My name is Star, and I'm a Volvo owner.

Heh. I stumbled into this car, and have enjoyed it quite a bit. It's a silver 2005 V50 T5 AWD. I bought it from a mechanic, and while dealing with that mechanic was a mistake, rescuing this car from him was not.

Poor thing had apparently been in an accident that I wasn't told about (never again will I buy a car without springing for a carfax report...) to the point that the power steering computer had a dent in its casing. It would occasionally start going 'Chimicherrychanga! Chimicherrychanga! Chimicherrychanga! Chimicherrychanga! Chimicherrychanga! Chimicherrychanga! ' on the network, to the point where the other computers shut it out and then the car don't work no more. The dealer took over a month and almost 4k$ to fix it, but it was worth it. (I got a free loaner that I think was an s60... I was expecting some clapped out junker they couldn't unload, and I got a brand new 2014 with less than a thousand miles on it. O.O )

I love the car... after my 91 Toyota Celica, it's like driving a bank vault. In a good way... But, I have a few problems, so I'm here to ask for help. In the appropriate place, of course.

 

Hi Star, welcome to the forum.

Any pictures to share?

 

Welcome to the forum Star.

 

Heya... Finally got around to taking some pictures. Poor thing needs a bath but it's both the rainy season and the (ironically named) lovebug season. It's straight stock, as far as I know.

Yow. Hadn't realized how bad my phone camera, or possibly the loose nut at the controls is. These pictures were taken in broad daylight, with only a little cloud cover.

 

Welcome to the wonderful world of Volvo! Nice looking V50.