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by matthew1
30 Jun 2025, 20:24
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Re: Renting a BYD in Austria for the week..

And it is a shame. In terms of Ford they can at least say they didn't took government bailout during last crisis(one of the reasons why I bought Ford truck years ago). That was only because they took a huge loan out just a few months before the financial crisis. It was pure luck, not savvy business...
by matthew1
30 Jun 2025, 20:28
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Re: Renting a BYD in Austria for the week..

I've said it here many times: Mazda is the Japanese Volvo.
by matthew1
04 Jul 2025, 12:36
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Re: Steering - rebound/"bounce" at steering limits

I think those bump stops get worked down for city drivers because the P2 turning radius is measured in kilometers.
by matthew1
04 Jul 2025, 16:14
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Re: Renting a BYD in Austria for the week..

3.5 quarts is a small amount of oil. I've owned pull-start mowers that approached that. Not really, but... 3.5? Holy smokes man.
by matthew1
11 Jul 2025, 14:50
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Re: Trip report CT to OK and back with Greta the V70

Excellent writeup 850 LPT! I've done a couple ~4200 mile roadtrips but those were 28 and 40 days.
by matthew1
18 Jul 2025, 15:11
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Re: Mediocre AC 1997 850 Base

Welcome to MVS. Hot cold diverter door stuck maybe viewtopic.php?p=613629#p613629
by matthew1
20 Jul 2025, 11:44
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Re: Mediocre AC 1997 850 Base

Welcome to MVS. Hot cold diverter door stuck maybe https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=613629#p613629 Also, I realize maybe you meant the hot/cold airflow flap in the climate control system. I had considered that, but figured that was probably functioning fine, since with the A...
by matthew1
22 Jul 2025, 09:43
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Re: 1999 Volvo S80 glossy brochure PDF

I was talking with @EDMs80 yesterday and he sent me this. Enjoy!

https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.matthew ... re2000.pdf

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Yes, that is a fax machine.
by matthew1
22 Jul 2025, 13:35
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RIP Ozzy Osborn, Volvo owner, 1948-2025

Ugh. He was great. I first listened to his music in 5th grade, before homeroom. My friend Jaime would bring in Blizzard of Ozz record, and we'd listen to Crazy Train once or twice using those big 1970s educational/institution headphones with the coiled cable before the teacher made us sit in our sea...