My car has swallowed my £170!!
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got a new Volvo XC60 three weeks ago. There are two cubby storage boxes between the front seats, a lift-up armrest/lid, and a rollback lid over the cupholders.
this roller top one is perfect for my sunglasses in a soft case (and with volvo charging £58 for a proper sunglasses holder YOU'D look for an alternative.
anyway - glasses fit snugly in there. All hunky dory. Until Friday...
had to collect a wedding cake for my sister-in-law's wedding. Cake maker lady wanted cash. En route to collect cake before driving to wedding, called into tesco and withdrew £180. Put same on top of sunglasses to keep safe and out of sight. Closed lid.
Then opened lid again to get sunglasses.
Lid rolls back, taking the notes with it and disappearing into the space between the two cubbies, from where you can't get at it. Rolled lid forwards, expecting to see money, and it rolled smoothly, expensively, into place, leaving the cash wherever it dumped it. Vanished. Buried.
so - does anybody know how to get this damn thing apart? If I take it to a dealer it'll probably cost more in labour charge than I've lost....thinking to throw myself on the mercy of the dealer (yeah, I know!) I called the salesman and asked if he knew, but he was laughing so much I think he had to go to A&E.
Googled it, but no luck, so maybe a PH-er knows?
Please??
When you've stopped laughing?
this roller top one is perfect for my sunglasses in a soft case (and with volvo charging £58 for a proper sunglasses holder YOU'D look for an alternative.
anyway - glasses fit snugly in there. All hunky dory. Until Friday...
had to collect a wedding cake for my sister-in-law's wedding. Cake maker lady wanted cash. En route to collect cake before driving to wedding, called into tesco and withdrew £180. Put same on top of sunglasses to keep safe and out of sight. Closed lid.
Then opened lid again to get sunglasses.
Lid rolls back, taking the notes with it and disappearing into the space between the two cubbies, from where you can't get at it. Rolled lid forwards, expecting to see money, and it rolled smoothly, expensively, into place, leaving the cash wherever it dumped it. Vanished. Buried.
so - does anybody know how to get this damn thing apart? If I take it to a dealer it'll probably cost more in labour charge than I've lost....thinking to throw myself on the mercy of the dealer (yeah, I know!) I called the salesman and asked if he knew, but he was laughing so much I think he had to go to A&E.
Googled it, but no luck, so maybe a PH-er knows?
Please??
When you've stopped laughing?
Reminds me of when I dismantled the dashboard of a company van once as somehow the keys I put in the ashtray ended up within the dashboard. Regarding your Volvo if there are no visible screws then everything is probably clipped together and a bit of gentle persuasion with a nylon trim tool should get things apart.
Opel-GT said:
thanks for that - worth a look but didn't have the necessary info. Much appreciated anyway...andrewpain said:
to all responders (respondents?) - thanks!
cheered me up no end......
and the dealers have offered to have a look if I drop round sometime.
Probably going to get the staff to pop out and "see what a real idiot looks like".
sort of a staff training exercise.....
Reminds me..did I tell you about the time I left a full trolley of food in Tesco car park and drove home..? No, never mind....cheered me up no end......
and the dealers have offered to have a look if I drop round sometime.
Probably going to get the staff to pop out and "see what a real idiot looks like".
sort of a staff training exercise.....
mybrainhurts said:
Reminds me..did I tell you about the time I left a full trolley of food in Tesco car park and drove home..? No, never mind....
Once upon a time my father came out of the shop and put 4 cans of lager on the roof of his car so he could open the door, he then got in and drove home leaving said cans on the roof, when he got home they were still on the roof! To be fair he only had to drive about half a mile to get home but how they stayed on there we'll never know.
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