I'd like to share my story with you all.
Just under 5 years ago I bought my first volvo 360, it was red and Immaculate car inside and out. Owned by the same family its whole life and was well cared for but needed a bit of TLC to get her running right. I spent the time and money to get her up to code with basic maintenance and she was running beautifully.
In October of 2014 I took the little red rocket out for a drive and when coming back home, a young lady distracted by her phone ran a red light, T-boned me and ended up writing off both the car and myself. I ran two businesses at the time, a landscaping and gardening business and a tree services business (arborist), which I had been running for 4 years. The back of the 360 was trashed and so was mine. I ended up with permanent nerve damage in my spine which resulted in me having to live with chronic back pain to this day, making the simplest of daily tasks absolute agony.
I found three 360's between the accident and i bought them all. None of them were great and only 1 was worth restoring, but still nothing special. I saw this one come up on gumtree and i couldnt resist the temptation, so I put down a deposit, sold my FZ1000 motorbike and bought the 360 the same day.
Although the paint was average and it had its problems, I was determined to own, drive and love a 360 again.
It was around this time last year that i started my build thread, doing as much as I could with the limitations I have. Nothing hurts me more than working on a car, but despite the pain I have been determined to finish what I started almost 5 years ago with my first 360.
This isnt just any project for me, it is a test of my resilience...And what a test it has been so far.
