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don hodgdon · Post by **don hodgdon** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 8:37 am

Greetings all and Merry Christmas!

Look what followed me home! Local car, one family, two owners, 80,000mi. Needs some TLC but seems like a good base car to start with.

Any other owners here on the Central Coast (CA)?

MD · Post by MD » Mon Dec 25, 2006 1:57 pm

Obviously a Merry Christmas around your pad !! Congrats.
Nice looking Volvo. haha.

patzo_3l · Post by **patzo_3l** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 6:33 am

is that interior a standard option in the u.s? havent seen standard leather in a gtv over here before.

don hodgdon · Post by **don hodgdon** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 5:22 pm

MD wrote:Obviously a Merry Christmas around your pad !! Congrats.
Nice looking Volvo. haha.

Yes, a very merry Christmas!

The Volvo is the daily driver and one of two Volvo turbos I own. The 740 is going to have to go to make room for the Alfa and I'm not the least bit happy about it. I've never owned a more reliable, comfortable and fast freeway hauler than this car.

don hodgdon · Post by **don hodgdon** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 5:51 pm

patzo_3l wrote:is that interior a standard option in the u.s? havent seen standard leather in a gtv over here before.

Don't know about the interior, when I bought the car I was told that red with tan leather was a factory option in '85...and that 3 of the 4 GTVs in the area are red with tan leather.

x-rad · Post by **x-rad** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 5:46 pm

Real nice!

MD · Post by MD » Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:56 am

Hey Don, sorry about the dig. Gotta confess the wife owned a Volvo a little while back. Dam fine cars for certain purposes. Built like a brick shithouse (tough).

don hodgdon · Post by **don hodgdon** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 5:14 am

MD wrote:Hey Don, sorry about the dig. Gotta confess the wife owned a Volvo a little while back. Dam fine cars for certain purposes. Built like a brick shithouse (tough).

No worries, I've been driving Volvos since 1971...I'm used to the "digs".

Fernando · Post by **Fernando** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 2:11 am

Don nice car,I really like the interior.Kind of reminds one of the classic Ferrari combo...red body,cream leather interior and black dashboard.

Hope your GTV6 brings you much joy.

don hodgdon · Post by **don hodgdon** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 11:51 am

Worked on the car a bit this weekend; replaced the dead hatch strut, MUCH better now

and cleaned up the engine bay. I was able to replace a few of the original hoses, the car seems to run slightly better for it.

Before

After

Today I'm trying to refasten the rear-view mirror to the windshield...big fun!

don hodgdon · Post by **don hodgdon** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:06 pm

Finally ironed out the mechanical issues and got to take the car out for an afternoon cruise. It's running great and is a real kick to drive. I think I'm in love

MD · Post by MD » Thu Feb 08, 2007 3:09 am

We know you are in love !! We are too !!

don hodgdon · Post by **don hodgdon** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:03 pm

I've been upgrading the car as time and money allow. First to go were the Speedline wheels, replaced with these,

don hodgdon · Post by **don hodgdon** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:07 pm

Then in the last week I upgraded the DOT headlights to Cibie lamps along with new wiring and relays, and added a new steering wheel and shift knob. The wheel and shifter weren't necessary

, but go a long way towards improving the "feel" of the car.

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