Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by jon-ovlov » 01 Mar 2012 12:24 am

Yeah. SHould be double facepalm really, for the car and for the no picture. Each to their own I guess, but . . . WHY AN IKEA SHELF?! :lol:
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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by S10NPH » 13 Mar 2012 08:16 pm

I spotted this very tidy looking 340 in Milton Tesco car park on Saturday night:
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My 345 was also parked there (far in the background), I wonder when the last time there were 2 300s there?!
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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by ty360volvo » 14 Mar 2012 10:32 am

i saw a red mk3 in gelong today on leos

very fadded but still looked good sorry no photo was with my mum and she did not wanna stop to take a look
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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by S10NPH » 08 Apr 2012 02:22 pm

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Just spotted this one online on another forum: http://autoshite.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=13579
It's still licenced too :D :
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Date of Liability 01 06 2012
Date of First Registration 07 06 1980
Year of Manufacture 1980
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1397cc
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Fuel Type PETROL
Export Marker N
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Vehicle Colour RED
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1977 Volvo 343 DL 1.4 Vario TUJ 247R
1980 Volvo 345 DL 1.4 PGH 590V
1981 Volvo 345 DL 1.4 ECR 312W
1985 Volvo 340 DL 1.4 Vario B168 DTU
1982 Volvo 245 GLT 2.3 Auto VKN 137X
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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by Hell Driver » 11 Apr 2012 10:10 pm

Spotted by, and overtook Mrs. Helldriver, today 7pmish, near Junction 27, M1 Northbound, White H reg 360 or 360 in the fast lane doing 80+.
Come on, must be someone on here at that speed...........she says you were going too fast :lol: :lol:
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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by Speedy88 » 12 Apr 2012 12:28 am

Giffer late for bingo?
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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by Hell Driver » 13 Apr 2012 08:41 pm

Another one today heading east on the M18 near Thorne, Doncaster, burgundy 340 Mk3 3 door, last part of reg WWT or similar.
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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by V6 Man » 15 Apr 2012 09:53 am

Hell Driver wrote:Spotted by, and overtook Mrs. Helldriver, ...........she says you were going too fast :lol: :lol:
Methinks Rachael was going too slow...........
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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by Duvel78 » 22 Apr 2012 10:40 pm

Spotted 2 weeks ago, on Saturday 07/04 afternoon, in the Netherlands: a 360 3 doors (the door on the right had a different color). I was just bringing on a trailer an austrian 360 GL Redline to Belgium!! :D
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Then today, I was enjoying a very nice trip with a pretty '80 343 from a 300 enthusiastic in Belgium. During this road trip, I saw a nice 340 with a SHINY grey non metallic (rare!)
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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by DaveGuy46 » 23 Apr 2012 09:54 am

Spotted lovely G REG black 300 saloon lowered on gold mini lights on the m1 south just outside london this morning. I must get mine finished !!!!! 340pw

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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by andy_h » 24 Apr 2012 03:18 pm

That would be me :)
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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by jon-ovlov » 24 Apr 2012 04:52 pm

Stumbled upon a c reg 360 GL yesterday after getting new tyres. I got a pick, I'll try and grab it later. Being C-reg , it had a MK3 bumper on it, so could have been repaired at some point, unless it was the time of change-over. Nice guy too.
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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by Kingfisher » 24 Apr 2012 09:58 pm

from July 2010.. Southern Ireland ... I live in Ireland for about four years now and this is the second 300 I saw here. 300s seems to be very rare here..

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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by macplaxton » 25 Apr 2012 02:52 am

Kingfisher wrote:300s seems to be very rare here..
They are indeed. I've only ever seen 9. 6 were in a scrap yard, two in Dublin and one in Offaly, which I bought because it was a diesel.

I've heard of 3/4 other ones, that's more or less it.
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Re: Official V3M 300 Spotted Thread.

Post by SteveP » 25 Apr 2012 07:15 pm

jon-ovlov wrote:Stumbled upon a c reg 360 GL yesterday after getting new tyres. I got a pick, I'll try and grab it later. Being C-reg , it had a MK3 bumper on it, so could have been repaired at some point, unless it was the time of change-over. Nice guy too.
Yep change over year. The 360GL was replaced with the 360 GLE later on
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