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    Smile love my T5!!!

    sorry all..... had to shout for joy @ just say how much i love my car.


    just had a new audi right up my §§§§, couldn't even see his bonnet he was that close, he then come zooming past me on an open dual carriageway in the sticks (first one to test the ovlov since ive owned it), so dropped from 5th to 3rd & foot down.... ive never taken this car so far .... great stuff!!


    cant wait to get this animal remapped....
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    Remove your speeds dude people will complain, glad you had fun, thats why you have one
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    Quote Originally Posted by d2k View Post
    sorry all..... had to shout for joy @ just say how much i love my car.


    just had a new audi right up my §§§§, couldn't even see his bonnet he was that close, he then come zooming past me on an open dual carriageway in the sticks (first one to test the ovlov since ive owned it), so dropped from 5th to 3rd & foot down.... ive never taken this car so far


    cant wait to get this animal remapped....
    I had my V70 T5 remapped yesterday at HLM. Highly recommended.
    Seriously quick car now.
    Had to put manners on a new (60 plate) Audi A5 after the remap. Not sure what variant of the A5 it was but it looked faster than it went Blew him into the weeds in 4th.
    Childish I know but he had tailgaited me for several miles.

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    i dont speed as a rule b/c i have kids in the car usually ..... but damn its fun!!
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    Either do I but its good when you get the chance, I always feel rubbish after I do it though because I have hammered the car
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    The beauty of these cars is they are 2 cars in 1. Today, I drove down Burnley at a fairly rapid pace as there was a Saab, Audi and a Beemer hogging the middle lane which drives me potty, so I went round them in my 97 V70 rather than undertaking, and then eased off in the middle lane. The Beemer wasn't happy and tried to catch me, but I was off the motorway and gone before he was anywhere near me.

    Drove back steadily and watched the mpg climb all the way Home. Love them.

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    I couodnt help it, a while ago i had a word with a farm manager who let me have a play on the disused runway on the land he runs. I redlined the first 3 gears and ran out of unway at 143 (well I slowed down incase i ran out.
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    I was gutted I had this guy in a Vectra come flying up behind me he passed me on a blind straight with solid whites, then slowed to come in as there was a car in front of me, so i flashed him. He hung his hand out the window and stuck his finger up then waved as he took off passing the other guy, I put the car into 3rd ready to waste him, then Adrienne politely told me to wind my neck in lol shes rite though its not worth it, that guy could have been a complete nutter
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    Sounds like one.Too many mappets out there who floor it but can`t stop.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kingsford G View Post
    Sounds like one.Too many mappets out there who floor it but can`t stop.
    Im sometimes glad when she stops me, because I can get a bit hot headed. I would still like to think I could back off, after mistakes I have made in the passed
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    The thing with driving Volvos, is you're expected to be wearing your slippers and cap, getting on in years and be a slow driver. People must have a right shock when they come across the more rapid Volvos that we have, but I always think it's so good to see a Volvo travelling quickly, which with the new models and younger buyers is becoming a more common occurrence.

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    Quote Originally Posted by foammanmark View Post
    The thing with driving Volvos, is you're expected to be wearing your slippers and cap, getting on in years and be a slow driver. People must have a right shock when they come across the more rapid Volvos that we have, but I always think it's so good to see a Volvo travelling quickly, which with the new models and younger buyers is becoming a more common occurrence.
    Im still yet to meet much if any young drivers driving the faster models, I loved buying my Saffy when I was 19 I used to get lots of attention with it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by foammanmark View Post
    The thing with driving Volvos, is you're expected to be wearing your slippers and cap, getting on in years and be a slow driver. People must have a right shock when they come across the more rapid Volvos that we have, but I always think it's so good to see a Volvo travelling quickly, which with the new models and younger buyers is becoming a more common occurrence.
    Speak for yourself about getting on in the years. lol.
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    I am but a pup at 47.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zip929 View Post
    I am but a pup at 47.
    You'll be getting a D5 soon enough then
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    Quote Originally Posted by volvokid View Post
    Im still yet to meet much if any young drivers driving the faster models, I loved buying my Saffy when I was 19 I used to get lots of attention with it.
    Travelling the likes of the M6 and M1 nowadays, and there are definitely more younger, faster Volvo drivers than some years ago. They're appealing more to business drivers with the latest diesels and the likes of the C30/V60, and must be taking sales away from the Mondeo/Insignia/A4/Passat etc.

    I'm not a Volvo car salesperson, honest, but I could be if foam ever gets more boring!

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    Quote Originally Posted by volvokid View Post
    You'll be getting a D5 soon enough then
    Hey, I'm 43 and have a D5, and 2 T5's!! Sorry, typing error, that should be 34!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by foammanmark View Post
    Hey, I'm 43 and have a D5, and 2 T5's!! Sorry, typing error, that should be 34!!
    Dont worry I want a D5 to replace the V40 lol im getting on though 26 ewww
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    Quote Originally Posted by volvokid View Post
    Im still yet to meet much if any young drivers driving the faster models, I loved buying my Saffy when I was 19 I used to get lots of attention with it.
    I had my 854 t5 when I was 21 or 22. 300bhp was funny when all my mates had corsas and saxo's. They all used to take §§§§ until I blitzed past on the dual carriageway!
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    Quote Originally Posted by smithson007 View Post
    Speak for yourself about getting on in the years. lol.
    Come on Gazza, you're older than me by a few years. I'm referring to the stereotypical Volvo driver( check if that big word is spelt correctly please as I'm drinking).


 

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