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11 Mar 2003, 10:18 (Ref:532495)
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Whats this?
anyone what to guess what car this is you wont beleve it.
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11 Mar 2003, 10:33 (Ref:532505)
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Looks like some sort of Volvo.
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11 Mar 2003, 10:38 (Ref:532510)
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A Riced Volvo or in Australia an Iced Vovo
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11 Mar 2003, 11:57 (Ref:532545)
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A Volvo 850 estate that's been given the Max Power treatment. Oh dear.
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11 Mar 2003, 14:17 (Ref:532693)
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theres nothing wrong with volvos
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11 Mar 2003, 14:41 (Ref:532713)
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Absolutely nothing wrong with Volvos.
Particularly the 850/V70 T5/T5-R/R models. In fact there's absolutely no substitute if you need to transport a wardrobe from one end of the country to the other very quickly... Though I think I'd give the max power chin spoiler a miss, and I'd be proud enough to keep the Volvo badge on the grille. |
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11 Mar 2003, 14:44 (Ref:532716)
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>> nothing wrong with Volvos
except you can't turn the lights off (apparently) 
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11 Mar 2003, 14:50 (Ref:532720)
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Saabs too. But then Swedes do spend half their lives in darkness...
I wonder how many accidents have been caused by Volvos and Saabs with their lights on in broad daylight??... "Oi, mate!! You've got yer lights on! Oi! Yer LIGHTS!..." *smash* *bang* *plink* "...oooh bu  er!"
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11 Mar 2003, 14:52 (Ref:532723)
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a guy where i work blames his lights for draining his battries all the time, on his Volvo.
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11 Mar 2003, 14:53 (Ref:532725)
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he should turn his engine on
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11 Mar 2003, 16:45 (Ref:532847)
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It is about the only thing in this whole wide world that I actually hate - Volvos.
As Car magazine used to summerise about their cars: "Confirms Volvos as Europe's leading truck makers" Fancy allowing a design crew used to no sunlight for 50% of the year to make a car. What must you be suffering from to put your money into one of these? Against a BM or Merc for heaven's sake?. I apologise profusely. Each to their own of course: respect. But I absolutely detest Volvos. |
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11 Mar 2003, 16:45 (Ref:532849)
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seems crazy not to be able to turn them off though.
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11 Mar 2003, 17:37 (Ref:532913)
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Volvos - the tue sign you've grown up.
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11 Mar 2003, 17:44 (Ref:532925)
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Hmm...
I seem to remember Rikard Rydell qualifying his 850 estate in BTCC with an inflatable labrador in hte back... That wasn't terribly grown up. But it was very funny... 
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11 Mar 2003, 17:45 (Ref:532927)
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"Absolutely nothing wrong with Volvos"
Agreed. Well, they've made a few clangers, but for the most part the current range is excellent. The X90 by all accounts is MIIIIIILES ahead of anything in its class, including the X5. Doesn't stop the picture above being one of a montrosity. Look at the grill. You can TELL that lurking underneath there is a base model engine!! That ain't no T5, let alone an "R". |
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11 Mar 2003, 18:45 (Ref:533039)
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In Sweden (and Finland) it's MANDATORY to use lights, even when daytime, when driving outside the town area. Law was introduced to cars show better from long distance. I don't know otherwise, but it really helps, when car is pale gray or silver, and it is driving on tarmac road.
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11 Mar 2003, 19:50 (Ref:533125)
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But when you think modified cars the last thing you think of is volvo
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11 Mar 2003, 20:03 (Ref:533131)
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Here is the rest of it
http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...729_1_full.jpg Last edited by Bluebottle; 11 Mar 2003 at 20:50. |
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11 Mar 2003, 21:12 (Ref:533175)
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Not sure what Toads point is, I think we all know what a Volvo looks like (btw, I was trying to resize the first pic but it all went pear-shaped (I blame my ISP's infernal software) the second pic was removed for being too big.)
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11 Mar 2003, 22:05 (Ref:533237)
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my point was that even cars with the image of old people can look good with some moddifications. (BTW i couldnt resize the last pic because is was just too long to cut any off without it all being squashed up)
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11 Mar 2003, 22:21 (Ref:533257)
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They look good without any extra plastic, (the new ones do anyway) I like the convertable one (can't remember it's name, C70?)
Sure they have a reputation ('They're Boxy But They're Good') but they are shaking it off quite well! If you can't resize a large pic, just post the link please. |
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11 Mar 2003, 22:23 (Ref:533262)
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"my point was that even cars with the image of old people can look good with some moddifications"
Shame this Volvo looks so god-awful, eh?? 
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11 Mar 2003, 22:31 (Ref:533277)
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Isn't it great that we all have such different tastes eh? I recall someone waxing lyrical about how great the Ford Ka looks recently.......
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11 Mar 2003, 22:41 (Ref:533296)
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I've been driving around for the last two weeks in a 2003 Volvo V70 with a rear spoiler and 17" wheels. And before that I drove an S60. They are outstanding cars. And the S60 is particularly sexy.
Add to this the extremely well-selling XC90 which has nearly 170 orders in Australia, despite not going on sale until the third quarter. Also the C70 Convertible and the upcoming S40 replacement, and Volvo is turning into a damn fine car manufacturer. But my favourite is the S60 R. 220kW and 400Nm is fine by me. |
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12 Mar 2003, 08:51 (Ref:533590)
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Well thats debatable: If you are eighty in the shade and you wear a beige cardigan and a matching hat and don't get me started on the hideous station wagon.  
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