Newer and more reliable don`t come together I`m afraid.
Newer and more reliable don`t come together I`m afraid.
just trying maybe to be a bit more sensible, i have a remapped v70r as a daily, my 850r as a toy and i have a 740 turbo waiting for me to do something with it, i may just get an e320cdi 7 seater on an 04 plate as a daily/family car and do the 740 turbo up as my new toy/project
merc85 (Wednesday 19th February 2014)
Get an Alfa, it won't be working long enough for you to get bored of it!
98 V70 AWD - Long Term Companion. Loads of little changes, the Volvo with a twist.
96 850 R Estate - Pink Pus, project pulled from the weeds!
Oh, plus a glorious (but dead) 01 Alfa 166 V6 and a 05 Liquid Yellow Clio 182.
jamesy12345 (Wednesday 19th February 2014),MoleT-5R (Thursday 20th February 2014),T5frankie (Wednesday 19th February 2014)
V70 D5 for a daily, 850 for a toy, 740... Just because, and sell the V70R.
Current Chariots...
Micra K11 'project sh*tbox'
V70 D5 daily
1991 Transit Recovery
how havnt you. you fitted greens with a 3 bar fuel reg and it over fueled like a bitch, then you blew your engine by being stupid with the bleed valve and blaming the intake. again pushing it beyond what the ecu is tuned for. theres a right way and a wrong way. dont take it personaly as thats not hows its meant but im just saying it how i see it.
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merc85 (Wednesday 19th February 2014)
trial and error my arse. youve had loads of them now. if you havnt learnt how to tune them by now you never will. 850 t5's have been getting tuned for around 20 years now. so you cant tell me its trial and error. i know enough not to blow up every motor ive owned by trying to tune it on the cheap. if you cut corners itll always come back to bight you. like i said dont take it personaly. i tell it how i see it.
s60 2.4 t5 eibach springs,up rated rear anti roll bar, poly bushed wishbones, poly lower engine mount, fmic, bmc air filter, 3" decat, 2.5" stainless exhaust,hlm remap 328bhp,
Saaamon (Wednesday 19th February 2014)
s60 2.4 t5 eibach springs,up rated rear anti roll bar, poly bushed wishbones, poly lower engine mount, fmic, bmc air filter, 3" decat, 2.5" stainless exhaust,hlm remap 328bhp,
I would break the v70r keep the 850r for daily and reliable and do the 740 turbo as toy .the money off the v70r would pay for 850r to be put back on the road and get your 740 on the road too.
I do think having the V70 and the 850 at the same time is slightly pointless as the two are quite similar, obviously the 850 is more powerful, but having the V70 as a daily will take some of the "special" experience of driving the 850 away. I'd repair them both sell the V70 and get a "cheaper to run" daily and see how you feel about the 850 once it's up and running again. If you still feel the same way after this then sell the 850 but don't sell it half finished as you'll always be thinking what if
Wobbly Dave (Thursday 20th February 2014)
I was looking for a facelift V70, but at a grand for a pre facelift diesel, fuggit
Current Chariots...
Micra K11 'project sh*tbox'
V70 D5 daily
1991 Transit Recovery
the 850 has the makings of a really competitive car - though the choice builder did make me gasp a little. If you can sort out the teething issues then I think we could all have a great season. If you're still not happy come October then sell the 850R. I don't agree with Graeme - I think there's always going to be issues when you push this hard.
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MoleT-5R (Thursday 20th February 2014)
MIKESC70T5 (Thursday 20th February 2014)
They are totally different in reality one is an auto awd the other a manual fwd, totally different inside and drive totally different, the v70r is a 7 seater with a broken belt and I don't want to rack the miles up on the 850r it's on 98k now will cry wham I see 100, it's also the 3 lots of insurance tax etc
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