Volvo Project Fail

[leeds_182]

I tried to make some money on this volvo.

I think I’m going to fail.

It was for sale up Cumbria way. Last owner since 2011, mot ran out in January, 153k miles. It looked pretty tidy in the pictures so I thought I’d buy it to see if I could flip it on.

Bought it blind and paid £195 to have it delivered.

The delivery guy was a chef who wasn’t working. I could tell this when the ramp fell off as he was unloading the car and the fact he didn’t think there would be any consequences to freeing a brake off when the car was half way down the ramp without anyone operating the brakes!

Here’s a pic on the truck.

It looked bad in low light last night and looked even worse this morning! Passenger side has some pretty bad lacquer peel and the whole thing was covered in moss and s**t. What made it worse was my power washer broke half way through!

As I had the parts from my previous volvos I have changed the oil today and to be fair the engine sounds pretty sweet. There’s a massive hole in the exhaust so that sounds w**k.

Gonna stick it in for a mot and hope for the best. If I can get 12 months on it I might just manage to scrape even. If not, it’s gonna be painful.

Here’s the hole!

 

[Krarl]

The pum pum machine

Christened

 

[DomP182]

That aerial shot! Not a curve on the thing

 

[Bluebeard]

Looks like the original exhaust! 😂😂

 

[Krarl]

Plus you've bought a car from Cumbria, anything above Yorkshire is going to be rotten as f**k😂 My mrs' 11 plate Mini frkm Scotland had shocker pinch bolts that resembled a chewed cheese straw!

 

[imprezaworks]

How much is scrap these days 🤔

 

[Louis]

How much is scrap these days 🤔

No solid metal to scrap in 👀

 

[Krarl]

How much is scrap these days 🤔

About £90 a tonne so he should get about £1800 for that😂

 

[donnylad]

Bet it’s more like 150

 

[Panda.]

Just sell it to that annoying Strictly swede lass that bought your blue seats 🤣

 

[bashracing]

Don't waste your time jJim, chuck it back on Facebook and ebay and have some vaseline handy

 

[Jack!]

The impact of lockdown on sanity - Colourised (2021).

 

[imprezaworks]

What did you pay for it?

 

[Bluebeard]

I saw the thread title and I thought this was just going to be full of links to all your old projects.

 

[leeds_182]

Just sell it to that annoying Strictly swede lass that bought your blue seats 🤣

She’s crashed hers today.

 

[leeds_182]

What did you pay for it?

Far too much.

 

[leeds_182]

Interior isn’t too bad though after a clean.

None wrinkled door cards.

 

[Bluebeard]

A new MOT and a really good clean (inside outside, engine, wheels off, arches etc) and you’ll make money on it. People love clean cars.

fear not.

 

[imprezaworks]

Yeah fingers crossed mate

 

[Panda.]

She’s crashed hers today.

Oh s**t yeah what a mess! Sell her this one even easier then 😂

 

[Jonnio]

I've got some of those ramps, the little extension piece hasn't been reshaped by the weight of a thousand Volvos though.

 

[Crybert]

I've got some of those ramps, the little extension piece hasn't been reshaped by the weight of a thousand Volvos though.

the weight of all those Volvos also seems to be collapsing the end of it😂

 

[McGherkin]

I’ve seen full blown rally cars with less sidewall.

Is the B230FK just a smaller turbo? Something which presumably can be remedied quite easily...

 

[R3k1355]

Just sell it to that annoying Strictly swede lass that bought your blue seats 🤣

Buy the blue seats back and charge CS members a fiver a shot to come have a good sniff.

 

[leeds_182]

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the weight of all those Volvos also seems to be collapsing the end of it😂

Been like that for years! Still plenty of life left in em.

 

[Crybert]

I have a set too, great bit of kit

 

[Panda.]

Buy the blue seats back and charge CS members a fiver a shot to come have a good sniff.

Not sure I’d touch her with yours tbh 😂

 

[R3k1355]

Not sure I’d touch her with yours tbh 😂

Don't worry, I'll do it for you and send a write-up.

 

[Gally]

Not going to lie, I’m sitting here thinking how can he lose that much if he paid £195 for it... I don’t even want to know how much you paid. Grab the Vaseline.

Not to be mr doom, the mot should read well...

 

[Krarl]

Not going to lie, I’m sitting here thinking how can he lose that much if he paid £195 for it... I don’t even want to know how much you paid. Grab the Vaseline.

Not to be mr doom, the mot should read well...

£200 is just for the big c**t to be delivered😂

Even before it was delivered Jim had been lubed up and shafted nice and deep so he's already bedded in for the next bumming😂

 

[leeds_182]

Not going to lie, I’m sitting here thinking how can he lose that much if he paid £195 for it... I don’t even want to know how much you paid. Grab the Vaseline.

Not to be mr doom, the mot should read well...

Yeah, I wouldn’t be as upset if I’d paid £195 for it. It’s all good fun though.

 

[R3k1355]

You could beat the losses by just holding onto it. You only lose money when you sell it right? So don't sell it.

Forge the engine, put a stupid turbo on it and do enormous burnouts in the thing.

 

[leeds_182]

Sorted the exhaust hole. You can’t even tell now...

 

[leeds_182]

Bit of polish and a bit of tyre shine.

 

[leeds_182]

 

[Krarl]

When are the springs getting assaulted by the grinder?😂

 

[dann2707]

The thought of getting under the car with those ramps proper scares the life out of me. For your kids sakes please invest in something better man!

 

[leeds_182]

When are the springs getting assaulted by the grinder?😂

It’s tempting.

 

[leeds_182]

The thought of getting under the car with those ramps proper scares the life out of me. For your kids sakes please invest in something better man!

Its £20 for a new set. Do you think I’m made of money?

 

[dann2707]

Its £20 for a new set. Do you think I’m made of money?

I know the generated likes are worth it to you but cmon man.