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Didn't think Pintos were that fast.

A family member said they got Pulled over going 130 mph in a pinto (mustang drivetrain) but the cop couldn’t bring themself to write the ticket . Something about getting laughed at by his co workers. Not sure that would hold water today .


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One of my college girlfriends drove a dark gray Volvo 122, kind of a clunky rig. It felt like I was driving a dump truck because of the long stick shift.

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Originally Posted by 260Remguy
One of my college girlfriends drove a dark gray Volvo 122, kind of a clunky rig. It felt like I was driving a dump truck because of the long stick shift.


I've got a 122 and I agree about the shifter, but nothing else feels clunky to me.

I also have a 242. The shifter is great on it and it corners on rails.

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Tons of Volvo semi trucks on the road these days. They make real good articulating dump trucks too

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They ain't what they used to be.....just like BMW and Mercedes.

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Originally Posted by dan_oz
Yeah, good, strong durable cars the older Volvos. I had one for a while years ago, a 144GL, mainly for my then girlfriend to drive. It was a good sound car. Not a rocket, but easy to live with, especially when my temperamental Jaguar and my temperamental Guzzi were out of sorts.

Here's another which I've always liked, a 122S, getting a bit of a workout around Tasmania:





Dan, Thanks for posting that.. I sure enjoyed the hell out of that...

I love the 122 series...Twin SU Carbs, that long goose neck shifter.. those motors, the B1600, 1800, 1900 and 2000s were all boat motors, so they would survive all day at redline RPMs... I have one in a 68 Model 145 B1800, was that an engine that loved to rev....


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Originally Posted by Jerseyboy
I had a 1959 Volvo P544 back in 1968. Even then, parts were extremely expensive. I needed rear brake drums, and they cost me $30 each, used! At the time, a junk yard charged me $3 for a Chevy brake drum. I finally blew the head gasket and gave it to a mechanic friend. Yes, they are well-built, but expensive!

A coworker with dual Norwegian and American citizenship joked that Volvos last 20 years in Norway because no one can afford to buy gas for a car. They just sit in a barn.


I didn't find that as a problem....heck I've pulled parts off of 444s and 544s, out of bone yards in my travels...that fit my 68 145 Wagon....Ford Oil filters fit them instead of buying something stamped Volvo on it.. it had a Bosch distributor, so if you asked for a rotor, cap and points for a VW, those worked just fine in a Volvo, for 25% of the cost of the box being stamped Volvo...

IIRC, my 68 Model 145, had disc brakes front and back...


544s were just like old 1940s Fords... the design dated back to the 40s, in the 444....and they made those babies until about 1964....


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I had a 240 and a 740. The 240 was a good car, the 740 was a pile of junk. After getting the 740 towed back to the dealer for the 8th time, I traded it for a Chevy. Haven't considered buying another Volvo, ever.


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They used to be quality/sensible cars but now stand in the expensive status car market with the likes of BMW and Mercedes.

I'd rather forgo the status and drive a Toyota.

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Originally Posted by Brazos
Originally Posted by 260Remguy
One of my college girlfriends drove a dark gray Volvo 122, kind of a clunky rig. It felt like I was driving a dump truck because of the long stick shift.


I've got a 122 and I agree about the shifter, but nothing else feels clunky to me.

I also have a 242. The shifter is great on it and it corners on rails.


My previous girlfriend had had a BMW 2002 tii, so the Volvo felt clunky in comparison to it and clunky in different ways than to the 1974 Z-28 Camero that I was driving at the time.

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We wore my wife's volvo out.

No....seriously. It was a 740. Cool car, but traded it for an SUV and that's all she's had. Haven't looked at the newer Volvo SUV's.


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Originally Posted by 260Remguy
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Originally Posted by 260Remguy
One of my college girlfriends drove a dark gray Volvo 122, kind of a clunky rig. It felt like I was driving a dump truck because of the long stick shift.


I've got a 122 and I agree about the shifter, but nothing else feels clunky to me.

I also have a 242. The shifter is great on it and it corners on rails.


My previous girlfriend had had a BMW 2002 tii, so the Volvo felt clunky in comparison to it and clunky in different ways than to the 1974 Z-28 Camero that I was driving at the time.


I imagine it would feel clunky compared to those, although with a little suspension work it would've run with the BMW.

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It's V O L V O.... not V U L V A!


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Please keep your sex change fantasies to yourself.




It's V O L V O.... not V U L V A!


Oh. Well....we still wore my wife's out. LOL.


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Of course SAABs and Bolboes would make great rally cars. That much of the year frozen, you have to have a car that takes compromised traction well. In fact, the last few cars I've boughten, I bought in the winter when I could take them to a slippery spot and see how they pitch around, what kind of feel they have. I never fully trust any rig until I've hung it sideways.


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Originally Posted by Brazos
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Originally Posted by 260Remguy
One of my college girlfriends drove a dark gray Volvo 122, kind of a clunky rig. It felt like I was driving a dump truck because of the long stick shift.


I've got a 122 and I agree about the shifter, but nothing else feels clunky to me.

I also have a 242. The shifter is great on it and it corners on rails.


My previous girlfriend had had a BMW 2002 tii, so the Volvo felt clunky in comparison to it and clunky in different ways than to the 1974 Z-28 Camero that I was driving at the time.


I imagine it would feel clunky compared to those, although with a little suspension work it would've run with the BMW.

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