What did you do to your Volvo today?

CIK7 · Post by **CIK7** » Fri Oct 04, 2019 11:07 am

On Monday (Sept 30, 2019) I FINALLY bought the car I wanted, 1998 v70 xc, black, ugly hood, 144k miles.
1. Yesterday, I stripped out the headliner (cloth came halfway off on hwy, I stripped the rest off at travel plaza) and almost all the interior. Got the carpet vacuumed.
2. Today I personally shampooed the carpet and rugs with non-concentrate Dawn, a $1 scrub brush, and a wet/dry shop-vac.
3. I am about to clean up the dashboard and the entire middle console, reinstall the mc.
Tomorrow, my car is getting an oil change. I will be getting a new oil dipstick in the mail and then an STP oil filter (AutoZone) and a couple jugs of Mobile 1 5W-30 full synthetic oil (Walmart). I have lots more to post from now til before Thanksgiving.

Post by **bmdubya1198** » Fri Oct 04, 2019 12:02 pm

Nice find! I've wanted an XC for a while, but I just don't have any more space for another car.

...that said, if all goes well today and the '01 is sold, I'll probably have another Volvo by Monday lol.

Post by **kallekula** » Fri Oct 04, 2019 12:28 pm

I put sound deadening material in one front door.

Post by **matthew1** » Fri Oct 04, 2019 12:36 pm

Very cool, K.

Post by **matthew1** » Fri Oct 04, 2019 12:39 pm

CIK7 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2019 11:07 am On Monday (Sept 30, 2019) I FINALLY bought the car I wanted, 1998 v70 xc, black, ugly hood, 144k miles...

I have lots more to post from now til before Thanksgiving.

Congratulations

Post photos if you have ‘em.

Post by **bmdubya1198** » Fri Oct 04, 2019 4:35 pm

Sold the S60! Time to find something else...

matthew1 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2019 12:39 pm Post photos if you have ‘em.

Yes, please do!

Post by **abscate** » Fri Oct 04, 2019 6:29 pm

I’ve got your stone black 1998 hood on ice up here in NY...

Stu70 · Post by **Stu70** » Fri Oct 04, 2019 8:09 pm

Was really hoping there was a ‘is’ under that price sticker. Wife didn’t think joke was funny , even after explanation of what a Polestar was.

Post by **bmdubya1198** » Fri Oct 04, 2019 9:44 pm

Stu70 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2019 8:09 pm Was really hoping there was a ‘is’ under that price sticker. Wife didn’t think joke was funny , even after explanation of what a Polestar was.

Reminds me of the endurance race episode of Top Gear...

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Post by **FireFox31** » Fri Oct 04, 2019 10:17 pm

I finally found what's been causing my front brake to stick shut. The car has been sitting for a year because I haven't had time to work on this problem. With this tackled, I can go figure out why the rear calipers are stuck open, then finish overhauling the entire braking system. Then I'll finally get my car through state inspection, a year and a half late.

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