Vents for sols
Le Grand Illusion
Joined: Oct 2002
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From: Damascus, MD
Yeah, I'll say! My car had rust EVERYWHERE! About three months after I bought it the trunk rusted out in the rear driver's-side wheel well, and all sorts of stuff just fell out onto the ground - tire irons, maps, a basketball... it was crazy. Luckily the car was parked then...but once I was driving and I heard a weird tinkle and wondered "What fell out NOW?"
Then there was the time the wiper motor died in the middle of a monsoon-like rain, miles from my house.... why? Short in the wires.
I have a thousand and one stories about that car!
Then there was the time the wiper motor died in the middle of a monsoon-like rain, miles from my house.... why? Short in the wires.
I have a thousand and one stories about that car!
Le Grand Illusion
Joined: Oct 2002
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From: Damascus, MD
LOL! Those gauges bring back a lot of memories. Expect that car to last at least another 100,000 miles - mine did. I'm surprised you have a tach in a DL, though - what year did that start? I've been very seriously looking around for a 240 GLT (the turbo version, for non-Volvo people) for a beater/sleeper, but they're like hen's teeth here in MD. And Volvo parts are SO damned expensive.
The whole reason I got into cars was because the brake job on that 240 DL I had was upwards of $400... and I was like "WHY?! Why couldn't I do this myself?" So then I learned how cars work, and started doing my own maintenance, and then got into improving various aspects of it... then switched to Hondas after the disastrous 740 Turbo experience... and here I am!
But beater Volvos are great, nevertheless.
The whole reason I got into cars was because the brake job on that 240 DL I had was upwards of $400... and I was like "WHY?! Why couldn't I do this myself?" So then I learned how cars work, and started doing my own maintenance, and then got into improving various aspects of it... then switched to Hondas after the disastrous 740 Turbo experience... and here I am!
But beater Volvos are great, nevertheless.
Why is Canada so cool?
Joined: Sep 2003
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From: Seattle, WA, USA
Originally posted by DelSolSIinMD
LOL! Those gauges bring back a lot of memories. Expect that car to last at least another 100,000 miles - mine did. I'm surprised you have a tach in a DL, though - what year did that start? I've been very seriously looking around for a 240 GLT (the turbo version, for non-Volvo people) for a beater/sleeper, but they're like hen's teeth here in MD. And Volvo parts are SO damned expensive.
The whole reason I got into cars was because the brake job on that 240 DL I had was upwards of $400... and I was like "WHY?! Why couldn't I do this myself?" So then I learned how cars work, and started doing my own maintenance, and then got into improving various aspects of it... then switched to Hondas after the disastrous 740 Turbo experience... and here I am!
But beater Volvos are great, nevertheless.
LOL! Those gauges bring back a lot of memories. Expect that car to last at least another 100,000 miles - mine did. I'm surprised you have a tach in a DL, though - what year did that start? I've been very seriously looking around for a 240 GLT (the turbo version, for non-Volvo people) for a beater/sleeper, but they're like hen's teeth here in MD. And Volvo parts are SO damned expensive.
The whole reason I got into cars was because the brake job on that 240 DL I had was upwards of $400... and I was like "WHY?! Why couldn't I do this myself?" So then I learned how cars work, and started doing my own maintenance, and then got into improving various aspects of it... then switched to Hondas after the disastrous 740 Turbo experience... and here I am!
But beater Volvos are great, nevertheless.
Le Grand Illusion
Joined: Oct 2002
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From: Damascus, MD
Originally posted by WrongWD
Heh...i put the tach in myself, got it at a parts yard.
Heh...i put the tach in myself, got it at a parts yard.
Why is Canada so cool?
Joined: Sep 2003
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From: Seattle, WA, USA
Originally posted by DelSolSIinMD
Ha! Fantastic! You dumped that useless clock? I hated that thing. It was bigger than some clocks in my HOUSE.
Ha! Fantastic! You dumped that useless clock? I hated that thing. It was bigger than some clocks in my HOUSE.
