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Re: What have you hauled in your Volvo?

Post by CIK7 »

Sveedy wrote: ↑22 Dec 2025, 15:29 It was a tight fit, but I managed to squeeze a whole other wagon in the back of mine.
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yanga001 wrote: ↑18 Dec 2025, 14:10 Turns out the hood is minutely bigger then the hatch of the car.
I found that out the very hot day I walked out of a Dallas junkyard with my new white hood for my first 98XC. I literally had to stand there for another 30 minutes to uninstall the nasty one and install the new one.
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Post by abscate »

Hoods fit nicely on top of wagons ….

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abscate wrote: ↑23 Dec 2025, 01:55 Thank the Creator you had a wagon. Try that in a sedan!


I have this bad habit of swinging to Lowe’s for a few things , grabbing Lumber, and forgetting I don’t have the wagon.

We hauled dog. We needed the xc90 as she has some Great Dane in her. Meet Juno
Juno, you are a lovely cutie!
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Not mines, but the beginnings of catching the Volvo bug.

2 years back, I had to borrow a friends car to move a couch. Even after taking measurements, was surprised it fit width and height wise. The couch was sticking 25cm out, so I had to strap the tailgate down.
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Nice! CEO of ikea is now Prime Minister of Sweden. Now she has to build a Cabinet
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I thought you were making a pun… he really has become the prime minister.
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Truth and Punishment.
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Chieber wrote: ↑07 Feb 2026, 17:17 Not mines, but the beginnings of catching the Volvo bug.

2 years back, I had to borrow a friends car to move a couch. Even after taking measurements, was surprised it fit width and height wise. The couch was sticking 25cm out, so I had to strap the tailgate down.
You really didn't even fold the seats down? Prost !!!
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prwood wrote:I wish I had a permanent car repair area that was covered, had a level surface, lighting and fans, a workbench, and tool cabinets. You know,like a garage. Much of my time during the job is spent hauling things up and down the stairs to the basement or in and out of the storage shed, or running back downstairs when I realize I need something else,or taking a break from standing out in the sun,or using flashlights or work lamps when it gets dark.
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I smell an AI generated image of a couch in a Volvo.
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