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Pay no attention to him Cynthia - I think he is raising young sons, and has yet to figure out that the male brain does not turn on until 25.

With 6 girls in the family, you get some more drama, but you do not get the stupidity....

Hee hee..

You do have to baby that 2001 transmission if it is a 5 speed - out of the factory it had a neutral idle feature that did not work well. If it is running well, don't sweat it, but read some of the threads here (Ill link on my next finance call)

I wonder if you are actually an ex-VW emissions programmer..?????

:twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
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bmdubya1198 wrote:
Sommerfeldt wrote:Hmm... the Chrysler programmer's Chrysler burnt to a crisp? That's not suspicious at all. :lol:

Welcome to the friendliest Volvo forum on the planet - with your lineup, we'll expect great things! ;)

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That's why she's a former Chrysler programmer! Haha

Welcome to the P80 side of MVS!

And wouldn't a '97 960 be a whiteblock..?
It might be considered one. I don't know. Its a 24v 6cyl. I actually left my job at 27 in 2003, used my stocks to buy a minivan, and later, in 2010, I bought my sister in law's 1994 BMW 525i for my hub and my other sister's 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan for my daughter. There is a rubber o-ring on the fuel rail that will leak if not on right. Mine corroded. I put a new one on, but you are supposed to put it on at night when it is cool, I didn't know that. Then, I stopped at a convenience store, went it, came out, started it and POP! the spark lit the gas under the car. I ran to my home in PA the same night and bought the 960 for $500. Even after sitting for 2 years, it started right up. After a while, I got a call at 4am that my daughter was stuck on Sunrise Hwy, in an intersection. She managed to rip the oil pan open, drove 20 miles on no oil (it had a lot of heart) and as she waited at a light, the car seized. Fast forward to now, i squeezed 21mpg out of it and now I bought the V70. I plan to buy the new 2017 Volvo V90 when it is introduced.
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abscate wrote:
I wonder if you are actually an ex-VW emissions programmer..?????

:twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
Haha, my son in law has a 2012 VW Jetta GLI, I worked on the gages in the Chrysler Cirrus and Concorde
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mydamnvolvo wrote:I plan to buy the new 2017 Volvo V90 when it is introduced.
Me too! Now, if I could only scare up the 121 000 USD it will cost over here... :evil:

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Cynthia - you should buy a new Volvo on the Volvo Tourist plan - by far the best import deal there is - about 7k value if you can take a 2 week EU vacation.

You can drive by Sommerfeldt to gloat - but watch out for kangaroos on the AUST highways...

On edit - got Somm confused with my AT posters, he's in Norway...oh well...you can still gloat - Norway is famous for its beautiful Fords of course
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mydamnvolvo wrote:
bmdubya1198 wrote:
Sommerfeldt wrote:Hmm... the Chrysler programmer's Chrysler burnt to a crisp? That's not suspicious at all. :lol:

Welcome to the friendliest Volvo forum on the planet - with your lineup, we'll expect great things! ;)

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That's why she's a former Chrysler programmer! Haha

Welcome to the P80 side of MVS!

And wouldn't a '97 960 be a whiteblock..?
It might be considered one. I don't know. Its a 24v 6cyl. I actually left my job at 27 in 2003, used my stocks to buy a minivan, and later, in 2010, I bought my sister in law's 1994 BMW 525i for my hub and my other sister's 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan for my daughter. There is a rubber o-ring on the fuel rail that will leak if not on right. Mine corroded. I put a new one on, but you are supposed to put it on at night when it is cool, I didn't know that. Then, I stopped at a convenience store, went it, came out, started it and POP! the spark lit the gas under the car. I ran to my home in PA the same night and bought the 960 for $500. Even after sitting for 2 years, it started right up. After a while, I got a call at 4am that my daughter was stuck on Sunrise Hwy, in an intersection. She managed to rip the oil pan open, drove 20 miles on no oil (it had a lot of heart) and as she waited at a light, the car seized. Fast forward to now, i squeezed 21mpg out of it and now I bought the V70. I plan to buy the new 2017 Volvo V90 when it is introduced.
I bet that was fun! My uncle has a 2000 Grand Voyager that he bought new. They are pretty good cars other than the awful quality clear coat and headliner! And leave it to a Volvo to be able to drive 20 miles on no oil!
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Welcome to the P80 V70 club!
mydamnvolvo wrote: 01 V70 (Idiot Son's)
^ This is too funny!
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Post by abscate »

P2 owners - OP has a P2 XC70 overheat issue going on over in the other forum, too

https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums ... =9&t=75688
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abscate wrote:P2 owners - OP has a P2 XC70 overheat issue going on over in the other forum, too

https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums ... =9&t=75688

That is my new car, if you noticed. :)
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:) Abscate, Norway may be known for it's beautiful Fords, but it's the fyords that are the truly delightful, if I recall. Spellcheck at work!

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