I've got a new(ish) car!

[teamster1975]

Afternoon gents!
I've not been around much recently due to trials and tribulations at home, my wife is recovering from a hysterectomy and other gynae stuff which has been ongoing for a few weeks. She's on the mend now but it's been a long tough road for her.
Anyway; back on topic!
I now own a 2002 Volvo V40 SE; it's the petrol 1.8 GDi engine, same ilk as Dai's HPi I would imagine.
I'm very impressed with the economy (although the tubby is not a great car to compare to! )
As a father of 3 the biggest difference to us is having BOOT SPACE!!!
I'll get some photos up when I get around to taking some!

[steve_earwig]

Howdy stranger

Glad to hear your wife's on the mend.

What is this, Ovlov corner? What happened to the tubby, chopped in for peanuts or chopped up for scrap?

[waue1978]

Afternoon gents!
I've not been around much recently due to trials and tribulations at home, my wife is recovering from a hysterectomy and other gynae stuff which has been ongoing for a few weeks. She's on the mend now but it's been a long tough road for her.
Anyway; back on topic!
I now own a 2002 Volvo V40 SE; it's the petrol 1.8 GDi engine, same ilk as Dai's HPi I would imagine.
I'm very impressed with the economy (although the tubby is not a great car to compare to! )
As a father of 3 the biggest difference to us is having BOOT SPACE!!!
I'll get some photos up when I get around to taking some!

If it's got the GDi engine (Mitsubishi) make sure you give it a good blast at least once a week & either use good quality fuel or a cleaning additive regularly. I had the 2.4 in the Space Wagon & it was coked right up.

[DiscoPol]

Glad the misses is on the mend Teamy and she should be fit enough for driving duties now too

shame about the tubby going but if it was an offer you cant refuse and all that, so whats it like driving a real old mans car then? you and Welly will have plenty to mumble about over your sanatagen spritzers at this rate

[sirwiggum]

The Volvo S40/V40 still looks good, especially the post-facelift models with darker headlights.

Volvos in general tend to age well.

[jasper5]

Afternoon gents!
I've not been around much recently due to trials and tribulations at home, my wife is recovering from a hysterectomy and other gynae stuff which has been ongoing for a few weeks. She's on the mend now but it's been a long tough road for her.
Anyway; back on topic!
I now own a 2002 Volvo V40 SE; it's the petrol 1.8 GDi engine, same ilk as Dai's HPi I would imagine.
I'm very impressed with the economy (although the tubby is not a great car to compare to! )
As a father of 3 the biggest difference to us is having BOOT SPACE!!!
I'll get some photos up when I get around to taking some!

All the best to you all, hopefully all the bad stuff is behind you all.

Waue is absolutely right, make sure you use an additive in your fuel at least every 3 months, the manifolds are known to block up, I've seen them with just a 12mm hole left in the manifold because of coking up.

Throttle bodies can be troublesome, but if you give them a regular blast and a good additive every 3 months you should be fine.

My son is a Volvo mechanic, so if you need any info just ask.

[Doggy]

Good news on your good lady, Teamy, glad to hear she's recovering.

so whats it like driving a real old mans car then? you and Welly will have plenty to mumble about over your sanatagen spritzers at this rate

I now own a 2002 Volvo V40 SE; it's the petrol 1.8 GDi engine

You haven't got the 'G' & the 'H' mixed up on your keyboard, have you?

[STALLED]

Ah the trust V40 - same platform as the Carisma! Sounded like a good purchase. They make brilliant, reliable and safe family hacks.

So does this mean that we are renaming the site to "406ocandvolvoowners.co.uk"...?

[highlander]

406oc, incorporating the Sunny View Retirement Home

[Welly]

Yay!

(on both counts Teamy)

[sirwiggum]

406VolvoHonda-andtheoddknackeredFocusOC.co.uk ?

[steve_earwig]

www.cheapheapoc.co.uk

[FarmerPug]

good luck with the new car them volvos should be a comfy big car.

as for the site

406VolvoHonda-andtheoddknackeredFocusOC.co.uk ?

thats a good one

[teamster1975]

Thanks everyone, I had a good laugh at that lot!
It is the Mitsubishi GDi engine, direct injection petrol. Thanks for the tips jasper & Waue, I've been doing a bit of research and found lots of info on decoking, blasting the manifold with walnut shells & degunging! It's fairly low mileage at 58K but I'll be keeping a very close eye. Cambelt due at 60K so I've got to sus that one out.
It's a lovely car to drive, I was surprised how torquey the 1.8GDi is, it pulls very well!

[DiscoPol]

406VolvoHonda-andtheoddknackeredFocusOC.co.uk ?

you forgot about me