Gone to the volvo side :)
Gone to the volvo side :)
Well after getting rid of the 406 last year I went and bought a Volvo S60 T5. Its an ex police car and I absolutely love it, to be honest I don't know why I didn't get one earlier
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Re: Gone to the volvo side :)
That's my boy, I've got a 2005 S40 T5, had it 5 years now, only real niggle has been the Ford suspension, yours I think was made as a 'normal' Volvo without Fords' meddling.
I mustard mitt I'm not too keen on the black bootage but I like the rest of it no problem, nice big discs/calipers too (been after a set for mine for ages).
Now you can join Volvo Forums.org and enjoy falling out with everybody
There's a guy on there who de-commissions Police Volvos for West Yorks Police and he said the remap is removed prior to disposal (despite the rumors) and none of the cars have uprated steering or suspension.
I mustard mitt I'm not too keen on the black bootage but I like the rest of it no problem, nice big discs/calipers too (been after a set for mine for ages).
Now you can join Volvo Forums.org and enjoy falling out with everybody
There's a guy on there who de-commissions Police Volvos for West Yorks Police and he said the remap is removed prior to disposal (despite the rumors) and none of the cars have uprated steering or suspension.
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Re: Gone to the volvo side :)
Thanks
It doesn't show well on the pictures but the boot and roof have been wrapped in carbon.
Still a few thing to do to it like exhaust and remap but that will have to wait till funds are available
I got mine from just outside Leeds, I also found pics of it in its uniform
It doesn't show well on the pictures but the boot and roof have been wrapped in carbon.
Still a few thing to do to it like exhaust and remap but that will have to wait till funds are available
I got mine from just outside Leeds, I also found pics of it in its uniform
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Re: Gone to the volvo side :)
Oh I see, that's your own plate so it's a 2006'er.........right when Ford were at the helm. To be fair the S60/V70 platform and sussy are different and 'beefy' my car is the same underneath as a Ford Focus and a Mazda 3 so more like Cheese than Beef.
When you're ready have a word with Shark Performance about the eggsauce and the remap.
Have you dared venture onto the Volvo Forum yet? the format is simple:
A) Make a post > Get ignored.
B) Make a post > Get shouted at.
C) Tell someone what a problem is and that they can fix it at home for a few quid > They then take car to a Main Dealer to fix.
When you're ready have a word with Shark Performance about the eggsauce and the remap.
Have you dared venture onto the Volvo Forum yet? the format is simple:
A) Make a post > Get ignored.
B) Make a post > Get shouted at.
C) Tell someone what a problem is and that they can fix it at home for a few quid > They then take car to a Main Dealer to fix.
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Re: Gone to the volvo side :)
See, resistance is indeed futile
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Re: Gone to the volvo side :)
Hur hur hur
Hey JD, did you notice cars slowing down and moving out of your way yet?
Neenurneenurwoo-oo-oo-oo
Hey JD, did you notice cars slowing down and moving out of your way yet?
Neenurneenurwoo-oo-oo-oo
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Re: Gone to the volvo side :)
Where is shark performance based?Welly wrote:Oh I see, that's your own plate so it's a 2006'er.........right when Ford were at the helm. To be fair the S60/V70 platform and sussy are different and 'beefy' my car is the same underneath as a Ford Focus and a Mazda 3 so more like Cheese than Beef.
When you're ready have a word with Shark Performance about the eggsauce and the remap.
Have you dared venture onto the Volvo Forum yet? the format is simple:
A) Make a post > Get ignored.
B) Make a post > Get shouted at.
C) Tell someone what a problem is and that they can fix it at home for a few quid > They then take car to a Main Dealer to fix.
Yep its awesome, even with the mods on it now people still move out of the waysteve_earwig wrote:Hur hur hur
Hey JD, did you notice cars slowing down and moving out of your way yet?
Neenurneenurwoo-oo-oo-oo
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Re: Gone to the volvo side :)
Someone on the Volvo Forum placed strobing blue lights behind the front grille, and posted a picture, but insisted he only uses them at 'shows' etc... what a bellend watched too many Road Wars I think
Shark are North Midlands, Mansfield.
Shark are North Midlands, Mansfield.
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Re: Gone to the volvo side :)
Hey JD ive got an electronic siren that does 83 different sounds in the cupboard if you want it, No sneaking up on me at The Nook tho
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Re: Gone to the volvo side :)
It's your civic duty to forward the post to your local constabulary, (perhaps with an explanatory note in very simple english).Welly wrote:Someone on the Volvo Forum placed strobing blue lights behind the front grille, and posted a picture, but insisted he only uses them at 'shows' etc... what a bellend watched too many Road Wars I think
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Re: Gone to the volvo side :)
trem1 wrote:Hey JD ive got an electronic siren that does 83 different sounds in the cupboard if you want it, No sneaking up on me at The Nook tho
"I'd rather lose by a mile because I built my own car then win by an inch because someone else built it for me. Your car...is your story. So don't let someone else write the book." - Moog