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Stealth's V40

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Hallo Everyone!

I'm making this page so others can follow the journey of me and my V40!
On this page you will find all the modification and servicing I have done to my v40!


Lets start at the beginning!

[11/04/2022] 133.508kms

This is the day I picked up my Volvo V40. It’s a Polar+ Sport edition with the D3 engine. The car was manufactured in 2019.

Before I bought this car, I was searching for a white Volvo V40 R design with a D2 engine. However after visiting multiple dealers I couldn’t find a car that met all my requirements. Good to mention is that the dealers I visited were official Volvo dealer’s. Most cars I visited needed at least 2k in maintenance work and were not serviced by an official Volvo dealer.

So after struggling to find the car I desired, I decided to visited the official Volvo dealer in my area. Quickly the salesman showed me a wide variety of V40’s. Then he showed me the V40 I ended up buying. I paid 5k more than my original budget I set. However this car had the more powerful engine, has the r design body kit and all the options I could dream of! But more important, this dealer knew the car and has maintained it since the day it rolled of the assembly line! Beside that, the car got a full detail both inside and outside, 12 months of warranty, 3 years of roadside assistance and 1 year of Volvo on call. He also offered me 3k for my old car! That was great compared to the 1K offered by the other dealers.

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[19/05/2023] 157.792kms

Today I had my wheels and tires replaced. I upgraded from 17" Ixion III (7J / ET50) to 19" Oxigin 20 Attraction (8.5J / ET45) wheels. On the 17" I had 225/45/R17 Michelin Primacy tires and on the 19" I put 235/35/R19 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 tires. I also had the steering rack limiters installed. These are the results:

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nice wheels and great to see a decent set of tyres... too many people fit new wheels and try to save money with cheep tyres.
have you considered lowering the suspension too?
nice wheels and great to see a decent set of tyres... too many people fit new wheels and try to save money with cheep tyres.
have you considered lowering the suspension too?
Yes I know right! Tyres are the most important part of a car in my opinion. Its the only contact point between you and the road.
The thought of lowering has crossed my mind but I dont think I will. The wheels are really wide and barely fit right now.
I would have to use lowering springs in combination with spacers. But im not a big fan of spacers.
So for now I will keep stock ride height!
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