We made our trip east to Columbia, SC for a friend's wedding just fine and
had a great time, then drove north to Asheville, NC to see and jam with a
fellow that we had not seen in about 40 years. (shameless plug: the Blue Ridge
Music Store in Asheville) Getting ready to go to the jam we edged onto
what seemed to be a lull in traffic on US 25/Hendersonville road to have
a red pickup appear out of nowhere (around a blind curve), lock his wheels
and hit the left front of our S60 T5. Other friends took us to the jam, which
was great, and the car is in Asheville being fixed, most of which will be
replacement of plastic bumper, left headlights and possibly the hood.
Meanwhile we are in PA in a rented Chevy Cobalt, not near the car the S60 T5
is, but it DID get 36 mpg coming up from Asheville. I am really hoping the
S60 will be ready when we get back next Monday or Tuesday...
Hoping to see Volvo guys in Harrisburg/Carlisle tomorrow after which we go
to the NC Coast for the weekend.
Hope you all are great,
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George Downs Bartlesville, Heart of the USA!

Well that stinks. We do have our share of moronic drivers here, who's your repair shop?

Ron in Asheville (and no red truck)

What a bummer George! Ever since NASCAR started racing pickups, I have been scared. The NC mountains are just beautiful and the roads are great, but some of those curves are not designed for spirited driving. I laid down my motorcycle close to Ashville when the brakes failed on a blind curve, never wanting to find a car/truck in the on coming lane :)

I bet you can't wait to get back into the seats of the S60,

Klaus
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Please answer your responses. We need to know if the advice is good or bad. The 164 has a new home, all I am left with are 2 turbos :)

I just got back to Asheville and all they have done is to take off the busted
parts but have NOT ordered the new ones.......
We came to an understanding and they will start tomorrow, for whatever that is worth. They estimate 6-7 working days after they get the parts so we'll leave
probably tomorrow (Tuesday) and I'll probably fly back to get it later.
GRRRrrrr.....
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George Downs Bartlesville, Heart of the USA!

Things are a bit slower in the hills, especially for foreigners :) Perhaps it was just a matter of commuicatin'

But they sure know how to make gritts and eggs. I hope you tried some of that ham for breakfast :)

Klaus
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Please answer, we need to know if the advice is good or bad. The 164 has a new home, all I am left with are 2 turbos :)