Volvo 480

>tfw those were rare from the beginning
>tfw THOUSANDS got slayed away for cash for clunkers and people bought cheap peugeot and opel hatchbacks as replacement

One of those drives around in my town, in brushed metal effect - pink

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Forgot to mention that they also have popup lights.

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>dat wedge

Saw a white one of these twice on the last couple weeks in Glasgow. Kept forgetting to google it

>>14050722
i'm sold.

can i get one in burgerstan?

Awesome cars, saw this video of one a while ago https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1qIjiqCXCbU

>>14050790
I doubt they were sold there and even where they were sold they became incredibly rare.

People just didn't care until it was too late.

>>14050790
You can't. If I could I'd have one already but I guess my 960 will have to do.

Seeing a few for under £1000 here in the UK. I'm very tempted and could import it back to Canada eventually

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>dat two tone

I know about it

but goddamn if it aint ugly

>>14051686
Then god's roasting next to Hitler cuz this car hits all the good spots

>>14051721
one of the few cars that do nothing right tbqh

>>14050697
I was THIS close to buying one as my first car 3 months ago.
But then I chickened out and bought a reliable 4 door wagon in great shape with room to spare and better mpg for 1.7k €.
Instead of an old project car full of gremlins with no spare parts availability for 3k € at twice the mileage.

>>14050790
No. They were designed for the American market, but then they weren't sold there, cause the dollar value was too low at the time, so it would have been too expensive for Americans to be a success in the market.

>>14051733
Well, I disagree, but you are entitled to your opinion.

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>>14051736
>with no spare parts availability

wut?

the 480 is pretty much a 460/440 with a body kit and the engines are run off the mill Renault 1.7/2.0 NA and turbo engines.

>>14051789
not him, but:
>False Wheel Drive
>Engine not built by Volvo, but by Renault
>lots of electronic gadgemagizmos
>trunk lid leaks
>not spacious
>not economical
>not fast

>>14051856
>False Wheel Drive

Ah, you're one of these guys.
Opinion discarded.

>>14051851
there's more to cars than the drivetrain.
try replacing the gauge cluster when it inevitably shits the bed.

>>14051866
>ignoring my other points
>ignoring the fact that this was the first Volvo with FWD
>ignoring the fact that they never built it in large numbers and replaced it with the 440 soon after for some reason

>>14051867
stuff one of the 440 into that bitch?

if you buy an old car you have to brace your ass for fixing shit by yourself anyway.

>>14051880
>just use parts from other cars
thanks for proving my point.

>>14051891
>being too scared to make (maybe) unfitting parts actually fit

>>14050697
electrical problems

So this is basically a Swedish Honda civic?

>>14052337
yeah but it managed to be even worse

>>14052337
no, it's a Swedish Honda Accord Aerodeck

>>14050733
looks like an EF civic with pop ups

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>>14050697
Not available in murrica, the oddball we got was the 780 and all the ones I worked on had the shitty peugeot/renualt V6. The best part of the car were the wheels, they were probably the lightest wheels available at the time which is why I use a set on my 765t.

>>14051891
>just use a part from a different trim level of the exact same car

yes hi welcome to fixing cars this is how it's done

obviously you would want to make sure you use a gauge cluster with a boost gauge on the turbo ones, but really that's not hard

>>14050722
It looks like the front end of an AE92 Sprinter combined with the back end of a Geo Metro.

It's so fucking weird. I want it.

>>14050778
fuck, thats good

>built by DAF

Im out...

Does /o/ stay away from new Volvos? Has the ford accusation destroyed them?

>>14050809
25 year rule you can get up to a 1990
>>14057311
I stop at whiteblock that have the drive by wire throttles.

>>14050697
YOU LITERALLY CANT FIND A SINGLE GOD DAMN VOLVO IN FLORIDA
THERE ARE NO GOOD CARS IN FLORIDA CRAIGSLIST

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there are a few for sale here in austria.
very cheap because not well known, the 750€ one is rough but in good technical condition, the 1800 is garage-kept and looks clean.

>>14057608
Saw a mint 850R a while back in Miami.

Lurk moar

>>14057677
NOT FOR SALE
PIECE OF SHIT