My oldest and his wife have three P2s, and I think all of them will need tires before winter. I struggle with tire decisions on cars north of 200k miles…need decent quality but hard to justify premium ones.

Sadly the nicest car has Michelin CrossClimate2s that have been great in the winter. Car ...

Walmart had some SuperTech full synthetic 5w30 for my kids three P2s, still under $18 for a 5qt jug.

Even lowly Valvoline MaxLife SemiSyn is up to $23 for 5qt jug.

cn90 wrote: 12 Sep 2026, 22:23 Avoid parts by TRQ, mostly Chinese stuff.

I’ve had good results with their suspension components and CV shafts…but YMMV of course.

Saturday was our first sub-85°F in a while. My BMW was due for tires so pulled the machine out of the corner and spooned on new ones. Reminds me why I don’t do car tires …these weren’t too bad.

Matthew you are a tremendous human. I don’t think I can make it but what a great way to connect the Volvo community!

I’d send it back.

Edit: Scratch that, I stand corrected. Never underestimate the knowledge of the MVS community!! I would never think that was normal, good to see they are all that way.

I would not unless it is excellent value, which it sounds like yours is not. I’d personally find a trusted independent mechanic if I did not do my own maintenance myself.

So I have read about this issue before, but am completely ignorant on the particulars. Is there a general write up on what exactly is needed, and how to do it ? My '99 only has one key, and of course I'd like to have a spare.
What is the immobilizer, and where is it located ?
Is it a part I can ...

My 02 S60 required a crowsfoot socket…tight space!


did you not drop the sub frame ?,
I used a regular wrench on the pipe fittings, sub frame was dropped at least 8 inches.

https://youtube.com/shorts/_hUsNY1cXXU?si=Ch9iJs6cqNlPmCoL

No, on my 02 S60 FWD could just barely make it work with a ...

Vova585 wrote: 10 Jul 2026, 20:52 But sure it sounds like a fun project to be able to change software.

Having worked with software 15+ years of my career…that sounds like a nightmare lol.