They sure look like shit nowadays
homogenized blobs of mediocrity.
Time was that when you asked a child to draw a car, they drew a volvo. instinctively.
man the boxy ones of the 70s/80s are cool looking.
the 'modern' styling is shit shit shit
(, Sun 28 Aug 2016, 11:27, Share, Reply)
Mmm
There are fuglier cars out there. Hello Vauxhall Mokka, Nissan Juke and that stupid Citroen with the inexplicable rubber mats stuck on the side.
(, Sun 28 Aug 2016, 14:56, Share, Reply)
You mean the Cactus
Named because you look like a prick when you drive one
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Skirite Gerrorf my larnd, Sun 28 Aug 2016, 14:58,
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aww I read that as vulvas through the ages.....you can't begin to imagine how disappointed I am.
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Marxist Pig Better Red Than Smeg, Sun 28 Aug 2016, 11:28,
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But you finished anyway
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Sun 28 Aug 2016, 11:33,
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hey, once it's out, it's out
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Marxist Pig Better Red Than Smeg, Sun 28 Aug 2016, 12:05,
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That was better than I was expecting, thanks!
Really quite like the older ones, and had not seen them before. :)
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Jimbuktu See? Right here, Sun 28 Aug 2016, 12:40,
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Ah, Volvo. Overflowing ash trays.
and that particular fake leather which was hot to the point of melting if car was parked in direct sunlight a few minutes
(, Sun 28 Aug 2016, 13:34, Share, Reply)
Ohhh FFS.... they ALL look like shit now. Just buy a 911 or are you too poor? (/ducks)
(, Sun 28 Aug 2016, 16:10, Share, Reply)
Jeez - they totally missed the PV40!
Volvo would have been nothing in the North American market without that one - I still see a few driving around!
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tubaman, Mon 29 Aug 2016, 4:53,
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Their main problem these days,
is that by getting away from the box-on-wheels look, the cars now don't function very well as boxes-on-wheels.
Volvo Estates were super popular for the middle-class dad that wanted a family car which could on occasion function as a decent small van; that box-like shape, and MASSIVE boot aperture was perfect for this.
Weirdly, the nearest similar cars now are Jaguar X-Type estates, which are surprisingly inexpensive (compared to what you'd think... they're still not cheap), which manage to out-Volvo Volvo while in possession of a lot more poke in the engine and a much more attractive look.
Looks like they stopped making them for some reason.
(, Mon 29 Aug 2016, 11:48, Share, Reply)