Volv/o/ thread. It's time to accept that the 850 was the

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Can't argue with that

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>>16278614
Sorry, it's not pic related.

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>tfw no 850r

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so much yes.

sedan sorta reminds me of the Mercedes E500 Hammer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew6YwIN2IQc

B5234T forever

>>16278614
>tfw american
>TFW
>WHEN
>NO
>VOLVO
>480
literal dream car

>>16278614
>late 90s car
>looks like an 80s car
>they kept carphones until 2000s
<3 volvo

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>fwd

I think you may have mistyped "740"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88-xtMpJZ0Q

>>16279751
this
my fucking dream is a clean 740 turbo wagon

>>16278614
I accept it

>>16278614
I own a 460 diesel with 400k km every day is suffering I wish I had a 850 r instead

Did they release the M90 gearbox in the US?
Contemplating a RWD 850R build.

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>tfw no pigfat auto only 780

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Let's not forget the 240. Not powerful, but certainly iconic

It can't possibly be the best car ever made because it has a four spoke steering wheel with spokes exactly where I would put my hands on a three spoke steering wheel.

>>16280079
Literally took me 5 seconds to google volvo m90

http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=94325

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I had a manual swapped 850R, best sounding engine I've owned. Wish it was a wagon though.

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Does anyone wanna buy my '81 240?
Comes with an extra B21FT and m46 tranny.

>>16280995
I was actually gonna post here on /o/ that I was seeking my 240 as well! Mine is a '93 sedan with the 5-speed (M46 i think? The the one without the little overdrive button thing). Would post a pic, but none on my phone. Basically >>16280631 but sedan form

>>16281090
Meant to put selling, not seeking

>>16281090
That's the m47 transmission! Nice.

>>16280995
Those headrests are the sexiest thing for some reason

>>16279755
http://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/5848987822.html
Shit son, come over here
Sedan up for sale in louisville too

>>16280995

dang if you lived in AZ

>>16278614
Well... One of the best cars. Sure, you can have a monster of a car with factory specs, but a 940 turbo is oh, so exploitable and easy to work on. That car is a fucking beast.

>>16280995
location?

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Doing a complete restore on this baby. Not bad for $300 and 150k on the odometer

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>>16278716
only looks good from the back. front and profile are hideous.

>>16278614
Norway?

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>>16281961
Nice score man!

>>16281907
My bricks sans the '92 245. Yeah, the 850 is nice but being wrong wheel drive is a real deal breaker in my book. What comes close is the 960/S90, but if only they turbo'd those! I dunno, I still love the red block though; white blocks are nice, but can be problematic.

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>yfw you will never have a stack of volvos

I owned an 850 2.5l 20v, and it's the only car I've ever really missed. Would love another but hard to find a good one these days

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just got my '96 850 turbobrick a junkyard CBV and i'm actually hitting 16 PSI
>SPEEDY SPEED BOY
just did the timing belt + components and water pump last week b/c the impeller on the old HEPU pump got loose and tried to de-track the old belt while scraping against the housing on the inside

>>16279751

This so much, the last car Volvo built was the 740/940

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>>16278716
>>16279751
>>16279755
>>16280086
>>16280631
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7V-G3PiRUc

>>16281738
>>16281953
Fuck m8 I actually do love in AZ.
WHERE YOU AT

>>16283292
Live*

>>16280995
thats a nice blue

>>16283137
Too bad stock t15 can only handle about 11-12 psi under load :/

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Couldn't agree more
>pic related is my 96 850 platinum

>>16283151
Was it this the video that had that amazing door close?

I wanna get the new S90, I'll get one in a few years when they depreciate.

Should I

>>16283435
Avoid anything called Volvo made after 1997

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Gunmetal grey wagon reporting in
91 5 speed m47

>>16283359
Yes.

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I like all 850s

>>16283558
This

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I will forever miss my 242 gt. Hopefully going to grab 2 turbo wagos with a mate next week.

>>16283558
>Avoid anything I can't afford

newer volvos are nice too in my opinion

>>16283292

I thought that QT looked AZish. Mesa. How much?

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>>16284444
THAT GET

>>16284391

Its b8 but Ill bite

Its a bitch to work on. Its AWD or FWD. Its not cheap. Ford S70s fucking suck cock. The chinese Volvos are even worse. Now theyre just flashy nigga rich cars.

Stick with the classics, stick with what works.

>>16284524
3k takes it all.

Sound expensive but this car only has 167k original miles on it. Everything works. All maintenance records. Second owner. Extra engine and manual tranny. and a set of virgo turbo wheels.

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>>16285100
Switched out the seats because original ones were ripped. Interior is 9/10, dashboard is trash tho

>>16285100

Ah I was hoping itd be a grand or something since its a 35 year old Volvo with the old crappy harness. Wishful thinking since it looks so nice in one of my favorite Volvo colors. Would you mind if I came and looked at it sometime even though I don't think I'd be interested in buying? The 240 is one of my favorite cars. I have an 850 Turbo that's currently not registered because I was too lazy to go down to emissions and the title place.

>>16285176
Surprise, there is no harness. Dat mechanical fuel injection.

It would be a grand if it was a shitty condition one with 300k on the clock. But since it's great condition and great interior, daily derivable, comes with a set of hydra and virgo wheels, and extra turbo engine, and an extra manual transmission it's just a little bit more...

I'll go with you to get the emissions done my man. Join the AZ volvo facebook group when you get a chance!

>>16285220

I used to live on the border of Surprise/El Mirage most of my family is out there still was just out there last week in my MR2. I will join the Volvo club for sure! Im part of the AZ MR2 club via someone at my work who saw me in my MR2. Hes got a HKS supercharged MR2 that sounds really awesome and hes an older engineer so I'm sure hes done it right. We got TLAO here n stuff and I've seen a few T5-Rs. Arizona has so many cool Volvos.

>>16285274
Not many down in chandler where I live, but I've seen some pretty dope ones for sure

>>16285290

I work in chandler. That's where I've seen one of the T5-Rs =) Ive only seen it one more time in Tempe and that was years ago.

>>16285220

I joined the AZ Volvos on facebook. I've got the comic AW11 picture ( I dont think Im approved yet) send me a friend request. I'd love to come check out your car and like I said the majority of my family lives out on the west side I'm over there all the time and its a short drive on the i10. I've always wanted a 240 in my collection.

>>16285220
>>16285290

Wait are these both you? I realized I forgot to ask what city you live in on that post ( I meant to). I thought you meant you lived in Surprise LOL. If you live in chandler youre right next to me.

>>16283558
Pre-97 is ideal, but I have a 2000 V70 (sadly, not the V70R) and it is actually very nice

>>16282039
Yeah, the alu block was kinda finicky with certain things, but it does have a real nice sound. The 960's and early s and v models are top tier dd cruisers.

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My friend has one of these hunks of shit and its been sitting for about 15 years. He still insists is the best car ever and that rotary engines are the easiest engines to work on. But like I said its been sitting forever. How do I convince him to sell the thing and buy a BMW instead?

>>16285421
Yes those both me. Where at in chandler my mans?

>>16287019
Ram an 850 into it

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>>16283327
>The HPT cars with their stock 15G turbo reach their limitations fairly quickly. A reprogrammed ECU, coupled with good 2.5"-3" full exhaust, will generally get you to the limits of the 15G's efficiency. The ECU will increase fuel and boost maps to about 15-16 psi maximum boost. For a little more performance, you can add a boost controller (don't think you can on the ME7 1999+ cars) to decrease spool-up time and increase the boost an extra pound or two (beyond that isn't too useful).

I think i'm good

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>>16278614
>best car ever made
>not a picture of an e39 m5

into the trash it goes

>>16285153
Doing god's work, anon.

What do you goys think of the S60? I always see people bitching about
>newer volvos
Used ones are dirt cheap where I live, and I'm looking for something comfy(but modern) for highway cruising

>tfw can't find a single v90 or manual p80 v70 awd
why even live

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>>16288333
they're good donors for manual swaps for my 850 Sportwagon

Anyone know much about the awd system on the s60r?
Always fancied a 5 cyl awd car but if it's not mechanical i'll go back to looking for an s4 or s2.

>>16278614
What's so great about it

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>>16288414
see
>>16283151
also pic related

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>>16288414
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8qMXwYXX1Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXTP_ePB7iU

>>16283151
How do you kill it

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>>16284034

>>16278614
>fwd
But seriously why would I buy this over a corolla?

>>16288570
1) max comfy
2) hit anything ever safely
3) all of the torquesteer and wheeelspin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew6YwIN2IQc

>>16288581
So nothing better over a corolla

>>16288592
He does not understand that the Corolla is the greatest car ever.

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>>16288592
>>16288599
>can't into swedish steel

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>>16288540
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0UqOHZAPHo
Pic related, driver would have survived but wasn't wearing seatbelt and was ejected

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>>16288624
lol ugly cheap piece of junk
This is a real car.

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>>16288670
hard to argue with foolproof logic like that

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post fast bricks

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>>16278614
How about Japanese Volvo?

>>16278736
Muh nigga

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>>16289336
>even amount of cylinders
not enough whiteblock fart

I'm going to be looking at and test driving an '06 S40 T5 tomorrow afternoon. Is there anything I should know about it or be on the lookout for other than what's normal for any car? Any particularly common problems?

>>16289545
PCV
CVVT
FGT

>>16283558
Eh, I love both my P2 S60s. If I could still buy them new, I would not hesitate.

>>16278614
F W D
W
D

Just fucking no

inb4 >4chan driven wheels autism XD

but like really, it's fwd, fucking worthless

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>>16289973
good, more p80s for me

>>16288214

Im on southern and dobson but I work at alma school and warner.

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A couple questions

1.how are new volvos
2. Are they reliable
3. Why are they so cheap used
4. What are some good new models

>>16291328
>12/09/16(Fri)09:40:22
>09:40
>9:40
VOLVO 940!!!!!!!!

>sven is IP banned
>Volvo thread
VPNs, VPNs everywhere.

>>16288275
kek

>>16291293
>1.how are new volvos

i like me, very clean interiour which is a huge plus for me. doesnt look like a space shuttle
love the I5's and I6's engins

>2. Are they reliable

not very, but neither unreliable.

>3. Why are they so cheap used

are they? not in germany, pretty average

>4. What are some good new models

all exept the c30 in my opinion

>>16283435
Like any other Euro luxobarge the S90 will probably be prohibitively expensive to operate after it's 3 years old because of all of the electronics and shit that will inevitably go wrong.

>>16288401
It's Haldex. 3rd gen on the 04-05, 4th gen on the 06-07. Big difference between generations is that the later generation's power transfer from front to rear is basically instant, but it still has that crappy crappy Haldex feel to it. Also, the angle collar gear on the AWD system has a habit of eating shit, especially on 04-05, and that is a very expensive repair.

They're nice cars, best for comfy road trips, and pretty fun for winter hoonery if you fit good snow tires. But I'm thinking of selling my '07, as it's closing in on 90k miles and I'm a bit paranoid about the collar gear problem and of the cylinder walls cracking. Dunno what the heck I'd replace it with, though. Maybe a M2 or E93 M3.

>>16279081
Import one, only the very last ones are less than 25 years old at this point.
They're also dirt cheap where I live.

>>16292457
they are discontinuing the I6 though

>>16293364
And the I5. It's four cylinders with varying degrees of blow and electric assistance only from now on.

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>>16291293
1) expensive
2) if they are maintained
3) the original owners give them to their kids b/c muh babbys safety, who
do the bare minimum maintenance/only replace broken parts
>this is how i got mine for $200
4) anything R or Polestar

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>>16292457
c30 is hot hatch, no h8

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>>16293388
>and than you see the back...

>>16283558
98*

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>>16293441
That's why I love it so much. It's reminiscent of the p1800es

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>>16293441
having owned a few hatches, I can honestly say I like it
>less weight
>more visibility
>unique design
>bitchin' windshield wiper
>not any smaller than a conventional hatchback lid
it's no 850 but you can't hold that against it

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>>16278614
Did i dun goofed?

>>16293441
Why do the taillights look like cocks?

>tfw have least interesting volvo ever made

>>16293481
damn that thing is dank

>>16293503

Thats my 850 from when I drove from PA to Montana. This pic was on some road in Wyoming.

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>>16293503

Check it. Same good luck charm on my new baby

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i have a 5spd 850 t5 with a blown engine sitting in the garage that i'm planning on selling to the scrapyard, im too lazy to try selling it over craigslist. blew the engine 3 yrs ago cause i didnt check the oil for a few weeks, still feel bad about it when i think back on it. o well first car mistakes

>>16283558

yup. so many kinks from ford...

t. 2005 s40 owner

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>>16293540

>>16284338
What happened to it? Brick coupes are so sexy.

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>not the 240

>>16293540
because you're a thirsty faggot

>>16295713

What state? Ill buy it

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I've always liked the original S80 since I first saw it in 1999.

I really want a S80 V8. Convince me not to sell my '13 Civic Si and get one of these /o/.

>>16295713
Hell, if close enough to me, I may buy it. I wanna swap the transmission into my 2000 V70

So I got a 01 S60 T5 the other day. Still not sold on the car.

>>16296571
>>16299579
i'm in vancouver, bc. decided ill throw it up on cl afterall

>>16299486
Do it! I have one and I love it.

>>16295787
Got an offer I couldn't refuse.

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>Constantly look for 850s for sale
>They few that exist are all automatic

Looks like I''ll have to import a yellow 850R wagon from Japan or some thing. I really want one.

WHY CANT I FUCKING FIND A FUCKING 850r IN THE ENTIRE EUROPE THAT ISNT A FUCKING RHD OR AUTOMATIC

>>16288570
>corolla
>not fwd
what the fuck

>>16299486
>dat yamaha v8
>needing to be convinced to not sell a civic and get a swedish luxobarge
If you're thinking of selling the civic, you're already convinced. Do it, anon.

>>16283435
An engine that do 300hp with a turbo and a supercharger what could go wrong. Why they didn't use a 3.8l v6 it would be better in every way and how they are supposed to meme regulations with a supercharger.

>>16299486
The interior is so comfy that you'll be miserable when you're a passenger in one of your buddies shitboxes.

>>16301480

RHD would be the shit.

>>16279751
I had a 740 Turbo sedan. They're not that fast stock, nor do they handle well.

>>16301535
Corollas were RWD until the late 80s

The Volvo 960 was the last real Volvo made.
White block I6 smoothness with RWD and the M90.
A bit of a boat on asphalt but such a good time in the snow (not that we get much of that anymore...)

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>>16303608
Forgot the low effort google-pic.

Convince me to buy this car Volv/o/

https://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/cto/5890245985.html

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>>16303662
>maual
>relatively low miles
>2.4

why do you need us to convince you?

also, postin my volvo

>>16303078
but that anon also posted >>16288670 which is clearly a FWD corolla

even in the 80's the only corollas that were RWD were the 2door/3door coupes/hatchbacks, the sedans and wagons had already gone FWD

>>16303676

Thats not a real volvo

>>16303662
>5 SPEED MANUEL TRANS
You get an entire Mexican dedicated to shifting for you. What's not to love?

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>>16295713
>owners manual states
>for turbo 850s
>check oil every time you fuel up
WEW

>>16280086
Are these really auto only (in the us)? I want one of these so bad

About to buy a 03 S40T, I know, >ford
but it's 1k for 120k, new alternator, breaks, wheels, everything working, aside from the trunk.

Does anyone else here have one? How are they? It'd be my first car

Thanks an/o/ns

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Hey Volvo fags, I'm looking for some advice. My dad has a V70 that's on its last legs. We've been discussing what he wants next and he says he still wants a wagon. What he has in mind is a Subaru Outback.
Now, the main thing he hated about the V70 is how expensive and difficult it is to maintain. I was thinking about recommending him a 240 wagon because I heard they were really reliable and easy to take care of (plus they have more space). Is that true or is it just a meme?

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>>16303721
And the fwd corollas are still better than volvos

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>>16306171
Yup auto only and even in 90/91 they had the weaker computer control system. It's still not bad, just try to get a 90 or 91 because they came with stronger rods.

>Check out that blue interior, sexy

>>16279755
Why 740 when 940 exists though? Basically the same car but a nicer interior THICCer connecting rods to handle BOOSD.

>>16306320
90-92 740's had the thick connecting rods too.

>>16278614
Sorry for being new but how the fuck did bmw and volvo get along both having vehicles named 850,740, etc?

I'm thinking of getting a Volvo wagon, why do people like them so much and which ones are good?

>>16306752

740 and 850 BMW are higher end luxury.

With Volvo its a comfy safe yuppie car.

>>16306251
The 240 was very reliable for its time, but age is going to cause trouble for any car. If the car has been meticulously taken care of, then sure, go for it. Here's a guide for shit to check: http://www.volvotips.com/index.php/240-260/volvo-240-260-buying-tips/

Then again, there's a laundry list of shit to watch out for with Outbacks that aren't even a quarter of a 240's age.

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Will be looking into a new daily soon. I have a Chevy sonic that's almost paid off. It's got 70k miles and has had $5k in warranty work done in the past two months. May outright sell it and find a minty classic to drive. I have a backup vehicle and can wrench. The question is, should I get a 240? I like Volvo's, used to have a V70 T5. Would you guys drive a 240 over a W123 Benz Turbodiesel?

Side note, almost bought a P1800 for $600 once. Owner flaked on me and dropped off the face of the earth. Car is still sitting next to his barn. Poor thing needs saved.

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>>16306229
have fun with your blue lighhtning

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>>16306816
>why do people like them so much
in a sentence, Swedes make things to last
>mostly easy to repair
>stuff is laid out nicely in the engine bay
>they over engineered everything, sometimes not for the better (i.e. PCV system)
>parts are plentiful and reasonably priced
>long production runs
>comfy but common enough to be cheap now
>lots of neglected ones for less than $500
>safe
>large cargo space and boxy shapes

>which ones are good
they're all good, but 850 Turbos are trifecta of memecar
>FWD
>AUTO
>TURBO
and lets not forget the extra cylinder

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VIVA LA VOLVO!

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Anyone here ever wondered if it is possible to copy a volvo 240 key using a $500k 500W lasercutter? I'm glad to report that it indeed is!

Just got this done today, I didn't have a spare key for my 240 I decided to try and use a Volvo KIR (Key In Remote) shell from eBay and then cut out the profile of my key on one of the machines at work. After some dremeling to add the center grooves, since the lasercutter only does 2D, the key fit near perfectly in both the door lock and the ignition.

Next up is fitting a remote controller relay transmitter PCB into the KIR shell so I can open the doors via remote.

>>16308350
I would highly suggest getting a 240. Love my '93 240 5-speed, but it does need some TLC. I personally don't have the space, time or money to fix mine up, but if you do, you'll have a ball working on it. Everything (aside from the vacuum system) is laid out very logically and straightforward. If you can find a 5-speed (not one of the 4-speed + overdrive models), then jump on that even if it looks a little abused. They are very resilient vehicles.

I cannot speak on the comparison to the Merc though as I never have owned or driven one before, but I imagine you can find the 240 for much cheaper.

>>16308771
>TFW drove a V70 for 8 years
It might look the about the same as the 850 but it was no where near as good

>>16309670
I admire the mod you're trying to accomplish. However, I've always stuck to getting a plain key made and unlocking from the door. Something so satisfying about that loud, metallic "clunk" when unlocking the doors. Plus, a spare key was only $3 from my local hardware store.

>>16309747
I personally own a 2000 V70 and quite like it. It's a comfy car, and even with mine bring the automatic, non-torbo, FWD base model, still has some get-up-and-go. Not fast by any means, but in races I've been neck-&-neck with my friend's Golf GTi

>>16306229
Not the most ideal Volvo to get, but that's a pretty good deal. Once you get it though, just take care of it and it'll take care of you.

People always reference how Ford owned Volvo during those years, but they were still Volvo. They had control over most of the manufacture. Only real difference is that Ford made then cut a few corners to save monies, but nothing that made them plummet in reliability or quality.

>>16307888
Meticulous case for one is ideally what you want to look for, but the 240 is easy to rehab if it's been abused a little bit. Mine has 250,000+ miles (odo stopped working around there lol), has had 4+ people learn how to drive stick on it, and still has the original clutch, and with minimal slippage at that. There is a good amount that will go wrong with one, mainly electronic stuff, but the essential parts of it with keep going with basic maintenance.

I want a V40 T4 so I can drive more retarded than I do in my stupid 90 HP mitsubishi colt shitbox

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>>16309749
Oh you're totally right, this wasn't done out of need. I just happened to be bored at work and one of our lasers was free so I decided to give it a try just for fun. I had that KIR shell laying around because I was planning on using it for my S80 but never got around to it. I do quite alot of fucking around at work, pic related is my shift knob insert I made since the old one was missing a piece.

If anyone is wondering how I got the profile of my key onto the PC used to create the CNC program for it, I simply threw my key into one of those all in one printers that have a scanner bed, then imported the image to AutoCAD and traced the key.

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>>16309747
>mfw literally the same car

>>16309764
>mfw he doesn't know his "stock" brick is turbo

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>>16312445
>mfw he thinks I know know the difference between turbo and non

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>>16312536
if you can't tell it's probably broken
get torque pro and see how much you boost
>v70s have the 16t
you should definitely feel it

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>>16312445
>>16312582
Nigga my V70 was a base model 4speed automatic FWD with a 2.5L 5 cylinder engine.
You are an idiot, pic related, my engine before I sold it.

>>16295807
I learned driving in that, I mean, after driving school that's the one I mostly drove

GOOD CAR

>>16309698
Within the context of nice vehicles, yes, a 240 is much cheaper. I may keep an eye out. Ironically, the sonic puked again on me last night. Just got towed to the dealership this morning. They haven't diagnosed it yet. It blew the oil fill cap off and blasted everything under the hood with oil. Idle is rough. May have lost some coolant too. I'm thinking they should be tired of seeing me by now.

>>16309791
Anyone here have issues with the Crankshaft breather in an S40? It's the only issue with that car, I think. The oil cap is leaking