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Volvo 855 T5 Auto

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Old Oct 29th, 2014, 10:21   #1
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Volvo is a 1996 Estate its been chipped and the wastegate's? been tweaked apparently was told it was putting out 280BHP by prev owner...

Make of that what you will ... But I can confirm it is very quick...

Its got an MOT till the end of Feb 2015

The last MOT cost me £350 lower arms and handbrake pads etc

I've had the MAF replaced and the Idle control valve.

I bought a set of Michelin Pilot Sport 3's when I first got it (cost me a small fortune) as it was shod with a set of KSDs (kill yer stone deads!)

I scrubbed the fronts out within a few thousand miles so have recently spent £170 on a pair of Vredestein Sportrac 3s
the rear Michelins still have plenty of meat on them.

Mileage is 152800.

There's a dent on the O/S front wing... and a few dings and scratches but it polishes up really well.

Its the CD model so has all the toys ... Heated Leather / 4 elec windows /Elec drivers seat/ 6 CD Player in rear load area.

ABS light is on and off ... (can be extinguished by turning ignition key sometimes)

Air con doesn't do what it's supposed to ... never tried to rectify it.

Drivers heated seat doesn't work.

Rear wiper doesn't work.

Load cover doesn't retract.

Needs short stubby rubber turbo pipe replacing in engine bay (its the one that connects to the idle control valve) ... I've bodged it and it boosts fine ...
available from Volvo breakers for a few pounds ...

It had an oil leak when I bought it ... It still has, though it's not too bad, The previous owner said it was from the sump as he'd had the crankcase seal done...
I've been underneath a couple of times but cant locate it.. uses approx 1 litre per 1000 miles ... So its never been a problem ... I used to put that much oil in a brand new Fiat Tipo TD I owned in the mid nineties !

£595 for it.

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Old Oct 29th, 2014, 12:51   #2
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I will have this. do you have a contact number

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Old Oct 29th, 2014, 15:17   #3
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Hello Matt,

You can contact me on 07914787165

Regards

Chris.

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Old Oct 30th, 2014, 19:14   #4
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Car now sold

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volvo is a 1996 estate its been chipped and the wastegate's? Been tweaked apparently was told it was putting out 280bhp by prev owner...

Make of that what you will ... But i can confirm it is very quick...

Its got an mot till the end of feb 2015

the last mot cost me £350 lower arms and handbrake pads etc

i've had the maf replaced and the idle control valve.

I bought a set of michelin pilot sport 3's when i first got it (cost me a small fortune) as it was shod with a set of ksds (kill yer stone deads!)

i scrubbed the fronts out within a few thousand miles so have recently spent £170 on a pair of vredestein sportrac 3s
the rear michelins still have plenty of meat on them.

Mileage is 152800.

There's a dent on the o/s front wing... And a few dings and scratches but it polishes up really well.

Its the cd model so has all the toys ... Heated leather / 4 elec windows /elec drivers seat/ 6 cd player in rear load area.

Abs light is on and off ... (can be extinguished by turning ignition key sometimes)

air con doesn't do what it's supposed to ... Never tried to rectify it.

Drivers heated seat doesn't work.

Rear wiper doesn't work.

Load cover doesn't retract.

Needs short stubby rubber turbo pipe replacing in engine bay (its the one that connects to the idle control valve) ... I've bodged it and it boosts fine ...
Available from volvo breakers for a few pounds ...

It had an oil leak when i bought it ... It still has, though it's not too bad, the previous owner said it was from the sump as he'd had the crankcase seal done...
I've been underneath a couple of times but cant locate it.. Uses approx 1 litre per 1000 miles ... So its never been a problem ... I used to put that much oil in a brand new fiat tipo td i owned in the mid nineties !

£595 for it.

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