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    What you have to remember is that you may have spent 6 grand on your car, but you are proud to own it. You are proud to be seen out in it and it gives you a lot of pleasure. Also, if your home life is anything like mine, if you had not spent it on the car, the wife and you would have spent it on stuff that means nothing to you. £2000 on hand made curtains throughout the house????!!!! Don't get me wrong, they are nice curtains but FECK ME
    You only live once and you have put the money to good use and you enjoy the result.
    There!

    PS if we all sat down and worked out what we spend on beer or fags we would §§§§ ourselves too!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by M-R-P View Post
    And your car is stunning Mike (did I just say that about a beemer?)

    Really tho, I've seen it in the flesh, before most of the work was carried-out and although we didn't let him park it amongst the Volvos, we didn't make him park it over the other side with the EVO
    Thanks mate, haven't finished yet still have to refurb the wheels and fix a few little things, but all the expensive work has now been done. Done 12000 miles in the time I've had her. It's a labour of love. My other car is a 2007 Audi a3 and it gets nothing spent on her apart from the yearly service

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    I forgot to add the 400 for my remamp, 90 for my new oils I put in the angle gear, gear box and rear dif. The 7 quid I just spent on getting decals made today and 90 for my boost gauge holder, still got the gauge to buy. The bill is getting bigger haha
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    Quote Originally Posted by volvokid View Post
    I forgot to add the 400 for my remamp, 90 for my new oils I put in the angle gear, gear box and rear dif. The 7 quid I just spent on getting decals made today and 90 for my boost gauge holder, still got the gauge to buy. The bill is getting bigger haha
    Just out of interest.....what does your wife think lol


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    Not happy, but I don't neglect her if you think that lol, she just got a new cooker and hob last weekend haha
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    Quote Originally Posted by volvokid View Post
    I forgot to add the 400 for my remamp, 90 for my new oils I put in the angle gear, gear box and rear dif. The 7 quid I just spent on getting decals made today and 90 for my boost gauge holder, still got the gauge to buy. The bill is getting bigger haha
    See its just a drug for you to get your highs on,bank balance lows.
    I bet the wife only knows half of it ?.
    I am just as bad at this game aswell.

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    Quote Originally Posted by volvokid View Post
    Not happy, but I don't neglect her if you think that lol, she just got a new cooker and hob last weekend haha
    Ye and you do all the cooking and everything else that the house requires.!!!!?????????????



    And you are soooo funny!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimmie View Post
    Ye and you do all the cooking and everything else that the house requires.!!!!?????????????



    And you are soooo funny!!!
    You know I don't :-) but you do know it's never a tip of a house, I clean it more than my car lol
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    If you like the car then enjoy the car mate

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    Quote Originally Posted by Harvey View Post
    See its just a drug for you to get your highs on,bank balance lows.
    I bet the wife only knows half of it ?.
    I am just as bad at this game aswell.
    This is the last of it for a long time, I still have a couple bits I would like to sort but they ain't that important. She knows everything I do, and when she asks how much i tell her, the only thing I haunt told her about it my £7 decals lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by smithy View Post
    If you like the car then enjoy the car mate
    I have been I've did 2000 miles in just the last 3 weeks with it lol.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MIKESC70T5 View Post
    Blimey that's scary, I thought 'M' ownership was expensive but not now. I'm a bit like you and like to have my car in tip top condition and replace things for peace of mind. I've had the M3 for 15 months now and even having had both manifolds replaced, all 4 shocks and springs, discs and pads all round, diff seals, vanos unit, paint work, the big main inspection two service done at a specialist, two tyres, new aircon condenser fitted, the amount spent was only around £4000.
    It sounds like you have done a lot for the money though. I have still my side hop issue to sort, my radio signal issue, and I would like a couple bits painted, but I'm putting it on the back burner
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    What decals have you bought,are they for the V40?
    I have a set of mats in the garage that would suit you V70 that might be for sale.
    Email me if interested but i would need a £100 for them.

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    I spend money on my 940 but I like it .but it is my second car and I want to be a beast in Sheeps clothing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by smithy View Post
    I spend money on my 940 but I like it .but it is my second car and I want to be a beast in Sheeps clothing.
    I can't wait to hear how it goes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimmie View Post
    What decals have you bought,are they for the V40?
    I have a set of mats in the garage that would suit you V70 that might be for sale.
    Email me if interested but i would need a £100 for them.
    you have an odd one there also,. You need them for your model car
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    Quote Originally Posted by volvokid View Post
    It sounds like you have done a lot for the money though. I have still my side hop issue to sort, my radio signal issue, and I would like a couple bits painted, but I'm putting it on the back burner
    Must be a man thing lol. I only really needed the bonnet lip painting but it ended being the bonnet, bootlid, rear arches and front panel. The wife couldn't understand why as to her it was fine lol. All the remaining jobs are on the back burner as they were not vital like retrimming the steering wheel but once you start tidying up one area another area then looks bad so that was retrimmed in November as I was inpatient lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by volvokid View Post
    I can't wait to hear how it goes.
    I cannot wait ether it should be wild and look nice too.and I want it to hit 12 sec on the quater too but we will see.but I know one thing it will be very quick.

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    Just got my first Volvo and spending money on things already to leave my mark and if its like my VW it will take along time and money toget to my standards. Peter

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