My '05 V70

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Somewhat surprisingly, Volvo passed inspection without any issues or advisories. Inspector even commented that the car is in pretty good shape, I wonder if he was just in a really good mood.

I think the fuel consumption might have gone up a little bit from the new plugs, so far it's kinda inconclusive. But the idle is still kinda grumpy, so I think I'll order some new iridiums some time soon.
And since the car passed inspection so nicely, I don't mind a little pampering
Also gonna order a Bluetooth adapter for the radio, the aux adapter I have is kinda crappy and I found out the model specific BT dingledongles aren't too expensive at all.

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Volvo really did not like those standard OEM plugs, slapped in a set of new Denso iridiums yesterday and improvement is noticeable. Throttle response is better, acceleration feels crisp and the idle is smoooooth (for a 5-cyl).

The occasional bumps at idle in gear haven't gone away, maybe it's a coil, maybe the dummy expensive throttle body, maybe the hen's teeth CNG injectors, maybe I should check if it's still there when running on petrol...

But atleast I have upgraded the Volvo with the very latest cutting-edge technology, Bluetooth audio! And with the added benefit of the prev. & next track buttons working on the steering wheel! The old aux box was crappy probably due to the power wire having the shoddiest splice connector install I've ever seen. Also wiggled all the antenna wiring back behind the radio, but the FM reception is still crap.

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Again, the Volvo was the chariot of choice for the midsummer cottage trip. And as usual, car didn't miss a beat and got about 50 MPGe on biogas.

40-ish kilometers of gravel roads loosened something under the car, I'm hearing an occasional metallic rattle when the rear left hits a bump, maybe a heatshield.
Though the non-functioning AC was kind of an issue, trip there no problem, but the last day was HAWT and the 2.5hr drive back home was absolute misery.

Front left summer tire is leaking faster than before, it's now losing about 1 bar in a month so I gotta keep up on pressures now too. New tires are coming, but I'll try to squeeze this summer out of these.