Not only did we rescue this one I watched my daughter drive to work this morning in it 6 years and 30,000 miles later

Most of her coworkers have $400 a month car payments, while Evita just keeps on rolling on a tank of gas a month.

Yeah, but you over paid for it . . .

Hi I wanted to post some personal/unprofessional notes about adding an aftermarket amplifier to the Volvo factory radio. You can install an amplifier that increases power to your cabin speakers or powers a subwoofer but keep the stock radio. Crutchfield says it's not possible, but it is with some w...

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That 'odd downpipe' on the exhaust header is the exhaust pipe to the muffler under the car. When you want to go fast and make lots of noise, you unbolt the cap sort of visible at the straight end of the header. Uncorking the headers.
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Year? Nick to the rescue?? in Oakland.. Bathtub Packard, a post-war doomed attempt to avoid collapse. Didn't work, and the merger with Studebaker finished them both off. https://barnfinds.com/bathtub-beauty-1949-packard-sedan/ Straight 8 flathead, Packard quality built, offered at a lower price poi...

Teleport mechanics to come work on Volvos.
Perhaps teleport yard workers also.
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Encourage users to not post repair information in the “What did you do today…” threads. I wonder how much great information is lost in these thousands of pages. Start a new thread.

99 S70 Heater Hose Upgrade In the process of doing a head gasket repair on my 1999 S70 GLT B5254 I decided to upgrade all of the coolant hoses, gaskets and seals. I ordered a silicone hose kit from G-Plus but it doesn’t include heater hoses… IMG_2762.jpeg … So I ordered the do-kit126R heater hose k...

Good thread, good info. I’ll shop around, I use FCP and Ipd, but I agree with sending in one order with one shipping quote. The 5% sales at FCP don’t do anything for me unless I happen to need something right then. If I need something badly I’m not concerned with sale prices, if I don’t need it now ...

Dear Diary! What a great day! I finally had a reason to drive through Germany with my R. What a scary blast it is to drive a p80 at over 140 miles per hour.