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Robert DIY Western USA Helper Tour IN PROGRESS MAY 2016!!

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.

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Robert DIY Western USA Helper Tour IN PROGRESS MAY 2016!!

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Link to Robert's Site with contact information



http://robertspinner.com/auto_repairs.htm
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Moved to P80 Forum, made sticky!

Happy Trails Robert!!
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The man with a mission :)
Have a safe trip Robert!
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Are you comming to LA? Help is needed here!!!!
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See contact information at link below

http://robertspinner.com/auto_repairs.htm

Reminder - Dead pets in the living room will not be a comfortable situation.....
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abscate wrote:
Reminder - Dead pets in the living room will not be a comfortable situation.....
Abscate, is there a story you wanna share?
Summer: 1996 855 R
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Post by MadeInJapan »

Nice Robert!!! Good luck with all of this. Keep us abreast by coming on here occasionally and telling us where you are and which direction you're heading! And please, EVERYONE- if you can, by all means, pay the man!! He's an awesome Volvo Hero!!! Of course, if you can't, he'll still help you out. I think this is awesome!!! ummmm, and dead pets- uhhh no!! LOL
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Clemens wrote:
abscate wrote:
Reminder - Dead pets in the living room will not be a comfortable situation.....
Abscate, is there a story you wanna share?
GO to Roberts Site, Click on Helper Tour, then click on the left top Helper Tour Video and scroll to 5:30.

I love Roberts presentation skills.

:D :D :D
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Post by cuhfs »

If you are lucky enough to have Robert DIY make it to your home, you won't regret it! Robert DIY and Mrs. DIY are amazing people. Enjoyed meeting them in NJ last year. Truly a Volvo Rockstar 8)
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I wonder which one is Robert?? Rock star indeed. Could it be I'm falling in love with my Volvo?
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