Volvo Training Centre

[Mrsmopp]

You missed a great day guys!!

Considering we were only expecting about 8 people for lunch we pretty much filled the car park!!! It was great to see everyone (and the food was pretty good too) we had some giggles (Mostly at Wobbly's expense for polling up late and having to eat seriously quickly like his life depended on it LOL) I got picked on (as bloody usual lol) and I learn't that i have abandonment issues (thanks to TDS)

The guys at Volvo's made us VERY welcome, we had a good old nose around and learn't a few things along the way Lovely people and we gave them a bit of a surprise as we weren't what they were expecting at all!!

BIG thanks to my new best friend Viking for my Winnie replacement - she's been on the track already

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[spesh]

So what did u learn????? TELL ME TELL ME TELL ME!!!!

[Mrsmopp]

That Vadis is no longer in use - VIDA is, they showed us how the whole thing works (very clever too) and other stuff that I have forgotten!! LOL

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[spesh]

fat load of good you are Moppy, forgoten already, If I asked you 2morrow, fair enough u forgoten but a few hours after u been there, TUT TUT TUT TUT
HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[ShaunS70T5]

Did ya's not get any free bee's like a pen or sumit

[Mrsmopp]

Did ya's not get any free bee's like a pen or sumit

Yup!! And Volvo mints!! Yer dead jealous right? LOL

Oh yeah we learnt about volvo on call - now thats a must!! They can open your car from their office if you lock your keys in!!

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[ShaunS70T5]

Yup!! And Volvo mints!! Yer dead jealous right? LOL

Oh yeah we learnt about volvo on call - now thats a must!! They can open your car from their office if you lock your keys in!!

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sooooooooooo wish i came!!!!!!

[TangoDeltaSierra3]

I'm back lol, was Ok today, although a little rushed, i never even got the chance to say hi to some new folk i aint met before, so Sorry to you lol, we'll meet again as Vera said.

[Justin]

Awesome day, very accomodating and even managed to wriggle out of probing questions

Volvo that is lol.....went out in an S60R and my god, it really does handle

[JUDGENINJA]

An excellent day (I think) was had by all..... just went to show just how bad my front suspension is compared to the S60R. Thought I'd have a bit of a detour round a roundabout before joining the M1 to come back up the Loughtborough...
MY CAR HAS SHOCKING HANDLING
Suspension will be swapped either tomorrow morning at my ex-bosses garage or at home back in north wales tomorrow night...

I'm a bit disapointed that the top speed limiter can't be removed by a dealer as that would be one of the first requirements for me.....hypothetically...

Oh and if we're being picky I didn't like the paint finish / drivers seat height / hand brake position / Cramped in the back / lack of head room in the back (not that I'm tall) apart from that............
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if I had £36k to spend on a car I'd still get a Skyline / 350Z....

[Redbrick]

So what did u learn????? TELL ME TELL ME TELL ME!!!!

Well Spesh, Rich and I happened to notice a Volvo badged V8 engine on a stand...

Anyone tell me what currant Volvo uses a V8?

Got a photo as well

[JUDGENINJA]

XC90 - Sold everywhere apart from the UK....We did get a nudge..nudge..wink from the place that there are some new developments in that area for 2006

[splatt]

made it back in 2 1/2 hours...F'ing M25!!
Nice turn out....impressed.
Hat off to Matt for sorting it out...some people have missed out....excellent day..

[Mrsmopp]

XC90 - Sold everywhere apart from the UK....We did get a nudge..nudge..wink from the place that there are some new developments in that area for 2006

S80 - June 2006 *possibly* lol

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[JUDGENINJA]

...don't forget face lift models as well....

[Rufe]

That Vadis is no longer in use - VIDA is, they showed us how the whole thing works (very clever too) and other stuff that I have forgotten!! LOL

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btw, those of you with VADIS, may get an error message come up now saying that the disk can no longer be used after 1/9/05 or something... but do what i have done, wind the PC clock back a few months when you want to use it.

VIDA is a pain in the ass for us, as it depends on a net connection, and ours in work is so slow it isnt funny, makes VIDA almost unuasble, yet our bosses are refusing to upgrade our connection?? work that one out

glad you all enjoyed the day there

[volvotuning]

That's why we will continue to use VADIS alongside VIDA, because VADIS allows us to see sensor readings in real time on the road with the laptop.

Unless VIDA has a standalone app that can be downloaded for that very purpose.

Adam.

[Tomcat]

ER.......Ooooops I knew I forgot something!.


To be fair I was up all last night respraying my Volans and I think the paint fumes may have gotten to me(thats my excuse and I'm stikin' to it).

Apologies to all concerned for my absence I'm glad you all had a good time.

[Vikingxl]

Just sobered up enough to type after last night.Fantastic day out very informative and it was great to meet everybody sorry i had to disapear early but had somewhere to be last night.Photos will be with Justin on monday for you all to see.Best sight of the day though has to be the convoy of volvos from the pub after lubch.

[MattV70]

Just sobered up enough to type after last night.Fantastic day out very informative and it was great to meet everybody sorry i had to disapear early but had somewhere to be last night.Photos will be with Justin on monday for you all to see.Best sight of the day though has to be the convoy of volvos from the pub after lubch.

I don't know the line up in front of the building before we all left was fairly impressive!

I thought we'd got the wrong place at first as at 1:55 there was only 4 of us there, then as i turned around everyone turned up en-mass!