Granada v Volvo

[Mr.Sumo]

Should i be embarrassed ?

 

Came back from the Ace meet yesterday in the Granny with BigKev behind me in there Volvo 740 Turbo....winged it round the M25 80 - 90 mph , no probs , get on the M3 , think , mmmm , open her up......so , drop a gear , up to 100 / 110 mph ( sorry Daggle ) mine tops out ....the Volvo " tank " comes past like I"m in reverse !!

 

Fook me that Volvo is quick

[Rick]

guess you should use a volvo engine instead

[antz]

im looking for a volvo 740 as a daily driver! they fooking fly!

 

and its cheaper for me to buy and insure 1 of them than a micra

[72mk1escort]

Weve got a few Volvos and yep they do go alright

 

We have one Volvo 760GLE 2.8 V6

 

And also a Volvo 940 2.3 LPT (low pressure turbo) Celebration estate

 

oh and an 850SE 2.5 20V

[pelvins]

i ve always wanted a T-5 ....... for a work car of course

[Fiesta Steve]

up to 100 / 110 mph ( sorry Daggle ) mine tops out ....the Volvo " tank " comes past like I"m in reverse !!

 

 

It was probably an unmarked police car

[Twinkle]

up to 100 / 110 mph ( sorry Daggle ) mine tops out ....the Volvo " tank " comes past like I"m in reverse !!

 

 

It was probably an unmarked police car

 

nah its an ex vetinary ambulance!! no realy it is

[Cookie]

i ve always wanted a T-5 ....... for a work car of course

 

Same here mate, gotta give the volvo its dues, they are bloody good cars, and from a couple of things i read, its quite big over the water to plumb a volvo turbo engine and axle into osf's.

 

wonder if it will catch on here or not

[Mr.Sumo]

i ve always wanted a T-5 ....... for a work car of course

 

Same here mate, gotta give the volvo its dues, they are bloody good cars, and from a couple of things i read, its quite big over the water to plumb a volvo turbo engine and axle into osf's.

 

wonder if it will catch on here or not

 

The way that fookin thing flew past me i might be the first to do that m8

[Mr.Sumo]

i ve always wanted a T-5 ....... for a work car of course

 

Same here mate, gotta give the volvo its dues, they are bloody good cars, and from a couple of things i read, its quite big over the water to plumb a volvo turbo engine and axle into osf's.

 

wonder if it will catch on here or not

 

The way that fookin thing flew past me i might be the first to do that m8

[Mr.Sumo]

i ve always wanted a T-5 ....... for a work car of course

 

Same here mate, gotta give the volvo its dues, they are bloody good cars, and from a couple of things i read, its quite big over the water to plumb a volvo turbo engine and axle into osf's.

 

wonder if it will catch on here or not

 

The way that fookin thing flew past me i might be the first to do that m8

[Mr Sam]

i dont get why people put volvos down so much there fantastic cars built to last and last they do we had a 944 with over 400k on the clock when we sold it

 

at one point we had 7 volvos ahhh those were the days

 

and the 740 turbo is about 180 brake stock soon as that turbo spools up and gets the old hunk moving

 

they really are about the best cars to have id love one just running costs.......and oneday maybe just oneday ill have 740 turbo running gear in a fiesta

[xpackken]

i fooking hate the bitchs . stupid blinding lights ..

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[BIGKEV]

I can certainly vouch for the Volvo being quick - its mega quick - It used to be a Wildlife ambulance and when it mists up you can still see where the stickers were lol

 

Oh and did anyone see Em's Burnout in it at the Ace ???

 

Granted loads of cars got in the way lol - God Bless the turbo vulva

[Kieran]

We used to have a Yellow Volvo T5-R and that was quick

[Vista]

I think Volvos are marmite cars, you either love em or hate em, and I'm afraid I'm the latter.

 

I accept they're strong and that some of them have poweful engines, but they need them as almost all but the newest ones have the aerodynamics of a house brick. And lets face it, they ain't gonna win any beauty contests either are they?

[Pipster007]

And lets face it, they ain't gonna win any beauty contests either are they?

 

Only with the exception of the P1800 But I know what you mean

 

 

[Mr Sam]

i love the brickness

 

mates 940 has ground to a holt but has some real tasty bits and once done should have about 500 at the rear wheels

 

theres a most fantastic video of a guy in the states with a twin turbo corvette V8 in a more modern one....going sideways at about 100 in some suburbs

[Vista]

And lets face it, they ain't gonna win any beauty contests either are they?

 

Only with the exception of the P1800 But I know what you mean

 

 

 

You're right that is a pretty car, there is an exception to every rule. Shame they never equipped it with a really quick engine.

[72mk1escort]

Heres a picture of our driveway You can see far left the 850SE Middle the 940LPT Celebration Estate and far right the Volvo 760GLE 2.8 V6

 

 

If you ask me the Blue 940 looks the part

[petrolhead]

I like that blue 940 alot. I've got a T5 myself as the family car, they are quick. I've had mine wheelspinning at 80mph on the motorway in the wet. It's 240bhp standard but only a chip away from 310bhp, which is a bit of a waste of time with FWD because it struggles to get the power down even in the dry.

 

You can set the cruise control to 150mph (allegedly)!!!!!!

 

Not a patch on Audi RS4/ BMW M5 though!

[60ftman]

.....AND WELCOME TO THE 'OLD SKOOL VOLVO' APPRECIATION PAGES.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I've actually got a non-Ford on my driveway, but that's only 'cos Ford don't make motorbikes!!!