Just bought a 960!

**antz** · Sunday 15th April 2012, 20:03

Well I had an itchy eBay finger that needed to be scratched and subsequently I bought this 1994 960 last week and picked the old girl up today.

Was a 400mile round trip to collect it and she drove faultlessly on the way home. Cruise control at 70mph and away we go.

Shes a 2.5 24V manual with M90 box, CD spec with all the toys and only 124k on the clock with some history.

Initial plans.....pfft who knows!? I was going to run it for summer then strip it for spares but now Im thinking its too good for that and I might run it then sell it on or run it and then T5 it.

Heres a mixture of pics from the eBay auction and my driveway once we got home.

Pub lunch, next to my mates Golf which we went down in and was backup vehicle should anything go wrong:

And how much it cost me to fill up with Petrol.....OUCH!!!

**T5frankie** · Sunday 15th April 2012, 20:11

i was gonna buy a 3.0 version a few weeks back, nice motors they are mate

**t5 pete** · Sunday 15th April 2012, 20:16

There lovley i had a 3ltr auto was really nice and brilliant for eating miles up i have noticed tho a few seem to have head gasket problems the one i have has just had it done and then when looking on ebay there was a few with the heads gone.
enjoy

**stribo** · Sunday 15th April 2012, 20:16

Tidy looking motor, the interior looks spotless.

**antz** · Sunday 15th April 2012, 20:20

Originally Posted by stribo

Tidy looking motor, the interior looks spotless.

The interior is really good apart from the doorcards have the old 900 series wrinkles along the top and the drivers side electric seat mechanism has fallen apart. It still works but its all open and broken.

**M-R-P** · Sunday 15th April 2012, 20:26

So this is the new project you needed room for lol. Lovely motor mate. I love the sheer size and presence of the things. And as for T5 ing it, you've basically got a n/a T6 block there... Need i say more?

**antz** · Sunday 15th April 2012, 20:38

Originally Posted by martinrpeachey

So this is the new project you needed room for lol. Lovely motor mate. I love the sheer size and presence of the things. And as for T5 ing it, you've basically got a n/a T6 block there... Need i say more?

I need room because I also bought a Peugeot 106 Quiksilver this weekend!

The 960 has some proper road presence looming up the outside lane of the M1. I did think about a T6 but finding a T6 engine cheap isnt going to be easy but I do practically have everything there that I need especialyl because its already got the M90 gearbox thats such a ballache to find.

**Volvostorm** · Sunday 15th April 2012, 21:30

Where did you collect it from? That is a local reg to me, car looks familiar too

**smithy** · Sunday 15th April 2012, 21:48

Originally Posted by antz

I need room because I also bought a Peugeot 106 Quiksilver this weekend!

The 960 has some proper road presence looming up the outside lane of the M1. I did think about a T6 but finding a T6 engine cheap isnt going to be easy but I do practically have everything there that I need especialyl because its already got the M90 gearbox thats such a ballache to find.

t6 engines are cheap mate because all the s80 t6s are nackered because of electrics and gearbox problems mate.

**antz** · Sunday 15th April 2012, 22:24

Originally Posted by Pault5estate

Where did you collect it from? That is a local reg to me, car looks familiar too

Just outside Kidderminster where it seems to have spent a good chunk of its life. I was amazed to find a leaflet for Eden Camp World War 2 museum in the glovebox which is ironic as thats only 20miles from me so its definitely been up this neck of the woods recently.

Originally Posted by smithy

t6 engines are cheap mate because all the s80 t6s are nackered because of electrics and gearbox problems mate.

TEMPTED!!!!! Wonder how hard it'd be to fit......

**V70 Graham** · Sunday 15th April 2012, 22:30

Looks good, tidy car you've bought there

**antz** · Monday 16th April 2012, 12:33

Thanks! Shes a good honest bus. Im seriously thinking about running it until the MOT runs out in August then putting her in storage and doing a turbo conversion once the 255 T5 is finished.

Shes too good to break.

**AndysR** · Monday 16th April 2012, 19:52

Love it! Have a real itch myself for the 700/900 series Volvos

**antz** · Monday 16th April 2012, 20:44

Today I fitted a new rear numberplate and started to de-badge the tailgate then got bored and I decided I would try and prove a theory amongst my mates. Do Galaxies fit a 960 even though the offset is for FWD. The answer......no.

The fronts are fine but the rears just touch the arch liners under suspension travel due to the soggy suspension. With the arch linders removed/some arch rolling it would all be gravy. DAMN 960's AND THEIR STUPID SOGGY SUSPENSION!

It does look ace I think though...

**AndysR** · Monday 16th April 2012, 20:49

Looks good although they could do with being larger if anything... lol

**antz** · Monday 16th April 2012, 21:14

Originally Posted by AndysR

Looks good although they could do with being larger if anything... lol

The car needs to be lower but its IRS with a stupid composite leaf spring setup. The most stupidest and softest setup in the world...bar none! Lowering them is a right bitch

**AndysR** · Monday 16th April 2012, 21:18

Originally Posted by antz

The car needs to be lower but its IRS with a stupid composite leaf spring setup. The most stupidest and softest setup in the world...bar none! Lowering them is a right bitch

Yeah that's a feature of the later 960's unfortunatley... But then it's not the sort of car that you'd instantly put at the top of a list of cars for lowering either I guess. Perhaps if you were really interested you could convert to the earlier setup or a 940?