Glad you enjoyed the panama hat, Mr Richardson! Those awful wheeltrims are going to be removed next month, and we will be fitting a set of period correct Volvo alloy wheels which have been offered to me by a very kind viewer. The rattly dashboard is pretty awful (there's not a lot you can do about it), which is why I always put it in neutral when I am stopped for any more than a few seconds, which does help. Festival of the Unexceptional, here we come!
@@furiousdriving , Mr Coleman did his best, but not even he could cure the characteristically rattly dash.... Having driven a couple of 440s and a 480 as well, this particular car is worse than most 400s, sadly.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting I've noticed Volvo Car used some kind of foam to mechanically insulate the wiring loom from the dash, 30+ years later that's all gone and that is where the rattling starts.. And it's not just the 400 series, my 1999 S70 sees its interior falling apart with age and my wife's 2011 V70 is getting more rattly every day...
I had a 460 and a 440, but both facelift. I was under 20 and loved them because they had everything. Aircon, electric everything … at the time that was a big deal. My mates were winding their windows and dreaming of a CD player 😂
Very much the same here. Had a facelift 460 in the early 2000s, when used cars in the same price range had no airbags or ABS, let alone aircon, electric windows or the cool turn know trip computer; Plus, being the sport model, the 850 like alloys made it actually look rather good, and the part leather sports seats were from an era when Volvos had basically the best seats.
Wow! My mum bought a 440 in 1992 to replace her ‘89 Nova as she wanted something a bit more solid. As a 17 year old I wasn’t impressed at the beginning but once I got behind the wheel I really liked it, nice accurate handing and really good brakes . I think it saved me one night when I came barelling around a corner on a country lane way too fast and found an unlit tractor and trailer across the road. Despite no abs, the Volvo just stopped straight and true with no drama. Also, one night, a Talbot sunbeam ran into the back of it. In true Volvo fashion the talbot had to be towed away while the 440 just had a minor scuff on the bumper!
At the same time, the Chev Cavalier that were built in N. America ran a 2.2 liter motor with a heat shield at the manifold that rattled like a coiled snake under acceleration . Terrified a lot of owners who had no idea what the sound was, and caused a lot of trips to the repair shop.....Cheers
I own a 460. It's a Turbo, black on grey leather and on the 480s 15 inch, 5 spoke alloys. It's been a project for the last year or so, but I absolutely love it. It feels tough as nails and like the kind of car that could just sit happily at 100mph all day. It gets a lot of attention for it's rarity, and often people comment on it being a car that aged well. Genuinely underrated as a car
I bought a new Black Volvo 440 GL in 1992 and it was very disappointing. I found it badly built, noisy and not what I expected from Volvo. When I took delivery of the car it had to be returned to have the rear seat cushion replaced as it was torn. I was my first and last Volvo. After 2 years I bought a new Mk1 Laguna 2.0 Automatic which I loved.
Excellent review of Mr Lloyd's Volvo, i bumped one of these in my first car and there was not a scratch on it! 😂😂 Luckily i knew the owner and all was good!
Matt I had one as a courtesy when it was about 5 years old. 5 speed manual was terrible, like stirring a bucket of rubber balls, add to that the body role and lack of power from the 1.4 basic car and it was a very bad car.
Great video! Being Dutch, I have a bit of a soft spot for them of course. I test drove a 440 2.0 GLE once (manual) which had climate control! But it wasn't really comparable to my beloved Italians in the handling department 😁
My grandmother had one of these, company car, same spec but a white manual. She bought the car off the company passing up the opportunity for a replacement. When the next replacement came around she took it (Rover 420GSI) but we kept this, my grandad ran it for years. Then when I was old enough to learn to drive he taught me in this. It stayed with us until about 2005. It really was a part of the family and I would love to own one now
Matt back in 1978 / early 80s a Volvo dealership would not let you test drive a 460 let alone buy one unless you were properly attired in Crimplene slacks , cravat, beige nylon shirt and obligatory Panama hat 😁 real stylish and the nearest it got to the Nurburgring was the Bullring in Birmingham 😂.
We had one of the first 440s brought into the UK. The warranty claims were many. Build quality was similar to an Airfix model made by 10 year old. It replaced our string of 360 GLTs and sadly it wasn’t a patch on them. The 7 and 9 series we had were a world apart.
My 460 2.0 automatic was one of my favorites cars. Comfy and fast in daily trafic. Liked it better than my old Volvo 850 glt! One dark and frozen night I pulled a load of 4.5 tonnes on the hook for 40 miles. It went very well but I won't do it again!
The beige is delightful ❤️ these are so maligned but lovely, appealing cars! Friend of ours had an M-reg 460 CD 2.0 automatic which had the facelift which made it look like a mini 850 from the front! Great video as always Matt!
I bought a new 440 in 1995. 28 years old at the time so I definitely wasn't an OAP! A comfortable, solid and reliable car that served me well for 8 years until I switched to an S40 at the ripe old age of 36. Nothing wrong with the later 440/460s apart from some dodgy interior trim (you picked up on this), a notchy gearbox and the slightly rough and jerky transmission. Aimed more at the Golf/Jetta and Rover 200/400 than the Sierra in reality and priced accordingly. The 1993 refresh was tastefully done and the Phase 2 cars benefitted from a slight trickle-down cool vibe from the well-regarded 850. Overall, far better cars than the motoring press of the day would have us believe.
My mum had a 460 auto. It really shouldn't shake and rattle like that while waiting for the lights to change, something has gone loose in the dash. I remember there are three "clicks" at the end of the accelerator's travel, each click locks out another gear, so it can be driven quite spiritedly at full throttle despite the slushbox.
The 460 has become the rarest of the 400 series and though I live in its native country and am an active member of the local 400 community, I have never, ever seen one this beige! Early 460 had more body roll, because only the Turbo got a rear stabiliser link. In the 480 all cars have this, and in my car all suspension parts have been renewed, I am faster in corners than many modern cars. If the tyres begin to squeal I know I am reaching the limit, then I have to ease the throttle a bit and it stays wonderfully on track. But I have changed every bit in the suspension with new parts, so maybe this one was still on its original shocks and stabiliser links. Oh, the ZF 4-speed auto was later mated to the newly developed 2 litre engine and much to be preferred to the CVT, because those all die around 150k miles and the 1.8 is slower than this 1.7 And did you know the entire 400 series was based on the Renault 9? Volvo more or less took their first FWD car from Renault, learned how it worked and then designed the 850 with proper Volvo engines and gearboxes.
Mr Richardson and I have very different expectations of performance. I find it perfectly adequate. The GLEs had different suspension from the GLTs and Turbos, and are a fair bit softer. The 480 alloy wheels that I am due to have fitted will probably make it handle a bit better. The front suspension bushes and arms have been changed, but overall it is a bit tired. I still like it, though.
@@lloydvehicleconsultingI think 102 bhp on a 1000 kg car is perfectly adequate. You should try and replace the shocks, a set of Bilstein B4 is highly recommended.
Hi, the big gap by the radiator, was for the placement of an intercooler for the Turbo model along with a small cooler for the auto gearbox as fitted later, the rattles are terrible, I think the dashboard shrink over time and pulls on screws and plastic clips so the rattles then are made by the vibration from the dash shaking.....great video, please keep up the good work, love your videos...
I think the gap was also a Volvo crumple zone for any crashes that might happen, minimising any damage to the radiator, etc. Had 2 Volvo 440's myself, 1st one was a 1990 440 GLI, 1.7i, put over 250, 000 miles on it, doing all my own servicing and repairs, I could write a book on it, (maybe one day I will! ) and then I had a 1994 440 xi, a cracker of a car - 1.8i, very reliable, bought it for 425 euros and ran it for 5 years doing over 600 miles per week going to work (in Ireland), again, doing all my own servicing, no major breakdowns and more reliable than the 1990 model I had. Anyway, that's some of my story with Volvos. Also had a 740 and 940. I currently have a 264 GLE (1979) with 86,000 miles, I just use it for the occasional car show and tinker with it when I have time :) Happy motoring.
Great video as ever. There is a part of me that really misses the 340 we saved from the scrap man. It’s not well on its way back to the road kind. But yes wow that’s 460 is beige 🤣
My brother has a 360 he wants to sell. it WAS in very good condition when it came off the road but has been parked up 18 years and now has rusty holes. Our dad bought it as an ex-demonstrator back in 1986 I think and used it little.
You aren't that far off actually. The design team consisted of former DAF designers Rob Koch, John de Vries (left after completing the 480 design jn 1985) and Peter van Kouwenhoven, who completed the design of the 440 and 460. Volvo headquarters in Sweden didn't have much involvement in the design process. There are more ties to Renault, Porsche, Lotus and MGA Developments, an independent design office in Coventry (spearheaded by later Volvo design boss Peter Horbury) than to the namesake of the badge on the car...
@@volvo480 Thank you for that. I had read some bits of the development story years ago (Car Magazine probably) and in 1989 made the joke when a spivvy guy I worked with turned up with a new one. I do like them though and thought it a very neat evolution. 🙂
@@PaddyWV on the other hand, the DAF 77 which became the Volvo 343 was so horribly bad in quality in its first years, that without Volvo (and Dutch government grants, DAF employed many former coal miners whose jobs were lost after the mines closed in 1967), the factory would never have survived. John de Vries, who designed both the 343 and the 480, told me some terrible design decisions were made, which were rectified in later model years. So in that sense it is more Volvo than DAF. Or as an old Volvo mechanic told me "In 1974 I was doing an apprenticeship at DAF, after that I had to do my military service and when I returned in 1975 I've found myself working for Volvo!" :D
@@volvo480 That's a shame, because folk have said the 33/44 engines were very well engineered. Maybe a phase they went through? I've seen the pic of the engineers standing round the 343 to be, prototype. It had a hint of early Scirocco at that time.
I owned a 1996 440si 1.8 manual for almost ten years up until nine years ago covering over 200 miles per week, it never missed a beat. My son always liked that car and now owns a 1996 440 CD 1.8i as a second car, it's great to drive one again.
Lovely. Couple of friends of my parents had a 480 and a 440. My folks had a 340 1.7 and my first (although very ratty) car was a white 360 GLT. (please do a review on a 300 series- maybe a 360?). Keep up the great content Matt! :)
Yeah, that AT is probably holding back the 1.7 a lot. Another Dutchy here. My dad had the 460 GL with the 1.7 as well but in a really nice mauve metallic paint. I remember it as being quite nippy, so that tells me the automatic in your beige 460 is the culprit. Looking back, the exterior dimensions are now considered to be subcompact class...which is just astounding, no?
Welcome to VOLVO 400 Standard features. Horrible sounding engine. Hat. I can’t really remember but I think early 400s had a bit of a bad reputation for quality.
Growing up in the Netherlands in the 90s, these things were everywhere. We were a Volvo family (mom had two consecutive 340s, dad had two 240s and a couple of 940s, later a v70) but these 400s never managed to warm my heart. I spent quite a bit of time in them because some other kids' parents had them. They jist always felt flimsy, even compared to the achingly geriatric 340s. Looking at a 400 now, I somewhat see its pedestrian charm but still no spark. Some cars are doomed to oblivion and I fear this may be one of them.
I had two 80s cars with a big squared off boot like this 460, & one of them was in champagne gold like the 460. It must've been the norm back then with saloon cars, spoilt the look of the cars IMO.👎 I had a mate who had a 440 & he only paid £100 for it years ago. All you'll get for £100 nowadays is just parts for your car never mind a whole working car.
My dad a 460GLE 1.7. Was a decent comfy car and the metalwork was like rock proven by being driven into by other cars few times and coming out with a few dents. But it was terribly unreliable, lots of electrical faults then was scrapped after the gearbox failed. He went back to Honda's again which were just better in everyway.
I had a J plate 440 GLEi 1.7 auto a few years back. Nice comfortable motor but the box wasn't the best and it was damn thirsty. Also had a 340 1.4 cvt that felt better built amd just as comfortable but the cvt was god awful!
I had a 440 Xi as a tuition car. 1.7 5 speed stick. It was a good machine, and I nearly replaced it with a diesel. I found the seats lacked the support of the 740, which was a disappointment. Biggest problem with them is Volvo sold off the entire spares stock, so you can't get any bits.
My dad had a 440GLT but before that had a 360GLT. Without a doubt and also at the time the 360 was a much better car . By miles . But tbh every euro manufacturer in the 90’s took a down turn in quality
I remember being very disparaging of Volvos when these cars were new, terrible styling that seemed to shout "give me no excitement or drama in my life, a cup of cocoa and a biscuit before bed is as edgy as I want it". With the wisdom of years I can see the appeal, extremely well built reliable cars and as far the styling? Yes, ruler and set square, but at least there was diversity in design back then. You could get handsome design for the same money all day long, but for some styling takes second place to practicality. Fair play. Having said that, if I live to be 120 I still won't be interested in a beige car!
My mother had a 1990 GLI for many years. That vibration thing was prevalent in hers too but also had a metallic sound under the car. Mechanics could never figure out the source. Good to know it’s a common thing! I see to ask her to drop me off at school around the corner because I was embarrassed by it!
Worked for Volvo when these were launched , remember to open day at dealership well , am a Volvo nut having owned 17 in total...so far ,nice to see a early 460 still going strong
I googled "tea shelf; car tea shelf; tea shelf dashboard; t-shelf", literally no results whatsoever. Can I ask how did you come up with the idea that the top of a dashboard is called a tea shelf? (or t-shelf, whatever)
Wow theres a blast from the past my mum had one in the early 2000's a near similar 460 GLE but with a manual box and alloy wheels. It was bought at trade price from a Volvo dealership around £200 and did a year or so service without needing any money spending on it.
The rattle is standard. I remember reading review of this years ago on car magazine. I wouldnt last a week with it. Styling is retro cool in these days. Would have liked back seat view and boot added to the video.
I had a 440, with CVT transmission, which was really interesting. As far as i could tell, it had a normal first, then went into CVT, which took a bit of getting used to as it meant one continuous engine pitch until you got to about 60mph, unless you floored it. That car, albeit very heavily laden, well past its best, and on summer tyres, got me over the Alps in a blizzard without missing a beat.
Where does the SE trim stand? One of my neighbours has a pre facwlift 460SE and its in really good condition, when i pass by it on foot i always take a second to apriciate it :)
Both my grandparents had Volvo's my grandad had 340s and a 1992 Volvo 440 xi and my grandpa had a 340 360 440 manual gle then a peacock blue Volvo 460 automatic after a bad leg injury then a 1992 or 93 Volvo 440 manual followed by a 1995 Volvo 440 1.8 si facelift and finally 1996 S40 1.8 both automatic 😊
Love the video, I have two 440s and two 460s - all facelifts, one is a 440 GLT 2.0i, the other a TD. The 460s are both 2.0i CD models, one a manual and the other is an auto like this. Presently looking for a ZF auto gearbox replacement to fix mine as its sadly failed!
Took me back to the days when my sister owned one. I had an R8 Rover 214sli at the time and I got to borrow her car when mine was off the road. A more substantial and heavier feeling car and yes, I remember the sluggish performance, heavy steering and diving under braking. I also remember the appalling interior quality. You were being very diplomatic but the lack of interior walkaround spoke volumes to me. That creaking as you pulled away brought back many memories! To think they pitched this at the class above, it barely competed on level terms with the cars in its size class ( Rover 200/400, Escort, etc). It pained me as a spotty Volvo fanboi youth to admit it but it wasn't a particularly good car, and that's being polite.
Glad you enjoyed the panama hat, Mr Richardson! Those awful wheeltrims are going to be removed next month, and we will be fitting a set of period correct Volvo alloy wheels which have been offered to me by a very kind viewer. The rattly dashboard is pretty awful (there's not a lot you can do about it), which is why I always put it in neutral when I am stopped for any more than a few seconds, which does help. Festival of the Unexceptional, here we come!
Can't wait!Im told they rattled almost that badly when new, so I dont think there is anything you can do, its is a fun car regardless
@@furiousdriving , Mr Coleman did his best, but not even he could cure the characteristically rattly dash.... Having driven a couple of 440s and a 480 as well, this particular car is worse than most 400s, sadly.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting I've noticed Volvo Car used some kind of foam to mechanically insulate the wiring loom from the dash, 30+ years later that's all gone and that is where the rattling starts.. And it's not just the 400 series, my 1999 S70 sees its interior falling apart with age and my wife's 2011 V70 is getting more rattly every day...
I might be alone but I like the wheel trims (obviously even more when refurbished) I think they add a ' cool' factor to the car.😊
@@brianiswrong You are not alone.
So glad you found the world's supply of beige! LOL.
In America we never have this model
I had a 460 and a 440, but both facelift. I was under 20 and loved them because they had everything. Aircon, electric everything … at the time that was a big deal. My mates were winding their windows and dreaming of a CD player 😂
Built like the proverbial tank too I believe?
Very much the same here. Had a facelift 460 in the early 2000s, when used cars in the same price range had no airbags or ABS, let alone aircon, electric windows or the cool turn know trip computer; Plus, being the sport model, the 850 like alloys made it actually look rather good, and the part leather sports seats were from an era when Volvos had basically the best seats.
@@jonnygtiNo, just rebadged Daf's
@@losch78 ha, yeah mine was a sport. Lovely wheels and a little spoiler!
Wow! My mum bought a 440 in 1992 to replace her ‘89 Nova as she wanted something a bit more solid. As a 17 year old I wasn’t impressed at the beginning but once I got behind the wheel I really liked it, nice accurate handing and really good brakes . I think it saved me one night when I came barelling around a corner on a country lane way too fast and found an unlit tractor and trailer across the road. Despite no abs, the Volvo just stopped straight and true with no drama. Also, one night, a Talbot sunbeam ran into the back of it. In true Volvo fashion the talbot had to be towed away while the 440 just had a minor scuff on the bumper!
At the same time, the Chev Cavalier that were built in N. America ran a 2.2 liter motor with a heat shield at the manifold that rattled like a coiled snake under acceleration . Terrified a lot of owners who had no idea what the sound was, and caused a lot of trips to the repair shop.....Cheers
I own a 460. It's a Turbo, black on grey leather and on the 480s 15 inch, 5 spoke alloys. It's been a project for the last year or so, but I absolutely love it. It feels tough as nails and like the kind of car that could just sit happily at 100mph all day. It gets a lot of attention for it's rarity, and often people comment on it being a car that aged well. Genuinely underrated as a car
Send it my way when you're done. I need to cut up the front arches to rebuild the rears on a superior 480
I am afraid it's not for sale at the moment.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting 😅
I bought a new Black Volvo 440 GL in 1992 and it was very disappointing. I found it badly built, noisy and not what I expected from Volvo. When I took delivery of the car it had to be returned to have the rear seat cushion replaced as it was torn. I was my first and last Volvo. After 2 years I bought a new Mk1 Laguna 2.0 Automatic which I loved.
Excellent review of Mr Lloyd's Volvo, i bumped one of these in my first car and there was not a scratch on it! 😂😂 Luckily i knew the owner and all was good!
No disrespect intended to our Dutch friends but as a driver of a new 740 estate in 1988 it was difficult not to look down on the non-Swedish models.
Matt I had one as a courtesy when it was about 5 years old. 5 speed manual was terrible, like stirring a bucket of rubber balls, add to that the body role and lack of power from the 1.4 basic car and it was a very bad car.
they rattled and creaked and my neighbour hated his.... myself i thought it dog ugly after the 340 1.7 i had.
Great video! Being Dutch, I have a bit of a soft spot for them of course. I test drove a 440 2.0 GLE once (manual) which had climate control! But it wasn't really comparable to my beloved Italians in the handling department 😁
If you're an Italian car fan this is definitely not going to stay on your shopping list!
In ducce italy the Italian handle you
Possibly the most surprising, even in Limburg we were surprised when they were first launched - nobody from outside the factory saw it coming...
Yipee I'm 224th today.
My grandmother had one of these, company car, same spec but a white manual. She bought the car off the company passing up the opportunity for a replacement. When the next replacement came around she took it (Rover 420GSI) but we kept this, my grandad ran it for years. Then when I was old enough to learn to drive he taught me in this. It stayed with us until about 2005. It really was a part of the family and I would love to own one now
Matt back in 1978 / early 80s a Volvo dealership would not let you test drive a 460 let alone buy one unless you were properly attired in Crimplene slacks , cravat, beige nylon shirt and obligatory Panama hat 😁 real stylish and the nearest it got to the Nurburgring was the Bullring in Birmingham 😂.
We had one of the first 440s brought into the UK. The warranty claims were many. Build quality was similar to an Airfix model made by 10 year old. It replaced our string of 360 GLTs and sadly it wasn’t a patch on them. The 7 and 9 series we had were a world apart.
My 460 2.0 automatic was one of my favorites cars. Comfy and fast in daily trafic. Liked it better than my old Volvo 850 glt! One dark and frozen night I pulled a load of 4.5 tonnes on the hook for 40 miles. It went very well but I won't do it again!
The beige is delightful ❤️ these are so maligned but lovely, appealing cars! Friend of ours had an M-reg 460 CD 2.0 automatic which had the facelift which made it look like a mini 850 from the front! Great video as always Matt!
I bought a new 440 in 1995. 28 years old at the time so I definitely wasn't an OAP! A comfortable, solid and reliable car that served me well for 8 years until I switched to an S40 at the ripe old age of 36. Nothing wrong with the later 440/460s apart from some dodgy interior trim (you picked up on this), a notchy gearbox and the slightly rough and jerky transmission. Aimed more at the Golf/Jetta and Rover 200/400 than the Sierra in reality and priced accordingly. The 1993 refresh was tastefully done and the Phase 2 cars benefitted from a slight trickle-down cool vibe from the well-regarded 850. Overall, far better cars than the motoring press of the day would have us believe.
I drove a 1996 440 LE on my channel, and the build quality was definitely a fair bit better than this one.
My mum had a 460 auto. It really shouldn't shake and rattle like that while waiting for the lights to change, something has gone loose in the dash. I remember there are three "clicks" at the end of the accelerator's travel, each click locks out another gear, so it can be driven quite spiritedly at full throttle despite the slushbox.
The 460 has become the rarest of the 400 series and though I live in its native country and am an active member of the local 400 community, I have never, ever seen one this beige!
Early 460 had more body roll, because only the Turbo got a rear stabiliser link. In the 480 all cars have this, and in my car all suspension parts have been renewed, I am faster in corners than many modern cars. If the tyres begin to squeal I know I am reaching the limit, then I have to ease the throttle a bit and it stays wonderfully on track. But I have changed every bit in the suspension with new parts, so maybe this one was still on its original shocks and stabiliser links.
Oh, the ZF 4-speed auto was later mated to the newly developed 2 litre engine and much to be preferred to the CVT, because those all die around 150k miles and the 1.8 is slower than this 1.7
And did you know the entire 400 series was based on the Renault 9? Volvo more or less took their first FWD car from Renault, learned how it worked and then designed the 850 with proper Volvo engines and gearboxes.
Mr Richardson and I have very different expectations of performance. I find it perfectly adequate. The GLEs had different suspension from the GLTs and Turbos, and are a fair bit softer. The 480 alloy wheels that I am due to have fitted will probably make it handle a bit better. The front suspension bushes and arms have been changed, but overall it is a bit tired. I still like it, though.
@@lloydvehicleconsultingI think 102 bhp on a 1000 kg car is perfectly adequate. You should try and replace the shocks, a set of Bilstein B4 is highly recommended.
I always quite liked the look of the 480ES but was not so keen on these grandad models.
Oh my, that makes me moist...!
I'd love that car. It's right up my street 😊
Hi, the big gap by the radiator, was for the placement of an intercooler for the Turbo model along with a small cooler for the auto gearbox as fitted later, the rattles are terrible, I think the dashboard shrink over time and pulls on screws and plastic clips so the rattles then are made by the vibration from the dash shaking.....great video, please keep up the good work, love your videos...
I think the gap was also a Volvo crumple zone for any crashes that might happen, minimising any damage to the radiator, etc. Had 2 Volvo 440's myself, 1st one was a 1990 440 GLI, 1.7i, put over 250, 000 miles on it, doing all my own servicing and repairs, I could write a book on it, (maybe one day I will! ) and then I had a 1994 440 xi, a cracker of a car - 1.8i, very reliable, bought it for 425 euros and ran it for 5 years doing over 600 miles per week going to work (in Ireland), again, doing all my own servicing, no major breakdowns and more reliable than the 1990 model I had. Anyway, that's some of my story with Volvos. Also had a 740 and 940. I currently have a 264 GLE (1979) with 86,000 miles, I just use it for the occasional car show and tinker with it when I have time :) Happy motoring.
Currently have 3 volvo 440's in the fleet, we've owned one from new that we bought in 1993. Another great Furious Driving review
Great video as ever. There is a part of me that really misses the 340 we saved from the scrap man. It’s not well on its way back to the road kind. But yes wow that’s 460 is beige 🤣
That would have been a good project to follow but huge amounts of work to get done!
@@furiousdriving definitely we have done the hard bits just needs a small about welding and some brakes going through it would be a good little car
My brother has a 360 he wants to sell. it WAS in very good condition when it came off the road but has been parked up 18 years and now has rusty holes. Our dad bought it as an ex-demonstrator back in 1986 I think and used it little.
@@MS-yy2dh oh now that sounds a great little car
I jokingly think of these as the DAF 88. Yes, I know the pedants know that they had nothing to do with it by then, but still.
You aren't that far off actually. The design team consisted of former DAF designers Rob Koch, John de Vries (left after completing the 480 design jn 1985) and Peter van Kouwenhoven, who completed the design of the 440 and 460. Volvo headquarters in Sweden didn't have much involvement in the design process. There are more ties to Renault, Porsche, Lotus and MGA Developments, an independent design office in Coventry (spearheaded by later Volvo design boss Peter Horbury) than to the namesake of the badge on the car...
@@volvo480 Thank you for that. I had read some bits of the development story years ago (Car Magazine probably) and in 1989 made the joke when a spivvy guy I worked with turned up with a new one. I do like them though and thought it a very neat evolution. 🙂
@@PaddyWV on the other hand, the DAF 77 which became the Volvo 343 was so horribly bad in quality in its first years, that without Volvo (and Dutch government grants, DAF employed many former coal miners whose jobs were lost after the mines closed in 1967), the factory would never have survived. John de Vries, who designed both the 343 and the 480, told me some terrible design decisions were made, which were rectified in later model years. So in that sense it is more Volvo than DAF.
Or as an old Volvo mechanic told me "In 1974 I was doing an apprenticeship at DAF, after that I had to do my military service and when I returned in 1975 I've found myself working for Volvo!" :D
@@volvo480 That's a shame, because folk have said the 33/44 engines were very well engineered. Maybe a phase they went through? I've seen the pic of the engineers standing round the 343 to be, prototype. It had a hint of early Scirocco at that time.
I owned a 1996 440si 1.8 manual for almost ten years up until nine years ago covering over 200 miles per week, it never missed a beat. My son always liked that car and now owns a 1996 440 CD 1.8i as a second car, it's great to drive one again.
Had 2 440’s before being “Converted “ to Volvo. Changed the second new one for a 745, then 940, then a new 855 which I still have. 👍🏻🏴
My aunts elderly mother had one......in red
Lovely. Couple of friends of my parents had a 480 and a 440. My folks had a 340 1.7 and my first (although very ratty) car was a white 360 GLT. (please do a review on a 300 series- maybe a 360?). Keep up the great content Matt! :)
I use my 480 es daily. Don't see many now.
As a Dutchman I am very proud to say the 460 was made in The Netherlands ! Superb video and a very nice trip down memory lane.
My grandfather had a 360 glt but I have always had a soft spot for the 400! Great review as always 🏴
I drove a burgundy 2.0 460 ELS whilst at university in York around 2000. Needless to say I got ridiculed and given the nickname ‘grandad’. 🫤
Great review, Matt. Love the 400 series a lot. You should get yourself in to a 480 and hoon about the streets in that, you will have immense fun 👍🏻
I had two 460’s a 1990 GLE injection, and 1.8 iS, both great cars, I’d have another one in a moment.
Typical old man's car
Yeah, that AT is probably holding back the 1.7 a lot. Another Dutchy here. My dad had the 460 GL with the 1.7 as well but in a really nice mauve metallic paint. I remember it as being quite nippy, so that tells me the automatic in your beige 460 is the culprit. Looking back, the exterior dimensions are now considered to be subcompact class...which is just astounding, no?
Welcome to VOLVO 400
Standard features.
Horrible sounding engine.
Hat.
I can’t really remember but I think early 400s had a bit of a bad reputation for quality.
Growing up in the Netherlands in the 90s, these things were everywhere. We were a Volvo family (mom had two consecutive 340s, dad had two 240s and a couple of 940s, later a v70) but these 400s never managed to warm my heart. I spent quite a bit of time in them because some other kids' parents had them. They jist always felt flimsy, even compared to the achingly geriatric 340s. Looking at a 400 now, I somewhat see its pedestrian charm but still no spark. Some cars are doomed to oblivion and I fear this may be one of them.
I had two 80s cars with a big squared off boot like this 460, & one of them was in champagne gold like the 460. It must've been the norm back then with saloon cars, spoilt the look of the cars IMO.👎 I had a mate who had a 440 & he only paid £100 for it years ago. All you'll get for £100 nowadays is just parts for your car never mind a whole working car.
My dad a 460GLE 1.7. Was a decent comfy car and the metalwork was like rock proven by being driven into by other cars few times and coming out with a few dents. But it was terribly unreliable, lots of electrical faults then was scrapped after the gearbox failed. He went back to Honda's again which were just better in everyway.
And that space in front of the radiator, mine had a intercooler and the ac condenser, so it was no space left on mine😊
I had a J plate 440 GLEi 1.7 auto a few years back. Nice comfortable motor but the box wasn't the best and it was damn thirsty. Also had a 340 1.4 cvt that felt better built amd just as comfortable but the cvt was god awful!
The Volvo 460 is such a gem that I can't say enough good things about it. We've had ours since 1992.
I had a 440 Xi as a tuition car. 1.7 5 speed stick. It was a good machine, and I nearly replaced it with a diesel. I found the seats lacked the support of the 740, which was a disappointment. Biggest problem with them is Volvo sold off the entire spares stock, so you can't get any bits.
My dad had a 440GLT but before that had a 360GLT.
Without a doubt and also at the time the 360 was a much better car . By miles .
But tbh every euro manufacturer in the 90’s took a down turn in quality
A warm buzzy feeling. Pass.
I assume the cavern behind the grille was reserved for North American style A/C.
I remember being very disparaging of Volvos when these cars were new, terrible styling that seemed to shout "give me no excitement or drama in my life, a cup of cocoa and a biscuit before bed is as edgy as I want it".
With the wisdom of years I can see the appeal, extremely well built reliable cars and as far the styling? Yes, ruler and set square, but at least there was diversity in design back then. You could get handsome design for the same money all day long, but for some styling takes second place to practicality. Fair play.
Having said that, if I live to be 120 I still won't be interested in a beige car!
My mother had a 1990 GLI for many years. That vibration thing was prevalent in hers too but also had a metallic sound under the car. Mechanics could never figure out the source. Good to know it’s a common thing!
I see to ask her to drop me off at school around the corner because I was embarrassed by it!
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What is your headlamp cleaning kit called please.
worked for nedcar in Holland had a 1.8i 460 supplied!! was altho very basic a great car!!
I cutrently have a volvo 460 turbo auto, would you like to do a comparrison test drive? Its been modded to 180+ bhp 😅
Worked for Volvo when these were launched , remember to open day at dealership well , am a Volvo nut having owned 17 in total...so far ,nice to see a early 460 still going strong
Hmm, that sounded quite awful! I think an indicator bulb had blown also judging by the rapid relay sound... 😬
A friend of mine has one of these that’s been parked in a garage for 24?years. Looking to get it running very soon! Hopefully my
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I googled "tea shelf; car tea shelf; tea shelf dashboard; t-shelf", literally no results whatsoever. Can I ask how did you come up with the idea that the top of a dashboard is called a tea shelf? (or t-shelf, whatever)
You say in the thumbnail that the 460 GLE is the largest Volvo, however you are driving a saloon and believe me the estate is larger.
Wow theres a blast from the past my mum had one in the early 2000's a near similar 460 GLE but with a manual box and alloy wheels. It was bought at trade price from a Volvo dealership around £200 and did a year or so service without needing any money spending on it.
The Volvo or ovloV as we call them.
Or even a Swedish Valiant. A lot of us in Australia don't think much of them.
Is the 460 1.6 83 hp from '94 any good? What about fuel averages?
Had the facelift 460 -95 102 ps mp 1.8i , before bying a used 855 -96
The rattle is standard. I remember reading review of this years ago on car magazine. I wouldnt last a week with it. Styling is retro cool in these days. Would have liked back seat view and boot added to the video.
I had three comfortable one automatic two manual sporty version lovely now got Toyota so reliable.
What is name of head light cleaner please?
An interesting slightly different Volvo. And the predecesor to my (also very beige) 2001 Volvo V40
I love to se a test of Volvo 960 and you tell about it. I have one .-97 2.5 with a manual gearbox.
I expect the last thing the average buyer of these would want was a warm and fuzzy feeling.. 💩
My first car was a beige Chevrolet Monte Carlo with a beige velour interior and beige vinyl landau top!
I had a 440, with CVT transmission, which was really interesting. As far as i could tell, it had a normal first, then went into CVT, which took a bit of getting used to as it meant one continuous engine pitch until you got to about 60mph, unless you floored it. That car, albeit very heavily laden, well past its best, and on summer tyres, got me over the Alps in a blizzard without missing a beat.
As much as I do love Volvos, I'm ok with "missing out" on these in North America.
Could the gap before the radiator be so the front is more crashable, and the radiator isn't smashed by a minor ding?
My Dad had one of these, briefly. He hated it. After his spritely Datsun he just felt let down.
I had one of those. 1.7 litre base model.. it was a ton of fun and so nice to drive even if it was on it's last leg.
Why not consider adding this to the furious fleet. It is such a nice example of a rare beast.
My first ever brand new car ❤️❤️ Mine was red though, traded in a 345
Is the exhaust blowing? I had a friend with one of these and it did not seem to be as well built at the 850.
My uncle had one but it was blue he gave it to my dad before it was scrapped
9:03 that radiator place was for ac radiator. fits behind grill.
Gap in the front was for intercooler space for the turbo and ac cooling unit
I've seen more Talbot Alpines than them, that's how scarce they are
Yeah dashboards shouldn't rattle like that lol my 460 hardly has any rattles
Love it!
Would love to see you review a first-gen S40 after this!
Bit disgusted, you didn't wear the standard issue driving gloves 😂
aaahhh yes the 460. The unwanted child who we swedes try to forget
Why do you always wear a hat
it was cold that day
Did u use the tea shelf?
no, it was too shaky!
Being a Car belonging to Joseph, he would have prefered it with a Beige leather interior with Wood! I know , I know,,, I'll get my coat...
You could get a leather interior with wood inserts on the later CD models.
Oooh Born... you Limbo'd under that one...
I had NO idea the 480 was from the same family
Where does the SE trim stand? One of my neighbours has a pre facwlift 460SE and its in really good condition, when i pass by it on foot i always take a second to apriciate it :)
SE was mid trim
I LOVE VOLVO GL460 AND I HAVE❤IN IRAQ
What about the tea shelf rating? I feel cheated.
Hey guys 1.7 102 hp is good Engine or not
Both my grandparents had Volvo's my grandad had 340s and a 1992 Volvo 440 xi and my grandpa had a 340 360 440 manual gle then a peacock blue Volvo 460 automatic after a bad leg injury then a 1992 or 93 Volvo 440 manual followed by a 1995 Volvo 440 1.8 si facelift and finally 1996 S40 1.8 both automatic 😊
Love the video, I have two 440s and two 460s - all facelifts, one is a 440 GLT 2.0i, the other a TD. The 460s are both 2.0i CD models, one a manual and the other is an auto like this. Presently looking for a ZF auto gearbox replacement to fix mine as its sadly failed!
Took me back to the days when my sister owned one. I had an R8 Rover 214sli at the time and I got to borrow her car when mine was off the road. A more substantial and heavier feeling car and yes, I remember the sluggish performance, heavy steering and diving under braking. I also remember the appalling interior quality. You were being very diplomatic but the lack of interior walkaround spoke volumes to me. That creaking as you pulled away brought back many memories! To think they pitched this at the class above, it barely competed on level terms with the cars in its size class ( Rover 200/400, Escort, etc). It pained me as a spotty Volvo fanboi youth to admit it but it wasn't a particularly good car, and that's being polite.