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Title: Anyone want a brand new Volvo 340...?
Post by: Swoop on March 27, 2014, 04:43:17 AM
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/stuck-in-a-time-warp--pristine-1987-volvo-auctioned-after-owner-parked-it-in-garage-for-27-years-110203325.html
Title: Re: Anyone want a brand new Volvo 340...?
Post by: danny76 on March 27, 2014, 04:56:30 AM
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/stuck-in-a-time-warp--pristine-1987-volvo-auctioned-after-owner-parked-it-in-garage-for-27-years-110203325.html

Good find. I'll pass though cheers :lol
Title: Re: Anyone want a brand new Volvo 340...?
Post by: SD67 on March 27, 2014, 05:32:58 AM
Do I look sexuality challenged to you?
Title: Re: Anyone want a brand new Volvo 340...?
Post by: Baggy on March 27, 2014, 09:15:44 AM
My dad had one of those, the gearbox was horrid!

A blast from my childhood:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2580246/Roger-Moores-classic-yellow-Aston-Martin-70s-action-The-Persuaders-set-sell-500-000.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2580246/Roger-Moores-classic-yellow-Aston-Martin-70s-action-The-Persuaders-set-sell-500-000.html)
Title: Re: Anyone want a brand new Volvo 340...?
Post by: Slate on March 27, 2014, 10:47:19 AM
  Why are Volvos so ugly?  :headscratch:
Title: Re: Anyone want a brand new Volvo 340...?
Post by: -ammo- on March 27, 2014, 11:42:59 AM
  Why are Volvos so ugly?  :headscratch:

Yea, but they're safe!
Title: Re: Anyone want a brand new Volvo 340...?
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on March 27, 2014, 12:29:42 PM
Yea, but they're safe!

Volvos that age are not safe by modern standards though. My uncle bought a Volvo almost like that with only 50 000km on it. Vehicle was almost like new but the age shows. Door frames are paper thin, no air bags, the door resonates like banging on sheet metal when you close the door.
Title: Re: Anyone want a brand new Volvo 340...?
Post by: -ammo- on March 27, 2014, 12:43:12 PM
Volvos that age are not safe by modern standards though. My uncle bought a Volvo almost like that with only 50 000km on it. Vehicle was almost like new but the age shows. Door frames are paper thin, no air bags, the door resonates like banging on sheet metal when you close the door.

I guess I was being a bit facetious but will say my wife's 2007 XC-70 has been a great family car.  Spacious, comfortable seats, plenty of amenities -  we have driven all over Europe in this car and I can't say anything bad about it.  Snow, ice, warm weather, It does its purpose.
Title: Re: Anyone want a brand new Volvo 340...?
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on March 27, 2014, 12:58:12 PM
I guess I was being a bit facetious but will say my wife's 2007 XC-70 has been a great family car.  Spacious, comfortable seats, plenty of amenities -  we have driven all over Europe in this car and I can't say anything bad about it.  Snow, ice, warm weather, It does its purpose.

It's a fact that Volvos seem much better cars while you're in them.
Title: Re: Anyone want a brand new Volvo 340...?
Post by: -ammo- on March 27, 2014, 01:01:59 PM
It's a fact that Volvos seem much better cars while you're in them.

Haha -  I take it you are not a Volvo fan.

Her Volvo has 85K miles and still chugging along.  Only had to do periodic maintenance; nothing has broke and that is saying a lot for HER primary driver.  Those backup sensors have saved many a pole in a parking lot.
Title: Re: Anyone want a brand new Volvo 340...?
Post by: MrGeezer on March 27, 2014, 01:02:08 PM
Reggie Hammond will be by with a police officer to pick it up.  

If anyone named Luther shows up, ignore him.
Title: Re: Anyone want a brand new Volvo 340...?
Post by: -ammo- on March 27, 2014, 01:03:28 PM
Reggie Hammond will be by with a police officer to pick it up.  

If anyone named Luther shows up, ignore him.

Love that movie :aok  "Did that hurt Luther; it looked like it hurt a lot when I slammed the door in your face"
Title: Re: Anyone want a brand new Volvo 340...?
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on March 27, 2014, 01:14:22 PM
Haha -  I take it you are not a Volvo fan.

Her Volvo has 85K miles and still chugging along.  Only had to do periodic maintenance; nothing has broke and that is saying a lot for HER primary driver.  Those backup sensors have saved many a pole in a parking lot.

No I mean that many times when I sit in a Volvo - a taxi for example - the car seems very comfortable. On the outside it doesn't 'do' anything for me but the seats, noise level etc. are excellent in many models. I especially love the premium soft leather seats of Volvo.

Or it might be that I'm usually mindlessly drunk when I'm in a taxi.
Title: Re: Anyone want a brand new Volvo 340...?
Post by: -ammo- on March 28, 2014, 01:40:32 PM
No I mean that many times when I sit in a Volvo - a taxi for example - the car seems very comfortable. On the outside it doesn't 'do' anything for me but the seats, noise level etc. are excellent in many models. I especially love the premium soft leather seats of Volvo.

Or it might be that I'm usually mindlessly drunk when I'm in a taxi.

Roger that -  ich Verstehe!
Title: Re: Anyone want a brand new Volvo 340...?
Post by: Arlo on March 28, 2014, 03:11:56 PM
"Put me down for a bob." he said. Shocked me so I forgot about the car.
Title: Re: Anyone want a brand new Volvo 340...?
Post by: ghi on March 28, 2014, 04:07:52 PM
I like Volvo heavy trucks ,great on mpg, quiet inside, good  suspension ,large sleeper ,very comfortable;  my last truck was a Volvo 770 ; now I own a Volvo 780, already 1,259,000 miles on original motor, transmission still pulling great.
Title: Re: Anyone want a brand new Volvo 340...?
Post by: morfiend on March 28, 2014, 05:49:45 PM
Yea, but they're safe!


  Actually this is not true anymore,they may be safe but are no better than any other car available today.  This wasnt always the case though,when Volvo actually owned the company and built their own unique cars they were much safer than the average NA built car.

  Just ask Ralph Nadder! :devil


   :salute
Title: Re: Anyone want a brand new Volvo 340...?
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on March 29, 2014, 05:08:13 AM

  Actually this is not true anymore,they may be safe but are no better than any other car available today.  This wasnt always the case though,when Volvo actually owned the company and built their own unique cars they were much safer than the average NA built car.

  Just ask Ralph Nadder! :devil


   :salute

They crash tested a 8 year old Volvo recently and it still filled modern safety standards. Very good option for a young family who wants safety with a budget.
Title: Re: Anyone want a brand new Volvo 340...?
Post by: Groth on March 29, 2014, 08:09:28 AM
 Ralph Nadder made himself into what he is today killing the Corvair.............which was NO were near as unsafe/deadly as VW bug. He rightly reasoned bug had popular support, wereas Corvair was relatively new and no widespread support. A leech is a leech is a leech.
                                      And yes, I've owned both, 64 bug parked outside my window now.          JGroth
Title: Re: Anyone want a brand new Volvo 340...?
Post by: BreakingBad on March 29, 2014, 11:38:19 AM
Steering wheel is on the wrong side
Title: Re: Anyone want a brand new Volvo 340...?
Post by: Arlo on March 29, 2014, 02:46:40 PM
Steering wheel is on the wrong side

Right is wrong? Huh.