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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

Swedish Treasure: Portland Volvo Shop, Warehouse, and Amazon

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erstwhile owner of just about every 924 variant ever made

Horizonblue · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 1:26 am Post subject:

I'm not that much into Volvo cars, but some of their engines are interesting. I have a boat with a B30, straigt six engine. A Volvo engine that is very interesting and quite rare is the B36 V8. It was meant to be put in cars, but was only used in trucks in the 1950's and 60's. Used as a marine engine in the 60's also.

Here is one, dressed as a marine engine. They were usually red.

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Euro 924, 1976

"If you can't fix it, don't break it"

/P.G. Andersen

emoore924 · Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 2822

Volvo V40 was far and away, hands down, bar none, the WORST car I ever owned. What a collasal POS.

Burned out so many headlights (dozens) that we don't call a car going the other way with a headlight burnt out a "padiddle" any more. Its a "Volvo".

the_mad_electrician · Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Posts: 1073 Location: Central Georgia

My ex-gf had a Vovlo 740. She passed it down to her sister with 280k plus miles. Her sister drove it for several years after that.
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2004 Ranger "Edge"

2005 Mazda 6

JayZzzz4 · Joined: 23 Sep 2008 Posts: 544 Location: Milwaukee, WI USA

I have a 1998 S70 as my daily driver, 220,XXX and not a single problem. The 5 cylinder engines are bulletproof for the 850's and S70/V70. Also came with a turbo model and an all-wheel-drive model as well. Ford bought Volvo in the early 2000's, that's when the reliability went down when they starting using the Taurus chassis.
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brealytrent · Joined: 28 Dec 2008 Posts: 414 Location: Goldsboro, NC

If I dumped most of my Porsches, I think I'd end up buying one of these.

I think they look awesome!
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1977 Porsche 924 - sold
1980 Porsche 931 - sold
1984 Porsche 928 'S2' Euro - sold
2016 Ford Fiesta ST - sold
2009 Porsche Cayman

jim kleyh · Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2012 10:58 am Post subject:

82/83/84/94 volvos, 3 sitting out back of the house with cheesey bodies but each with an engine well into the 200's and waiting for something to transplant into. All are the 2.3 family, NA, EFI, EFI/turbo. 1 that died kept my family, some friends and me alive in a standing still rear ender hit at ??KPH by a car stolen during a drug store robbery and driven by a 1/2 wayhouse tenant who pulled a sawed off shotgun at TOO many people. Only injuries: 1 shocked toe in rear courtesy light socket and T5 vertibae break in my neck. Insurance quit at 8500$ of damage to the rear of car yet my wife went back to get our suitcases and opened all 4 drs as well as the trunk. Anyone know how to put the turbo into a 924 if my engine dies??
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oldcarman-77 porsche 924 and one of the ugliest motorhomes on earth.

the_mad_electrician · Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Posts: 1073 Location: Central Georgia