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Post by volvosneverdie » 06 Feb 2011 08:55 am

You know bargain cars always seem to come up when youve got no money?

Well, spotted this on the VOC and couldnt really let it go by without making an offer.
http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=114718

Unfortunatly, the kind gentleman selling it accepted my scrap value offer.
Which I wasnt really expecting or financially prepared for. Ulp :shock:

So, some juggling ensued. John (gawd blessim and all who sail in him) gave me a 0% finace on half the Pug*
Which kind of free'd up enough cash to buy and ship the tinker north.

Keep yerz fingers crossed for an easy test.
Few pics I have from the VOC listing:

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Interesting mudflaps and headlight protectors. Dont know if theres any other goodies. Have to see when it turns up.
Should be landing on the 18th.
Test, tax, then Im gonna address bumpers down and see if I can freshen up the cosmetics a bit.

Eventually, what with it being a handy 1.7 and all, and with Chris-spec mounts on the horizon, and chips already done, its most likely gonna up the valve count somewhere down the road.

Cheers all. :mrgreen:











* (which now has a new clutch, Shafts, Breaks and stickers and goes like funk)
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Post by sven360 » 06 Feb 2011 08:59 am

Bargain :mrgreen:

Now that is low miles :shock:
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Re: Awaiting delivery.

Post by Hell Driver » 06 Feb 2011 09:43 am

Looks very clean, looks like your back in the 300 game :D
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Post by volvosneverdie » 06 Feb 2011 09:57 am

Hell Driver wrote:Looks very clean, looks like your back in the 300 game :D
Took a while, but got there eventually. :wink:
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Re: Awaiting delivery.

Post by trabitom99 » 06 Feb 2011 10:25 am

Welcome back mate! What's a 1.7 like to drive compared to your other V300s? You've had em all now I think (1.4 vario, 2.0 carb, 2.0 inj) ...

What you need after this one (maybe next month or so ;-) ?) is a V300 diesel, just to complete the list :-)

Cheers

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Post by volvosneverdie » 06 Feb 2011 10:30 am

trabitom99 wrote:Welcome back mate! What's a 1.7 like to drive compared to your other V300s? You've had em all now I think (1.4 vario, 2.0 carb, 2.0 inj) ...

What you need after this one (maybe next month or so ;-) ?) is a V300 diesel, just to complete the list :-)

Cheers

Tom
Its not getting delivered till the 18th Tom. So I dunno yet.
Ive done 1.4 manual, 1.4 vaio, 2.0 Carb and 2.0 Inj and from what ive heard 1.7s are similar to 2.0 carbed version for economy and performance. :?:
Im always on the lookout for a rottern 400 diesel with a decent engine going cheap. Think a dweezil lump would suit the cars quite well. And a conversion is frankly more likely than finding an Oirish market version in RHD.
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Post by dubweiser666 » 06 Feb 2011 10:40 am

Great colour!, liking those headlamp protectors, always wanted a set of them!.

So you got that for scrap value money?, nice one!, bargain 340
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Post by volvosneverdie » 06 Feb 2011 10:43 am

dubweiser666 wrote:Great colour!, liking those headlamp protectors, always wanted a set of them!.

So you got that for scrap value money?, nice one!, bargain 340
Offered 150 and settled at 175.
Maybe over scrap, but not by too much at todays prices.
That was the most I could pay, and the least hed take so both partys reasonably happy. :wink:
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Post by Hell Driver » 06 Feb 2011 11:20 am

Still not bad at £175, I paid £150 for the totally unroadworthy Mk1!
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Post by volvosneverdie » 06 Feb 2011 11:22 am

Hell Driver wrote:Still not bad at £175, I paid £150 for the totally unroadworthy Mk1!
Yeah, but thats one million percent cooler!
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Post by macplaxton » 06 Feb 2011 12:57 pm

volvosneverdie wrote:And a conversion is frankly more likely than finding an Oirish market version in RHD.
Ah sure, just gotta look in the right places ;)
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Post by volvosneverdie » 06 Feb 2011 01:00 pm

macplaxton wrote:
volvosneverdie wrote:And a conversion is frankly more likely than finding an Oirish market version in RHD.
Ah sure, just gotta look in the right places ;)
Like, Ireland. :lol:
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Post by theo2468 » 06 Feb 2011 01:04 pm

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Post by volvosneverdie » 06 Feb 2011 01:06 pm

theo2468 wrote:KUB
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*Edit - Oh, the Reg! yeah,
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Post by jon-ovlov » 06 Feb 2011 01:15 pm

Awsome find lad. £175 ain't bad. God to see your back in the game.
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