Magazine feature help

**Chris Chilton** · Tuesday 31st January 2012, 21:37

Thanks to all for the excellent response. Forgot how tough these things look. To those who offered cars: if you can just give me a day or so to nail the other cars, I'll come back with some concrete details

**pookie** · Tuesday 31st January 2012, 23:35

Originally Posted by stephenevans99

Where's Pookie ?....his 855 T5 is redder than red and simply gorgeous - a beautiful example of 855 T5.

Thanks for that, I'm looking with interest but mine's an R.

Salut!

Pookie

**stephenevans99** · Wednesday 1st February 2012, 07:15

Originally Posted by pookie

Thanks for that, I'm looking with interest but mine's an R.

Salut!

Pookie

Aren't they the same bar a few badges and stuff

I think your R would do the Volvo community proud if picked for the article.

Steve

**Chris Chilton** · Thursday 9th February 2012, 10:42

Apologies for taking so long to get back to the forum, I've had a nightmare trying to source an early Esprit Turbo. I've now got one, but it's in Solihull, and since it's only got 8K on the clock, I'm going to have to shoot the feature up that way. The photographer is busy looking around for places to shoot, but it'll probably be south or south east of Brum.

I do have a date at least: Friday 17th Feb, so a week on Friday. I appreciate that it's now not much notice for people to juggle work, but if anyone with a standard-looking wagon would like to come along to the new location, stick a post on here and I'll check back. I suppose the ed would say a T5 or T5-R would be fractionally preferable to an R, just because they were the first.

**Jamest5r** · Thursday 9th February 2012, 11:11

I'm in Birmingham

**endo-t5** · Thursday 9th February 2012, 11:13

it would be nice to have a volvo feature done using a t5,t5-r,r, maybe a buying feature as the 850 is a bargain performance car and seems to be going up in value.

**PHIL V70R** · Thursday 9th February 2012, 11:14

can we pop along and have a look any way....shame mains an R..LOL

**cherry1809** · Thursday 9th February 2012, 11:31

Mine still looks standard, Just a bit beat up... Will polish out I expect

**LiamT4** · Thursday 9th February 2012, 20:00

Originally Posted by Jamest5r

I'm in Birmingham

There you go then, yours still looks standard.

Just don't go racing any of the other cars...............you may embarress them!

**Chris Chilton** · Thursday 9th February 2012, 21:53

Jamest5r - so can I count you in? Have to make clear that it'd be a fairly full day of freezing your arse off in the cold in exchange for some great pictures. If you're fine with that stick the date in your diary and i'll pm you with exact details when i get them.

Thanks again to everyone. It's going to be great seeing a Volvo wagon muscling in on a shoot with an Esprit and BMW M635csi. Some of the tweedier MG-loving Classic Cars readers are going to hate it. Ideal!

**Wobbly Dave** · Thursday 9th February 2012, 22:04

James if u want me to detail the car beforehand then let me know

**LiamT4** · Thursday 9th February 2012, 22:08

Nice varition of cars there, go on james it'd be rude not to.

Surprised there weren't more interested, i'd definatly do it if i had a t5-r.

**Jamest5r** · Thursday 9th February 2012, 22:22

Originally Posted by Chris Chilton

Jamest5r - so can I count you in? Have to make clear that it'd be a fairly full day of freezing your arse off in the cold in exchange for some great pictures. If you're fine with that stick the date in your diary and i'll pm you with exact details when i get them.

Thanks again to everyone. It's going to be great seeing a Volvo wagon muscling in on a shoot with an Esprit and BMW M635csi. Some of the tweedier MG-loving Classic Cars readers are going to hate it. Ideal!

Of course im in

self employed so no probs with work, pm away

Dave dont know where im going to fit a full detail in, ill bring the car up to bowling Sat so you can give it the once over and advice, need to get the rims refurbed as well me thinks, not much bloody time wernt expecting this lol.

**p fandango** · Thursday 9th February 2012, 22:28

if we've still got snow the other 2 RWD cars won't be able to get there anyway lol

**LiamT4** · Thursday 9th February 2012, 22:39

Originally Posted by p fandango

if we've still got snow the other 2 RWD cars won't be able to get there anyway lol

From what i'v heard, your laguna would struggle as well.lol

**Wobbly Dave** · Friday 10th February 2012, 00:15

Originally Posted by Jamest5r

Of course im in

self employed so no probs with work, pm away

Dave dont know where im going to fit a full detail in, ill bring the car up to bowling Sat so you can give it the once over and advice, need to get the rims refurbed as well me thinks, not much bloody time wernt expecting this lol.

If you have a covered workspace which is not too cold (I can bring a gas burner), I am happy to put in a weekends work on it. Just depends when the shoot is?

I know it is your car - but it kinda feels like our forum on display - so I'd really like to help?

**The Flying Moose** · Friday 10th February 2012, 01:09

Really glad a suitable car has been found, I think you might find quite a few tag alongs James!

Lets see if we can fill the spectators car park with Volvo's eh!!!

**Jamest5r** · Friday 10th February 2012, 09:21

Originally Posted by Wobbly Dave

If you have a covered workspace which is not too cold (I can bring a gas burner), I am happy to put in a weekends work on it. Just depends when the shoot is?

I know it is your car - but it kinda feels like our forum on display - so I'd really like to help?

It's on bloody Friday mate not long at all, will discuss options with you tomorrow.

**smithy** · Friday 10th February 2012, 10:19

Originally Posted by Jamest5r

It's on bloody Friday mate not long at all, will discuss options with you tomorrow.

shall i bring a cd with i want to be famous by bross on it and blast it out lol.i could see you with blonde spiky hair on the front of the magazine pmsl.