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New Alfa Owner
Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 8:37 am
by don hodgdon
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)?
Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 1:57 pm
by MD
Obviously a Merry Christmas around your pad !! Congrats.
Nice looking Volvo. haha.
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 6:33 am
by patzo_3l
is that interior a standard option in the u.s? havent seen standard leather in a gtv over here before.
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 5:22 pm
by don hodgdon
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.
Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 5:51 pm
by don hodgdon
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.
Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 5:46 pm
by x-rad
Real nice!
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:56 am
by MD
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).
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 5:14 am
by don hodgdon
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".
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 2:11 am
by Fernando
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.
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 11:51 am
by don hodgdon
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!
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:06 pm
by don hodgdon
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 3:09 am
by MD
We know you are in love !! We are too !!
Updates
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:03 pm
by don hodgdon
I've been upgrading the car as time and money allow. First to go were the Speedline wheels, replaced with these,
Update cont.
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:07 pm
by don hodgdon
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.
