Ah! was confused then! I thought "could have sworn mine was a manual" Also was a little sad thinking someone else had a volvo called derrick, before me. Phew!

Welcome by the way! Very tidy car. Quite like the pastille blue colour too.

My vario tends to be noisy too. Was told when I got it to put talc on the belts. Not done it as it's only noisy for the first few hundred metres especially if not used for a few days. Gonna have to have a look see if theres any rust in there.

a.l.2810 wrote:as it's only noisy for the first few hundred metres especially if not used for a few days.

Roulunds aftermarket belts - normal.

I'm so glad I didn't just dream the whole Derrick thing Mine's old and blue and offensively loud, so maybe I should call it Bernard (Manning)

Hi

noo-noo wrote:

noo-noo wrote:I've watched the 'Derrick the Volvo' vid on YouTube and mine is definitely louder than Derrick.

Don't know where I got Derrick from - I meant Bjorn the Volvo

I am actually the new proud owner of Bjorn the Volvo, having owned it since August: http://www.volvo300mania.com/forum-uk/v ... =2&t=12375. I doubt that your car is louder than mine, as it really is extremely noisy! The youtube vids of Richard taking him for a spin don't quite reflect quite the level of din that comes from the transmission at high speed. I have had the same thoughts as you about the noise, but I've come to the conclusion that it is probably normal, so don't worry about it too much. If you're ever over in Cambridge, you could pop over and have a listen (and I'd equally like to listen to yours to reassure myself!)!

Keep us posted.

Siôn

Hi lads.
Listin. Loud noises can be cut out by listing to Pink Floyd CDs
Cheers Mark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrLUJo4CQSM
That is pretty loud ... Is that a typical Roulunds problem? If so, definitely worth changing to original Volvo belts.

Tom

MCHUDD wrote:Hi lads.
Listin. Loud noises can be cut out by listing to Pink Floyd CDs
Cheers Mark.

Good plan Mark. Oh but hang on a minute, I don't have a CD player... or a cassette player... or FM radio. Maybe the next priority after the brakes is a decent stereo

Naah, it just adds weight

Tom

No respecting 80s Volvo dash is complete without a Volvo radio/cassette

macplaxton wrote:Volvo radio/cassette

I bought a Volvo radio/8 track accidentally last week for my mk1

Now I just need to buy the mk1...

I am actually the new proud owner of Bjorn the Volvo, having owned it since August: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=12375. I doubt that your car is louder than mine, as it really is extremely noisy! The youtube vids of Richard taking him for a spin don't quite reflect quite the level of din that comes from the transmission at high speed. I have had the same thoughts as you about the noise, but I've come to the conclusion that it is probably normal, so don't worry about it too much. If you're ever over in Cambridge, you could pop over and have a listen (and I'd equally like to listen to yours to reassure myself!)!

Thanks for the reassurance Siôn, I feel much happier about the noisy blighter now

Is this a light blue 3 door car? Seemed to remember one recently on ebay that looked very nice

noo-noo wrote:I'll also try and take some pics at the weekend (if it stops raining), but I do have some taken by the previous owner here (not sure how to do this so hope it works)...
http://s1096.photobucket.com/albums/g32 ... 40%20Auto/

SteveP wrote:Is this a light blue 3 door car? Seemed to remember one recently on ebay that looked very nice

Och come on Steve, LOOK at the pics ^^^^ and you widnae be askin' daft questions.

Hi all
Chris. Foggy has the perfect car just waiting for you
There is certinaly plenty of room for an eight track.
Cheers Mark.