My New Toy!!!

[daveyboyV70R]

Hi guys and gals
Been working at a volvo dealership for 2 years in Leeds and have been quite smitten with some of the motors that are available, although way out of my price range! Then 3 weeks ago a sweet V70R came in as part ex (R reg).
Thats mine, i've got to have it!!
£3500 later and im the proud owner of a very sweet motor.
Wot a machine!!!!

Now I have the task of running it! If you dont try you will never find out!

Cheers, Dave. :jaw:

[fraz13]

Hi mate welcome to the funhouse....

Thats a sweet car for the pennies paid, well done ;)

Post up a few pics when you get the chance

[arbee]

sounds a bargain, get some pics up!

[Vikingxl]

Hello and welcome and like arbee says get some piccys up

[Murphy]

Hello, welcome and lets have some pics :)

[mostin58]

sounds a bargain, like they all said post some pics

[c70mel]

:worthless

:D

[siamblue]

Hi Mate, what colour and mileage is she, sounds a steal at that price,

Gary,

[Wobbly Dave]

is that an AWD version?

[daveyboyV70R]

Hi mate welcome to the funhouse....

Thats a sweet car for the pennies paid, well done ;)

Post up a few pics when you get the chance

Hi guys, I'll post some pics up very soon.
3 days after buying it me and the g/f took a trip out to the coast.
Later found out the crankshaft oil seal had gone which had decided to
deposit nearly ten litres of oil out the back, Nice!

A borrowed ramp at work and 9 hrs(on and off) later it was back on the road again, sweet!
Very handy when I work at a volvo dealership.
By the way its nautic blue and its done 150k miles with FVSH, cool eh?!
Next job are the brakes, crap is an understatment!!
Cheers, Dave.

[t5owner]

Sounds like you might have bought a lemon if things are starting to go wrong as quickly as that

[Liddo]

At £3500 though, its still sounds like a nice motor, PLUS he works at a Volvo stealer, so he quids in ;) I'd of bought it too if it was me :D

[daveyboyV70R]

Had to take them with my phone so the're not brill.
Hope you like?

[andy l]

nice m8

[GuyD5]

For me, the nicest colour ... she looks a beauty Dave:)

[The Flying Banana]

Sounds like you might have bought a lemon if things are starting to go wrong as quickly as that


Wouldnt say no to it anyway..a crankshaft seal...not end of the world.. it looks ace from the pics too ...

[siamblue]

Nice one mate, i went to look at a blue one last week, but he wanted too much for it with 149k on the clock, and he wasn't budging on his price,
Got another to look at in the morning, so fingers crossed,
by the way those VR4 TT's bloody shift :jaw:

Gary.

[Engineer]

Nice one mate, i went to look at a blue one last week, but he wanted too much for it with 149k on the clock, and he wasn't budging on his price,
Got another to look at in the morning, so fingers crossed,
by the way those VR4 TT's bloody shift :jaw:

Gary.All R's are worth it mate good luck, your slipping again Gaz wait till 2 morrow. Your worse than a kid at Christmas lol. :haha:

[daveyboyV70R]

Wouldnt say no to it anyway..a crankshaft seal...not end of the world.. it looks ace from the pics too ...

Cheers for the comments guys, replaced the brake fluid on thursday and bled them with amazing results. I can stop, sweet!!

Is it worth going for drilled discs and EBC pads?
Do they make a big differance?

Dave.

[Wobbly Dave]

avoid EBC pads like the plague IMHO. Use Ferodo DS Performance or DS2500 pads.

[daveyboyV70R]

avoid EBC pads like the plague IMHO. Use Ferodo DS Performance or DS2500 pads.

Cheers dude,
I'll have to get a set.

Is it worth uprating the discs aswell?

Dave

[Wobbly Dave]

I replace my disks when they wear out. I last used Zimmerman 302mm on the front. Are your disks heavily lipped around the edge?

[BigJC]

If you work at a dealer look up Police spec pads, mine are great!

[racer]

I'm still very happy with my Black Diamond groved disks and BD pads. And I've not managed to set fire to them yet!!

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[Vikingxl]

Another nautic blue V70 its giot to be the best colour out there we will outnumber the gay gold ones soon

[siamblue]

Another nautic blue V70 its giot to be the best colour out there we will outnumber the gay gold ones soon

I nearly bought a Nautic Blue R last week :) but wanted to be a bit obscure so went for Cassis,

Gary.

[daveyboyV70R]

I replace my disks when they wear out. I last used Zimmerman 302mm on the front. Are your disks heavily lipped around the edge?
The're not too bad but its starting to vibrate slighty when slowing down from speed. I'll probably get standard discs and use some good quality pads.

[marshall_volvo]

Now theres a thought POLICE SPEC BRAKE PADS might put a couple of sets into stock if they are a good price

[Mrsmopp]

Now theres a thought POLICE SPEC BRAKE PADS might put a couple of sets into stock if they are a good price

Sort me out a price hun for a V70 '98 ;)

x

[t5owner]

Me tooo for the plod spec pads "97" R reg V70

Thankyou

Stuart