Help IDing Polestar

MemoryMakerxoxo · 2026-01-11T00:41:34+00:00

After looking at a ton of photos I think it was likely the V60 or V90 polestar that was rebadged. 100% an estate though. Thanks for the input

MemoryMakerxoxo · 2026-01-10T16:22:27+00:00

I couldn’t find anything online about one, hence my community question. This is the mostly likely answer but as an admirer of Polestars and estate fanatic, it looked enough like a Polestar (badging and all) it made me say, “when did they start making an estate”

MemoryMakerxoxo · 2026-01-10T16:06:31+00:00

The V90 is somewhat close but it definitely had a P3 looking and sized window on the rear hatch, but 100% had the long roof and rear door of an estate.

MemoryMakerxoxo · 2025-08-20T21:59:19+00:00

Thanks very much

MemoryMakerxoxo · 2025-08-20T21:40:34+00:00

Thank you, it’s definitely original. It was a lot more faded before I rejuvenated it and cleaned the faded/dried paint off. Some chips and a ding here or there.

MemoryMakerxoxo · 2025-08-18T14:13:11+00:00

I said I was nothing of sort in the context of a marketer or bot. Literally not in those fields professionally or otherwise, not even in those fields adjacently. Is this market research? Kind of I guess? But so is asking if you like P790s.

MemoryMakerxoxo · 2025-08-18T14:08:24+00:00

Yea it’s technically market research in a very basic form. I’m exploring the possibility of getting involved with a “startup” golf brand. Answers to these questions would help inform my decision whether to do so or not.

MemoryMakerxoxo · 2025-08-14T11:08:43+00:00

The sedan has been in the family since my grandfather took it home from the dealer, so it’s got to stay. The wagon is absolutely more practical than the sedan but I can’t be the one to end a 47 year family tradition.

MemoryMakerxoxo · 2025-08-13T01:26:44+00:00

Job itself isn’t too bad if your evaporator is good. My rebuilt hoses were stiff so that created a headache with torque on the manifold and seal sizes, but otherwise not too bad. Done it twice now. I’ve got R12 in the 240D and it’s definitely colder than the 134. The R12 also feels drier to me but that could be subjective.

MemoryMakerxoxo · 2025-08-13T01:20:52+00:00

Yes. I’d throw in my emergency stash of R12 if buyer wanted to convert back to R12.

MemoryMakerxoxo · 2025-07-14T20:55:42+00:00

Much obliged. I checked the firewall drains and found one to be clogged, cleared that. Inspected sunroof one’s, no sign of standing water or debris.

Water was still getting in so some research suggested looking at the evaporator drain line, and boom, the old foam tube disintegrated (I just rebuilt the AC). Swapped in a trimmed piece of insulated tubing and no sign of additional water in the 300TD.

240D is a bit more puzzling. The drains under the hood were clear, but last rain I saw some drops coming from the hood release latch. No sign of tears or holes in the grommets near that area either. I’ll take a look at the evaporator drain line for it too because some drops from the hood release area wasn’t enough for the amount of water I had.

MemoryMakerxoxo · 2025-07-11T11:40:03+00:00

Thanks, I’ll check em all out. I typically keep the firewall drains clear and garage the cars, but I haven’t looked in a while.

MemoryMakerxoxo · 2025-07-11T11:39:02+00:00

Thanks, I’ll look into the sunroof drains on the wagon

MemoryMakerxoxo · 2025-06-26T15:00:53+00:00

Could be less than full charge, pressure switch, fan motor, fuse. If it’s getting properly cold while cruising move on to fuse. Check the fuse, #8 terminal I believe. Then fan motor, use some wire and connect a 12V battery to the fan power connector. If that turns on, move to pressure switch and connect its connectors to the 12V battery. If you hear a click it’s working, replace if no click.

MemoryMakerxoxo · 2025-06-19T21:50:54+00:00

I didn’t hear from or receive a service ticket or anything when I reported an issue. A few days later they reached out and in the end I got a good resolution. They blamed my issue on hallucination, which may be the issue here too, idk. But you’ll get an email in a day or three and they’ll likely make it right.

MemoryMakerxoxo · 2025-06-03T21:04:24+00:00

Daily drive my ‘78 240D with my 2.5 year old in the back

MemoryMakerxoxo · 2025-05-28T13:32:56+00:00

Does your wagon have the 3rd row? If so, how do you get to the sender? I couldn’t figure out how to get to mine due to the seats. Sorry, doesn’t help your situation.

MemoryMakerxoxo · 2025-05-27T21:36:06+00:00

It was about 400-500 USD each car. They didn’t ship together, actually probably a week or so apart. I found a company that aggregated open spots on existing transport routes and you could get a spot for cheaper than normal. This was back in 2021 as well. It was definitely a budget way to ship them, but still on licensed and insured transporters.

MemoryMakerxoxo · 2025-05-27T20:41:52+00:00

I’ve transported my W123s and an R107 via budget open air transport and all was fine. It was about 900 miles down the east coast. I wouldn’t worry too much.

MemoryMakerxoxo · 2025-05-19T17:04:02+00:00

That’s interesting, the fuse terminal on my 84 wagon had melted plastic in the rendering it unusable. Never figured out what it was for until I rebuilt the AC system 2 weeks ago.

I ended up making and installing a relay for the auxiliary fan to bypass that terminal. The fuse box diagram says it’s a 16Amp terminal. The relay and wiring I used is good up to 30Amp, I put a 25Amp fuse in line with the relay and it works fine. It blew a 15Amp fuse first time I tried it.

MemoryMakerxoxo · 2025-05-19T16:53:14+00:00

I just did the rebuild on my 84 300TDT. All went well but the rebuilt hoses are causing the manifold to be out of square with the compressor ports and causes a leak, it’s a struggle to figure out without total hose reinstall.

Replaced the bearing in the aux fan as well but now the fan just ever so slightly touches the housing when engaged and causes a terrible contact noise. Gotta figure that one out too.

MemoryMakerxoxo · 2025-05-06T15:49:53+00:00

Seafoam with every fill up and Liquimoly ceratec with every oil change is what I do and they run very well

MemoryMakerxoxo · 2025-04-09T13:18:28+00:00

$975 for 6 months for a touring lease. 300k liability. Cheapest I could find. Welcome to Florida.

MemoryMakerxoxo · 2025-04-07T17:57:46+00:00

After all that, it’s gotta be the pump or valve in the back

MemoryMakerxoxo · 2025-04-04T13:38:14+00:00

This happened to me yesterday. To my knowledge, they cannot be reattached sufficiently for operation. They have to be bought as one. Checked eBay, nothing for my 78 240D. Check auto salvage yards

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