Here’s Why Old Volvos Last Forever
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- Here’s Why Old Volvos Last Forever, car review and car tour with Scotty Kilmer. Old Volvo car. Car show off contest winner Jean-Pierre and his 1988 Volvo 740. This 31 year old car has over 255,000 miles on it and is still running strong. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 51 years.
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@@furretthefuzzynoodle3896 hondas and Toyotas are always the best to start with the older ones, cheap to fix and maintain always take a mechanic or take it to a mechanic before you buy a car, just buy one from anyone, don't go to a dealer yet, you'll get castrated just Craigslist or look around town, safely of course
The 240 series was incredibly bulletproof also, owing in part to the B20 engine simplicity. I have a 1975 240GL (4 speed with planetary gear OD and electronic ignition) with 500k miles on it that was a hand me down from my dad. He rebuilt the engine himself and taught me how to do it.
Sadly the 90's and 2000's and the Ford era did nothing for the Volvo brand. I don't know how good they are now.
Hey Scotty, what do you think about 03 Honda Accord 4 cylinder has 142 miles on it. Asking 2200$ I hear around that time Honda has transmission problems I heard it’s on the 6 cylinder I’m not sure whether to get it or not?
Scotty Kilmer
I need help Scotty my 1993 Honda Accord won’t start sounds like it wants to turn but it locks up after a second or 2 and the battery terminals get super hot any ideas please
Hey Scotty, quick question...I own a toy (mustang ‘14), most of my friends that own mustang don’t drive them on the rain...why is that?. The rain could melt a car?
To the gentleman who presented his car: Thanks for a very clear and concise report. It's great to see a classic car being used long after most have gone to the junkyard.
Well said, I thought this was very well presented.
Very true, he did a great job reviewing his 740.
Theres no lack of 740s on Swedish roads yet in a long time
Fantastic video!! Well done! I love those 740s. I too am a proud vintage Volvo owner and I can attest to all that was mentioned in this video. I own a 1992 Volvo 960 and boy oh boy what a tank. The inline 6 cylinder engine / Aisin-Warner transmission accelerate this thing with absolute ease and the car is super smooth. The only car I've ever owned that burns very little oil... about half a quart per 5000 km. These old Volvos were not designed... they were engineered. Like the awesome Scotty Kilmer says: "It runs like a clock."
Trust me most of these have not gone to the junkyard lol
Ah, the good old days, when one could see the ground from the top of the engine bay.
Fackin cramped engine bays these days are built for small people to fix them
@@Apolloneek right
You do not see that any more ah the good old days
Good old days meaning? My car is from 2005 and I can still see the ground
If you remove the fan cowling you can pretty much stand on the ground inside the engine bay.
I always liked the 'Boxier Design' of Volvos back then...
Good cars...
OldDood yeah me too, they have some sort of original look to it
Love those old volvos
To me the 700 series weren't boxy. They were just ugly and looked like a 1980s Chevy Cavalier or a Ford or Buick of that period. I traded in my 1985 240GL on a new 1994 850 which I still drive. Wish I had kept the 240 though. Didn't realize what I had until years later.
Meeee tooo 240 dL wagons will always have a special place in my heart. Everybody that owns an old Volvo has an awesome story and a lot of love for them!
I had a 1982 Volvo 244 GL that made it to 804,000 miles , motor refreshed once, and 2 transmissions. Finally was retired due to rust - I went to jack up the rear of the car at the factory jack point and the jack pushed through the body (was doing brake work). That was the end of that ol' car. Still have several volvo's kicking around to this day. They don't die indeed.
The Swedish version of a crown Vic. Indestructible, industrial quality, bulldozer with no expiration date.
I mostly agree but part of me still wants Scotty to laugh and paint a santa beard on it. Not because it's bad but even if you have a Crown Victoria of this era there are dealer parts that just don't exist anymore. Fortunately they made enough of them that there is a healthy aftermarket but for Volvo's? I suspect that's not a thing.
@@98triffid I think it depends on where you are in the world, here in sweden there are still new parts availible for these cars, some are even made by volvo. There are soo many many many of these cars still on the road here, you see them all the time even though the last one came of the production line 27 years ago. There are even companys making new body parts, practically, i could head to my local car parts store and buy a new car in parts, thats why these cars and parts are sooo cheap overhere.
Mike Castellon , Ya, but to tell you the truth, I’d rather have the Crown Vic.
A comfortable bulldozer...
Doctor Smith in sweden there are new parts for these at our ”autopart” stores (like biltema). so thats not a problem here atleast
Doctor Smith, There are tons of Volvo parts all over the place. Computers? I don’t know. Probably a dealer does for
about $3000...
Volvo, Volkswagen, Mercedes and BMW were such solid vehicles pre 1995.
XxVeNoMxX If they would just reissue these same cars over again...
2004 bmw owner, I question whether the previous owner was a bad driver or it’s just a bad car.
@The Legend of Texas I've seen a F350 7.3L diesel truck with 890k MILES!.(not km, Miles). pretty insane. All on the original engine.... So I bought a 2002 7.3L diesel, 6speed manual, manual locking hubs, manual transfer case... The thing is a tractor.. Ford Super Duty is built right.
basically any vehicle today that is old is reliable, as all the junk is already in the scrapyard.
XxVeNoMxX 1995 mercedes w202, 300k km , other than the plastics getting brittle the car is stylish and reliable
The 1971 radio commercial for Volvo had this iconic slogan. *We build them the way we build them, because we have to.❤❤❤*
Drive it like you hate it.
Bought a 1999 Volvo wagon 7 years ago and still driving it!! Those old Volvo's are extremely reliable!
yessss both of mine were for SOO long. Hubby and i always parked ours, side by side. ; )
Still driving my 1999 Volvo S70GLT, purchased new 20 yrs ago this month.
@@BobWhite777 Awww congrats man!! We loved both our volvos so much! We were sad to let them go. The only reason we had to give them up was because eventually both of their computers died and would have needed to be rewired and everything. I had them both hauled off to the pick apart yards Down here in san diego. I went back down there a few years later and saw my husbands white volvo (that he owned when we first met) sitting there amungst the other cars....It had been picked apart and we both cried! But we knew that we helped keep other old volvos on the road! I kneeled down across the bumper of the back end and rested my head on the trunk, and he took a photo.
V70 still working like a charm here
@@Gargamel19 very touch story! I own a S40 2002 but I wish I had the 240 instead!
if everyone thinks like him
manufactures would be forced to make cars like these again
meyaw Abdulaziz well said!
@@RichieRouge206 maybe one day they will
Manufacturers have no incentive to make cars that last a long, long time. They want to sell more cars.
I'll make my own car!!! >:D
@@strangeperson700 was gonna say that ....do ya own engine swap
They were built like tanks! Newer cars aren't built to last like the once were
Nowadays it's just profit and planned obsolescence everywhere
@@YoStu242 agreed, although I'll exclude a lot of super/exotics
MaxSpeed not so safety !
MaxSpeed
I truly believe they were engineered to last 500k miles and 25 years with proper maintenance.
I think they found that if they build them to last a long, long time, sales of new cars decrease. They need to find a happy medium so that it lasts long enough but not too long.
I see absolutely nothing wrong with cars like this. Why do we except the trash being sold to us these days, with a thousand things to go wrong and a NASA engineer required to fix them. Not to mention a carelessly placed fart 💨 would ding the new models.
Consumers are brainwashed by advertising. They have been foolishly convinced that it is shameful to drive an old car, that they are not good for anything anymore, that you need to display your wealth with your car, etc. Even though most go into debt for many years to repay these new cars, which don't last, so the cycle repeats again every few years. There are literally people out there that mock you for driving an old car, even if it's a totally reliable, safe, comfortable Volvo and you have no payments on. It is insane. Plus, government regulations now force manufacturers to make more and more complicated powertrains in their obsession with CO2 emissions.
@@weedmastersr I don't blame the advertising; I just blame the day 1 purchasers. If people would stop mass purchasing new products every year the new model comes out, companies will actually take their time to make their products the best it can be. With people buying the new products in a snap, just like that, with no regards to how it can last, the build quality, etc., companies will not care and will profit off of it.
Same with mobile products, we see a new iPhone every single year, yet it comes with nothing new or useful to the table and the lifespan for those don't seem to last as long as their older models despite Apple's claim that they do because "longer battery life", but because people keep buying the new iPhone day 1 it comes out, Apple doesn't have to care about what they do because their consumers will eat up anything they give them.
In short, if people would stop mass purchasing a yearly released product like a car, iPhone, etc. it'll give these companies some time and planning to make sure that they products outperforms their competitor.
Protector of the Republic
Very insightful
@@Tony_Man Purchasing something gives you a dopamine hit. It gives you a happy feeling, and people get addicted to anything that makes them feel good. It's like when you're a kid and you get a new toy. It makes you happy for a while, before you get bored with it and want a new one. Same with gadgets and cars. They are the toys of adults, and to get that happy feeling of a dopamine hit, they keep purchasing them.
I just chuckle when I see someone driving a new pickup truck because I know they’re flat broke. Not only over complicated but massively overpriced. If you’re displaying your wealth with your vehicle you have no wealth. That’s wealth 101.
I used to work as a test driver at Volvo's proving ground Hällered located in Sweden. The 200-700 and 900 series were unbreakable, the 300 and 400 series less so. We compared Volvo's with our competitors, not many could take the same beating with a few exceptions. Mercedes 190 were strong but Fords Escort could not put up with the punishment, they just fell apart.
Meatballs, blondes and Volvos ...
the Swedish things Americans never forget ...
just ask Tiger Woods.
Don't forget Vikings
@@picklerix6162 And she (Elin) walked away with a nice divorce settlement.
@@davidbond6455 MORE than nice. She hit the lotto.
DAMIX007 I love blondes and redheads
Tiger woods prefer North European girls,
Don Trump prefer East European girls.
Man remember ash trays in cars? Who remembers ash trays in planes?
Lrr_Of_Omikron yep that was Toilet lollllll
Ash trays in movie theatres!!
Lrr_Of_Omikron Who remembers ash trays in airships?
yep, everytime my young curious self opened up that lil flip lid. It would be jammed with paper,plastic wrappers, and always gum. bahaha
Citroen CX had a CIGARETTE LIGHTER at each door. Like a boss!
I'm kind of jealous of your beater car.
Sure, it's not the most efficient car in the world, but it looks more reliable than most.
JagAgemo
They are the best beater cars around
With the exception of it not having AC its very well equipped too.
Also looks like it can take a hit by a semi with much ado about nothing.
Efficient? The lack of a $300 or more car payment & high insurance premiums makes up for a LOT of MPGs!
I have a Volvo and I approve this message!
Excelent car and relatively simple technology equals to strong durability
His 740 has cruise control?? My Audi doesnt even have that daaamn.
The Volvo 740 can easy put a Toyota Celica to shame!
These Volvos burned less oil at 250k miles than a Toyota with 150k miles.
U r dam RIGHT my 1985 Volvo is the GOAT
Finally, we got Volvo on Scottie's channel. Brick time capsule will run forever. Thanks for sharing the video.
Still didn't answer the question, why they last so long. Great weather prep, great paint, the engine with the most beariing surface per horsepower, and a transmission overbuilt for the drivetrain, simple rear suspension.
I love my speedbrick he never lets me down where my Nissan garbage did!
Every Volvo I have owned have been very reliable and safe cars. I had 3 544 and 1 P1800 when younger. Later in life I had 850T that still had original SS exhaust after more than 100k miles. Only car I bought new and put over 100k miles on it. Only problem I ever had was the ac needed a new evaporator when I sold it. Because of the turbo 5 cylinder engine it was a real sleeper performance car as well, 0-60 in 6 seconds. The body had no rust issues even in northern Illinois weather.
I love the voice over, coupled with the vintage car it's like I'm watching a documentary from 1993
That kid could make a fortune recording audio books. 🤣
I'm driving a 1989 Volvo 740 stationwagon, now in the year 2020. I love the fact that I'm driving an 80's car in the 20's. It runs like a dream and I'm in love.
Volvo 740s & 240s, the European Toyotas...
тольько тойоте все же до их кондовости далеко
and 340's
Volvo in that period, was even better then toyota. Not so today
@iLoveEbola of course they are. they are built in Sweden that has a similar cold climate so they would fit in good in canada. Just a note that they are rear wheel drive so it is possible to skid during snowy days. But it can be fun also.
In the UK they were known as Swedish Fords...
Damn thats clean for a "beater" Love it! Love the 740 Turbo even more 😁👍🏻
I bought a Volvo estate six years ago v50 diesel , I've towed a trailer with motorcycle on it to trackdays with one of my sons but it surprises me what you can get in them . Well done 👍.
I bought one of these new in 1988, 5 speed manual. In Australia, they came with air conditioning and a long range fuel tank standard. Terrific car!. One time, due to a family emergency, I had to get to an airport in a real hurry. Flat to the floor in 5th it was doing around 180 km/hr for about an hour! No problem!
@@berniediapersanderslukso9204 The beetle was designed to run at full throttle all day. In 1938, that was 100 km/h. Very impressive. The fastest unmodified beetle, the 1600, had an official top speed of around 130 km/h. I guess the Volvo was looking good compared to contemporary Australian cars, or it may be that sustained top speed runs weren't something I did.
LOVE TH OLD CARS. THEY ALL FEEL LIKE HOME. COMFY N WARM. ❤
I had a 79 244 DL with 1.1 million miles on it and was just breaking the Factory Alternator in 2006. And yes the factory AM radio still worked.
Original b21a engine?
@@luwol001 yes
@@ogremgtow990 really an unopened engine with only oil changes?
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I have a Volvo 940 estate with 212,000 miles on the clock and I love driving it.
Scotty Scotty Scotty any vehicle built before the 90's will last longer than most modern vehicles
They're boxy but good
What was the name of the movie where the patients from a mental hospital choose the marketing logo "buy the boxy car"
@@zzygyy can't remember the movie. Just that line
Crazy People (1990) with Dudley Moore and Daryl Hannah
@@delbert359 I remember that movie and that commecial line in the movie well. I have now owned my 1998 Volvo 940 Estate which is almost the same as the 740 for 15 years and i agree with the commecial :-)
We previously owned an ‘88 740T wagon and it was a great car, especially with the third seat option, which I picked up for $225 as NOS from a dealer in the midwest who had it collecting dust on the shelf. I installed it myself and save huge $$ over dealer install prices!
My grandfather was a mechanic for 40 years (he retired in the 80's). I saw him own many cars and his daily drivers were always 70's Volvos because he didn't want to work on his own car. He had a 1974 Volvo 145S (the car I learned to drive in) he drove for it 13 years with over 300,000 miles on it and the only maintenance was a clutch cable every couple of years.
My 89 Volvo 240 has 400,000 miles. Still runs great doesn't leak anything and always cranks up.
Wow it's not all rusted out! Good job
Ray S
Many were made with galvanized steel
Most volvos except S40s and V40s don't rust. Every small paint chip on my s60 shows grey metal underneath.
@@GoldenGrenadier Most S40 and V40gen 1 is in scrapyard
The buttcheeks usually rust first. That's Volvo terminology for above the rear wheels at the trunk.
Mine is totally dead behind the rear wheels but some day I will save it
Great video! Im a 1983 Volvo 240 glt owner with a manual transmission. these cars can handle and feel nice on the road they just need a little love..
I've got a 92 240 with 300,000 + miles & shes still as strong as a tank.
Bluegill Phil
Just broke in
i had a VOLVO 240 exelent tow car i sold it at 270k milles and it still ran perfectly 👌 exelent car
I have a 91 940 with 413,000+ kilometers and shes as strong as a tank too haha;D Before that i hada 87 volvo 740 turbo and i sold it when it was driven like 600,000 kilometers and cuz its in posession of my older cousin i know that its still up and running really well
Have a 93 240 wagon with 300000 miles... No oil burning... Smooth and good Swedish steel.. Also can run the highway speeds well, just takes longer to get there. The tape player quit when l wrapped it in a Sly and then Family Stone tape... Oh well.
I remember working for a dealership that was new but failed within a year. In the back where the cars were stored that needed going through I noticed a old Volvo close to the same year ton of miles was the only one that started without jumper cables after sitting for around a month before we could get to it. Also I knew a guy named Scott who was my old boss at jiffy lube. Yup he had around the same year. As i remember the same old black box. He had that thing both times i worked for jiffy lube about 3-4 years in between. From quitting to comming back. These things are simple and sturdy to simplicity.
Damn those Volvo's are heavy tanks and yet its a 2.3L engine and its a single cam pretty cool.
They're not that heavy, they were just built to last. My 1991 Volvo 240 sedan weighs right around 2850 lbs.
That is a Audi / vw engine.
Volvo.use them
@@dyslectische the diesel 6cyl and later 5cyl engines were VAG yes, all gasoline engines were Volvo's own.
@@dyslectische the 2.3 inline5 is volvo's own
@@rjherb5895 my 1990 760 turbo sedan is 3500lbs without me in it💀had to push it up the drive way the other week and believe me it wasn't a fun workout lol
I just got a used 2010 Volvo XC60 R Design, with the T6 engine in April 2022. I got it knowing it had a lot of issues that needed repair. Replaced the rear wire harness myself, and did some engine work, so far saving me about $3000 over what the dealership wanted to do the work. (No more check engine lights 😄) There's only have some minor stuff left to do, (like rebuild the electric mirrors) and really enjoy working on this. It's fast as hell, looks great, and love driving it. At 160k miles I can't even barely hear the engine running. It's so quiet, when I first got it, was trying to lock the doors when I got out and couldn't, because the engine was still running. 😄
I bought my first Volvo 940 five years ago. Still driving it till today! Volvo for life.
I've been driving my 1992 740 Turbo wagon for the last 18 years. The engine and transmission are bulletproof although I've fixed other things on hhe car. It has 186000 and going strong. Put studs on and it works fantastic in snow and ice.
The Volvo 740 is seriously underrated, and has fallen in the shadow of the 240
@@ZachdUpp Looks better, drives better, and is much more comfortable!
Let’s leave it that way so they don’t make prices sky rocket so some of us enthusiasts can still enjoy them without them being 5 grand for a rusty one.
Bought a '78 740 turbo wagon for $800 in 2002. Drove it for 8 years. Spent less than $500 for repairs/maintenance during that time. At one point it knocked my 100-year-old, rotting wood single-car garage off its foundation (long story). The car didn't even have a scratch, but it did $16,000 damage to my garage.
I loved my 1991 740 with 270,000 miles on it. It was a dream to work on. Could change the timing belt in an hour or less. Had a crank open sunroof, lol.
Not a fan of foreign stuff, but enjoyed this video. Very 80's, seems very practical. Plus like the way the owner went through the vehicle virtues.
Kind of an ASMR video,very soothing.
Come to southern Sweden and you will see all the old americana classics we love em and cruiser culture is very large, love American cars!
I was not a fan of foreign cars till I bought at 87 Volvo 740 in 1999. Solid car drove well not perfect. Most American cars would be in junkyard by this time. I regret selling it. Seems like it had a long life in front of it
So simple and logical in design, nothing unnecessary added. The excess of bodyroll of a variety of 1980s cars (and earlier) is mostly due to the long travel suspension, and some older cars were more upright in design, rather than low and sleek. This made you feel less cramped after a twelve hour drive, and lessened the chance of your whiskey spilling when you hit potholes, which is jolly sensible...
I've owned 5 Volvos. From early 70s models to late 80s. Great rides. Would own one today but I need my truck.
Americans like trucks now.
I had a 99 Nissan Sentra which i liked now I have a 2017 Chevy Colorado turbo diesel. It gets great mpgs... Inline 4 cyl diesel
Impressive cars.. here in Denmark those Volvos are known as "tanks" as they always did very well in crashes saving many many lives... Well done swedes!
Volvo and saab bankrupted because they produced too good cars. This is the paradox of the globalisation. I had many compact class cars like peugeot 407, BMW 320, Mercedes c180, audi a4 and volvo s60. All of them were built between 2003-2007, and the best was volvo. It was like higher class car by any means. Best buy for sure.
Saab went bankrupt, because General Motors stopped financing the company. SAAB was like : we do it our own way, you should not interfere with our processes, and way of doing things. GM was like : Well then we stop financing you. That is how it went sadly. Saab where unique vehicles, and pretty reliable. They still makes airplanes though
Volvo is now highly profitable producing trucks and busses; China's Geely makes Volvo cars under license. I had a 1974 142, great car. I sold it way to soon to get a BMW 2002.
Oh ya --- enjoy the next 10+ years with that sir --- what a gem they are from the 80s & 90s
Good luck getting that old thing to break its barely finished breaking in. These things can go over 1 million miles easily.
I owned a 1986 Volvo 760 when I was a kid. Great car!!!
Nice,they don’t make em likethey used too..
I had an ‘88 Saab 900T that went 315,000 till I broke the oil pan....
I had a 1983 Saab 900 for 11 years till the body rotted out d/t road salt. I loved that car.
I owned two. Very solid and comfy. Easy to work on and cheap used parts up here in norway
Look at all that space for heat dissipation. No wonder it lasts.
Alan Cheung is heat really a deciding factor in the longevity of engines. I know all engines need to be cool on the inside but outside as well ?!?!
@@IAW_OPSEC well heat destroys things and everything. Over my lifetime several radiators broke off at the return hose from the engine but never at the bottom hose. Cool air around the engine keeps everything better. Of course the internal heat matters more but outside should not be neglected.
@@IAW_OPSEC Yes...Engine is built by metal, and metal can transfer heat, just like aluminum macbook. Modern design engine has too many thing put in it, engine gets bigger and almost takes all the space under the hood - they even put the fancy engine cover on top and all the under tray at bottom (under tray its good to protection engine components anyway) and heat seals everywhere so heat has a hard time to find a way to escape. While radiator is smaller and smaller. And manufactures even go with the idea "high pressure cooling system" to pump hot coolant out quicker and take the cool in. But it doesn't work well, they just keep broken a lot. No question why modern car is broken.
Hi, are u Alan Cheung of UK born in London near Acton?
@@tysont1732 that's not me. I am in the US.
I owned a 1984 740GLE and I was stupid to trade it for a Ford Taurus. I truly miss it. I smacked a javelina on the highway at 75mph with no damage. Definitely a solid car!
Rev up your vintage Volvo’s!
I can still see the ground from my engine bay. I ❤ it.
Mine has 251,000 engine never touched and doesn’t use oil!
km´s?
Wow! Nice and reliable 👍🏿👍🏿
raul duke keep it until something major goes out
😎⚓ 🇺🇸. Volvo V70 wagon ,, 275000 miles before the Valve on number 3 piston burned out ... Bought it when it already had 192000 miles on it and Drove it for 5 Years ... wish i had never sold it 😵
Ed Ren 1 was it burning oil at that point?
Jean-Pierre & Scotty, thank you for sharing this!
Volvos are just great love them
I had a 1984 and 1988 760 turbo in the 90's. Still miss them both. About to head to the grocery store in my 1992 Volvo 240!
What a great presentation your guest made.
Scotty Kilmer for president.
My mom had a 89 740 GLE. Nice car, wish I still had it. Had a 240 at the same time that I started college with.
I also own a Volvo 740 GLE. Drive it every day, my favorite car ever.
Did you ever have a problem with the rear end sometimes swaying left to right. ? Two mechanics have told me that all the bushings are fine, with no wear. ?? Milage, 64,900 miles.
nope, drives just fine, the only time it sways is when I drift it ;)
My daily driver is a 1996 Volvo 850 base model 5 spd manual transmission non-turbo with 365k miles and it still runs very well.
I had an 87 240 GL. Used it as a parts delivery vehicle. I drove that car for years. Never let me down. Drove it for so long I finally just gave it to my neighbors kid for his first car. Fantastic reliable transportation.
This is a car you can fix everything on, and easily keep alive.
Or leave for 10 years, get in and drive it again.
I only hope my -16 Volvo is as durable. It sure is a tank on the roads.
Ahhh back when Volvo was independent and not related to Ford
Ford hasn't owned them for years. A Chinese company bought them a while back, and have been calling the shots for a few years.
@@1vw4me Ford started the spiral down.
M D yes and no. Ford squeezed money and tech out of Volvo but also gave funding to get some vehicles built that would not have existed otherwise. The original XC90 being one of those. Some components from Ford suppliers proved better than the same pieces from the previous suppliers (Ford has much more force on their suppliers).
@@1vw4me and thank good for the chinese not these blooduscking americans who destroyed saab and almost destroyed volvo.
Don't think the Chinese are going to help Volvo in ANY way. They will now desecrate the body & piss on the grave.
Volvo belongs in Sweden & nowhere else. Too bad their government was ever involved to the company's detriment.
I drive a 1991 volvo 940, only 212.000 km, most reliable car I ever had. Air conditioning is ice cold during the hot summer here in south spain, heated seats, manual gearbox and the almighty b230fb redblock engine. Even if the timing belt breaks the pistons don't hit the valves. I will keep it forever, it's by far a much better car than any you can buy today.
Thank you Scotty. I hope when my 740 Volvo hits 500K miles you will allow me to share it with everyone.
I have both a 1998 Volvo V70XC Cross Country with almost 185K miles that was built and assembled in Belgium, and a brand new 2020 Volvo V60 Cross Country with barely 500 miles that was built and assembled in Sweden.
Both are great cars. The new 2020 V60 Cross Country is such a smooth, fast, sexy, comfortable, and drives like a dream. Yet my old 1998 V70 Cross Country still drives great, is mechanically sound, comfortable as heck, and is slowly starting to wear out, but it's not something that's unfixable.
They're wonderful cars, and Volvo has nothing but my greatest respect.
Whether you own an old Volvo from the 1980s, or one from the later 90s, a brand new state of the art 2020 model, or all 3 of them, they're cars that will last you a VERY long time and will never let you down. Volvo has some of the best mechanical craftsmanship and refinement of any car as well as an amazing safety record, so if you own a Volvo, you own no doubt one of the best built cars on the road. :)
I test drove a new V60 and loved it, thinking about getting that or an XC60 end of November. Inscription with Bowers audio of course. Nice cars!
Most cars can last a very long time in third world countries because repair is very cheap. In the United States, car repairs are so expensive that mathematically doesn't make sense to install or repair anything that's going to cost almost as much as the car eventually
Sweden is not a third world country.
Yeah same here in Sweden, my parents paid about 500 dollars to repair a plastic taillight on their volvo xc60. (The taillight worked, it was just the plastic that was cracked.)
@@holidayhouse03 in few years it will be 3 world
Throw away world . Like everything the big companies don't make anything to last and deliberately build in obsolescence and withdrawal part invintories.
@@holidayhouse03 At no point did I mention Sweden in my comment
I've owned a UK market 1990 740 SE estate/wagon since 2003, which is affectionately known as The Volvo. I hope to own it for another 15 years :)
You can hardly kill a Volvo engine.
Manuel Meza A friend of mine did. She ignored the oil light a little too long.
Michael Silbert well that’s just ignorance
Ya Boi CJ Yup.
Robert Spinner, the TH-cam Volvo guru warns the way to kill a Volvo engine is by not changing the timing belt or by playing "coolant roulette" and not replacing an old or leaking heater core.
Perfect cars. We had a bunch of taxi's in the 1990's. The 740/940 2.3i's lasted very, very long. 700,000 and even over 1,000,000 km's (on LPG) … it all was possible.
What do you think of the S60? I own a 2007 S60 T5 with 110,000 miles.
Old is gold!
I revved up my engine!!!
Aaaaaaand it exploded.
Thanks a lot Scotty
How old are you now, Uncle Ted? U shoood No Better
Just kidding, Buddy. Very Funny
just put some Lucas in it. it will be ok
lol I guess you will have to find an old, cheap, reliable Volvo 😁
uncle ted, GOOD ENOUGH FOR YA
Well .Somtimes it does. Course you drive it long and the gas get down to the oil and the bang will be the result!
My first car was a 96 Volvo 850 had over 300,000 miles before my mom drove it with no coolant and over heated the engine.
Jeanne Pierre. You got a keeper. So keep her. Nice film. Thank you.
Great video. The owner should do ANY type of voice overs because his voice is AMAZING!
I had a 1980 242 GT. Loved that car and would get another one in a flash. Ended up with about 600,000 km over 19 years. Nothing like the new Volvo's. That car wa a tank. Fastest I ever drove it was 200 km/hr going down hill. Not much horse power but lots of fun and great memories.
I used to have a Volvo 740 Turbo Wagon. Great car actually but suffered in the snow/ice. Went on to my first SUV and last Wagon I ever owned...
I purchased my 2001 V70 T5 wagon 2 years ago for about $3,500 and besides a check engine light that popped up last year, It's a great used car.
sorry but 1999-2010 are the worst Volvo's ever made
@@packratrust what year did you own? What type if problems should I be expecting? And Thanks for responding
@@tresmum That's just his own opinion, i think they're great.
might get one of these as my first car
The motor is a non-interference engine. That's smart.
Nice job of reviewing your vehicle!
SCOTTY KILMER IN THE MOTHER TRUNKING HOUSE
Great presentation, as simple and reliable as the car. You are a classic car hero. Well done.
Owned a lot of different Volvo's over the years. Own 2 S70s currently. NA as the daily and the turbo for the weekends. Love my twins. All the modern features in a more 1970s Star Trek kinda way 🤗
Now that’s a great car !! Very well taken care for !!
I spent a lot of my childhood riding in Volvos. My dad, a mechanic, loved those cars. We had several models through out the years. He put all the family in Volvos.
He would get Volvos from customers and auctions, fix them and sell them.
I spent my childhood riding in 70's/80's Volvos. My parents typically owned Japanese cars, but several relatives had Volvos/VWs/Mercedes and those are the cars that were memorable to me growing up. I became a mechanic in the 90s, and bought/fixed up many Volvos for family members/friends so they could have solid, safe, reliable transportation. I have owned several Volvos of my own over the years, and still have a '96 850 Turbo wagon that I use primarily as a road trip vehicle. I put my daughter in a '00 V70 XC a few years back. Volvos are the first cars that come to mind when I'm looking for vehicles to put my loved ones in.
I EVEN LOVE THE SOUND OF THE KNOBS AND CONTROLS😇
Beautiful... I love an old Volvo. I own an 18 year old V70 2.4 turbo. It's a lush car to drive...!! ✌