I've owned my 850 since 2004 and in my time of ownership I've used and abused it to the max with Drag racing and Track days on multiple occasions attending many volvot5.co.uk and VPCUK meets. As a result the car has gone from the luxurious Estate gradually to a stripped out road weapon/racer.
In the time I've owned it the car has been off the road twice, once following a gearbox failure, which resulted in the car being stripped out in the first place..this lasted about 6 months
The second time it was the bottom end.... but 3 & 1/2 years later the car is still off the road... I worked out the other day that the car has done nearly 500 miles on the back of a trailer as it has followed me from Wales to Sheffield and now on to Guildford.
In the time its been off the road I've been spending and have plenty of boxes of bits to put on the thing, Caymen S brakes (front/rear), Custom RIP kit I've got a box full of QBM bits, lightened flywheel, second engine/gearbox/turbos/wheels and probably other bits I've forgotten about.
To add insult to injury I've now got to move house only 6 months into my current rental, which is really annoying since it's going to cost me another few grand just to move about 2 miles down the road and will put the project on hold even further..
My Quandary is whether to adandon the project due to lack of enthusiasm/money to actually get this car up and running again.
I don't actually want to get rid, but I'm just thinking that I should be practical on this as I could always do another sometime in the future.
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