What did you do to your x40 today??? - Page 716

andyranger · Jan 26th, 2015, 14:25

Gave mine a good wash, polish and wax, followed by a interior clean

baldmosher · Jan 26th, 2015, 14:36

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Originally Posted by kieran40

Aren't volvo's popular up in Manchester Tom, I was talking too a manc I know youre from Salford lol but he said saabs and volvo's are popular, interesting site

Sweeping statement time

I've not noticed Volvo is particularly popular here. Do tend to see more VAG, Ford and other German but that's the same everywhere; Poles/Latvians etc. bring their LHD 90s BMWs and 00s Skodas, and the Indian subcontinental people prefer the Japanese makes (Nissan/Toyota) as usual, but their kids will now drive German. Definitely more of a Volvo thing around north Mcr, where you see the Jewish community calmly driving their old 860s, 960s, and V70s around at 20mph. The ones who don't drive Volvo will normally drive a people carrier, which is also the vehicle of choice in Moss Side for the large African families (or just the large men who want something spacious and cheap).

One place I have noticed Volvo is popular is Windsor. They're everywhere!!

DXMachina · Jan 26th, 2015, 15:12

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Originally Posted by baldmosher

Sweeping statement time

I've not noticed Volvo is particularly popular here. Do tend to see more VAG, Ford and other German but that's the same everywhere; Poles/Latvians etc. bring their LHD 90s BMWs and 00s Skodas, and the Indian subcontinental people prefer the Japanese makes (Nissan/Toyota) as usual, but their kids will now drive German. Definitely more of a Volvo thing around north Mcr, where you see the Jewish community calmly driving their old 860s, 960s, and V70s around at 20mph. The ones who don't drive Volvo will normally drive a people carrier, which is also the vehicle of choice in Moss Side for the large African families (or just the large men who want something spacious and cheap).

One place I have noticed Volvo is popular is Windsor. They're everywhere!!

Pretty much nailed it there - especially re Volvos in Windsor. Thousands of them! theres even a Volvo specialist garage hidden away in one of the backstreets

I had also noticed that Indians and Brits of Indian Origin under about 35 drive audis, over 35, drive Japanese. My office is near a very Indianised area and I get to see a lot of this..

baldmosher · Jan 26th, 2015, 16:07

Autoglass whipped out the screen today, I figured £25 "excess" for a tiny chip repair was extortionate, but £75 "excess" for a new screen wasn't bad value.

So I've replaced the old one with two chips, including one quite big chip that was more of a smash, and I was surprised had been successfully repaired before I bought the car.

Can't drive it for an hour....

druid · Jan 26th, 2015, 17:53

I said it but without pictures it worthless
ROOFBARS!

The damaged repairable plastic:-

psl · Jan 26th, 2015, 18:19

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Originally Posted by druid

I said it but without pictures it worthless
ROOFBARS!

The damaged repairable plastic:-

Much better

psl · Jan 26th, 2015, 18:22

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Originally Posted by DXMachina

Pretty much nailed it there - especially re Volvos in Windsor. Thousands of them! theres even a Volvo specialist garage hidden away in one of the backstreets

I had also noticed that Indians and Brits of Indian Origin under about 35 drive audis, over 35, drive Japanese. My office is near a very Indianised area and I get to see a lot of this..

Working well within the curry capital of England, the black Audi A4 is king yet only down the road in the next shire of Rutland the Volvo estate / 4x4 ranks alongside the big Merc`s

happy diver · Jan 26th, 2015, 19:56

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Originally Posted by druid

I said it but without pictures it worthless
ROOFBARS!

The damaged repairable plastic:-

Really really Cool! Dude!

Now the car doesn't look like a sausage anymore.

GaryS40 · Jan 26th, 2015, 20:06

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Originally Posted by druid

I said it but without pictures it worthless
ROOFBARS!

The damaged repairable plastic:-

The roof bars 'make' the V40.

Looks great, Druid!

Gary

kieran40 · Jan 26th, 2015, 20:32

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Originally Posted by DXMachina

Pretty much nailed it there - especially re Volvos in Windsor. Thousands of them! theres even a Volvo specialist garage hidden away in one of the backstreets

I had also noticed that Indians and Brits of Indian Origin under about 35 drive audis, over 35, drive Japanese. My office is near a very Indianised area and I get to see a lot of this..

They seem too like BMW's and honda's were I live all the bangledeshi people have a old BMW or a Honda lol. Vauxhalls and fords seem too be popular here

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