A global place for general discussion (Volvo, V3M or non-Volvo related topics).
Please introduce yourself here, your Volvo 300 hobby...
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tommysb
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- Location: Norwich, York
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by tommysb » 17 May 2009 12:36 pm
Vauxhall Astra 1.7 tdi.
We bought this yesterday, to take us to portugal and back at the end of August. Originally bought my Volvo 340, it's more than up to the task, but too darn good to decorate 'creatively'.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... TQ:GB:1123
And our team website:
http://www.mcstudly.co.uk/shagginwagon/
Expect updates with gizmos...There should be a flashing LED dollar sign to go on the bonnet/in the window by the end of the week! Should be fun, this rally is what made me take the plunge and get into 340s after all

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Speedy88
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by Speedy88 » 18 May 2009 10:31 am
1993 Ford Fiesta Diesel 1.8 DL. Finally found my V5C
Now I can sell it and buy a turbo for my 340 hehehe.
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trabitom99
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by trabitom99 » 18 May 2009 01:17 pm
1990 Trabant 601S
Tom
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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volvosneverdie
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by volvosneverdie » 18 May 2009 01:18 pm
...........................soon to be puchased!

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Ian Mac
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- Location: West Midlands, England
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by Ian Mac » 18 May 2009 03:26 pm
Zastava Yugo 311, 1983, 21000 miles. This pic was taken at RAF Cosford last weekend.

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Ian
No Volvo 340 at present.
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nomead
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by nomead » 18 May 2009 07:32 pm
Nothing too exciting I'm afraid:
1996 Seat Toledo 1.9D, the wife mostly uses it
1998 Seat Toledo 1.9D, written off (sort of) due to a crash, slowly taking parts off, headed for scrapping soon.
1990 VW Passat 1.8, soon to be scrapped as well (MOT test troubles with the engine, can't be arsed to fix really)
Also trying to persuade a distant family friend to sell his 1988 Volvo 360 GL to me at some point, but it's going a bit slow...
Volvo 340DL Variomatic -89
Volvo 360GLT -86
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magnumpi
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- Location: Surrey
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by magnumpi » 18 May 2009 07:33 pm
Loving the Yugo
My other car is a .......... Rusty death trap with quick motor.
I'll whore these pictures out again:

89 3dr 340DL in Battleship grey with Ultralights and Williams power
Whats the matter with the car i'm driving can't you tell that it's out of style?
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magnumpi
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by magnumpi » 18 May 2009 07:53 pm
Cheers mate.
It's being massively neglected at the moment (even more so than usual), since i've had the Williams motor in the Volvo it hasn't seen the light of day and is locked away in my lockup. TBH i'm thinking of getting rid of it this Summer as i've had it about 7yrs and it need a lot of work. Plus i want a Trekker

89 3dr 340DL in Battleship grey with Ultralights and Williams power
Whats the matter with the car i'm driving can't you tell that it's out of style?
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trabitom99
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by trabitom99 » 18 May 2009 07:55 pm
Up until last week I had the car in front as well:
... but it had to go to feed my 300 addiction
Tom
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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magnumpi
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by magnumpi » 18 May 2009 07:58 pm
So you had the Merc and the Trabby? Now you just have the Trabbie? I love them nice easy/simple engineering.
I've got to get me a matching set of hearing aid beige cars sometime

89 3dr 340DL in Battleship grey with Ultralights and Williams power
Whats the matter with the car i'm driving can't you tell that it's out of style?
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volvosneverdie
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by volvosneverdie » 18 May 2009 08:17 pm
there's a tight low merc on rr ATM. Beautiful two tone beige.
I cannot afford.
Sad face.
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trabitom99
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by trabitom99 » 18 May 2009 09:02 pm
Pah! "Beige" ...

Classic white and papyrus I'll have you know
Shame about the Merc, I'd had it for 9 years. A nice capitalist counterpart to the commie Trabi. But it's no good keeping a car you never drive ...
Tom
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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germ
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by germ » 18 May 2009 11:23 pm
can't find any decent pics, probally becouse im useless lol
this sums it up tho, Clio, hyundai accent coupe.

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quite proud of the hyundai, it managed the 2000mile round trip to the south of france and back! and lost 2nd 4th and reverse gear at calais! on the return LOL (it sits high becouse the tyre size is totally wrong.)
and yes chris c i have resprayed it! lol (white)
Volvo 340

1988
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xtrmjks
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- Location: midlands
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by xtrmjks » 19 May 2009 07:26 am
Ford escort van (soon to receive S13 running gear and RWD..), 1998
Peugeot 206, V-reg
VW Golf mk2 GTI 16v, "barn find", under construction..