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Car Guys Discussion / Re: Just when I thought I unde...
Last post by Mike DC - Yesterday at 03:59:53 PM
Lay out the data to your wife in a neutral way. Let her make the decision and own it. The costs of this repair, what other stuff you wanna do while the engine is out, how far that money would go to buy another car, etc.
I assume she already knows what your vote is.
And I assume she's not too terrible with money in general.
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Car Guys Discussion / Re: Just when I thought I unde...
Last post by John_Kunkel - Yesterday at 01:13:19 PMHere's a Volvo that I'd love to have...I've fantasy built it many times in my mind.
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General Q&A / Re: From where do '74s draw fr...
Last post by 71charger_fan - Yesterday at 12:26:08 PMLooking at your photo, I realized that my seal had been installed backward after the car was painted. I found an original one in the attic and replaced a couple of missing clips by prying two off the reproduction that was on the car. I cleaned it, gave it a good coat of ArmorAll and installed it properly. Hopefully that solves the problem.
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Interior / Re: 69 Charger Dome Light Orie...
Last post by Nacho-RT74 - Yesterday at 09:57:06 AMI think mine has been with socket toward to front since the first time, and I have reinstalled it like that always. And I find that being logical being the reflection cup area to rear and spreading out the light to front more than rear.
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Parts & Accessories Wanted / 1970 front bumper filler suppo...
Last post by held1823 - Yesterday at 07:29:47 AMNeeding two sets of the filler supports at the outer edge of the bumper where it meets up to the fender. Just going to use the metal that attaches to the back side to shape them, so condition of the rubber itself is not important
#6
Car Guys Discussion / Re: Wheel alignment good read
Last post by b5blue - August 29, 2025, 07:46:05 PMThe correct adjustment to modern spec. is what I looked for. 
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Car Guys Discussion / Re: Just when I thought I unde...
Last post by 70 sublime - August 29, 2025, 07:14:03 PMIf the repair or not repair kills the cars future I would try to figure out where the bad part is and cut a big hole in the floor to change it out before pulling the engine just to get at it
My sister has an older Volvo also and are the type that need everything to be perfect on their car but complain at the cost every time to fix something
And the older it gets more will need fixing ( so my sister is finding out )
Sooner or later you will have to cross the bridge fix it one more time or has the time really come to find a new ride
My sister has an older Volvo also and are the type that need everything to be perfect on their car but complain at the cost every time to fix something
And the older it gets more will need fixing ( so my sister is finding out )
Sooner or later you will have to cross the bridge fix it one more time or has the time really come to find a new ride
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Car Guys Discussion / Re: Just when I thought I unde...
Last post by Kern Dog - August 29, 2025, 05:59:15 PMIt will be easy for us to give opinions on this because we don't have to live with the consequences, but.....
What do you figure you'd have to pay to get another vehicle that you like as much that doesn't also need maintenance?
That is a convoluted way to ask...do you want the frying pan or the fire?
I hate to spend money to fix something but oddly, don't mind as much spending the same money to upgrade.
What can you get for under $8000 that won't need some other type of future expense?
Some dudes live by the happy wife, happy life mentality but to that, I always shake my head. A marriage should not be one side always caving in to the other.
For me, I'd tend to want to fix what I have. If the wife is supportive of it, that helps.
What do you figure you'd have to pay to get another vehicle that you like as much that doesn't also need maintenance?
That is a convoluted way to ask...do you want the frying pan or the fire?
I hate to spend money to fix something but oddly, don't mind as much spending the same money to upgrade.
What can you get for under $8000 that won't need some other type of future expense?
Some dudes live by the happy wife, happy life mentality but to that, I always shake my head. A marriage should not be one side always caving in to the other.
For me, I'd tend to want to fix what I have. If the wife is supportive of it, that helps.
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Car Guys Discussion / Just when I thought I understo...
Last post by lloyd3 - August 29, 2025, 02:21:10 PMWe have an old Volvo here that my wife really likes. A 2004 Volvo S60 that we got from an elderly couple who had ordered it new (special red paint, 5-speed, non-turbo, 2wd). Its 21-years old but it has been well-cared for (& mostly garaged). The creamy-tan leather interior is very nice and absolutely everything works, except for the slave cylinder in the hydraulic clutch now. The cost to repair it well exceeds the market value of the car (~$4,500) in that the engine must come out of the car, and while it's out...you really should do a number of things, expensive things.
It's "Swedish", it's got 165k miles on it, it's odd (sideways 5-cylinder) and I'm ready to say goodbye but...not my wife. Old Volvos are not easily serviced here anymore, parts are hard to get and are ridiculously expensive, and further, almost nobody knows anything about them (including me). We didn't pay much for it, we've had it for 8-10 years, so I'm ready to move-on, but not my bride. She "likes" it, always wanted one when they were new, enjoys driving the stick, and won't let me buy another Civic to replace it.
And I thought guys who liked old Dodges were a little strange?
It's "Swedish", it's got 165k miles on it, it's odd (sideways 5-cylinder) and I'm ready to say goodbye but...not my wife. Old Volvos are not easily serviced here anymore, parts are hard to get and are ridiculously expensive, and further, almost nobody knows anything about them (including me). We didn't pay much for it, we've had it for 8-10 years, so I'm ready to move-on, but not my bride. She "likes" it, always wanted one when they were new, enjoys driving the stick, and won't let me buy another Civic to replace it.
And I thought guys who liked old Dodges were a little strange?
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Car Guys Discussion / Re: Wheel alignment good read
Last post by Mike DC - August 29, 2025, 11:11:15 AMThat's a good rundown.
Another important issue is that the factory book alignment specs for our cars are for 1960s tires. They are wrong for modern radials. A generic modern spec (2000s Mustang front end) is better.