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Hey everyone, just to provide a quick update on this. We are largely on plan for closure on the 14th September.

The static archive is simple, a test version can be found at...

Sorry to say I haven’t popped my head through the door for quite some time. I guess life just got in the way!

Thanks Rich and the team for all you’ve done, especially keeping the forum alive after...

Sad Times, I’ve met some great people on here, and my God spent many of hours chatting away helping and learning.

It's a sad time but understand the reasons. I believe FB was the killer? Anyways, I fell honoured to be part of such a massive community and glad to see all the content will be archived. There's a...

Sad news, but understand the reasons as to why.

After 14 years of meeting new people and getting support from this forum, its also time for me to say goodbye
to my car. Time has come where I need...

So glad to have been part of VPCUK for many of it's twenty years, I have met and talked to many people through this site, of which many are still close friends. It will be a sad day when it finally...

Thank you from an appreciative member, I can fully understand your difficult decision but times change and it's nice that you'll save the info within the site for reference!

All the best for the...

Hey Everyone

Well the site has been going for almost 20 years! (20 years this August).

But all things come to an end eventually and we have made the difficult decision to "call it a day"
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Yes I agree but looked there and its 'spare' (empty slot)? Same in other fuse boxes.

You should be flushing the entire transmission every 5 years or 50,000 miles. I believe that volvo introduced this additional layer of servicing many years after production as “lifetime” fluid has...

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How have you come to the conclusion that the whole gearbox needs replacing? Flush the transmission fluid using the Gibbons method. If you have any concerns that the transmission is getting gunked up...

33248 I remember this thread but could never figure out what forum...after some long term absense and running issues going to leave this here..my running joke locally of yea it's 2bar doesn't seem a...

YES she flew throught and the MOT guy said how much better she was now! Trouble is I have moved onto a farm now and shes struggling with the muddy lanes so I may have to get a 4x4 Volvo XC70 or XC90....

Afternoon peeps, hope everyone is well,

If you need any info on my old car "Blacky" just ask , good to see she is still around, i did see the ebay advert and contacted the seller to forward my...

Find a different MOT test centre. ;)

Great thread, just read all 97 pages lol, took me 3 days or so on and off :crazy:

Nice work!

So jealous of you guys that can fabricate things :B_thumb:

Nice job Dave, that downpipe looks awesome, not the easiest of jobs to do with the added issue of the angle gear being in the way.

I’ve just had 2 small leaks into my footwell in both V70 and XC70. Here’s some images of the stuff I came across.
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Our new house has a steep drive and getting in and out of the garage is a PITA, especially with the low ground clearance on BR coilovers. I finally finished the necessary ramps needed to get Betsy...

not really, but I'm going to run out of time to finish and test it before August :uglyhamme

this engine was built using all sorts of bits and bobs, just to get some seat time, so its served its...

https://youtube.com/shorts/afRUGW4ApWA?feature=share

Well……….

Had a small leak from the remote reservoirs, so stripped it all down
and ended up replacing one of them, the bleed the whole system, in
preparation for the track day. But once at the...

That's great, hopefully this will iron out the issue. Good to she Betsy progressing again, I now have to pull my finger out and get on with my projects, the have been waiting way to long now for...