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the other major differences (and similarities) is the engine management.
They went from carbs to Kjet, then Bosch motronic, then Bosch jetronic, the later cars being fitted with jetronic LH 2.4, a relaible and versatile system.
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1985 Bedford CF2 camper 1991 Volvo 240 Turbo
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valman
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shameless whoring - my new stance and the one I'm hopefully getting on monday: all those powerful 740s make me want one
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craig1010cc
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Volvo Appreciationcraig1010cc
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Now that its back together, I think a couple of pic's of my brothers is in order
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conrad
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Here to fix your cabin.......
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Oct 11, 2010 13:13:17 GMT
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that is a very large sidepipe lol!
Gotta fix that bandwidth issue i have with photobucket now, and i'll be back with more volvo pics when that's done
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MaDSeB
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Big things in small packages
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Oct 20, 2010 22:26:42 GMT
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ohhh if ever there was an excuse to post some pics of my old car... ;D
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conrad
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Here to fix your cabin.......
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Oct 21, 2010 11:16:34 GMT
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that thing's a bit mad!
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OUTRUN
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Oct 21, 2010 12:10:50 GMT
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*Turns this even further into a V300 thread* lol lol
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I need your help to get back to the year 1985.
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speedy88
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"Nice Cortina mate"
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Oct 21, 2010 13:03:18 GMT
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^^^That ones a 2.3 turbo btw ;D
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Oct 21, 2010 22:53:22 GMT
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I know it's not very retro, but hey... Think "White Volvo S80"... Which are the first thoughts when you hear that? 90 year old fart driving? Burnt clutch? Boring as a sheet of paper? I would have agreed until I saw this: YES, everything HAS potential!
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194? Willys Jeep MB 1965 Volvo 544 Special 1968 Opel Rekord 1975 Opel Kadett Estate 1985 Mercedes-Benz 230E 1985 Datsun 720 King Cab 4x4 diesel 1997 Volvo S70 2.5SE (ex. "Volvo544special65" - changed to more reader friendly username. )
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that s80 is stunning! Just lose that backbox and it's perfect! Please say it's the T6!
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Latest update of mine,
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Unfortunately not, it is the weakest model (140 hp 5 cyl N/A).
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194? Willys Jeep MB 1965 Volvo 544 Special 1968 Opel Rekord 1975 Opel Kadett Estate 1985 Mercedes-Benz 230E 1985 Datsun 720 King Cab 4x4 diesel 1997 Volvo S70 2.5SE (ex. "Volvo544special65" - changed to more reader friendly username. )
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So got to self whore my two: S80 (which is the T6 and the other
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72 MGB GT 88 Daimler Double Six 89 Rover Mini 91 Nissan Figaro 95 Lotus Esprit S4S 18 Discovery
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meltedcheese
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Please, Don't Sqeeze the Volvo!
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meltedcheese
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Please, Don't Sqeeze the Volvo!
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All this Volvo talk is great!
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loving the Volvo pics people. here are 2 of the 3 that i own, my 142S is in hiding! The hideous gold 240 is soon to get a smack with the stick and a set of Minilites.
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1968 Volvo 142S 1969 Volvo 164 1987 Volvo 240 Estate (Sold) 1971 Triumph 2500 Estate
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AB car pix
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1979 Chrysler Horizon 1.3 GL 1980 Ford Granada 2.8 Ghia 1985 Ford Sierra 3dr 1985 Ford Escort Mk3 1988 Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth 1989 Ford Escort 1.3 Popular 1995 Volvo 960 1996 BMW 525i 1998 BMW 323i 1999 BMW 530d 2003 BMW 530i . www.facebook.com/ABCARPIX
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May 15, 2012 13:42:32 GMT
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Unfortunately not, it is the weakest model (140 hp 5 cyl N/A). That's the one i have, good worker however, and economical enough to drive places without it stinging the wallet
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