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1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
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1997 - 2000 V70-XC
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abscate wrote: 04 Oct 2018, 19:45 Matches the paint...

I’ve hortiblyabused the paint on this car. Look at the scratches the twins didhelping me scrape snow off one winter, with a steel edge shovel...

On edit,..yesterday I drove ALB to Allentown PA to Piscataway N.J. , Queens , Melville, BROOKHAVEN, Port Jeff, Bridgeport CT, Lee MA, back to ALB

I love boost.
Yikes - that was some miles...

Bridgeport Ferry was the water crossing - although a T5 is fast enough to do it, the Rs get wet.
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Yesterday -
Loaded it up on a roll back with a new engine.
Headed off to the shop to have a transplant as well as a bunch of other stuff done to it.
Can honestly say im looking forward to driving it again with everything working as it should.
Have work to do to it once I get it back but thats mostly cosmetic and a few more performance items before I call it quits on it.

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abscate wrote: 08 Oct 2018, 11:43
abscate wrote: 04 Oct 2018, 19:45 Matches the paint...

I’ve hortiblyabused the paint on this car. Look at the scratches the twins didhelping me scrape snow off one winter, with a steel edge shovel...

On edit,..yesterday I drove ALB to Allentown PA to Piscataway N.J. , Queens , Melville, BROOKHAVEN, Port Jeff, Bridgeport CT, Lee MA, back to ALB

I love boost.
Yikes - that was some miles...

Bridgeport Ferry was the water crossing - although a T5 is fast enough to do it, the Rs get wet.
Eastern states are so small and cute. There's what, six or twelve of them in this trip? :D
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Good to see you post, Rob!
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matthew1 wrote: 09 Oct 2018, 10:12
abscate wrote: 08 Oct 2018, 11:43
abscate wrote: 04 Oct 2018, 19:45 Matches the paint...

I’ve hortiblyabused the paint on this car. Look at the scratches the twins didhelping me scrape snow off one winter, with a steel edge shovel...

On edit,..yesterday I drove ALB to Allentown PA to Piscataway N.J. , Queens , Melville, BROOKHAVEN, Port Jeff, Bridgeport CT, Lee MA, back to ALB

I love boost.
Yikes - that was some miles...

Bridgeport Ferry was the water crossing - although a T5 is fast enough to do it, the Rs get wet.
Eastern states are so small and cute. There's what, six or twelve of them in this trip? :D

Western states are so cute, when do you think you will get some people?

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Spun the T5 up through the breaking fall colors in the Andirondacks, and met more interesting MVS people making their way through this challenge called life.

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RobTheModd wrote: 09 Oct 2018, 06:25 Yesterday -
Loaded it up on a roll back with a new engine.
Headed off to the shop to have a transplant as well as a bunch of other stuff done to it.
Can honestly say im looking forward to driving it again with everything working as it should.
Have work to do to it once I get it back but thats mostly cosmetic and a few more performance items before I call it quits on it.

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abscate wrote: 10 Oct 2018, 03:25
matthew1 wrote: 09 Oct 2018, 10:12

Eastern states are so small and cute. There's what, six or twelve of them in this trip? :D

Western states are so cute, when do you think you will get some people?

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What do you mean?! Wyoming just hit 100!
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matthew1 wrote: 10 Oct 2018, 07:36
abscate wrote: 10 Oct 2018, 03:25
matthew1 wrote: 09 Oct 2018, 10:12

Eastern states are so small and cute. There's what, six or twelve of them in this trip? :D

Western states are so cute, when do you think you will get some people?

:lol:
What do you mean?! Wyoming just hit 100!

:mrgreen: Must be a slow day at Devil's Tower National Monument! :lol: June
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matthew1 wrote: 10 Oct 2018, 07:36 What do you mean?! Wyoming just hit 100!
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