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Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?

Post by FLXC90 »

I wanna see the jewels and eggcrates on the Bimmers and Jeeps!

But then again, I grew up on the LA/OC border, so my automotive tastes run the Gamut!
Current Volvos:
1998 V70 T5, 112k sat 5 years, still in mechanical coma (finally at the top of the pile )
2004 XC90 T6 AWD: 186k, 60 on transaxle ( traded in )
1998 POS70 N/A: DD/training aid, 236k but really about 240k, I think...ABS module( passed on to son who sold it)

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Post by yanga001 »

Ensured the V70 is winter ready, tested all the air, and defrosters on the car. Found out i have 2 dead strips on the trunk though :(
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1998 S70 N/A Auto (Parts car)(planned to be harvested)
1998 V70 N/A Auto New full restoration project (Water pump thrown at 404K Km)
1998 V70 N/A Auto (Workhorse) (Tree to driver B pillar :( )
1999 S70 T5 Auto(Project) (planned to be fixed)
2000 S70 SE M Learning platform (planned to be driven one day)
2008 S60 2.5T Auto (Sold)
2012 Honda Pilot AWD Touring (Daily)

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Post by volvolugnut »

yanga001 wrote: 29 Nov 2020, 21:41 Ensured the V70 is winter ready, tested all the air, and defrosters on the car. Found out i have 2 dead strips on the trunk though :(
That is a clever test for winter readiness.
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Volvo: 2001 V70 T5, 1986 244DL, 1983 245DL, 1975 245DL, 1959 PV544, multiple Volvo parts cars.
Mercedes: 2001 E320, 1973 280, 1974 280C, 1989 300E, 1988 300TE, 1979 300TD, parts cars.
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Post by abscate »

kallekula wrote: 29 Nov 2020, 15:02
Sveedy wrote: 29 Nov 2020, 07:43 :? So I guess I should start posting what I did on my Jeep Cherokee today here as well...?
If you don't want to read my posts there are a setting to block other users.
Me myself like to look at pictures, my volvo is just running now so i post some of the things i do to my bimmer. But if more people feel the way you do I can stop.
We keep a light touch on moderation here because you folks are really well behaved. Feel free to post your car exploits here or if it’s a heavy one, you can go to off topic
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Post by Sveedy »

^Well there goes the neighborhood :)
Try to learn life's bad lessons vicariously through others.


1996 850 Turbo GLH ( Goes Like Hell )
1999 V70 GLT

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Post by Goupil »

I was getting tired and hungry when I plugged the heater hoses back in last sunday, so I had one pop off on the highway ramp today :x
Got it plugged it back in and made it to work, but now I'm scared of using too much of the right pedal :mrgreen:
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Post by abscate »

Working Volvo Day. Picked up two tubs, 1928 version.... I love the “ ready to pounce “ stance on my S70

Unrelated. ...found an original working ETM from 1999 with 270k miles on it.
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Post by hipcheck »

I called my Volvo bad names today, but I forgave it for causing me stress

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Post by abscate »

I got the tub, you got nubbed
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Post by bmdubya1198 »

Wow, that's even better than my cousin's record of 240k-ish on his original '99 ETM!
00 V70R Venetian Red/Charcoal M56 Swapped 214k
07 XC90 V8 AWD Sport Titanium Grey/Black 220k
92 245 White/Beige 249k
91 944 Turbo 175k
…and a bunch of other stuff
Sold-
03 S60 2.4T
00 S70 GLT
98 V70 GLT
93 944
98 S90
95 850 GLT
01 S60 2.4T
05 S60R M66
08 S40 2.4i
88 744 Turbo M46

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