That's the one indeed. That black car seemed to have a wild cat living inside or underneath it, but the rims could easily be shot blasted and brought back to rude health. They are all pretty rotten having been parked on grass, and the Ardennes are known for their dry climate aren't they?? Those cars...

Malmedy, Belgium near Spa-Francorchamps: As you go into the town of Malmedy on the left hand side opposite the big toy shop a guy there has a collection of about 8 rotting 340's, mainly 2 doors. He's obviously into Volvo's as the site is a current petrol station, and in the old car repair shop adjac...

£300 more than it should be? As for those wheels, mine had them originally and they are impossible to clean. They are also surprisingly boring to look at! As for my car, just ordered a new power steering rack for it at £80 - seems too cheap to be true Bet fitting it will be fun...

Sorry, yes it is the silver saloon. I like it, but it's currently testing my resolve .

Just had a quote for the sill repair; £60, so not too bad. Certainly less than the cost of looking for a new car. Probably a horrid patch repair for that, but we're not talking about a Rolls-Royce here and it will keep me mobile and the car going. Funny, but here's me fretting over a hole in my sill...

...sounds like a plan is hatching! I'll put something onto Flickr, but at the same time have a pop along to a local resto company to see what they think. To be honest with the steering grumbling away, the suspension fading and the bodywork disintegrating, the 360 is getting a bit tiring. Especially ...

Got the car back today. Fuel sender had gone; to get it towed and fixed cost £125. I am not made of money! I am tired of this game! Didn't help that on the drive back the car was making horrid rattling noises from underneath, and the exhaust is banging against something over speedhumps. Yeuk. Also, ...

Support group for the elderly? Thought it was? This isn't a Volvo forum then?

Ha ha! Back-at-you!

There's nothing wrong with living on a council estate! And I don't think that because you live on one, or similar, that you are council. There's a house in the next town here that must be worth £1.5m - very nice house, very nice spot. He's got a good 6 cars rotting on his front garden / wasteland. I...

OK perhaps I was ripped off... Guess the question is: would I be happy to take it back to them tomorrow for more work? The answer is "no" so I was ripped off. Already been down to Halfords to check on parts. Let a garage do the wet work, and I'll do the dry bits. I've turned into a Surrey wuss since...

Ha Ha! Boy this posting went off tangent didn't it? I used to do all of my own servicing, mainly because I ran MG's three decades back and they'd always break down. One had to learn to do stuff pretty sharpish. But even back as an obnoxious yoof I saw the error in using kerbs as axle stands when cha...

The welding was minimal; £60 and I was happy with that - a solid car is always a good bet in my humble opinion, and it wasn't unexpected. I'm just surprised at how far labour rates have shot up in the past year. £40ph to £70ph is a bit of a shocker when you don't expect it. Add in a garage that was ...

I know! They normally charge £130 for a service and an MoT. MoT is £55, so the service isn't usually much more than you or I pay for parts, so a good deal. Hence why I gave the car to them again. Looking through the bill, they've hit me £20 for an air filter, £20 for oil, £4 per spark plug.... etc.....

Last time I'm so silly. For years I've been using a local garage for MoT & servicing on the 360. Last year and the year before my annual MoT / service came to £130 which I think is reasonable. This year I had £60 welding carried out, so expected a bill of around £200. They hit me for £400... on a 36...

My steering has always been a bit grumbly at full lock, but now MoT man has indicated that it creaks when you first turn the wheel. He has suggested it may be the rack, but before I go down that route has anybody any experience with such systems and potential problems? Car now well into the third ye...