mornin all

[craigoodwood]

picked up my new 850 t5 yesdy, M reg, manual, folders of history, 133k, almost spotless interior and to say i'm pleased with it is an understatement
anyway as with all old cars it wants a few jobs doin so the questions....

the temp gauge only goes to half 4 then doesn't move? i thought thermostat but it didn't alter doin 70 on motorway so i guess sender???
how do the roof rail strips come off??
how to i get to boot struts??
the gear stick is quite floppy how do i firm it up??
and finally its not the obd2 by the gearstick so where is the obd port??

[stribo]

picked up my new 850 t5 yesdy, M reg, manual, folders of history, 133k, almost spotless interior and to say i'm pleased with it is an understatement
anyway as with all old cars it wants a few jobs doin so the questions....

the temp gauge only goes to half 4 then doesn't move? i thought thermostat but it didn't alter doin 70 on motorway so i guess sender???
how do the roof rail strips come off??
how to i get to boot struts??
the gear stick is quite floppy how do i firm it up??
and finally its not the obd2 by the gearstick so where is the obd port??

When I bought the C70 the thermostat didn't get to half way even on the motorway, changed the thermostat and it was fine, only a 10 minutes job, so that was a bonus. The OBD is behind the front offside headlight I believe. Congrats on your new purchase BTW.

[V70 Graham]

We'll have some pictures when you have time too

[craigoodwood]

When I bought the C70 the thermostat didn't get to half way even on the motorway, changed the thermostat and it was fine, only a 10 minutes job, so that was a bonus. The OBD is behind the front offside headlight I believe. Congrats on your new purchase BTW.

bloody hell that was a quick reply thank you stribo, ill have a look in a min

[craigoodwood]

We'll have some pictures when you have time too

just waiting on photobucket...

[stribo]

bloody hell that was a quick reply thank you stribo, ill have a look in a min

We don't mess around here.

[craigoodwood]

these are all i've took yet...

[V70 Graham]

Looks a nice straight car, once you have those small problems sorted you'll have a nice motor there.

[stribo]

Did it come with the spare Titans?

[craigoodwood]

Did it come with the spare Titans?

it did come with the 17's yes but they not titans they are khan and one of my favorite aftrmarket styles, they want furby but not too bad and i'n thinkin of red car white wheels

[stribo]

So who's going to have the best looking red 850, you or Frankie?

[T5frankie]

So who's going to have the best looking red 850, you or Frankie?

did you really ask that after he just said he likes naff aftermarket wheels and wants them white lol?
nice purchase craig but don't ruin it eh?

[craigoodwood]

ha ha ha the way they are both headed i'd say niether

[T5frankie]

ha ha ha the way they are both headed i'd say niether

i think mine is looking sweet mate

[volvokid]

How's the cream interior in yours, has it aged well? I didn't used to like red 850s and the beige interior with the horrible wood , was a big no no, but I really like that interior now it's different like an R should be. The custard cream is still my no1 though, that and red are the only two I really like when it comes to the 855R T-5R.

[smithy]

i think mine is looking sweet mate

The difference is your is an 850r from the factory so no contest really .nice t5 though goodluck with the build .

[T5frankie]

How's the cream interior in yours, has it aged well? I didn't used to like red 850s and the beige interior with the horrible wood , was a big no no, but I really like that interior now it's different like an R should be. The custard cream is still my no1 though, that and red are the only two I really like when it comes to the 855R T-5R.

actually mate it makes a refreshing change to have a light interior and its very low mileage so make your own mind up

[danny-R]

Did you win it on eBay for £470 in Birmingham ? Looks a good one mate

[craigoodwood]

i think mine is looking sweet mate

absolutely, mine wont ever compare for sure, i would of chose that over this any day...
i must say the pic of the other red one you posted did nothin for me

[craigoodwood]

Did you win it on eBay for £470 in Birmingham ? Looks a good one mate

thats the one a lot better than described, he'd owned it since 2007 and had never sold a car before either so i got very lucky

couple interior shots...