards,
Hamish.
www.hlmtuning.co.uk

the wobbley dave thing sounds good pmsl

[bigrotch]

Or sell it to me with a nice juicy hybrid on lol

[Nathlm]

its disgusting, just seen it for the first time and have demanded it gets parked up the street away from my house!!! and he is under strict instructions to sell it pronto!!! OMG Its even got tinted windows!!! Ebay here we come lol

[danny-R]

save yourself the ebay fees, and have a vpcuk style auction.
I'll start the bidding with a fiver lol :) glws

[rikcougar]

Have to go with sell, I`m afraid Hamish.

Is it AWD?

[Yosser]

Impeccable taste. Good choice ;)

[viggen]

I own two saffron volvo's c70 t5 gt and a v70r parked next to each other I love them ???
I'd bring my c70 to the charity rolling road day but I don't think Hamish is my mate lol
I've taken the cat out and with a HLM map it runs 1.4 bar flat out
My last visit to Caldwell I was hitting 120 up the back straight :)

[t5_monkey]

use it to hack around in.

An S40 T4 would make a much better track car (maybe with a Holset turbo ? :D )

[lance]

HLM courtesy car and ditch the rover

[daza-b]

save yourself the ebay fees, and have a vpcuk style auction.
I'll start the bidding with a fiver lol :) glws

10er :D lol

[t5 pete]

Yep your in the gay gold club now and theres no getting out of it lol

[Jamest5r]

Ha ha welcome to the club. :)

[martybelfastt5]

sounds good

[Nathlm]

Yep your in the gay gold club now and theres no getting out of it lol

Nooooooooooooo

Just got in from riding my horse and its gone yippeee, however Hamish and the kids have gone too so I am assuming it will re-appear lol

PS we don't mean to offend any other gold car owner its just not my pref in colour or car, i'm a landrover disco girl me ;0)

[smithson007]

Nooooooooooooo

Just got in from riding my horse and its gone yippeee, however Hamish and the kids have gone too so I am assuming it will re-appear lol

PS we don't mean to offend any other gold car owner its just not my pref in colour or car, i'm a landrover disco girl me ;0)

Lol. Im highly offended. lol. Best colour for an "R" you can have.

[bubba_1986]

I have seen the pic on facebook. I say u keep it and scare the s**t out of wobbly lol

[danny-R]

10er :d lol

£20 :)

[Dangerous Dave]

£20 :)
A la ebay style....... £21.47

:D :D

[Nathlm]

Went for a drive this morning to Shelsley Walsh Breakfast Club in the "Orangutan" parked it between a Disco4 and an Audi RS4 and let it leak oil in the Shelsley Paddock like a real classic. Meantime we (Marcus, Tasha & Me) went to the resturant and demolished breakfast and then "walked the hill".

So far I'm really enjoying S70R ownership mostly because Nats hates it ! I've reminded myself at every corner how truly awful the brakes and handling is/was on these cars and that skuttle shake isn't just restricted to Wobbly's C70. I'm hoping that the colour never grows on me in the same way that I hope Ginger hair never grows on me.

Regards,
Hamish.

[Nathlm]

A la ebay style....... £21.47

:D :D

A little bit more and you will have met the reserve.

[Jamest5r]

£25

[hamish]

Just been out in the Orangutan. Told Nats I was going to 'Chip Shop'......well I was sort of:wink: Went into work and gave it the HLM 310 treatment :D Now it's really scary as it gets to 120 in 6.5 nanoseconds but takes conciderably longer to stop !

Hamish.

[rikcougar]

Got to be worth thirty quid now!

[Pinup_gal]

Very Gay!!!
However I am only free to say so cos Chad isn't here lol
p.s chad I didn't mean it I love the crayon mobile!

[Kingsford G]

Mine is Great Gold I don`t know about others lol

[hamish]

The Orangutan.....


http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a316/nlindsay01/Work/IMG_4562.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a316/nlindsay01/Work/IMG_4545.jpg

[Kingsford G]

Same as mine.How much did u pay if u don`t mind me asking.

[Nathlm]

Same as mine.How much did u pay if u don`t mind me asking.

Hamish be very careful answering this question as if was more than a pair of shoes you are in BIG trouble ;0/

[Nealevo]

I like Nats new company car..

Can I borrow it when your fixing my oil leak :-) pretty please Nat???

[Nathlm]

I like Nats new company car..

Can I borrow it when your fixing my oil leak :-) pretty please Nat???

You can hun on one very big condition ............

You don't bring it back pmsl

[stribo]

The Orangutan.....


http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a316/nlindsay01/Work/IMG_4562.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a316/nlindsay01/Work/IMG_4545.jpg

I like it, especially the wheels. Go on, I'll offer £40 ;)

[danny-R]

nah don't like it will give you scrap value- £232.76 ;)

[Kingsford G]

nah don't like it will give you scrap value- £232.76 ;)

I can double that lol

[Wobbly Dave]

I fell off the sofa after realising Hamish wasn't joking. LOL

Good name mind. So does this mean you're coming to Oulton Park after all??

I just never thought I would see the day when Hamish would own (to coin his own words) - a Gay Gold Volvo!!

I actually think this is pretty awesome too - HLM owning T5 after what seems an eternity.

In answer to the original question posed by the thread - Almost certainly. ;)

[Storm-Troll]

Awwww I think you should keep it... sell the Disco.. let nat drive it with HLM advertising allllll over it and she can use it for the school run to that Lovely school Marcus goes to... I think she will be the Envy of alll the mommys there lol.... Oooo errrrrr im off.!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

[Wobbly Dave]

Lets face it - Marcus is a small boy & they know much better which cars are cool, much more than say their mothers'.

[smithy]

I fell off the sofa after realising Hamish wasn't joking. LOL

Good name mind. So does this mean you're coming to Oulton Park after all??

I just never thought I would see the day when Hamish would own (to coin his own words) - a Gay Gold Volvo!!

I actually think this is pretty awesome too - HLM owning T5 after what seems an eternity.

In answer to the original question posed by the thread - Almost certainly. ;)

i think hamish has got this car just to upset you dave on the track because if its a manual it will be 18t aswell nice.ps i like the car but i always have liked the saffys but only in manual form though.

[Wobbly Dave]

You never know he might be a bit quicker than Frankie?

[smithy]

You never know he might be a bit quicker than Frankie?

you never know mate but he wont be quicker than me pmsl

[Wobbly Dave]

No-one will - but there again, you're not in a 70 series.

[t5 pete]

No-one will - but there again, you're not in a 70 series.

you never know

[smithy]

you never know

you never know is a very true saying because this year the is going to be some very fast cars around anyway dave i only drive a 140 bhp 940 whats there to worry about.im like you just like shiny bits on my car lol

[Wobbly Dave]

My point - however badly put - is that the only rival I have had of late is Frankie as everyone else is in 850s or other models.

[smithy]

My point - however badly put - is that the only rival I have had of late is Frankie as everyone else is in 850s or other models.

i know i might be abit slow sometimes mate but i got your point but i think the is going to be alot more 70 series this year that you can play with mate.

[Wobbly Dave]

And to that I say - bring it on. Particularly keen to have some direct C70 rivals, especially on the drag strip.

[smithy]

And to that I say - bring it on. Particularly keen to have some direct C70 rivals, especially on the drag strip.

it would be nice to see because the 70 series are the main ones to mod now because the 850 are becomeing short in numbers now

[Wobbly Dave]

I would have said it was the other way around. 850s seem to be 10 a penny. S70 IMHO are the most rare - because no-one bought any.

[hamish]

S70 IMHO are the most rare - because no-one bought any. I'm not surprised the Orangutan does 21.6 MPG. I think I have found something that can drink more than me :cry:

[t5_monkey]

I would have said it was the other way around. 850s seem to be 10 a penny. S70 IMHO are the most rare - because no-one bought any.

just the odd window licker and shower drinker ? :)

[smithy]

I'm not surprised the Orangutan does 21.6 MPG. I think I have found something that can drink more than me :cry:

yes but dont forget hamish you are not driving economical lol

[Nathlm]

Awwww I think you should keep it... sell the Disco.. let nat drive it with HLM advertising allllll over it and she can use it for the school run to that Lovely school Marcus goes to... I think she will be the Envy of alll the mommys there lol.... Oooo errrrrr im off.!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Don't joke Connor - Hamish and Marcus are going to school in it this morning!!!! I'm so embarrassed lol can you imagine what the mums are going to say lol.

I have to say I haven't seen Marcus this excited in quite a while, and has he got ready for school quicker than I have ever seen - bless him x

[Wobbly Dave]

If he asks nicely LOL I will even detail it for him. Just imagine - SHINY, orange & a tad camp.

Gotta be an improvement on the Land Rover.

Did he get it from Dave Kidner?

[wegal]

Went for a drive this morning to Shelsley Walsh Breakfast Club in the "Orangutan" parked it between a Disco4 and an Audi RS4 and let it leak oil in the Shelsley Paddock like a real classic. Meantime we (Marcus, Tasha & Me) went to the resturant and demolished breakfast and then "walked the hill".

So far I'm really enjoying S70R ownership mostly because Nats hates it ! I've reminded myself at every corner how truly awful the brakes and handling is/was on these cars and that skuttle shake isn't just restricted to Wobbly's C70. I'm hoping that the colour never grows on me in the same way that I hope Ginger hair never grows on me.

Regards,
Hamish.

OI.. i used to like you... us Gingers are a special breed, your simply jelous cos you lack a chromosone ( or however you spell that ).

Besides you own a Gay Gold car so you cant comment :-)

[wegal]

Hamish.. Keep it, turn it into a monster, massive power, huge brakes, loud ass exhaust, forged and uprated everything.... then use it as a demo car.

You know you want to.

[Wobbly Dave]

It wont improve the colour, but at least you'll be able to get it out of peoples' eyeline quickly.

[Wobbly Dave]

one or 2 subtle design ideas for you to inspire

http://www.geocities.ws/ozbrick850/gall-weald.html

We have not seen the mynheer designed S70 for a while - so it was overdue another round of sickbags

[LiamT4]

I would have said it was the other way around. 850s seem to be 10 a penny. S70 IMHO are the most rare - because no-one bought any.

In all of the meets i'v been to i'v only seen one other S70R........and that was gay gold.

[T5frankie]

You never know he might be a bit quicker than Frankie?

better get my s70r fixed then lol

[t5_monkey]

http://www.geocities.ws/ozbrick850/weald171102-9.jpg

He's going to be advising Gucci on fashion too...

[LiamT4]

better get my s70r fixed then lol

You got another volvo now?

[T5frankie]

You got another volvo now?

No same one as before lol

[MRTREE]

£25 ;)

[Vikingxl]

http://www.geocities.ws/ozbrick850/weald171102-9.jpg

He's going to be advising Gucci on fashion too...

Well the picture was taken in Essex

[Storm-Troll]

Well the picture was taken in Essex

T.O.W.I.E............... lmfao..... :funkybana

[y2blade]

The Orangutan.....


http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a316/nlindsay01/Work/IMG_4562.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a316/nlindsay01/Work/IMG_4545.jpg



Very nice :cool:

[Wobbly Dave]

CF vinyl wrap for the bonnet, bootlid & roof LOL

[hamish]

CF vinyl wrap for the bonnet, bootlid & roof LOL

Shut up Wobbly before I vinyl wrap your head:smileypul

[bubba_1986]

Shut up Wobbly before I vinyl wrap your head:smileypul

hahahaha, nice one hamish

[Wobbly Dave]

Me thinks the lady doth protest too much

[wegal]

I thought wobbles head was already vinyl wrapped ? oh well you live and learn :-)