Show Us Your Motors!

Scania · 30 Sep 2020 at 16:26

Acme said:
If its auto and cheap HMU when you get rid.

What? - It's a manual :confused:

Akagi · 30 Sep 2020 at 16:28

Scania said:
What?

Sorry, "hit me up"

xs2man · 30 Sep 2020 at 16:38

Scania said:
Bought this about a month ago as a temporary hack, 2500 miles later and half a house contents moved in it the initial idea was to move it on and get something else, I can now see me keeping it at least for the coming winter.
Not (yet) missed a beat, very good on fuel given its size, a hoot in a straight line, handles like an ocean liner in the bends. Feels more like sitting on a sofa than in a car. I'm now pondering getting the wheels recoated as that's pretty much the only blemish on it.

Feels like it'll last another 15 years never mind the winter! So far, really really impressed.
2005 Volvo V70 D5. (Apologies for crap potato pic.)

Nice. I just sold my 2001 Volvo S40 yesterday, and to be honest, I didn't really want to. But my drive was getting a bit too full. I really liked that car, despite it being absolutely nothing special. Just a 2.0 Petrol engine and an auto box. It was bought on a whim as I needed something for the wife to drive when both our regular cars were in the garage getting fixed and I was due to go offshore (actually one was getting fixed, the other the engine just let go). Bought the S40, and that was that.

Scania · 1 Oct 2020 at 10:59

Acme said:
Sorry, "hit me up"

Ah, gotcha.

I specifically went for a manual as I’ve read the autos on these can be a weak point although whilst looking I found an auto with 308k on it and another with a mere 430k so they don’t seem that weak!

This one had a mere 167k when I got it, one of the lower mileage ones I saw, most are way north of 200k.

kaptainmarc · 2 Oct 2020 at 10:08

mccarf · 2 Oct 2020 at 10:23

I like the car but I hate the wheels

adam cool dude · 2 Oct 2020 at 10:25

Nice apart from the wheels. They look like they were painted by a brush. I must be getting old.

kaptainmarc · 2 Oct 2020 at 10:30

mccarf said:
I like the car but I hate the wheels

marmite wheels i know

I knew the wheels would be a big hit on here

adam cool dude said:
Nice apart from the wheels. They look like they were painted by a brush. I must be getting old.

used a foam pad actually.

paradigm · 2 Oct 2020 at 10:55

I don't think the wheels are too terrible. The colour of them suits the car well, though I'm not a fan of the spoke style at all.

sigma · 2 Oct 2020 at 11:11

The wheels aren’t as bad as some on here

Dis86 · 2 Oct 2020 at 13:01

Argh those wheels are awful. Chavtastic.

Conscript · 2 Oct 2020 at 14:07

Easy to clean, though.

Akagi · 2 Oct 2020 at 14:20

I don't hate the wheels, I wouldn't have chosen them personally, but I see why someone would.

kaptainmarc · 2 Oct 2020 at 16:32

Dis86 said:
Argh those wheels are awful. Chavtastic.

its a focus, what do you expect me to do? you buy one to play happy hardcore at hideous volume levels and drive around the local town.

Uncle_Gravy · 2 Oct 2020 at 16:43

kaptainmarc said:
its a focus, what do you expect me to do? you buy one to play happy hardcore at hideous volume levels and drive around the local town.

Haha, that made me chuckle.

grudas · 2 Oct 2020 at 16:50

Let's bring some real rice

Akagi · 2 Oct 2020 at 17:16

grudas said:
Let's bring some real rice

The green wheels on that car are pretty rice.

adam cool dude · 2 Oct 2020 at 17:43

So does a stick on numberplate and snow plough. Winter is coming though so at least it might be functional come February.

Akagi · 2 Oct 2020 at 17:48

Stick on numberplate is the second best option to having no numberplate at all.

The Jimmy Hill chin spoiler I agree, Grudas has lost his mind. But its fine, we live in stressful times.

grudas · 2 Oct 2020 at 18:03

adam cool dude said:
So does a stick on numberplate and snow plough. Winter is coming though so at least it might be functional come February.

Can't wait for winter

all the mad snow we get here! Stick on plate is criminal I agree. Surprised I haven't been banned from here yet