[don kalmar union]

Volvo straight 6 made at Ford's Bridgend plant: Ford intended it to be used in Ford, Land Rover and Jaguar vehicles but their disposal of those brands plus Volvo meant that did not happen.

A problem arises with changing the software in these cars due to Volvo's PINCODE BANDITRY.

A PINCODE system prevents any aftermarket firm from making software adjustments by flashing in through the OBD port which has been the effective and easy option for some years now.

The practice is a flagrant breach of basic EU competition legislation concerning abuse of a monopoly position but to date no-one has put up a case to bring this racket to a halt. Don't forget that this prevents any entity other than a Volvo dealer from making all manner of routine service replacements of components in these vehicles: an absolute racket that so far has prompted little interest from unsuspecting owners.

Fair enough it ****es off myself and my competitors but that is frankly a very small consideration in the widest context of this scam.

Back to the original subject, there are work arounds in respect of introducing aftermarket software but they are time consuming and costly, but safe and doable....so it can be done...

Best regards, irritated of Chesham

aka Don.

Kalmar Union Ltd.