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Help, Advice, Owners' Discussion and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's stylish, distinctive P2 platform cars sold as model years 2001-2007 (North American market year designations).

2001 - 2007 V70
2001 - 2004 V70 XC (Cross Country)
2004 - 2007 XC70 (Cross Country)
2001 - 2009 S60
2003 - 2007 S60 R
2004 - 2007 V70 R

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Re: 2008 S60 2.5T are these good?

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I would guess a "un-June like gas foot" would be some timid soul holding up traffic!
Ive been busted... :lol: :lol: :lol:
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abscate wrote: 23 Jan 2018, 10:55
I would guess a "un-June like gas foot" would be some timid soul holding up traffic!
Ive been busted... :lol: :lol: :lol:
So even the 99 T5 gets driven like a 100 yo grandma is behind the wheel? Not even a little June foot temptation? :twisted: :mrgreen: :lol: :wink: :!: June
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wcm found I had two turbo control lines crossed and I think I drove it that way for a year or two - without noticing.....


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What's the point of power unless you use it? Could drive some sensible thing with as many horse powers as a carriage otherwise :-)

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Tough crowd here.

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Now I chuckle at people flooring their cars when the lights go green only to get stuck at the next light that hasn't yet had the time to turn green. When I was younger, I was one of them. :D

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I got passed three times by the same BMW 7 series last night in I87 doing 85 mph because he stopped at each rest stop for something. Two hour drive.

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abscate wrote: 26 Jan 2018, 02:44 I got passed three times by the same BMW 7 series last night in I87 doing 85 mph because he stopped at each rest stop for something. Two hour drive.

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85mph! I'm impressed :D a little of me is rubbing off. Your P80 thanked you I'm sure. Last night while on the expressway a hooligan in a noisy modified Acura kept flooring it. I breezed by him twice nearly making him insane (without flooring it once). Finally I hung back letting him pass as I figured he had enough. I'd imagine he would have really flipped had he known I passed him twice at 1/2 petal. I suppose it's hard on a boy to have mom breeze by your hotrod in a white Volvo. :twisted: June
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I’m a 65 mph driver on 87, BMW boy was the one driving st 85. Too fast for me. Too many deer and angle gears lying in the road.

I did test the turbo a couple times on 287 in NJ

It works

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abscate wrote: 26 Jan 2018, 05:21 I’m a 65 mph driver on 87, BMW boy was the one driving st 85. Too fast for me. Too many deer and angle gears lying in the road.

I did test the turbo a couple times on 287 in NJ

It works

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Acura boy also was giving it his all. It sounded like he was shifting at 8 or 9000 rpm. Had there been no traffic I probably would have floored it and given him a permanent complex.

It's the effortless power the T6 2.9 has that year after year keeps that big smile on my face and keeps me not wanting anything Volvo has made since. I do have a lead foot, but only floor it on the expressway. Around town I barely touch the pedal and the car is flying. I used to tease my service advisor that Ford should have put "Power By Boeing" on the valve cover like Ford used to put "Power By Ford" on their engines. June
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2002 S80 T6 ordered totalled
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