| Posted by maxt |
11/2/2005 10:10 PM | remove |
Yikes. I don't think we ever had such a beautiful automobile in the states.
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| Posted by TurboZutek |
11/2/2005 10:26 PM | remove |
The states missed out on a lot of cool volvos.
No 400 series (You didn't get Volvo's cool Digital sports car with pop up lights, the 480Turbo) no 300 series and a lot of volvos (The 900 springs to mind) were a lot better equipped and had nicer suspension in the UK.
We also had diesel variants of most cars.
You DID get a bunch of Turbo volvos we didn't though, like the 240GLT-Turbo coupe and Wagon (Estate).
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| Posted by lost |
11/3/2005 10:37 AM | remove |
Didn't we get a turbo version of the 200-series?? Shameful.
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| Posted by TurboZutek |
11/3/2005 2:09 PM | remove |
Nah, the B23FT engine was never fitted to 240's over here. The most powerfull 200 we got was the 260GLT - and that PVR engine sucked - the oilways were too small and they ended dying an unlubricated death.
Much like my ex.
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| Posted by maxt |
11/3/2005 3:53 PM | remove |
My mom had volvo fever for a while. Started with a "silver bullet" 88 240, then moved into a mid 90's 940. I always thought the 740(i think) Turbos were pretty sporty...for a volvo. Not a fan of their recent "non boxy" cars though.
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| Posted by lost |
11/3/2005 4:06 PM | remove |
Happy to say we've never, ever had a Volvo in the family.
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| Posted by TurboZutek |
11/3/2005 10:07 PM | remove |
Well the recent Volvos are all just fords anyways. The s80 and s60 are based on the Mondeo (Taurus) chassis.
The 480 was a truly sporty volvo - designed from the ground up to be such. I loved mine, for all its faults!
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| Posted by lost |
11/7/2005 3:28 PM | remove |
The S60 and S80 are actually based on unique platforms, which is why they're so awkward to adapt Ford engines to (there are no Ford engines in the S60/80 line-ups), and I think the S80 was using a 4-speed GM automatic transmission until recently. Not very Ford. The new S40 however is just a glorified Focus.
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| Posted by TurboZutek |
11/7/2005 6:39 PM | remove |
I've noticed little things from Ford creeping in: switchgear, door handles, boot liner - that kinda thing. Jaguar are saving money doing the same thing!
I drove an S80 for a while, the Mark1 did indeed share its floorpanel (and five other panels?) with the Mondeo and Passat common platform.
I love Volvos normally, but I didn't like the S80 much :-(
I also had a go of the C70, it was fast and looked the part of a sports car; Didn't handle for shit though, felt unstable near the edge of the envelope - I would take my old 480 over the C70 any day.
Maybe I got a bad example, but a few people I talked to about it (Including its owner) agreed it wasn't upto much through bends and twisty turns.
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| Posted by SnakeCorp |
11/14/2005 6:53 PM | remove |
What is this..the Car Geeks Board? Consider yourselves all FIRED!!
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