I sure forgot how nice an m56 is in slippery icy conditions. By controlling torque precisely she was easy to get out of the deep pack driveway. Got all the cars out, blew the 18 inch of white over to the edges, got full width of the three x two car driveway so everyone can get in and out. All on onl...

Had the alignment checked yesterday and the problem became very obvious, All numbers were within spec except the left rear wheel. It was found to be toed out about 1/2 inch and a little too much negative camber. Toeing it in reduced the camber slightly to bring it within the allowable range (rear ca...

After making a visit to Blacklab to collect some parts he had for me, I did a visit on the way home to 2 junkyards to look at what they had in the way of Volvos as one seems to not be bothering to correct or update their site. I visited that one first to find (as I already knew from a previous visit...

I’m bringing back 4 m58 awd manual transmissions and 3 heated rear third seats for p80s

This was a mercy trip as someone wanted one of our engineers to carry two pelicases with her luggage overseas. She is petite and just couldn’t see it happening gracefully.

Post away. The devil you know is always better than the devil you don't. That said, sometimes there's a speed itch one needs to scratch, and for that he may trade reliability for handling. It's all in what you value most. There is no right answer. Meditate in the sun and your choice will come to you...

Note from Abby…”had to jump start Evita this morning, isn’t 2018 old for a battery?”

Bad Dad….

Usually this battery drain is caused by diodes in the alternator that have shorted to low ohms, the battery just runs current through them until they are dead. You can diagnose this but playing with unfused , high current stuff isn’t electrical 101 - you can start a fire and/or hurt yourself doing t...