2002 S80 2.4 170 auto project
 

I have purchased this 02 S80 2.4 170 Auto from this very nice lady on this forum as a project.MOT was failed on exaust CO content after 2nd fast idle and Exaust lambda reading after second fast idle,as well as parking brake efficiency and one tyre bellow 1.6 mm depth. My main concern was auto box,given the fairly high mileage (147k) but as far as I can tell it seems to shift ok.Bodywork,while it has no major panel damage or rust is tatty at best and so is interior.Being an amateur bodger with no Volvo expirience this should be fun and I will almost certainly need a lot of help from this forum.My first question would be regarding the broken interior handle for bonnet opening,has anyone managed to repair that ? Secondnly, what can be done with worn armrest and handbrake leather cover? Thanks

I have trouble uploading pics,security token missing???

Maybe I did manage it...

This must be the car in this thread from last week... good to see it saved so quickly!

So now I have a fleet of 2 Volvos,one even has private plate,unfortunately not suitable for me as one of the previous owners was a chap called Ollie who was a DJ, LOL .So my 2002 V70 2.4 170 manual,purchased 5 months ago as my first Volvo,120k,nice history with some shocking bills from the past ( instrument cluster ) , very nice car , but my previous Mercs spoiled me ,and now I prefer autos...

HE HE,we will see if I manage to save it,my track record is not great...:regular_smile: yes it is that very car...

Funny you mention the plates I've been looking at those lately

Best I can find at the moment is BW51 STU

I wanted BW51 YOB but the missus said she would never get in my car again (or was it BO51.. I forget)

Take up Dj-ing, change your name to Ollie and it is yours...I am too cheap for private plate,it is cheaper to change the name to match the registration...YOB is BOY backwards,a palindrom or whatever...

Lol yeah it's also yob as in yobbo / asbo / anti social nuisance etc 😄 tongue in cheek obviously

I was surprised though the ones I wanted are working out like 500 quid or so, I always thought it would be more like thousands

Obviously it would be for STU1 or whatever

Good to see this car was saved from the scrap heap. Keep us updated with the restoration. :regular_smile: