I managed to get the towbar for 50 quid off ebay and the strut brace for the same from a local volvo indie/breaker. Cost me 60 quid to get fitted.. I could have done it myself but I'm at a point...
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I managed to get the towbar for 50 quid off ebay and the strut brace for the same from a local volvo indie/breaker. Cost me 60 quid to get fitted.. I could have done it myself but I'm at a point...
Well,he only managed to get the towbar on as an emergency came in ( and for the hourly rate he charges me I really can't complain) and already it feels a whole world away from what it was...
yep, coming from a Phaeton which was the most torsional rigid car made at the time to the C70 cab was a shock.. Mine is in today for a towbar and strut brace fitting ( would do it myself but got some...
Will get some pics up shortly then.. :worship:
Just had a nice roof down drive home including the obligatory diversion through bury / rammy due to the overnight roadworks on the 66.. ( my commute...
Well, was on here a number of years ago with my V70 98 LPG machine which I eventually sold at ~ 240K miles... since then I've been through a A8 4.2 Quattro sport, a Honda accord derv estate( little...
Fit a flashlube and stop worrying about it, They are ~£50 fitted and cost sod all to run ~£10 of lube lasts an age as it drips at 1-2 drops a minute.
ditto, sounds like your fitter doesn't know what he's doing. Mine was(Till the water pump went and warped teh head, now on a 2.3 T5 lump) a 2.5 LPT fitted with Prins system and is pretty much...
heh, not changed since I bought it ~ 90 K ago so I guess thats a bit of a clue......
IIRC this involves either sucking it out of the filler tube or dropping the box?
its a 97 classic V70,...
My auto box has been faultless for the 3.5 years I've owned the car but this last week or two I've noticed that if I have to stop from above 20mph it seems to take anythng up to 5 or 6 seconds for it...
On my 1997 V70, occasionally I get two amber LEDs flashing on the air con controls, its the Air con "Off" and the "Recirc" button, they flash for about 1 minute then go off. Any idea what its trying...
once a month is usually enough on mine as well ( I do ~ 700 miles a week), TBH if I had tpo do it weekly I wouldn't mind as it is soo good at what it does.
Mines been through 3 MOTs with them on so far!
heh, I made money on mine :D
I had been keeping my eye open for cars with plates ending 1 ANE (names Ian E......) and after about 18 monthe saw a ****e old rover for sale in my local town for...
why do you think autos are so unreliable? My car is at 200K on original box, I've owned it 3 years and done ~90 of them and its never given a moments concern.
I check teh fluid each month and if...
Rain X
YKIMS
I've used this stuff for years now and its one of the best investments I make each year( 1 bottle usually lasts me 12 montsh). At anything above about 30 you don't even need wipers...
Nankang NS2s are my tyre of choice, I get ~25K out of a set and for 205/50/16s it costs me £50 a corner fitted and balanced. I'm about to put my 3rd set on and ordered them without even thinking...
Ditto Niles, 3" does make them catch a bit doesn't it :D
the front ones aren't too bad as they are so close to the wheels but the back ones catch on the short&tall bumps. I was planning on taking...
There is a simple solution guys, Polarised glass sunglasses, they don't 'see' the reflection of teh dash. I have an old pair of ray bans I leave in the car for exactly this reason. :D
IIRC my setup cost ~£500 +VAT
Plus fitting of course, done by my local spanner monkey
yep, LPG is fussy about the ignition system get these checked first, then it may just need 'tuning' to ensure its fuelling accurately throughout teh rev range. a specialist will basically connnect a...
These pumps are notorious for the windings in the clutch solenoid weakening, basically as the underbonnet temp rises it doesn't have enough ommpf in its throw to engage the clutch properly hence it...
I have Weitec Shocks and EiBach springs on my P1 V70, its low... but still quite complient(wife doesn't winge so can't be bad),handling is sure footed, and progressive when it starts to slide, it...
Thanks all, mine is a tracs car but I'm not pussed about it as its always off at teh moment.
Cheers guys
as title. Will it go? Mines an early v70 2.5 lpt
Cheers
whats so controversial?