480 - to buy or not to buy??

"Tommy" <@invalid.com> wrote in message
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>Get the owner to see it through the MOT - the only big prob. I remember is
>the cost of sorting out the rear wash/wipe - I don't believe it - but it can
>cost up to £500

Rear wash-wipe isn't part of the MOT IIRC.

On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 23:03:45 +0000, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

> "Tommy" <@invalid.com> wrote in message
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>>Get the owner to see it through the MOT - the only big prob. I remember is
>>the cost of sorting out the rear wash/wipe - I don't believe it - but it can
>>cost up to £500
>
>Rear wash-wipe isn't part of the MOT IIRC.


Correct.

The MoT Tester's Manual only refers to wipers and washers in relation
to the windscreen.

http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual/contents.htm
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> "Tommy" <@invalid.com> wrote in message
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>>Get the owner to see it through the MOT - the only big prob. I remember is
>>the cost of sorting out the rear wash/wipe - I don't believe it - but it
>>can
>>cost up to £500
>
> Rear wash-wipe isn't part of the MOT IIRC

My 480 passed it's MOT without the rear wash-wipe working, last time.

Ben.

"Jerry Atrik" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Been to see it. It was a mini project car. Rear lights sorted.
> Problems = Speedo was working, but not rev counter.
> display on rhs of speedo was unlit - he says it needs a new bulb fitting
> but no readout of fuel etc could be seen

This is another common problem with 480's. There is a halogen bulb which is
used to display the LED on the infocenter. If you look really close, you can
see that the infocenter is (probably!) working, it's just not illuminated.
These cost about £10 from Volvo to replace (although I'm sure if you know
what the bulb is, you could buy it a lot cheaper elsewhere), and you could
do it at the same time you've got the binnacle out, looking for dry joints
to fix the rev-counter problem - see my other post about that!

Ben.

wot now? 440 has passed mot muster with info notes about brake pipes
corroding, sleeves on base of rear shocks corroded (but they said that last
year!), rubber bumper thingies on base of rear shocks falling apart and a
patched up exhaust. Logic tells me to stick with the old 440 and keep her
going... might phone the ins company to find out what the 480 would cost as
an extra car though ;-)



"Jerry Atrik" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Been offered a 480, 12 years old, 1721cc, about 125,000 miles and 3 owners
> with MOT until June 2005 for £300, or even £200. Local lad got it and
> trailored it to his house to work on. He paid £100 for it and has patched
> up seals on rear lights and welded a new tray in the boot area where rust
> from water ingress caused problems to the luggage strap rings. Only
> outstanding problem is the computer display thingy which has an
> intermittent fault and sometimes goes off. Problem apparently is the
> wiring loom to it as it can be cracked somewhere and cause the int fault.
> He is a car/Volvo nut and has 3 Volvos plus a race car - mini - but having
> done the work on it he has tried to ride in it and found that he is tooo
> big to sit comfortable in it. Having chatted to him I can believe it.
>
> Should I go for it or not folks? I do have a 440 that is having MOT on
> Tuesday and will prob pass.
>