nessy

Post by **5lab** » 14 Oct 2004 11:13 am

she, and all her parts, bar the extra gauges and the stereo, are up for grabs. make me an offer on anything (colour coded bumpers, unusual headrests, spare parcel shelf, spoiler, alloys (not sure which set i'll keep) new exhaust bits, new air filter/oil filter/spark plugs, all engine bits and bobs, dash with revgauge, clock, you name it.

rip.

Post by **Azurael** » 14 Oct 2004 12:42 pm

You can't be serious

I thought you were gonna keep driving her!

Post by **redline** » 14 Oct 2004 12:48 pm

sorry to here it mate

Post by **5lab** » 14 Oct 2004 12:57 pm

£600 quote to get her mot'd, theres just no way i can afford that

Post by **Duvel78** » 14 Oct 2004 02:29 pm

600? What's wrong with Nessy? And who said that? (don't trust a Volvo dealer and always listen to different people advice, different garages...)

Post by **5lab** » 14 Oct 2004 03:04 pm

local garage, seemed to know what they're talking about. they werent trying to get me to pay for it either, which to me says they are being truthful rather than trying to rip me off.

Post by **Duvel78** » 14 Oct 2004 03:09 pm

Ok but what's the technical problem for such a price?

Post by **special** » 14 Oct 2004 04:48 pm

how much you want for alloys and clock with rev counter my alloys are lookin tatty and my oddometer is not working

Post by **redline** » 14 Oct 2004 04:49 pm

why not bring your bits to the meet, I doubt if you will take much back home with you.

Post by **5lab** » 14 Oct 2004 06:35 pm

www.5lab.co.uk/pics/car/lastlegs/

read teh sheet yourselfs

not selling the alloys. you after the rev counter or the speedo special?

Post by **Duvel78** » 14 Oct 2004 07:15 pm

Soooo the problems are:

suspension, steering, tyres, CO, brakes

> suspension: rear = impossible, such a good suspension, it's good for more than 300.000 km (really!) front = it CAN be that there's too much pressure into the tyres. Here is what happens very often in Belgium: the car fails for the front suspension, you come the day after with only a change in the pressure and it's OK (not always of course if it's really worn)

> rear brakes: you can repair that by yourself. I did it on the Volvo 343 of a friend (failed for the rear brakes), we have changed everything, no costs cause that was from a scrapyard and it worked PERFECT after that.

> CO2: try to rent a "Gastester" and you can adjust that by yourself

> tyres: put the tyres from your GLT for the MOT!

Solved or not?

NESSY BACK ON THE ROAD!!

Post by **5lab** » 14 Oct 2004 07:47 pm

the points are where its corroded beyond safe limits - they dont test the suspension much over here, but if theres lots of rust (as there is on mine) then it needs plates welding in..

Post by **Duvel78** » 14 Oct 2004 10:49 pm

No possibility to hide and / or repair that rust?

Post by **360GL** » 14 Oct 2004 10:53 pm

I'm sorry to hear that.

How much would you ask for the blower resistor (assuming it's working)?

Post by **Duvel78** » 14 Oct 2004 10:56 pm

360GL wrote:
How much would you ask for the blower resistor (assuming it's working)?

I've that for you, for free as for the speedometer you got from me before

Just the shipping costs