The budget cannot be expanded, it’s as good as I can afford unless I sell the Jaffa. And I may be tempted to do so if it ends up with someone who will care for it and not park it up or part it out. As for a Focus they’re higher priced and in poorer shape than any of the Volvos so far.
Philia_BearBuy my s40?
I’d prefer something other than a sedan
Fair enough about the budget, but my point was that in that price range you're probably going to need to do the timing belt service once you buy it and it will probably have high enough kms that the suspension is clapped out, so straight away there is a minumum of $2-3k to spend.
Looking on Carsales there are way more affordable and decent looking XR5's than manual Volvos, just none of either in Canberra. The advantage of the XR5 is that it's way more practical than a C30 - you said you didn't want a sedan but don't underestimate how impractical a C30 is!
If you're happy with an auto there are probably plenty more options though.
How much for the Jaffa if you sell it?
Jaffa price? Hmm I’d like 6k but I wouldn’t expect that much. 5k would be alright. I’ve already had a go at writing an ad for the old girl but struggled to finish it, I am still unsure I can part ways with it
Maybe I’ll just buy another Mazda, it sounds like less work, but not really that interesting
Philia_BearBuy my s40?
What s40 do you have for sale @Philia_Bear ?
joshhhhhhugohttps://ozvolvo.org/discussion/comment/171597#Comment_171597
What s40 do you have for sale @Philia_Bear ?
https://ozvolvo.org/discussion/3240/silver-unicorn-s40-t5-awd-m66
auvolvo,,,,, the v50 are easy to work on and are a great little car with not many issues maybe you have not been shown properly how to change these items. I have for my daughter as her first car which she loves.
Most of my customers love their v50s
Hi Deger, thanks for your reply. Perhaps I have higher expectations, however the lower radiator hose for me was definitely not a quick and easy change, it was very fiddly and time consuming. You have to remove so much crap out of the engine bay at first, and then try and work around the wiring harness, under , over and around so much stuff and then wrestle to get the ECU box and air filter box back into place. Given the frequency of failure rate of this specific hose I have read online, I opted to replace with silicone hoses perhaps this made the job a little more difficult as the hoses seemed to be tighter fitting. but still, if this hose failed again id most probably just sell the car.
Additionally, the lower hose from underneath the coolant tank which extends to the back of the motor is also a tight fit. My only saving grace was I have small hands.
If you know how to change the cabin filter easily, i'm all ears. because many online have also complained regarding the issues with changing even the basic cabin filter. My friends Toyota Camry took a whole 2 minutes to change. if you can change the cabin filter of a V50 in 2 minutes, Ill drive over and you can show me :)
I've done the cabin filter just a few times now
Maybe takes me 15minutes
Its way easier on LHD p1 cars than rhd one for sure
Lhd is 2 minutes max
That said, changing the engine air filter on a p1 has to be the fastest on near any factory car
Philia_BearI've done the cabin filter just a few times now
Maybe takes me 15minutes
Its way easier on LHD p1 cars than rhd one for sure
Lhd is 2 minutes max
That said, changing the engine air filter on a p1 has to be the fastest on near any factory car
Undo one vacuum hose and then one wing nut and 3 clips on the 80. 30seconds tops
any car engine filter is basic to change. I was refering to the cabin filter. I dont see how the cabin filter is done in 15 minutes.
remove lower center console, remove lh side under console + remove glove box, the peal back carpet lining, then undo and unclip the fuse box section that obstruct the access to the cabin filter which sits under the glove compartment, then wrestle the cabin filter out over a close bracket which prevent flter easy slide out. then try and insert new filter in tight space without ripping and the everything else in is installed in reverse.
that definitely did not take 15 minutes for me. how do you change it?
hi Tim, what is the CEM ?
PaddlerEdhttps://ozvolvo.org/discussion/comment/171784#Comment_171784
Undo one vacuum hose and then one wing nut and 3 clips on the 80. 30seconds tops
Open hood and 2 t25 torx that take 3 turns and are captive and it slides out in a carrier
