I recently bought my first car: a 2014 V40 2.0 5 cil (213hp, petrol). It’s in good condition, has been maintained well and I’m trying to take good care of it as well. I don’t drive aggressively at all, got her down to 9.2/100km with like 20/30% city driving.
But my question is: is it worth it to put 98 in her instead of 95? It costs so much more, not sure if it outweighs the lower maintenance costs…
Picked her up a week ago. My first car and I’m in love already. Beautiful color and with the R-design and leather seats it feels like a relatively modern luxury car. She’s got some power (213 hp) as well 😅
Some people thought the exhaust isn’t stock, maybe it’s because they’re not used to the 5 cil. I’m not sure, I only really got into researching cars and 2010-2017 Volvos specifically when looking for an attractive, fun, reliable, and comfortable second-hand hatchback.
150.000km on her now, planning to ride her out. All the maintenance was done in time and the timing belt and waterpump have been replaced just before I picked it up.
The shifts don’t feel very nice though. Not shocky per se but I feel like it’s not sure which gear to pick sometimes. I have an appointment in almost 2 months to check it out, but not sure if I should try to plan it sooner. I have read that the 6-speed geartronic is not the most smooth and snappy automatic, but very reliable. I’m used to a 2012 sharan -s-something and the sharan would be a tad more shocky if I had to compare it… I’m not sure if it’s supposed to feel like this or if I should get it checked out sooner. Any info or tips are more than welcome 🙏🏻
My best run so far. Loud and pungent artificial red fruit candy terps with hints of cream 🔥 1350 grams (4 different phenos) in and 79 grams of 120/90/72/45 out, pretty much full melt. Made with a pretty basic home set up, hand-washed 4 times (10-8-5-5) with fresh water and extra ice every wash.
While collecting the hash I put a lot of paper towels under a 15u screen to soak up as much moisture possible. After that I spread it out and froze it. Then I chopped that up and out the crumbs/flakes in the fridge for about 4 days. Combined the 120/90 and 72/45 because it seemed logical.
After that I cured some 120/90 at body heat, then I started whipping it and it became some buttery goodness within 5-10 minutes.