@ MoVolvos Thanks for your kind words, I do sometimes question my own sanity, I keep telling myself I'm not going to give my next car so much care & attention but I always end up going above and beyond what I really should. At the end of the day it's an 18 year old Volvo and although very good i...

I went to a Volvo meet yesterday in the Glencoe area of the highlands, no flat roads, little chance for the gearbox to lock up in top gear (50mph) so a lot of driving around in 4th gear. I filled up with Shell V-Power before I left home 255a.jpeg The odometer clicked over 66,000 miles in Glencoe 660...

The official Glencoe picture is now out.

Sorted… No parts required (sort of) It’s been a few weeks now since I fitted the new alternator and battery. We all know these cars are voltage sensitive so I had hoped it would help with a fault code that was on the car when I purchased it. The dealer I bought the car from had cleared all codes bef...

matthew1 wrote: ↑16 Oct 2023, 07:14 Spoilers do more to tastefully transform the look of P80 and P2 wagons than anything else.

I prefer the sleeper look of my V70 without the spoiler and roof rails

I run my 850 tank down to ¼ or less and put a bottle of Forte petrol treatment into it before laying up for the winter.

There's always something that breaks and needs to be repaired/replaced on these cars When I went to fill up with petrol on my way to Glencoe on Sunday my petrol cap retaining strap decided to part company. Once home an online search and £6.06 later two straps from eBay were winging their way to me. ...

@ Neil: Yes the two I purchased were aftermarket but they are still available from Volvo. Not sure how long the aftermarket ones will last but at £6 for two it doesn't really matter. Genuine Volvo part number is 31336424

@ BKM: That's fine until you forget and drive off and the cap is gone forever...

Something that I'm happy to say UK cars never had

I've been dodging the proverbial bullet for the last 3½ years so decided it was time to purchase a spare fuel pump relay to keep it in the glovebox just in case...