Let's see your Volvo (The Photo Thread)

[LongNoseElk]

Beautiful car, how many kms on it? AWD?

Thank you!
It has run138.000 km (86.000 miles) and is not a AWD. It also doesn't have Xenon head lamps (thankfully), which is cheaper to maintain.

Do you guys know the feeling of relaxation and satisfaction the moment you enter your Volvo?

[LongNoseElk]

I also see a cigarette lighter.......does it have the ashtray option?

One of the cupholders is holding a portable cup-shaped ashtray with lid, similar to this:

https://www.skandix.de/en/spare-parts/b ... y/1046647/

As a non-smoker, the 12V plug comes in handy for cooling box or phone charger, for those 2,500 km rides to/ from Portugal.

[Blacklab467]

I also see a cigarette lighter.......does it have the ashtray option?

One of the cupholders is holding a portable cup-shaped ashtray with lid, similar to this:

https://www.skandix.de/en/spare-parts/b ... y/1046647/

As a non-smoker, the 12V plug comes in handy for cooling box or phone charger, for those 2,500 km rides to/ from Portugal.

It always amazes me how our culture has changed over the years, 40 years ago just about every adult smoked, now you almost never see anyone smoking anymore. A North American luxury car in the late sixties and seventies had more ashtrays than wheels......thinking of my uncles '69 Chrysler Imperial.

[matthew1]

A North American luxury car in the late sixties and seventies had more ashtrays than wheels......thinking of my uncles '69 Chrysler Imperial.

Yea those little stamped steel bins with the rocker lids, on door pulls. They were in every car in my 1970s youth.

[BlackBart]

Down she comes, 3” at a time!

[Blacklab467]

Down she comes, 3” at a time!


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If you had that trailer hitch I sold you on it would be a breeze! That was one of the biggest advantages I found when I put a hitch on mine, one and done.

[BlackBart]

That's a great idea - on the list!

With the exhaust up the middle, you can't lift from the diff!

Also, muffler looking sad. It appears the upper shell is a protective / heat shield and not actual muffle can. Still, that's on the list now. Original with 150,000 mi....??

[LongNoseElk]

I also see a cigarette lighter.......does it have the ashtray option?

One of the cupholders is holding a portable cup-shaped ashtray with lid, similar to this:

https://www.skandix.de/en/spare-parts/b ... y/1046647/

As a non-smoker, the 12V plug comes in handy for cooling box or phone charger, for those 2,500 km rides to/ from Portugal.

It always amazes me how our culture has changed over the years, 40 years ago just about every adult smoked, now you almost never see anyone smoking anymore. A North American luxury car in the late sixties and seventies had more ashtrays than wheels......thinking of my uncles '69 Chrysler Imperial.

A 69 Chrysler Imperial? What an amazing vehicle!

[abscate]

Down she comes, 3” at a time!


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What’s the HP boost for the blue tie rods/stays? Are red ones even better?

[BlackBart]

That’s “Hypersonic Volvo Racing Blue.”

(New sway bars)