Sensible Volvo

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"You lookin' at me?"
"You lookin' at ME?"

Phew, got a bit tense in the driveway there the other week, lol! Epic nineties awesomeness meets epic nineties awesomeness

In fact, the nineties rock as far as cars go. Only been downhill ever since, lol. And that's a fact

Emma away for paint over the next few weeks. Will miss her!

 

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Emma away for paint, left a big hole in the garage, lol

In the meantime finally got around to fitting the new wheels to Vera. Much better! They got stuck on the shelf all last year because of lockdown, and then I didn't want to get them on just at the start of winter. But now finally done.

Coated by @big_pete as well. The factory finish on these wheels is amazing, but the coating just takes it another level again. Much easier to keep them clean too.

 

[big_pete]

wow that look awesome!

 

[Lyons]

Prefer the originals personally, but still looks great.

 

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They were used on the 2018 cars, still original Polestar wheels. Got them brand new from America in February last year, just after I bought the car. Then got stuck on the shelf through lockdown and winter...

I just think they work so well against the black paint, not as bright. They're very shiny though, lol, the finish is fantastic

 

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Had a good couple of weeks off in England with Vera - a week in Dorset and a week in Yorkshire with a couple of days in Cambridge in between. She really fits right in with the posh countryside, lol. Rain, storms and cold most of the time but we couldn't care less, just brilliant to be out of the house! And finished on a high And the wee Polestar just gobbles up the miles, can't get enough. Amazing GT cruiser!

Also managed to get an afternoon at Goodwood. Now that is a track and a half! Was a BMW "experience day", but I just wanted to drive the track and couldn't care less about the cars, lol. So while everyone else was squabbling over the big M-cars I had fun in the Mini JCW GP. Not a bad wee car at all, and the track is just superb. Has to be experienced, there is literally nothing else like it.

Last couple of days also turned out to be the first bank holiday weekend since lockdown. And the sun was out. And all of England As in ALL of England! Just crazy those English, so they are

Stowe house and gardens, Buckingham

Stourton, Wiltshire

Tank museum at Bovington, Bere Regis, in Dorset. Now that is another place and a half! Hundreds of tanks of all shapes and sizes, from the start right up to modern day. Great exhibitions as well.

Goodwood race control

Anglesey Abbey, Cambridge

Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire - what a place

Stump Cross caverns.

Malham Cove on the way to the ferry - got a bit busy here! Crazy English

 

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And then on to Ryan for a sneak preview of Emma. She's been up there a while now getting tarted up A bit weird seeing the car stripped back like this. It's ridiculously clean underneath - no rust, nothing seized. I guess that means a discount then

A sneaky sample here The sill cover is final body colour. Absolutely like glass, polished obsidian. Unreal. The roof rail is trim colour - all the side trims, bumpers, etc., will be finished like that. The wheels will be the same colour as the trim but gloss. She will look spectacular! Get the sunglasses out, lol

 

[suckindiesel]

Love it! If you are ever selling the Polestar will you give me a shout!?

 

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No worries, but it's the only car I have at the moment that's actually running Out of four

 

[Boabybooster]

Love it! If you are ever selling the Polestar will you give me a shout!?

Not many about at all...

 

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I don't think there is a single 3.0 for sale at the moment unless one has come up recently. There are a couple of the newer 2.0 I think. The 2.0 would have a more modern interior and better economy, but it's the 3.0 you want to be honest. The noise, oh my, the noise Goes too

 

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Don't know if I've mentioned this before but she does look good in the country

Castle Ward and Strangford.

Bryngwyn, Wales.

Also made an appearance at the Volvo 600 at Elvington, got to meet the family More about that here:

Volvo 600 world record attempt 2021, Elvington

Was at Elvington yesterday for the 2021 Volvo 600 world record attempt for the most number of Volvos driving in single file: https://www.volvo600.co.uk/ Short background: In 2019, over 1500 Volvos from across the country gathered at Bruntingthorpe, itself the largest gathering of privately...

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And finally another wee teaser of Emma. Can't contain myself She'll be something else once all done!

 

[Hec222]

Beautiful motor and nice performance. I could see me in one of these but the economy from that 2.0d just stole me this time, O’ and those cranberry leather seats

 

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She misses her friend

P* left last night for a new home.

A little bit sad, nicest car in the known universe to spend time in, and with so much humour when the right road appeared. There is no other performance car like this. None of that Nurburg balls, just big smiles. But I just didn't need two big cars. Don't know what will replace her, something a little smaller but still nice for the winter motorways. Have some ideas, we'll see.

 

[cauld1]

I'm sure you'll miss it, lovely looking car!

Is the 850 getting its own thread? My dad just recently bought a 2003 V70 R (I may have pushed him in that direction). Big fast (ish) Volvos really are brilliant!

 

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I do miss the P*, amazing car, the most surprising car I've ever owned. Still not quite sure what happened last week, lol. I'm glad we spent some time together, but it was just too big for me in the end.

New sensible daily sorted. It's very... sensible Yes, that's the word Exactly that

I'll probably merge all the threads into one at some point. For now this will be the sensible car thread.

Just a dealer pic, only because I'm maybe a teeny wee bit excited, lol - a friend said "more excited than twins at Christmas"! It will get another plate and good tyres but that will be it. Totally standard. It's the new sensible daily after all! Collecting on Friday next week.

Smaller, sensible, comfy for English motorways - one out of three ain't bad

 

[civicglacier]

Class! Health to drive sir.

 

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Only catch is I'll have to wear a sideways cap

 

[Phil_EK9]

Testing out the next upgrade for the Lotus?

 

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You know... as ideas go...

 

[ChrisL]

I do miss the P*, amazing car, the most surprising car I've ever owned. Still not quite sure what happened last week, lol. I'm glad we spent some time together, but it was just too big for me in the end.

New sensible daily sorted. It's very... sensible Yes, that's the word Exactly that

I'll probably merge all the threads into one at some point. For now this will be the sensible car thread.

Just a dealer pic, only because I'm maybe a teeny wee bit excited, lol - a friend said "more excited than twins at Christmas"! It will get another plate and good tyres but that will be it. Totally standard. It's the new sensible daily after all! Collecting on Friday next week.

Smaller, sensible, comfy for English motorways - one out of three ain't bad

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Jonny tease you with his two into buying this?

Great fun these cars, had a drive in a black one in this shape and was really surpirsed by it, proper hooligan car!

 

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Jonny tease you with his two into buying this?

Great fun these cars, had a drive in a black one in this shape and was really surpirsed by it, proper hooligan car!

Got it in one, had both of his out Still clinging on to Nikki's FK2, lol. Keep forgetting stuff whenever I go to the shops and forever having to go back

I had the FK8 over the weekend. Mighty performance and superb all-rounder! But a big car, the same size as the Polestar (no joke, it really is!), even the same size boot. Driving experience very similar too, which says a lot about just how good the Polestar actually is!

But I was after something smaller and was ready to pull the trigger on an i30N on Sunday night when Jonny said to take the FK2 instead. Swapped over on Monday afternoon, literally instant love, Wednesday morning I done the deal on Bruce

Not at all what I was looking for, and definitely not what I need, but just had to have one in my life.

It's definitely more focussed than the FK8, and definitely rides harder, cough. But bar the worst country lanes or city moonscapes it's absolutely fine. I think the seats are better; exact same equipment inside; just as happy bouncing (sic!) down a country lane as floating in traffic. When you really push I think it is better, though the FK8 does just get better and better the harder you go.

I think it just depends on where you are coming from. From a modern M3/4 or RS4 you would definitely want the FK8. But from something more focussed you would definitely want the FK2.

Just two very different cars. Both immense to drive, they just go about it differently.

 

[ChrisL]

Yea he told me I'd like the FK8 over the FK2 for a daily. Said the 2 was an absolute hooligan, I agree with him from the short drive I had in a 2.

Fun hot hatch, manual and affordable it's a no brainer. Tuning potential and again you get good reliability. I'd be all over one, fun to look at too.

 

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It's a cage fighter, lol. And absolutely brilliant

 

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Merging threads, the story continues here:

The (sort of...) Jap scrap (sort of...) sensible turnip garage

Lockdown madness has a lot to answer for... The trusty S3 disappeared just at the start of it all. The V60 Polestar arrived as a replacement, easily the most surprising car I have ever come across. So ridiculously capable and just all out smiles and fun. But ultimately too large for me, so it...

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