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#1 gdizzle

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Posted 20 December 2005 - 07:20 PM

My R 2 years ago

this year




My T5M the day I picked it up last march.

A few months ago before I sold the ATLs.


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#2 the underlørd

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Posted 20 December 2005 - 07:26 PM

The S70

the day i got it: 7-2-04

at it's peak: 4-15-05




The V70 as i got it: 7-29-05

As she sits now: 11-05-05

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#3 Patrick.

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Posted 20 December 2005 - 07:29 PM

the look for the past few years up until last summer:


made a few changes this past summer (now):


as it sits right this second in stupid winter mode:


#4 Volvoson

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Posted 20 December 2005 - 07:30 PM

Teal + Stock = ph34r.gif


April, 2005


Late April, 2005



Yellow + Stock = pizza.gif
(previous owner's picture)

Late June, 2005 (semi-modded)


October, 2005 (still semi-modded with a few additions)

Edited by '95R, 20 December 2005 - 07:33 PM.

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View Postgdizzle, on 21 May 2012 - 03:52 AM, said:

All the clean cars are in the PNW.


#5 fastboy

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Posted 20 December 2005 - 07:53 PM

Greg I love you cars.

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Are you implying people don't read? Blasphemy....

#6 gdizzle

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Posted 20 December 2005 - 08:05 PM

QUOTE(Fastboy512 @ Dec 20 2005, 02:53 PM) View Post
Greg I love you cars.

Thank you sir.
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#7 rodrigo

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Posted 20 December 2005 - 08:22 PM

when I picked up the white May 2005:


just before I 'sold it' in September 2005:





when I 'sold it' October 2005:


The replacement:


As it was before winter mode:



smile.gif

Winter mode looks like this:

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Posted 20 December 2005 - 08:29 PM

This is about as far back as I go. I don't take pictures of stock-looking cars and all mods pictured took place in the span of a week (the week after the wife got the QX4 and I took this).

Edited by exexpat, 20 December 2005 - 08:30 PM.

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#9 FINN

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Posted 20 December 2005 - 09:08 PM





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Posted 20 December 2005 - 09:52 PM

/\ Thats a shiney car! smile.gif

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Posted 20 December 2005 - 10:39 PM

Last clean shot of the summer.



Today.



Cant you just taste the salt? dry.gif When is summer coming. mad.gif

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Posted 20 December 2005 - 11:02 PM

The 850 on the day I got it: 9/20/03





8/13/05




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#13 JoshV70

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Posted 20 December 2005 - 11:11 PM

Last winter. Bone stock except for wheels, and grille.




Now:





#14 Aequitas_Veritas

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Posted 20 December 2005 - 11:12 PM

Before (notice the lack of even a gas door):





Now:




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40+ mods and counting...


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Posted 21 December 2005 - 01:02 AM



on the way back to cali from stamford conn dec 04



today

Edited by shaun, 21 December 2005 - 01:07 AM.

1995 olive green 855 t5r 152,000K 97.024% stage 0- the usual stage 1.5 ish mods.

#16 Patrick.

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Posted 21 December 2005 - 01:08 AM

those fake pegs look hot! (for 16s)

giving me some ideas....

Edited by 850Charisma, 21 December 2005 - 01:09 AM.


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Posted 21 December 2005 - 01:09 AM

Before: (blah...its just soo bland tongue.gif )


After:


Winter mode:


I just painted the grille right before I left for vacation (this is actually a PS but it looks even better in person):

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loggygagging

#18 Aequitas_Veritas

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Posted 21 December 2005 - 01:14 AM

wow, too the two cars that have added comets, those are really good looking rims, i think when I finally get another volvo I want it to have comets on it

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Posted 21 December 2005 - 01:35 AM

QUOTE(850Charisma @ Dec 20 2005, 05:08 PM) View Post
those fake pegs look hot! (for 16s)

giving me some ideas....


thanks!

they work MUCH better that titans with 225 45 did (9 lbs a corner savings). the titans looked way better though.


After:



I like the caliper color- ties into volvoness
1995 olive green 855 t5r 152,000K 97.024% stage 0- the usual stage 1.5 ish mods.

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Posted 21 December 2005 - 02:36 AM

Well, lets see, last summer, i was driving this sex machine....



Then it got T-Totaled in July... and Jessica and I bought this...



Then I got impatient and wanted a new project so i scored this K-Jet monster for 4 Benjamins....


Edited by BenW, 21 December 2005 - 02:36 AM.

FOR SALE '01 V70 T5 : Moondust : USA-Spec iPod :




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