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Edcase 300
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by Edcase 300 » 11 Jun 2010 09:05 pm
F reg Volvo 360 GLT 118k miles (My first car) RIP
G reg Volvo 340 1.7 122k miles (Started my Interest in Volvo 300s) RIP
Currently Driving a Citroen AX 1.0 'Eco-Box Stopgap' :-i
One Day... Volvo 360 Turbo

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Hell Driver
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by Hell Driver » 11 Jun 2010 09:16 pm
Nice one
I know, it's a pain with the photos
360 GLE Saloon (D 86)
360 GLS (A 84)
343 DL (W 80)
340 GL 1.7 (G 89)
360 GLS (Y 83)
440 Turbo (J 92)
Transit Tipper 125 T350 (02)Alive Again!
Transit Tipper Smiley face Q reg
Mitsubishi Colt 1.1 (54)
R.I.P. 77 343 DL vario 
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griffo20022
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by griffo20022 » 11 Jun 2010 09:16 pm
1998? Lulz, looks cool as Frick man get the ol' boy slammed and yer laughing!
When's Paddy Hopkirk making an appearence?

'90 340 1.4 Vince!
'94 BMW 325i Saloon
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volvosneverdie
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by volvosneverdie » 11 Jun 2010 09:21 pm
griffo20022 wrote:1998? Lulz, looks cool as Frick man get the ol' boy slaed and yer laughing!
When's Paddy Hopkirk making an appearence?

Yeah, thats not right is it mate?
I might get the PH put together and mounted on mon.
Then:
grille,
Wheel (can I have that boss back please?

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And if I can get in touch with dai/if FJ has a spare half day at some point in the future, then id like a -2 hit.
Quick she is.
Much quicker than my old manual B14.
Laughs up past a ton and presses on remarably swiftly for what it is.
And idles silently. (wierd I know)
Really like it.
A lot.
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nvdw
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by nvdw » 11 Jun 2010 09:45 pm
Congrats with your official re-integration into the world of 300 ownership VND. And it's a variomatic! The only proper transmission after all. GR9 4 SPRINTN.
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volvosneverdie
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by volvosneverdie » 11 Jun 2010 09:48 pm
nvdw wrote:Congrats with your official re-integration into the world of 300 ownership VND. And it's a variomatic! The only proper transmission after all. GR9 4 SPRINTN.
Ha ha! cheers mate.
Ive always fancied one and so far im really enjoying it.
Not really very good at moving off without a jerk yet, but im practicing.

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macplaxton
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by macplaxton » 11 Jun 2010 10:03 pm
Wahey!
Only drawback whilst enjoying this fastness, you'll also be enjoying some eye-watering fuel consumption.

It's good to watch manual drivers fall back on every gear change while you glide away from the lights.
Like the wheels, what's the difference in overall diameter compared to the old ones? Interesting to know which way the gearing has gone and by how much.
(Watch now as VNDs left leg wastes away due to being unemployed. He'll have huge upper-body strength soon though! - PAS is for girls

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volvosneverdie
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by volvosneverdie » 11 Jun 2010 10:13 pm
macplaxton wrote:Wahey!
Only drawback whilst enjoying this fastness, you'll also be enjoying some eye-watering fuel consumption.

It's good to watch manual drivers fall back on every gear change while you glide away from the lights.
quarter of a tank between johns and mine.............
Like the wheels, what's the difference in overall diameter compared to the old ones? Interesting to know which way the gearing has gone and by how much.
i dunno. its made the steering a bit lighter and its more fun to drive.
So Im guessing the profile is at least a td smaller.
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macplaxton
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by macplaxton » 11 Jun 2010 10:27 pm
volvosneverdie wrote:quarter of a tank between johns and mine.............

Take the long way home or did you rag it? On my trip over I was recording around 33/34 mpg in Abby, but the journeys were long and mixed M/A/B road stuff.
You sir, need a trip computer.
volvosneverdie wrote:i dunno. its made the steering a bit lighter and its more fun to drive.
So Im guessing the profile is at least a td smaller.
Well in standard trim it took some work keeping up with the fella in the brooner.

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JPB
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by JPB » 11 Jun 2010 10:39 pm
volvosneverdie wrote:quarter of a tank between johns and mine.............
You, Sir, are an animal! 
For those who don't know, that's roughly 20 miles, 20 miles on ¼ x 45 litres = 20 miles on 11¼ litres (2.475 Gallons) = 8.08mpg.
(When the yellow lamp on the dial comes up and stays up, you have around ¼ of a tankful left, so methinks there's something non-linear about that quarter). But I may just give the Guinness Book of Records a bell in any case.......
Glad you're enjoying the car, it's good that it's finally with someone who'll love it properly.
By the way, have you grown tired of the annoying beeper and the flashing red lamp on the console yet?

John.
Previous keeper of VND's 1989 340 GL 5 door vario.
1972 Triumph Dolomite Automatic.
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volvosneverdie
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by volvosneverdie » 11 Jun 2010 10:47 pm
Google maps says 21.7 miles.
The lamp came on when I got home.
We came home via the most direct route.
I cruised mostly between 60 and 70, but did blast it up past a ton a couple of times.
im guessing there was 1/2 a tank in when I left?
So either theres a leak, or im driving it very wrong.

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macplaxton
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by macplaxton » 11 Jun 2010 10:58 pm
Although mine has a old Smiths dash. My low-fuel warning light comes on, before it hits the reserve segment. If I fill-up from first flicker it'll only take 32L. If I run it down to the bottom of the reserve, I seem to only get maybe 36L. That does leave a mysterious 9L swimming around the bottom of the tank.
Really need to test something properly. These gauges tend to go from F to H very quickly and have a mysteriously huge reserve.
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JPB
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by JPB » 11 Jun 2010 11:17 pm
Hmm, I'd say there was certainly half a tank showing on the gauge, but whether that's slightly less than an actual half is anyone's guess. The only way to check for certain is to fill it 'til the pump clicks off, drive it a few hundred miles, then fill it again at the same place and work out what it's using, but I'd tend to concur with MacP's economy figures for driving like a granny.
I guess it all depends on how long you take to get it from 60 to the ton,
on your private test track of course..... 
John.
Previous keeper of VND's 1989 340 GL 5 door vario.
1972 Triumph Dolomite Automatic.