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by Ocelot
11 Aug 2025, 16:11
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: What did you do to your Volvo today?
Replies: 11817
Views: 1379864

Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?

Hello everyone! It's been awhile but I've something quite cool to share with you guys! The second of July, the biggest and very well-known car magazine of western Europe, AutoWeek, interviewed me and made a video about my S70. The videos/interviews are called "klokje rond", which we call i...
by Ocelot
21 Feb 2025, 13:15
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: Parts brands - OE Volvo, trusted aftermarket, and bad
Replies: 167
Views: 45053

Re: Parts brands - OE Volvo, trusted aftermarket, and bad

I've got a question about ignition parts, specifically the rotor and cap. Here, in the Netherlands, they mainly sell two brands: Bosch and Beru. The price difference between these two brands is a bit... much in my opinion. There are suppliers that ask 108 euros for just the rotor, where as Beru pri...
by Ocelot
08 Feb 2025, 04:26
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: Parts brands - OE Volvo, trusted aftermarket, and bad
Replies: 167
Views: 45053

Re: Parts brands - OE Volvo, trusted aftermarket, and bad

I'll buy the Beru parts! And I'll report back here :-)
by Ocelot
05 Feb 2025, 09:03
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: Parts brands - OE Volvo, trusted aftermarket, and bad
Replies: 167
Views: 45053

Re: Parts brands - OE Volvo, trusted aftermarket, and bad

I've got a question about ignition parts, specifically the rotor and cap. Here, in the Netherlands, they mainly sell two brands: Bosch and Beru. The price difference between these two brands is a bit... much in my opinion. There are suppliers that ask 108 euros for just the rotor, where as Beru pric...
by Ocelot
24 Oct 2024, 13:31
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: What did you do to your Volvo today?
Replies: 11817
Views: 1379864

Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?

Heya folks,

It's not something I did to my Volvo today, but rather something that happended with my Volvo (see attachment). :mrgreen:
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by Ocelot
27 Apr 2024, 01:07
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: What did you do to your Volvo today?
Replies: 11817
Views: 1379864

Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?

Did some regular maintenance before my roadtrip to Italy/Switserland, fitted four new summer tyres, changed the oil and filter, new brake pads and rotors, new LPG filter, had the alignment checked. Also did the airbox mod. Car drives smooth and is more responsive to the throttle. What I noticed, tho...
by Ocelot
23 Apr 2024, 23:58
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: Parts brands - OE Volvo, trusted aftermarket, and bad
Replies: 167
Views: 45053

Re: Parts brands - OE Volvo, trusted aftermarket, and bad

Okay! Didn't knew that! I'm willing to ask a dumb question...

How is one to tighten the bolts with the vehicle on the ground? What's your approach to this?
by Ocelot
23 Apr 2024, 11:44
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: Parts brands - OE Volvo, trusted aftermarket, and bad
Replies: 167
Views: 45053

Re: Parts brands - OE Volvo, trusted aftermarket, and bad

So, today I received some disappointing news: the ball joints on my eleven month old wish bones have a lot of play. I've driven them for 35000 kilometers and they're from the Febi Bilstein brand. Had somewhat of the same issue with the TRW brand, but the TRW's lasted longer, somewhat of 50.000 kilo...
by Ocelot
22 Apr 2024, 09:11
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: Parts brands - OE Volvo, trusted aftermarket, and bad
Replies: 167
Views: 45053

Re: Parts brands - OE Volvo, trusted aftermarket, and bad

So, today I received some disappointing news: the ball joints on my eleven month old wish bones have a lot of play. I've driven them for 35000 kilometers and they're from the Febi Bilstein brand. Had somewhat of the same issue with the TRW brand, but the TRW's lasted longer, somewhat of 50.000 kilom...
by Ocelot
22 Apr 2024, 08:55
Forum: 850, S70, V70, C70, V70-XC 1992-2000
Topic: What did you do to your Volvo today?
Replies: 11817
Views: 1379864

Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?

Fitted the new wheels on the S70 and the results are looking mighty fine :D
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