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  1. Cozmic_Kid

    Cozmic_Kid F1 Veteran

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    A cool car

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t38cXi10B8Q[/ame]
     
  2. Toronto308

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    Takes a licking and keeps on ticking.

    I simply love old Volvos .
     
  3. Bounce

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    850s are awesome, poor mans Lamborghini ;)
     
  4. Cozmic_Kid

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  6. Cozmic_Kid

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    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgkZTHkeRJQ]Worlds Fastest Volvo S60 acceleration 100-383 km/h (+800ps, AWD) - YouTube[/ame]
     
  7. texasmr2

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    #7 texasmr2, Mar 21, 2013
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    Damn 237.985mph!!! :eek:

    Do you know if this is a racer or a street car? I would love to see the full car and its modifications/specifications. I have lusted over the 850 T5 for many years.
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  8. Cozmic_Kid

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    It's a really fast street car. Of course modified to the speed.

    I also lusted over the 850 TS when I was younger :D
     
  9. 1turbobrick

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    That's an 850 T5-R. It was available only in 1995 and was the fastest Volvo made to that point and in 1995 was quite likely one of the fastest cars sold other than exotics at 3 or 4 times the cost. It was one of the first non-exotic cars with 17" wheels. It was available only with an automatic as Volvo didn't have a manual transmission that they thought was capable of holding the 243 horsepower the engine produced. Porsche helped with the powertrain development.

    There was one in California a few years ago that was pretty impressive...

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGcB3Fj-tIQ&feature=share&list=UUca7bF4v2YBpNyxloK718Yw]T5R Burnout (compiled) - YouTube[/ame]
     
  10. texasmr2

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    #10 texasmr2, Jul 8, 2014
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    I spotted this 240D on the 4th and thought it very cool. The owner said he had to "tub" the rear end to get the upgraded rims/tires to fit and he wants to install a cage and do an engine swap.
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  11. Devilsolsi

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  12. PT 328

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    I recently purchased a 2014 S60 to use as my daily driver. Absolutely love the car.
     
  13. Isobel

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    Volvos never lit a fire in me, they were inferior in every way to Saabs from the 99 until GM. I'll inevitably need a newer DD eventually, however Volvo has taken the easy emissions route with the exceptionally penned 60 and become a non consideration by offering up clutch free models across the board :(.

    Who knew Buick and Cadillac would be considerations in 2014, although the General deservedly remains on my 'sheet' list along with local Bimmer and Audi outlets. Ick.
     
  14. Tcar

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    Cage??? Why????

    Remember the Volvo ads... 240's stacked 7 high and the bottom car's roof (and glass) was still intact.

    (Maybe those were 140's, but still the same exact body.)
     
  15. texasmr2

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    Yes I remember that ad, it was cool. I assumed he may have hopes of racing it someday or just making it a SAFER "sleeper" so I am not sure. You know car guys are crazy.
     
  16. Tcar

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    Yes...

    and I realize that impact loads are different than static loads like in the ad.
     
  17. Gran Drewismo

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    I think Volvo is the only company impossible to hate.
     
  18. yoda

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    We had a lot of Volvos growing up. I remember as teens my brother drove our 240 off an embankment and landed on its side. It scratched up the paint and that was it. Tough cars.
     
  19. JoeZaff

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    I bought my wife a new Volvo C70 convertible last year with the Polestar chip. The car has been absolutely flawless and a real pleasure to own. The build quality is exceptional and she is fairly entertaining for a FWD hard top convertible with no real sporting pretensions. Most impressively, in her use as a daily driver she has managed 29.6 MPG over the last 15K miles.
     

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