Seriously?

[Steve 940]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

Maybe but a new fuel pump and/or filter and it should be good to go. The bread van might drink less but wouldn't be as comfortable or reliable as the Volvo ultimately would be.

Oh leave it off Dave, you’re just making the Volvo seem a sensible viable option.

Cheers
Steve

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Steve 940

Oh leave it off Dave, you’re just making the Volvo seem a sensible viable option.

Cheers
Steve

That's not necessarily a bad thing!

You remember the VW ad campaign - "If only everything in life was as reliable as a Volkswagen"? Why did that disappear so quickly?

I'm not saying anything about the reliability of a VW but the Advertising Standards Agency won't allow untruths, porky pies, misleading adverts and so on. I know what conclusion i drew..........

[Steve 940]

Yep, I’ve had a Mk5 Golf GTtdi Y reg, lunched its turbo circa 75k,…. expensive

Cheers
Steve

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Steve 940

Yep, I’ve had a Mk5 Golf GTtdi Y reg, lunched its turbo circa 75k,…. expensive

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Steve

Vee haff vays of making you pay!

Lost count of the number of ignition switches i've had to renew on those posh VWs aka Porsches not to mention a plethora of other electrical faults. Mechanically the older ones are better than ~mid 90s onwards as they were built to a specification rather than a price and didn't have a 100k mile life expectancy.
They're not worse than the French stuff but that isn't saying much to be honest!

The best German cars are Mercs but, like all other manufacturers from the mid-late 90s onwards, built everything to a price rather than a standard so they're not really any better than anything else, just the price tag makes you think that.

[Moomoo]

A weekends work for the rest of your life anyone?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256455308...Bk9SR7DjuqrNYw

[Steve 940]

Originally Posted by Moomoo

A weekends work for the rest of your life anyone?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256455308...Bk9SR7DjuqrNYw

OMG, that defines a canine !!

Cheers
Steve

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Steve 940

OMG, that defines a canine !!

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Steve

That's an insult to dogs everywhere Steve!

My biggest question is "WHY??????"

It would have been so much easier to drop in a Cosworth or even a Pinto and then turbo that, both would have given more power than a stock B230FT or even a Cologne V6 with K-Jet (~160bhp) but the listing claims 2 bar boost which if my barely-awake-maths works is 29psi. That's nearly 4 times standard boost of 8psi.

Yes, it'll go well but how long before the rods make a bid for freedom through the block?

Best thing to do with that would be to extract the red block, fit a 1.6CVH (like it's registered as having) and matching box, get your friendly local painter to give it a blowover and put it back on the bay.

Then sell/use the red block in a Volvo - or maybe a Dolomite............. but do the job properly!

[Steve 940]

Oh another barn find, added straw I think

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266734675...Bk9SR96o29XNYw

Cheers
Steve

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Steve 940

Oh another barn find, added straw I think

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266734675...Bk9SR96o29XNYw

Cheers
Steve

They should have left it where it was to Rust In Peace!

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Steve 940

Oh another barn find, added straw I think

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266734675...Bk9SR96o29XNYw

Cheers
Steve

Anyone considering this motor car should watch Jackman’s video series (see The Rustberg) first.