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@IdiotRace

Ай бұрын

PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR FRIDGE TOWEL

"I've got this theory that there is a Volvo in any sane person's future" ¬James May.

@dkjoses12

Ай бұрын

I got 3 and want more I might be losing my sanity

@JowoHD

Ай бұрын

i have one and i was definitely dropped as a kid

@edim108

Ай бұрын

I want one, partially bc I'd like a car that can run on biodiesel made with used fry oil mixed with old transmission fluid sifted through old socks, and partially bc I like old shit.

@RamenPoweredShitFactory

Ай бұрын

I had a 340 but I blew the clutch driving normally so I sold it because I couldn't be fucked, kinda regret selling it looking back

@martinzurek6390

Ай бұрын

Well, I´m on my second one.

1985 Volvo 740 GLE Turbo Diesel: The official car of the driver who thinks (and brags about it all of the time) that 300,000 miles is just "breaking it in."

@chrisdavidson911

Ай бұрын

next year, when it turns 40, they'll be saying it's due an oil change

@sporeranier

Ай бұрын

Sounds like your average Toyota enthusiast

@BlackPill-pu4vi

Ай бұрын

My parents (RIP) were given the "it's barely broken in at 60K miles" sales pitch and they purchased a new 1970 Volvo 144 because of that. It had its good points; it was a transportation box.

@JL-sm6cg

Ай бұрын

Nowadays, that's a Toyota Prius.

@alexv8man

Ай бұрын

Tbf my d24s on 370k miles or something around there as the mileage cogs broken, slight miss when cold idle but no water or oil nor does it leak still so yeah I’ll go with the stereotype sounds great drives alright no one bats an eye unless it’s polluting, camp in it fine, economy’s okay just an alright car to get you around which isn’t German bland.

The turbo on this car is 100% gone. That is not normal.

@littlegaymonster666

Ай бұрын

Would it have been better if he kept the original engine it came with, given it didn't die?

“I know you have adult art of Susie from Deltarune” came outta nowhere lol

@Thindoublechin

Ай бұрын

I looked that up on r34...

@rturner4205

Ай бұрын

Aha! Ah! I'm going to see myself out now...

@jeraldjoyce2995

Ай бұрын

@@markkoetsier6475 happy ralsapril btw

@Ecchier

Ай бұрын

Wasn’t sure what that said about the person with the car until I looked it up. (I may or may not have saved a few images)

Your boy dressed to the nines in all denim is an absolutely perfect icon of this car...then all of those people stuck behind him while he's driving are like gtfo of my way!

@robertkirchner7981

Ай бұрын

I love how he has this perpetual look on his face like he's not exactly sure what he's gotten himself into.

@jeyendeoso

Ай бұрын

that merc at 14:52 lmao

@Brock_Landers

Ай бұрын

@@jeyendeoso You can see the people behind him like, "get that pile of shit out of my way!"

Black smoke and no throttle responce means that the turbo said goodbye... These engines (as long as not overheated) are really sturdy and have some torque, tot speaking bout the numbers but about what Your butt will tell You. Properly tuned this sweedish brick can really put a smile on one's face ;) Greetings from Poland ;)

@misterthegeoff9767

Ай бұрын

Yeah if it can't get past 60 then there's something seriously wrong. The slowest turbo diesel I ever owned was a 1993 VW Passat with a 75hp 1.6TD which measured its 0-60 time with a sundial but once up to speed would do 100mph all day long.

@mannine99

Ай бұрын

yes, black smoke on diesel means not enough air. My friend had tuned 760 turbo diesel which had significant turbo kick around 3000rpm

@ThePussukka

Ай бұрын

Yeah that looks to be so slow the turbo has to be gone

@Lorentz_Driver

Ай бұрын

150 foot pounds is certainly "some torque"

@chrisdavidson911

Ай бұрын

@@mannine99 been there, seen that, took the air filter out for entertainment value. If you had a toilet that blocked you'd be proud of yourself!

Volvo gooner here. Never dealt with the diesels but all of the 240/740/940 were and are truly fantastic cars. (Have three which share the driveway with much newer cars but still have their place.). The capability for power and performance is there (and well documented) but even if you just wanted a tractor for a daily driver, they're still absolutely wonderful, charming cars.

I had a 760gle with the hpt 2.3 4 speed manual with electronic overdrive. Silver over red leather interior. Fuel pump, air intake, turbo upgrade.....300bhp. It was immense fun, reliable, comfortable, everything worked.

@jefferyepstein9210

Ай бұрын

They are possibly the best cars ever made.

@alastairward2774

Ай бұрын

Dad had a 740 with that engine, but no turbo, still a very nice car to be in, very comfortable.

@TheGoddamnBacon

Ай бұрын

... OK, possible stupid question: how does a manual transmission have an electronic overdrive?

@jefferyepstein9210

Ай бұрын

@@TheGoddamnBacon There were aftermarket companies that made a unit that would attach to the tail of the transmission and act as an overdrive gear. That is probably how this car was.

@pkrlex6780

Ай бұрын

@@jefferyepstein9210 Yes thats exactly how these worked. Google "Volvo m46 transmission" and you can see the big overdrive electric gearbox behind the actual gearbox

The D24T is a VW/Audi engine (Volvo tried to make it sound more fancy by calling it an Audi engine) based on their 4-cylinder diesel, with two more cylinders added on. Unfortunately they didn't really upgrade the cooling and oiling systems to match the greater displacement, so the combination of short trips where the engine didn't get up to full operating temperature and long 7500 mile intervals between oil changes (OK today, but not on 1980s dino oil!) led to many of these having an early demise and a reputation for unreliability. But the same engine used in VW Transporter vans in Europe, where it would be left running for hours, was much more reliable. I had an even more rare 1980 Audi 5000 with the 5-cylinder non-turbo version of VW's diesel. It was very slow, but got 35-40 MPG, and it had excellent ride and handling.

@jessebrook1688

Ай бұрын

This generation of VW's IDI diesels was used more as a modular engine than the Ford Modular was. It seems like kind of a shame that Audi didn't try to at least give their diesels a few years more life after 1983 here in North America with a turbocharger, but that's what they chose. 2L inline-5 turbodiesel would have had some decent kick, at least as much as the basic 2.1L inline-5 gas engine.

@vwestlife

Ай бұрын

@@jessebrook1688 Yes, see HubNut's review of a Euro-spec Audi 100 with the 5-cylinder non-turbo diesel, which seemed to have entirely respectable performance. And everyone says the Oldsmobile diesel was so bad because it was based on a gas engine, but that's exactly how the VW diesel started as well. The fuel injectors go into the same holes that the spark plugs would go into in the gas version.

That last line goes hard. "Waiting to be desired" is such a powerful human condition

My dad ordered an 82 Oldsmobile Delta 88 with the diesel. That engine never needed anything. It was traded off at 120k with zero issues believe it or not. The trans gave up the ghost at 80k. One of the biggest issues was the lack of knowledge (most owners) on how to take care of the diesel . The car was great on fuel and if you rolled into it on a hill it would smoke like a Peterbilt.

The back window is so upright it barely gets wet in the rain. It's a bug hunk of steel, vast for not so much. And beloved by all youngsters now over here. We had one of these when they still where the car of choice for the moving salesman. It was glorious.

The LF9 was not a conversion of the Chevy small block. It was from the Oldsmobile Rocket 350, what they had deteremined to be the strongest of their gas blocks (not that it was enough). GM made four engine families all in 350 cid displacements.

"It will stand in the way of you moving from your parents home." Not even 10 seconds in and Mr. Regular basically summed up my life. Equal parts impressive and sad. Well done.

I worked at Volvo. They didn't like those D24 VW diesels (at ALL!) so they went out and made the Volvo whiteblock D5. ❤

@braidenis

Ай бұрын

Do you remember their reasoning?

Sick. My parents had an 81 240 Diesel manual 5 speed. Good ol Swedish lead sled. Oil pump failed was the reason why my folks gave up on it. They bought a 85 240 DL gas wagon with a manual 5 speed after. Took me and the family all over America.

I love the American market headlights on this thing.

@centuryhelix8727

Ай бұрын

The 740’s quad headlights might just be the best looking headlights in history

@roryhennessey8836

Ай бұрын

I miss my 740 GLE so much those headlights rock! I had the b23e engine. It got me all the girls in highschool

@KABOBkabob

Ай бұрын

​@@centuryhelix8727they're worth pretty good money. Easily $500+ for a clean set

These are surprisngly sought after amongst RWD Volvo enthusiasts here in the UK.

I owned a gas 87 740 GLE Wagon and the interior shots bring back a lot of memories of road trips and breakdowns (often on said road trips).

The “official car of” is strong in this one

Iv owned 2 240s out of all the cars iv owned my Volvos were my favorite so classy reliable and limitless possibility. The b230ft is the swedish 2jz

Smokey and the Septic Tank Fetish

The most astounding feature of this vehicle is the thought that the year I was born, somebody stood in front of this car at a dealership and said "This. This is the vehicle choose to show off my new promotion with."

I just started seeing a dental hygienist. Thanks for the conversation idea!

Also this car reminds me of my mom's old 1986 Audi 5000S diesel. It was a 5 speed manual and couldn't climb a hill to save it's life...or anyone else's.

@mr.slaphappy3794

Ай бұрын

Pretty sure that Audi's engine is the same engine as this volvo but in 5 cylinder variant without a turbo (Volkswagen D20)

@Brock_Landers

Ай бұрын

@@mr.slaphappy3794 I was only about 5 when she had that car, but it was definitely a piece of crap...🤣🤣🤣

@mr.slaphappy3794

Ай бұрын

@@Brock_Landers Lol🤣 The thing with n/a diesels is that they're slow as fuck, but they'll usually run for ever

A Volvo review. I better not hear any foolishness here...

@GoldenGrenadier

Ай бұрын

I don't think I've ever heard him say a good thing about a volvo.

@Sweedster

Ай бұрын

@@GoldenGrenadier you haven’t watched many of his Volvo reviews then

@jamesgizasson

Ай бұрын

Nah... Eddie Meduza has that covered! :3

It’s a mashup of 99 Luftballons and Dancing Queen.

@themac6356

Ай бұрын

99 Dancing Luftballon Queens

@zloychechen5150

Ай бұрын

It's what i have always imagined ABBA smells like - sweaty vinyl, diesel smoke, and oily sludge.

@jamesgizasson

Ай бұрын

​@@zloychechen5150 Halfway through that comment, I started hearing Hexxus singing the lyrics. XD

The 2 minutes after the ad is the most insane thing I have ever heard from this channel so far please keep up with this humor 😭

As a Swede I have never even seen an automatic 740 and only a handful of diesels. I've seen a few automatic 940's though.

@zloychechen5150

Ай бұрын

Interesting. There have been quite a few of those here in russia. I'd say probably 1 in 20 or so. At least you saw automatics every now and then when browsing ads. 700s are disappearing though, they have worse rust protection than the 900.

@jessebrook1688

Ай бұрын

You can assume that everything sold in the US has had an automatic option since the 1970s, except sports cars.

@kristoffer3000

Ай бұрын

As a Norwegian, there's loads of auto 740's here, or at least were until they rusted away. Majority are manuals but auto's are not rare at all. Horrible slushboxes honestly, proper old school auto in the worst way.

@jessebrook1688

Ай бұрын

@@kristoffer3000 My family had a run of Volvo 240s, sedans and a single wagon. The manuals were good (except for the overdrive on the wagon, it wasn't dependable) but the automatics were squishy. I can't imagine Volvo changed that much for the 700-series, since they were still pretty conservative.

@kristoffer3000

Ай бұрын

@@jessebrook1688 My dad had a 740 (or 940, I honestly don't remember anymore, it's been ages and they're so similar it hardly matters) for a winter as a beater whilst waiting for another car and it had a broken fuel pump relay so that was just hotwired and had the engine running at 2k rpm at idle which was real interesting with the slushbox, never a dull moment in that thing haha Borrowed a manual 940 from a friend for a few weeks some years ago as well, also in winter and that was far less hairy, pretty good winter beaters honestly. Beat the piss out of both and they never missed a beat (the borrowed one was going to be parted out and was told that beating on it was mandatory lol)

This very car is the ideal car to learn to drive stick in. The clutch and gearbox are utterly indestructible, and the molasses-in-a-blizzard-like acceleration means you need to learn to plan well ahead with when and why you want to shift.

@user-tb7rn1il3q

Ай бұрын

You just pull into 70 mph traffic at 20 mph. The cars behind can either slow down or get totaled when they hit your slow tank.

@zloychechen5150

Ай бұрын

I have one with a 250hp redblock, and i can say that these clutches are very destructable. Not by a diesel probably.

@noahrhodes1409

Ай бұрын

@@user-tb7rn1il3q reminds me of my 87 diesel Mercedes, merge into traffic slow forcing people to go around, I enjoyed being in the pockets of no cars on the interstate as everyone passes

As the owner of a 269k mile 1989 740GL , I am insanely jealous of your lack of a sunroof

@roryhennessey8836

Ай бұрын

What.... I loved my crank to open sunroof in my 740 GLE. Do they leak?

@giantrobot9000

Ай бұрын

@@roryhennessey8836 Yes, they can have some issues, as mine does. When they work properly, they’re great though.

with my experience working on many d24 engines i would say the reason this particular car is so slow and smokes so much is the intake manifold is plugged by the EGR basically choking the engine. i would say the fix would be to clean the intake and delete the egr

Those quad 'murica only headlights ❤

@marcusdamberger

Ай бұрын

By 1984 composite headlamps were allowed in the U.S. This one is just a little too close to that year for the newer headlamps refresh. Even then, some models of GM vehicles didn't bother updating their headlamps after that year because some models weren't going to get a mid-cycle refresh to justify it. My parents 1986 Toyota Camry had the composite headlamps, but only some 1985 models had them, and none of the 1984 Camry's had them.

@TravisDoesGames

Ай бұрын

@@marcusdamberger my '89 volvo 740gl had the quads. Stylish AF

@darksu6947

Ай бұрын

Freedom headlights*

@jamesgizasson

Ай бұрын

Honestly, I just love the fact that the sealed beams are interchangeable! I miss these old designs. T^T

I would love to hear you do an hour long documentary about the Oldsmobile diesel engines. There really isn't any in depth documentaries about the engines and how they affected the way Americans viewed diesel engines for years to come.

@malikcarr9872

Ай бұрын

It felt like turbodiesels were starting to claw back in the early 2010s, you were seeing them somewhat more frequently especially in areas where gas was expensive, and then the Dieselgate scandal happened and RIP. I guess it was too good to be true.

@Havlock

Ай бұрын

Check Well There's Your Problem episode 133, which is on the Oldsmobile diesel engine. IIRC, the ep goes more in on how and why they were terrible engines than their effect on how the American public viewed diesel engines as a result, but it's still a good hour and twenty minutes on 'em; You can skip the forty minutes of other stuff in the ep if that ain't your cup 'o tea.

I had an '84 760GLE TD for four years and it was fine. Granted, it was new when I bought it, but it happily motored along and would easily cruise at 100+ mph. Well, it was also a manual; Volvo's 4-speed + electric OD. There's no way I'd drive a 2.4 liter Diesel with an auto, turbo or not. Mercedes' 300D turbo with an auto is acceptable, but only after the turbo wakes up, which takes a little longer in Colorado because of the altitude. Off a light, you just nail it to the floor and pray, which is probably the same experience with this 740, even at sea level. Anyway the 760 gave me 4 years of trouble-free use, averaged 30 mpg and only smoked if you lugged it down in OD. It wasn't built to win stoplight grands prix, but it easily kept up with 80's traffic and it was comfortable and secure feeling on the road.

@firefox2325

Ай бұрын

finally someone who knows what theyre talking about..the d24 is a good engine for long trips..like any diesel engine ever. people really expect these motors to do 0 to 60 in 3 seconds, love to call them 'unreliable' when they cant do basic maintenance on them... its so frustrating..and yes the auto trans is painfully slow.

volvo made the last diesel last week. it was a blue xc90 rip diesel

the '85 ad said "the car for people who think" .. shown by the slotted headrest you can look through while backing ..😮😮

Kind of bypassed the popularity of the Gasoline 740 turbos Those were incredible motors, and there's a pretty active enthusiast community for those. The diesels had a pretty awful reputation for both reliability and power.

Love a 740.

I had an 87 740 gas non turbo as my first car in 1996. Charming but unreliable as it got older. The wiring harness would literally turn to powder when you touched it. But when you close the door, it sounded like a bank vault door. Kudos to the original owner for keeping this on the road. It’s not easy, it’s expensive and it’s not reliable.

@KestrelYI

Ай бұрын

Unfortunately there was a bad era from around 1980 to 1987 for bad wiring harnesses as Volvo tried to push toward something more environmentally friendly for insulation material. Everything 1988 and beyond is OK.

@marcusdamberger

Ай бұрын

@@KestrelYI Didn't Mercedes Benz also have a biodegradable wiring harness in some of their 90's cars for a while that you want to steer clear from now?

@bwofficial1776

Ай бұрын

@@marcusdamberger You are correct. Fortunately the year span is well-documented so it's easy to know which years to avoid.

@KestrelYI

Ай бұрын

@@marcusdambergerNever did the MB thing but that wouldn't surprise me. Thankfully Volvo saw the error of their ways and repented in the last few years. Volvo made the 240 until '93 and the 940 until '95 I think. Quite refined at that point with essentially every quirk worked out. Just great, reliable cars.

@volvoguy1979

Ай бұрын

It’s expensive, not reliable and despite your best efforts, won't get you laid.

BDUS & BCGs? You’ve just earned an army veteran’s respect.

That VW diesel squeaked out 109hp on its best day, almost 40 years ago. And it’s been all downhill ever since.

@pleepler

Ай бұрын

These days you can get that much power from a 1.0 turbo petrol. Reliably. Or the 2.0 TDI but massively, massively detuned

@300DBenz

Ай бұрын

Downhill, because it couldn’t go uphill!

this is basically the next thing to a perpetual motion machine,indestructible if cared for

Posted when I was working on the V8 for my 88 740. Perfect timing. And the Clinton Station reference was spot on.

@jamesgizasson

Ай бұрын

You're putting a V8 in your 740!? ...Please tell me it's not an LS. XD

@MiamiZombie2012

Ай бұрын

@@jamesgizasson No I'm too broke for an LS. Just a small block chevy 350. Tried and trued, plentiful parts. Biggest motivators is there's a kit available, and what I got the short block for was cheaper than an oem maf sensor. Cheap readily available parts, plethora of information on these engines. I mean the list goes on. I'm just aiming for a daily driver nothing crazy. But of course it can be stroked to 383 and the skies the limit.

@jamesgizasson

Ай бұрын

@@MiamiZombie2012 Nice!! I love the versatility of the 350! Anything older gets my vote. My newest vehicle is from the 90s; I can't stand modern automobiles. X3 That sounds like an awesome build! Make that brick fly! :D

@MiamiZombie2012

Ай бұрын

@@jamesgizasson Thank you, I too am not a fan of new vehicles. My daily while the volvo is under the knife is a 94 ranger. That's new enough for me.

@jamesgizasson

Ай бұрын

@@MiamiZombie2012 Nice! Those old Rangers are something else! I wish the new ones were anything close to resembling their namesake. T^T I've always had a backup too... old car lifestyle I guess! My 96 4runner was too new, so I bought a 74 Beetle instead. I DO NOT miss the computers. :3

The engine was not a small block Chevrolet, it was an Oldsmobile 350👈

@mrmumbles219

Ай бұрын

He literally says Oldsmobile LF9 at 1702/3

@klasseact6663

Ай бұрын

@@mrmumbles219 I will check it out

Car Talk always dunked on these, so many callers phoned into the show with Turbo Diesel problems and Click & Clack promptly told them to give up and get something else.

I’m from Tioga county. Currently living in the UK. I have a 2.4 D5 diesel Volvo XC70 ocean race and when the year 2028 is here I’m bringing it home to Tioga county with me. I have gotten 56.8 mpg with this car, it’s awd and quite unique. It’s a real shame that diesel didn’t work for the states because in many ways.. it’s a lot better.

The mighty power of DDR diesel! In finland its rare to find one which has driven less than 350 000 miles.

@darksu6947

Ай бұрын

Thank you for using Freedom Units

@kristoffer3000

Ай бұрын

@@darksu6947 Freedumb units*

@darksu6947

Ай бұрын

@@kristoffer3000 No sir! More like, the best units ever! I would recommend deleting your previous comment. You wouldn't want us to show up and deliver some "freedom and democracy" to your country would you? I'll tell them your country has weapons of mass destruction and oil if your previous comment isn't deleted in the next 24 hours 🤨

@kristoffer3000

Ай бұрын

@@darksu6947 Don't worry, I already live in a very oil-rich US vassal state

@darksu6947

Ай бұрын

@@kristoffer3000 I'm happy to hear that. Do you enjoy the "freedom" we have imparted upon you and your fellow countrymen?

Just imagine how slow this would be without the turbo. I don't know about the 740 but I have seen NA 240's and that's the definition of slowness.

I like the lathe in your shop. No quick change gears like a real man.

The official car of: "Hating heavy metal for its lack of musical value while gladly attending progressive jazz festivals"

@louiearmstrong

Ай бұрын

Official car of “have you heard of Vulfpeck?”

@zxvadcsfbh

Ай бұрын

Official car of "I like BadBadNotGood's early work"

@gnarshread

Ай бұрын

God I love that comment!

@alexandermathew3968

Ай бұрын

😂😭

If the Turbodiesel is slow then there is more than likely a vacuum leak. Vacuum comes from a vacuum pump and there's only so much of it. That will mess up the egr, boost control and shifts of the automatic transmission. Egr won't close properly so black smoke, waste gate won't close properly so very little to no boost and the transmission will shift way too early even on kick down. Sound of that engine is beefy and nice

@no-damn-alias

Ай бұрын

Also cruise control is vacuum operated. So welp.

@volvo79gt

25 күн бұрын

oh boy... on the Volvo 740 Turbodiesel, the mechanical Vacuum pump only operates the HVAC vacuum pods, and vacuum booster for the brakes. the Cruise control has its own vacuum pump. The Diesel engine doesn't need vacuum. EGR, should ALWAYS be deleted. but this is not the cause of the smoke. The only way to actually figure out the smoke issue with this car. Would be if Me, I, Were diagnosing it in real life. Could be the turbo.... could be a boost leak, maybe the injectors are in need of service. maybe even valve lash. can't tell without physically being there.

@no-damn-alias

23 күн бұрын

@@volvo79gt hard to say but the same vacuum pump that operates the cruise control operates the transmission and it is shifting way too early in that video. As you said hard to tell if you're not there but these two things should be a good hint where to look.

An industrial design professor of mine drove one of these. He loathed any student who had practical knowledge and loved the ones with outlandish ideas and no idea how to achieve their designs. He was a failed architect who ran to academia. This review is spot on.

Thank you for the dentist joke. My nose is still stinging from the ejected hot coffee. Needed a good laugh, thanks!

My dad had a '79 Oldsmobile Delta 88 with the diesel engine. He drove it until it hit 400,000 miles or so, and then sold it to the mechanic. Maybe he just happened to get a good one.

Listen, I wear white New Balances because yeah they're dad shoes, and I'M A DAD. I stopped pretending otherwise long ago, and I put white New Balances on my Christmas list EVERY YEAR!

shout out to the cb7 at 9:55. Love those things

I am a certified Volvo gooner, I've owned an 850, 940, and 2 240s that had the m47 5 speed manual. I really want either a 240 or 740 diesel

I had two 740 turbo wagons in College. I absolutely love these cars. If I ever find a clean black on black turbo wagon with the houndstooth interior and the third row, it will be mine.

@zloychechen5150

Ай бұрын

A bit too much to ask, in my mind. What you're describing might even not exist anymore.

@benjaminbuschi284

Ай бұрын

Truthfully I don't have room for another old car. I keep my standards impossibly high so I don't end up with a yard full of cool broken lawn ornaments. @@zloychechen5150

Mr regular, the ultimate gooner. If you know, you know.

CLINTON NEW JERSEY MENTIONED!!!!

Aside from super cold morning starts,these were wonderful in northern Ontario winters

Can't help but love it!!!

"Volvo 740 Turbo Diesel; the official car of someone whose aspirations are matched only by their embarrassingly short lack of tolerance for project creep."

It is handsome! I like the creases and the wheel wells. Nice lines. Interior is very cool.

As a P2 s90 owner, I wanted a 740 TIC so bad for so long, so I finally bit the bullet and bought the nicest turbo diesel I could find. A Mercedes Benz E300 and haven’t looked back.

The GM 350 diesel was a Oldsmobile 350, not a Chevy 350, they're different engines with a different V angle.

@jessebrook1688

Ай бұрын

Also, badly in need of more head bolts, a water separator, and a big turbo. They should have stuck the 6.2 Detroit in cars when it came out in 1982, and consigned the big diesel to their stuffed failed history albums.

Kickass PT Cruiser GT in the background of a couple of those rolling shots.

I can't stop seeing the bent hood!

My first car was a 740 gle. I loved it. Im on my fourth Volvo now.. and yes I've iwned 2 Saabs

The smokescreen of Volvo 😂

4:56 I'm so happy to hear someone else goes through the same shit. Shoe shopping was a nightmare till I tried someone NB and Ultraboost

Awesome car. Love Em classic Volvos. Always thought this cars were cool and still do. 😊❤

wish I lived stateside again atm, I'd love to see you do more bike stuff? And WOW straight up handsfree bottom confession at 5:19

Thats probobly why they never sold the 850 TDI in the US. Thats definitly the best volvo diesel ever. Good power, great fuel economy and great parts accesibilty in Europe. Im happy to own one

The problem with your Volvo 740 diesel is it’s nearly 40 years old and looks like it’s got blocked injectors, with that lack of acceleration and James Bond smokescreen.

Wake up to RCR, Technology Connections and Savagegeese release notifs 🔥

The Mercedes at 14:55 road-raging lol

That bridge at 17:22 ish could be called the Hank Hill - that's one narrow urethra i tell you what 🤣

I used to have a 90’ 740 GL, burgundy, it had a naturally aspirated, fuel injected 2.3 4cycl. It had 3 hamster power. I could fishtail it on wet pavement

@kristoffer3000

Ай бұрын

They drift quite well in snow, ask just about any Norwegian or Swede haha

Take a look what us scandivanians do with those. Throwing big turbos in and tuning the fuel injection. Getting very decent performance

@jizburg

Ай бұрын

Yea. If there is black smoke it needs more boost.

@darksu6947

Ай бұрын

​@@jizburgNeeds more air. Burning too rich

@jizburg

Ай бұрын

@@darksu6947 thats what i said

@darksu6947

Ай бұрын

@@jizburg I know. I was only clarifying.

Just wanted to let you know. You are a real human, and that, that is rare these days.

the new balance 550 is the volvo 240 of sneaker culture

For the day a nice comfy fuel efficient commuter car. Great town and country car too. Just a nice car. That's about it.

I had to look up some of these abstract Gen-Z references in the beginning. Nice.

Funnily, I was just checking your channel last week to see if you'd ever reviewed a diesel Volvo. I know you've reviewed Lincoln/BMW diesels (which my father owned), Mercedes diesels (which my grandfather owned), and VW diesels (which I own), but I've been waiting for a Volvo diesel video (which my uncle owned) - my family has a thing for Euro diesels

I have a 1991 Volvo 740 Turbo sedan grey. ( Genevieve)auto AW71 300,000 km. Runs strong!

6:48 I actually worked there!

“Throw a Cummins in it and roll some real American coal! Rabble rabble rabble” 😂

i havea regular gle and i love it dearly

Swedish love! I have always loved these plus I’m a saab enthusiast/ collector 😂

I drive a 240 diesel, same VW engine but naturally aspirated (no turbo). It's a snail, but a very reliable one.

kind of a charming car, I wish we had more diesel cars in USA and Canada.

I'll never tired of these kinds of reviews full of anachronistic references. But then again, I'm just about the same age as you.

The official car of getting charged 50 dollars from College Hunks because you forgot to turn in your uniform on your first and last day.

Volvo really used to have some personality. Now I really want a diesel Cadillac or Olds Ninety Eight. Please do a review on one!

BDU's + BCG's = no visit to the clinic after visiting back home for you!

What in gods name with the dentist chair thoughts! You are all of us, but free!

The Oldsmobile diesel was based on a small block Olds V8, not a Chevy