Major gripes: ABS controller (DSTC) not able to be repaired and a used replacement costing almost $300 also didn't work. A new controller is worth over AUD $1,500 to land here and the yaw sensors for the cabin are no longer stocked by Volvo. Matt from Midwest has no success with these either.
Head gasket had failed causing excessive coolant system pressure and I had "plugged" the head gasket with an off the shelf liquid resin with kevlar fibres.
Heater core failure and because of early build it was not removable without dashboard removal; it's Winter here now.
Solenoid 3 in transmission: total failure. Limp mode every 500 metres. Vida read the failure as an oil control problem with solenoid 3, perhaps a split o ring.
I just couldn't put an extra 20-25 weekend hours in to fix the above.
The car performed as if on steroids because I had a higher compression engine (B5244T3) with the standard T5 turbo and tune , the sound system blew me away but the lazy turning circle was hard work around town and constant attention required was robbing my weekends. Still I will miss my little rocket.
