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
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!
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
I have a Volvo 940 estate with 212,000 miles on the clock and I love driving it.
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!
The 1971 radio commercial for Volvo had this iconic slogan. *We build them the way we build them, because we have to.❤❤❤*
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.
I have a Volvo and I approve this message!
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.
I was a Master Volvo mechanic in the 90s. Things to watch out for on the old 240, 740, and 760 are: The fuse box is mounted near the hinges of the drivers door. This is a wet location, and those awful fuses these Volvo insisted on using would corrode and cause all kinds of accessory failure. Plan on replacing all of them every six months and cleaning the contacts in the fuse box. Second, the fuel pumps don't last very long. Plan of replacing them, both of them, every three or four years, and the fuel filter. The shift knob used to pull off of these all the time, which would unplug the overdrive button. Learn how to remove the knob and plug them back in when this happens. Speaking of overdrive, the overdrive relay quit all the time. Replace it, or just hit just above the upper left corner of the glove box with your fist, and the car will upshift every time. The AC drain hose clogged up on these with algae all the time, causing the drivers side rear floor boards to rust out due to the carpet always being wet. Don't let any passengers sit behind the driver because their feet may go through the floor and hit the pavement a 60 miles an hour, amputating both their legs. All the insulation tends to peal off the wiring harness in the engine compartment, which could cause a fire at any time. The corroded fused mentioned earlier won't save the car from burning down. Nobody makes oversized pistons for these engines, so once they are worn out, there is no rebuilding them. Other than that, these were pretty good cars.
Good sharing
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?
Is the manual transmission and rear axle original too?
@@luwol001 Automatic transmission . and yes both were original .
I love the voice over, coupled with the vintage car it's like I'm watching a documentary from 1993
I bought my first Volvo 940 five years ago. Still driving it till today! Volvo for life.
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!
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
I drive a 1980 Volvo 740 GLE with 250k miles and it is absolutely fantastic
The first ones were built Nov. 81...
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.
Thank you Scotty. I hope when my 740 Volvo hits 500K miles you will allow me to share it with everyone.
Brings back fond memories of my Volvo, had a 1980 242GT, 4 speed (on the floor) manual transmission with electric overdrive, 4 cylinder, heated seats, sunroof...great car, had it 15 years, 250+kms.
Excelent car and relatively simple technology equals to strong durability
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 ;)
A Buddy of mine bought an 850 an it has over 520 000 KM on the clock, still going strong everything is all right.
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.
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
We have Volvo S80 V8...loving it. We have had 10 Volvos to this date(day).
@CARNAL FLORES We had a S80 T6 for 5 years and we really enjoyed driving and own the car but a comparison about the 2 I prefer S80 V8. It isn't that thirsty after all; it depends about your "driving style". I think the Aisin transmission and Yamaha 4.4 litres motor was a good decision for Volvo at the time. Double chassi and 4wd. I can only recommend these cars. We live in Sweden btw... 😁
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 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.
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
Old Volvo's like this are like driving a bank vault. Super reliable, simple and proven. Wonderful cars.
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've got a 92 240 with 300,000 + miles & shes still as strong as a tank.
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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.
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
My daily driver for 5 years is a '94 945 wagon: 415000 km on the clock and running like a dream. Sure, it costs a little something to run and fix but almost everything is available fast. Excellent complement to my '93 Miata. A highly recommended and widely underrated/overlooked car! I'd only buy a well cared for auto...
Paid $1,000 for an '87 244 with 230k on it. All it's needed in 2 years (10k miles) is oil changes and a new starter. Never let me down and I love the seats. Great lumbar support and very accommodating for taller people with the high headrests.
I recently purchased a 1995 S40 2.0 with only 145000 km on the odometer. A few minor dents and scrapes but no rust after 25 years. That's impressive! Currently in the shop for a battery replacement but no mechanical issues so far.
That kid could make a fortune recording audio books. 🤣
In my experience 740 or 940 Volvos are very hard to find in the USA, and when they do appear, they sell very quickly, often almost immediately.
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.
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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'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!
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.
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...
His 740 has cruise control?? My Audi doesnt even have that daaamn.
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 🤗
I had a Volvo 850 as my first car and loved it. Was a tank.
I remember one of h friends got his dad's in highschool and we loved that thing. It was such an oddball but still was very likeable and obviously it was mad reliable.
Damn thats clean for a "beater" Love it! Love the 740 Turbo even more 😁👍🏻
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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!
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.
The Volvo owner has taken very good care of his car. I always knew they were solid,but I never realized how well-equipped Volvos are!
Great to see a Volvo featured. I am the very happy owner of two Volvos a 2001 C70 (175,000Kms) and a 2002 S60 AWD (220,000Kms) that only ever require an annual dealer service and tyres when necessary. I expect to 400,000kms out of both of them.
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
Scotty- you're absolutely ONE of a Kind. Just don't change... don't change a thing.
Oh man do i love these old Volvo's!! Such cool cars! I miss mine 😢😢
The mileage blew my mind. But I love these cars. My grandma had a gold one in the 80s and it’s still going.
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 red ‘91 740 Turbo very similar to the car in this video but the upper end version on a 740 , technically a 744. This was my first car ❤️ . These are so well made the only thing that ever started to go wrong was the solder on the circuit boards (like all of them) was starting to crack because (they told me) of the extreme heat in Alabama compared to where the car was made (that would be Sweden) and cause weird electrical issues like poor starting and srs light . We just swapped out the modules and fixed it all .
Truth be told my 740 was pretty clapped out by the time I got it but, I still loved it because I learned to work on cars. I kept a 10,12,and 14 mm wrench, a torx set and a quart of oil in the trunk at all times ... because ya know I wanted to get back home.
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!
Have a '90, 240 DL. Probably the best car I've ever had. Including classics and new.
Great video from contributor. Scotty is the best! Thank you!
Beautiful... I love an old Volvo. I own an 18 year old V70 2.4 turbo. It's a lush car to drive...!! ✌
These are such great cars. I own a 1989 740 Turbo, still parked out front, with over 350,000 miles. I refuse to get rid of it!
Those are great Volvo models , everybody that had one loved them .
I have owned 4 volvos
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 👍.
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 :-)
I had a '89 740 and a '91, both used, I think I got rid of the '89 at about 190,000, and the '92 at ~220,000 mi.. They were both running OK but other things were starting to fail, dashboard seemed to crack in the same place, the headliner was falling, brakelines were rusted, problems with heater controls. But otherwise running and not burning oil, I now have a 2002 S-60 at about 180000 miles, runs like a champ, transmission shifts smooth, interior is like new, and style is holding up vs modern cars (IMHO).
Jeanne Pierre. You got a keeper. So keep her. Nice film. Thank you.
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!
The motor is a non-interference engine. That's smart.
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..
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.
It's a simple successful formula: Build a comfortable, reliable and roomy car as well as you can, keeping it as simple as possible. result? millions of these cars still giving excellent service. A very nice review.
Takes me right back to when I had my '91 740 GL estate wonderful car thanks for shearing
I had an '87 760 turbo wagon. The motor had 270K miles and ran great. The trans was a 4 speed auto that also worked great. Suspension had been beefed up with aftermarket (IPD) swaybars and componants. The only flaw and it was a major one, was the crappy electronics. It is said that Volvo fixed the electronics starting in '88, so I had the last year of crappy electronics. I also had the potato chip like plastic interior. Plastic componants would snap off in your hand, when you tried to use them. Gas milage best was 22MPG on the highway. Usually got 20MPG mixed and it didn't matter if you drove at 70mph or 80mph, once that Mitsubishi turbo kicked in, the wagon would cruse without effort.
Rev up your vintage Volvo’s!
For a 31 year old car with that many miles it’s immaculate. Nice video as well.
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 got 940 gl b200f with ~600tkm, i use it everyday, it doesnt eat oil and works like a dream
That volvo looks awesome
Had a volvo760 for 11 years and never had any problems at all apart from a brake light bulb going.what a car
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?
My first car was an '85 240; I bought it for $500 off a community college automotive instructor after he hauled it off the side of the highway. It lasted just a hair over 500k miles and 9 years in my care before the AW-70 automatic lost first gear.
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.
i bought a volvo 740 GLE 1988, tree years ago with K-jetronic system, and i drive it a month since then is sleeping in garage because of a break down but i still love it .
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I currently own three great old Volvos! very under estimated 1989 245 GLT Estate - 1998 945 "Celebration" Estate and a 2004 C70 Convertible all drive like dreams! this was a very good narrated video really enjoyed it Cheers Scotty from the other side of the world the original Jersey in the Channel Islands!
I've owned my 94 940 for 3 years and love it. It's 180,000 miles which is just getting broke in. I plan to put as many miles as I can on it. Volvo for life
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.
Good luck getting that old thing to break its barely finished breaking in. These things can go over 1 million miles easily.
LOVE TH OLD CARS. THEY ALL FEEL LIKE HOME. COMFY N WARM. ❤
I read the title as “Here’s Why Old Videos Last Forever”
I read the comment three times as ''heres why old volvos.........
@@4g63it7 hahahaha, happend to me too :D
When was your last eye exam? LOL
Tango1080 just like Scotty lollll
I love and miss the abundance of these 80s and 90s Volvos on the road. They were such good cheap cars. We bought a few used and they were all fantastic cars.
Volvos were never cheap lol.