Introduce me and my lovely car :)

[volvosneverdie]

potential bkv winner alert. Nice car!

oooo yeah, get it entered next year!

[foggyjames]

Jay managed to track down a 1.4 vario with only 1500 miles on it, but that's a close second. Makes my 1980 343 with 11k on it seem like it's half worn out!

Welcome. I see you fitting in nicely

cheers

James

[trabitom99]

I had a '74 ex-fire brigade Ford Transit a few years back. Bought it with about 10,000kms on the clock and doubled it within a few months

Tom

[MCHUDD]

Hi mate and welcome.
Some car for the mileage.
I was at ballymena classic car show recently and there was a 1977 VW Beetle there
with less than 40 yes 40 miles on the clock.
The car has spent all its life in the show room.33years.
Cheers Mark.

[jjonn]

Hi again all. Thanks for makin me and the "old girl" feel so welcome! Almost an extra 300 miles already, and counting!

[foggyjames]

There's a place in London selling a load of delivery-mileage Austin Minis at the moment (for about £12-13k each), but the most epic one I've seen was a barn find - two E30 M3s and a 190E Cosworth Evo 2, all with delivery mileage. There was also an RS200, but that had been used...albeit not very much!

cheers

James

[jjonn]

Hi again all! I just returned to free time, after around a year of overwork, and no free internet time.

Just an update : The old girl now has 22K, from her original 5k. Not TOO bad for around 18 months.

And she is still original to the bone, apart from an ariel replacement ( thanks local chavs, you dicks ), and the plugs/leads/exhaust i had to do when i got her ). Even the wheels are original and NO dents! ( oh, and i changed the cassette deck stereo, after a second trip to scotland with just medium wave radio i HAD too...hehe )

Anyway, feels good to be back, and i am looking forward to catching up here. :)

( edited to add the bit about the stereo )

[volvosneverdie]

Good to see you back dude.

Nice to have a bit of free time, but youve got barely anything to do (to the car).

[jjonn]

Hehe! Thanks volvosneverdie !

Nope, i want to keep her as she is, i have been told to anyway.

It IS tempting to drop a "lump" into her, but i don't have the need. She does over a ton ( eventually, as i found out after the service man on the last MOT told me to "give her some on the motorway to clear her out a bit ). And i am far from a boy racer now, and certainly don't want to drift. ( After bikes though it DOES feel like i am steering a ship more than driving a car, hehe )

But it IS good to be back, i am having lotsa fun lurking around here again ( even though i feel a TINY bit out of place because i don't want to weld diff, add a lump, lower my suspension etc ).

[volvosneverdie]

But it IS good to be back, i am having lotsa fun lurking around here again ( even though i feel a TINY bit out of place because i don't want to weld diff, add a lump, lower my suspension etc ).

Theres always been a 50/50 ish mix between modders and "origonals" on here, so no need to feel out of place.

[jjonn]

Thank you volvosneverdie again!

Actually, i do feel " at home " here, and i did when i first posted 18 months ago, but i still feel a little out of place : I am not a mechanic, electrician, do not track race, drift, and i am happy ( ish, hehehe ) with everything, and i like the idea of being an "original" :)

It really is that i am ( was ) a biker at heart, but actually i now love being in a heated vehicle, with space for 4 passengers, and a HUGE boot! I just also feel a little greedy for always asking, never offering information to you guys ( and gals i guess). Oh yeah, and it also feels in the car like i am sat in a sofa seat, not a drivers seat ( no i wont change my seat! )

[MCHUDD]

Hi mate.
Welcome back. I wondered where that motor had gone. Glad to see its alive and well.
Don't worry about the drift thing. Everyone has a place here.I used to slag of the drifters
but since becomeing an old fart , i think its a good way to keep the younger
blokes interested in the 300 cars. Plus i went rallying this year and it was bloody good fun
Cheers Mark.

[jjonn]

Well, hurrah! My brake lights stopped working last night, and the indicator was being "silly". Called out a good friend, because i am a numpty when it comes to cars, and it turned out to be an "earth " problem. Oh, and some "adjustments" the old boy that owned her made before i got her., All sorted, 8 pounds.

So, 1 exhaust ( all 3 bits, bummer), 1 windscreen repair, plugs, leads, fuel lines, filters, oil change etc, and, 18k added after i got her with 2 trips to Scottish highlands since, from Southampton, 18 months i guess, she now at 22k, and she never once failed to start. Good girl:):)

Body etc still perfect, and one day i may clean the engine ( is there a point? dunno...)

Seat is still like a sofa cushion, and handling a little like a boat, but i love her ( awwwwww). Yes, i am still talking about the car.......

[Chris_C]

You based in Soton then? Not seen her about!

[jjonn]

Hiya all!

Been a long time since i posted, but the car is still perfect, running, and still mine.

I never believed that i would keep it, truth be told, but:

I did, i still drive daily, and wow, for such a silly old thing ya wouldn't believe the attention it gets:

I was in traffic, no movement for a couple of minutes, and then a taxi driver got out of his car 2 lanes across, and stomped across to me: i dont mind admitting i half shat myself. He knocked on the window and started saying how much he liked them ( volvo340gle, lol),

I was in a certain fast food place with my brother, he jumped up after looking out the window thinking someone was trying to steal the car, hahaha! Turned out to be just a 340 fan i guess..

And finally, was in Locks Heath the other day, and was waiting to pull out ( the car, naughty!) , when a guy shouted and ran out into the road at me ( safely of course ) and, long story short, his name was Mike, he is a member on another Volvo forum, and had seen the car around, but never got the chance to "pull me over". Hehehehehe

Anyway, soz ta bore