That was painful to watch, KP!
Well since you asked, Chris! Here it is, the latest toy. A 1979 Volvo 244 DL. Traded into the leading dealership group here and sent to auction. I used to see the car driving around the university area, old woman looked like Hyacinth Bouquet! It was owned by her from new, and maintained not as a showroom model, but given what it needed for each MOT. It's not perfect but certainly a serviceable, usable everyday classic. It is taxed and MOTd and has 130k miles. I've been driving it for the past few days - the attention it attracts is outstanding, the Avantime will feel like blending in from now on! I had to learn how to use a choke, and have built up significantly more upper body strength given the lack of PAS. Love it, absolutely love it.... can't beat a Swedish tank!
One Vel Satis has left, leaving a dV6 and a 3.5 V6. Lots of not-so-great parts on the car that left were swapped with those on the 3.5 V6 - leaving me with a car that's now tatty as well as electrically past-it's-best. It's also going to be robbed of it's electric window motors and interior fan for my dV6. So, I could potentially be placing a post about breaking a Vel Satis soon.... though it may only be of interest to Lexi! A few snaps of the trio before HJZ parted for Wales
The demise of the V6:
This slight scale-down in numbers feels nice and manageable. I've thus come to decision that the C5 V6 will be broken for parts if the starter motor isn't the issue (will be looked at tomorrow). Full unmarked leather, Monza alloy wheels, sat nav kit, xenon headlights may all be up for grabs. I'll post an ad depending on the outcome.