panthro said:
What kind of volvo is it? £100 is amazing! Where did you get it from?
Pictures Here:
http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=20310
It came in as a part ex at a garage where my mom worked. Now before i decieded to buy a CTR (worst decision of my life) my mom knew i was looking for a cheap runaround (it was either get a really good hot hatch or just get a cheap runaround and save a bit of cash first), so when this car came into the garage where my mom worked, she told me about it.
I walked into the garage, spoke to the sales manager, asked how much it had come in for, he said £100. So i said "well i'll give you £100 here and now then" and he said ok
Obviously i had taken it for a drive first and everything like that. It was filthy, previously owned by a farmer.
My mom got the valeting team on it for half the day (for free
) and it shined up rather well as you can see in the pictures.
I had the non working fuel gauge fixed with a gauge from the scrappy. Two new tyres on the front from a local garage, a service (sparks etc) by a mate, and thats it, we went the 1,300 miles to le mans with no problem at all
Obviously theres the odd scratch here and there, nothing really for a 17 year old car. and its not the most economical car in the world especially as i do mostly town driving, but i think i can now afford a few extra tanks of fuel!
Its provided me with 8,000 miles trouble free motoring, apart from the radiator pipe, and suprisingly, me and my mates have had more fun in it, than we ever did with my CTR.
