"505Turbeaux" (505turbeaux)
03/20/2014 at 11:28 • Filed to: None
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"505Turbeaux" (505turbeaux)
03/20/2014 at 11:28 • Filed to: None | 1
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So I was poking through some old accounts today and found my old photobucket shots of my one of my favorite high mileage cars I ever owned. 1993 Volvo 960 3.0l estate with 358K miles on it when sold. I bought it for $200, did the t-belt and some cosmetics, then bought an exact color one with 80K on it and a blown belt/motor for $400 with the OE wood trim and a mint interior and 3rd seat. Here were the shots right before it sold. Best $600 I ever spent putting a car together. Long live the Volvo love. I drove this for 3 years and was able to keep it in this good of shape. Everything worked, even the a/c, and those 3.0l's rip and sound brilliant. Oh yeah and that other Volvo in there didn't suck either :)
Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
> 505Turbeaux
03/20/2014 at 11:38 |
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You are a greyhound enthusiast? :P
Also, I remember way back in the day riding in a backward facing seat like in this one on the way to the amusement park with friends. We thought it was the best thing evar! This was back in the Netherlands where Volvo Estates were common.
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505Turbeaux
> Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
03/20/2014 at 11:40 |
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yeah I have a grey, Floyd!
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Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
> 505Turbeaux
03/20/2014 at 11:45 |
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Haha, Floyd is an awesome name for a dog! Also, he looks like a cool dude. How are greyhounds temperament wise?
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505Turbeaux
> Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
03/20/2014 at 11:46 |
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super chill and sweet. That was his racing name too. C's Floyd so I kept it. After they retire they just relax all the time. He is huge too, 95 lbs
Stupidru
> 505Turbeaux
03/20/2014 at 11:54 |
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Have you had any experience with newer Volvos? Are they any more or less reliable than the old ones?
CalzoneGolem
> 505Turbeaux
03/20/2014 at 11:54 |
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Your dog weighs as much as my 11 year old, haha.
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CalzoneGolem
> 505Turbeaux
03/20/2014 at 11:55 |
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These puppies are rwd then?
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505Turbeaux
> Stupidru
03/20/2014 at 11:57 |
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depends on the years really. Anything 98 and up in my mind is garbage
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505Turbeaux
> CalzoneGolem
03/20/2014 at 11:58 |
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yup, RWD, LSD
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CalzoneGolem
> 505Turbeaux
03/20/2014 at 11:59 |
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Interesting. What kind of mpg would on expect to get?
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505Turbeaux
> CalzoneGolem
03/20/2014 at 12:01 |
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I think I got around 21-23 in this one. BTW any interest in a 5 speed 850 wagon with 156K on it (front wheel drive)? Buddy of mine is cleaning it up this weekend for sale. $1200. I know the car very well. Some rust on the rockers odd enough but the thing is solid in every other way
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CalzoneGolem
> 505Turbeaux
03/20/2014 at 12:07 |
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Tons of interest but no fundage. Let me see what I can come up with. I could probably sell my Taurus for enough to cover it and finish the loan on it.
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505Turbeaux
> CalzoneGolem
03/20/2014 at 12:16 |
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yeah you got my contact info. He is a crazy man keeping things clean. He is pulling the seats and doing a full detail on it Saturday. We hunted the thing for ages to find a base model 5 speed. I think the sticker is a few months old. cloth seats, no funkiness, tons of new parts in the past year
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Stupidru
> 505Turbeaux
03/20/2014 at 12:27 |
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so a 2011 S60 R-Design is no bueno
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505Turbeaux
> Stupidru
03/20/2014 at 12:31 |
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it is fine amongst it's contemporaries, but compared to old school Volvo reliability I wouldnt touch it
area man
> 505Turbeaux
03/20/2014 at 14:44 |
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How much of the interior did you swap in, just the third row seat or the whole thing?
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505Turbeaux
> area man
03/20/2014 at 14:51 |
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the whole thing minus the carpet. took about 2 hours with the door cards and everything