It wasn't registered at the time as far as I know. Was parked on the road.
That fender/suspension damage wasn't there when I saw it early/mid January.
Car was parked in a narrow street in Castlle Hill. It is my bet someone ran into it in that street which may have been a godsend if it had issues and it was well insured
My knowledge of this car is only because the PO contacted me on this forum with a view to sell me the tailshaft and viscous coupling. He said he paid a well respected tailshaft specialist to fit and balance the custom made shaft. I think he said it cost him $1800 to get that done. When I asked him why he wanted to part the shaft out he said there were a few other things wrong with the car that did not make it economic to keep and didn't seem to want to elaborate. He is an older gentleman and not keen for too much diy any more. I think he said he had done an engine swap on that car. I was not prepared to pay $1200 for the tailshaft and it was only this week that I made contact again, only to find he had disposed of the car. I think you must have bought the car before I knew it was at mannheims. I probably would have bidded but not at that price because I only wanted a couple of parts and dont have time to deal with selling off the wreck.
Clutch seemed ok - he had to reverse up onto the kerb so I could get a look at and measure the tailshaft. It was a perfect fit for my early bird V70R so if you ever decide to part out the tailshaft let me know,
He is a volvo buff and frequents this site. I will PM him and let him know you are keen to talk.
Actually as I finish writing this I think his problem with the car was overheating. He said it was fine while running but when the car was turned off it would bubble up out of the expansion tank. My v70R does the same thing since I bought it 2 years ago. Its not a head gasket issue as the car has done 30000 with no visible changes. Have replaced water pump, thermostat , hoses, radiator and still no change in its behaviour. Just learnt to live with it , leave it running for minute on stopping as that seems to settle it down and I carry a litre of coolant just in case. occasionally bubbles over and ppl tell me there's water coming out of the car!
