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P80 S70 secret compartment , rear shelf

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1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
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P80 S70 secret compartment , rear shelf

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Two S70 with the nice speaker shelf

Just found this!!!
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I found that on my 98 S70 couple days after I bought it. Went to open it & the latch broke. My first introduction to Volvo plastic. 😊
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OK , it’s covered in the manual….

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That's how I found it. Reading the manual. Car came with original manual, receipts & window sticker. Car spent it's first 4 years in Connecticut before coming to Oregon.
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…and now I know where Volvo says I should put my hat…
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...funky !
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Post by Clemens »

abscate wrote: 17 Jul 2022, 14:21 …and now I know where Volvo says I should put my hat…
The German word for that rear shelf is Hutablage, literally meaning shelf for your hat.
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Pretty soon the Austrian women soccer team will be putting the Germans inthe Hutblage…..
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I wouldn’t use it for trying to sneak something over the border 😀

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I’ve heard the Austrians keep their kangaroos in the RooBlage…
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