Regards from Spain

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Regards from Spain

Post by José_Manuel » 27 Jan 2009 11:56 pm

Regards!
My name is José Manuel and I've just got my driving liscense and inherited a not-so-new volvo 360 GLE injection :360: . While searching for some info, I found this amazing forum, and I couldn't resist to register :mrgreen:

Excuse my english (not the best), and be patient (because i'm a newbie) :wink: .

Hope I can learn lots about my car, and contribute in anything needed!
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Re: Regards from Spain

Post by volvosneverdie » 28 Jan 2009 12:14 am

welcome to the forum my spanish friend. :D
Hope youre enjoying your new car!

Make sure you post some photos of it too.
Be interesting to see what features it comes equiped with.
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Re: Regards from Spain

Post by Edcase 300 » 28 Jan 2009 11:18 am

Hey Amigo! Bienvenido :) How are you finding the car? You have just joined a very friendly forum! :) Welcome mate from a fellow spaniard (anglospaniard).
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Re: Regards from Spain

Post by José_Manuel » 28 Jan 2009 01:47 pm

Ok, I'll post photos of my beauty as soon as possible!
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Post by filthyjohn » 28 Jan 2009 02:34 pm

Welcome, we have lots of European members including a couple from Spain if I remember correctly. Make yourself at home, and give us lovely pictures of your 300!
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Post by José_Manuel » 30 Jan 2009 08:55 pm

Here there are, at last. They are awful pictures because they have been taken in a lonely garage in almost darkness. I'll try to take better picture when I go to the country.

Here is the main pannel. I love the 'econ' indicator, as it is absolutely useful. The thermometer works a little crazyly.
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I've to clean the carpets seriously.
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The carpet is not the only thing I've to clean. It's so dirty because my band rehers, in a building almost in the middle of the country:
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More pictures of inside the beast :D
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Rear seats...
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And finally, a photo with the other car in my family. Volvo wouldn't have nothing to envy to our A3 if it was 20 year younger 340pw
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Re: Regards from Spain

Post by volvosneverdie » 30 Jan 2009 09:03 pm

Wow.
Looks like a real beautey!

Im not surprised that youre pleased with it. :D
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Re: Regards from Spain

Post by trabitom99 » 30 Jan 2009 09:58 pm

OMG! Air con! :-o Does it have power steering as well?

I like the yellow foglights too ...

Yes, the econometer is a most amusing toy! I love it. "The crazy thermometer" might have a dodgy connection somewhere. The temperature sensor is located in the RH from bumper mounting, if you want to trace the wiring ...

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Post by filthyjohn » 30 Jan 2009 10:17 pm

Tom's got good eyesight!
I'd imagine most Spanish 360s would have aircon, all the cars we build for Spain have AC as standard iirc.
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Post by José_Manuel » 31 Jan 2009 01:18 am

trabitom99 wrote:OMG! Air con! :-o Does it have power steering as well?
Fuck yeah! the power steering is very good (not as good as a the new audi one, but great as well). The only 'problem' with it is that when you turn too much the handwheel, it starts to make a strange noise, I don't know why.

In Spain, most cars have aircon: if you don't have it, you'll die while driving in summer, for sure :lol:
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Post by sven360 » 31 Jan 2009 01:21 am

Most PAS pumps squeal when they hit the lock stops-well atleast all the Yank ones do :?
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Post by SteveP » 31 Jan 2009 01:33 pm

That's a really nice car, quite rare to have a hatch Mk3 GLE injection, certainly don't think we got them over here in hatchback form!
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Post by jtbo » 31 Jan 2009 03:34 pm

So, we need to reconsider our invasion of downunder, Spain is so much closer and filled with AC units, also I think they drive at proper side of road, well most of time anyway :mrgreen:

I think Spain is most popular place for retired finns to move, I feel sorry for our Spanish members :oops:
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Post by classicswede » 31 Jan 2009 10:05 pm

sven360 wrote:Most PAS pumps squeal when they hit the lock stops-well atleast all the Yank ones do :?
That is exactly what it will be.

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Re: Regards from Spain

Post by trabitom99 » 31 Jan 2009 10:47 pm

filthyjohn wrote:Tom's got good eyesight!
No, just hoping to have two buttons under the heater slider as well one day ...
José_Manuel wrote:In Spain, most cars have aircon: if you don't have it, you'll die while driving in summer, for sure :lol:
99,9% of German new cars have AC these days as well, you'd kill your resale value if you didn't order it! But 20 years ago, AC was something really special ...
SteveP wrote:That's a really nice car, quite rare to have a hatch Mk3 GLE injection, certainly don't think we got them over here in hatchback form!
That's a saloon, methinks?

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343 GL Touring B14.1E CVT (155) 98000kms 1980 (sold)
343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
360 GLT B200F MT5 (302) 230000kms 1988

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