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I spent 6 months looking mate and ended up buying 2 tatty ones. Then the week after 2 brand new gen ones came up still in there e-coat :-(

My green t5 did that, spent loads trying to sus it
And it was the temp sender in the thermostat.
Just pray you don't shatter it like did trying to get the top cap off lol

Thanks guys. I got of my are yesterday and stopped crying about it, got few small jobs done and made the world of difference. I feel headache free today :).

So it's not just me lol, it doesn't help that I work on cars for my job so when you get home you can't be arsed lol
I've never owned a make of car that has gone so wrong so frequently, any other...

Well I've dragged my self to work to sort the noisy engine, changed the idler pully and gess what
Quite engine ££££ me I'm bouncing around lol. It sounded like the inside of the engine but must...

i dont know what the hell to do, ive lost all enthusiasum with the R. everything i do kicks me in the dick!
ive done so much to it and i feel like im getting no where with it.
manual conversion...

I have one on my 855 R to convert the km clocks to mph ad it's a jap import

tbh i use mine everyday including a 70 mile round trip to zoes mum and dads once a week and its not that bad. there no worse than most modern petrol cars. the only bummer is that your putting miles...

me lol im a painter so i live for depth and perfect paint:B_thumb:
i probably wont though, ill just go for the darker shade of grey pearl so the engine bay won't haunt me haha

god i wish,
im still toying with the idea of doing mine pearl black i just wont have time to do the engine bay which is putting me off the idea.
it might look a bit micky, and probably devalue it...

have you not seen mine at gaydon????

i rang volvo a while back about gettin some new R front springs which im asuming are the same as t5r ones, and they said they dont do them any more hence sticking with the old ones.

ahhh well lets...

ahhh right i wont be fitting a 3" tb then lol. its so anoying as soon as you lift of the throttle it jerks/bucks like the throttle is shutting to soon. you look like a learner kangarooing haha!

ya...

tbh i didn't check, with them being bilstein oem replacments.

maybe they are t5 springs and the old soggy shocks made it sink a little

cheers pal :)

hahaha it might sit lob sided then. i might have to put some weight on aswell!!!!

i ment to ask you a while back james when you converted to manual did you notice a jerking when you let of the...

cheers pete nice one, tbh i did think they could be the wrong springs ie t5 ones but there the same ones i took off and it sat alot lower???

i have been looking for pics of 850 R's 40mm lower but...

ya done about 100 miles, they have gone from about 4.5" to about 3.5".

it looks so soddin stupid

hey right i have just fitted bilstein b4's all round to my 855 r with t5 springs on the back and the standard R springs on the front.
the rear sits really nice but the front is on stilts, about 3-4"...

as the title, some one is looking at buying my nivomate rear shocks of my R estate, but he has a saloon. will they fit his car???

cheers

what i would do pal is have them mixx all the paint you will need for all the work you are having done. oviously you will have to pay for it but then you stand the best chance of a consistant colour...

yep i second that, autopaint are ££££e, i use IAS in manchester with octoral and ici. scheme shades are all well and good but are still never bang on no matter what paint brand you use. thats where...

That's what I was kind of thinking that, I've got an 855 R manual and don't get me wrong I love it but I just love the look of the older ones! Oh and the fact it's rear wheel drive.

Iill give that a miss then, cant afford that lol.

Cheers for the replys lads

ahhhhhh i see, all becomes clear lol. so i take it that ppc mag saying you can get 250 300 bhp for £500 ish is a pile of crap?

i though it was to good to be true.

i think this is where the got...