American Reacts to European Volvo HIGH POWER Builds & Cold Starts

[@Grimhead]

"Can you imagine a 40 year old volvo just drifting by..." Jup. I see it every day. Live next to a round-a-bout in north of Sweden :) The snow is all over now and the drifting is as well.

[@Arnuuld]

Gdmn! Down in south we rarely get any snow. God Jul 😎

[@Kent.]

The one million mile Volvo was a Volvo 740 from 1991. But i think the Volvo P1800S from 1966 that was driven by Irv Gordon, he put 3.2 million miles on it is the coolest of them both!!

[@UltraSuperDuperFreak]

Also he was not truely gifted the new car. Its was for a few years use only. With option to buy or something.

[@martinpoulsen6564]

​@@UltraSuperDuperFreakHad Volvo still owned Volvo Cars, he'd have been given it clean and clear. But they didn't.

[@JH-lo9ut]

I have a -91 volvo745 It only has 240K km's ( 140K miles) on it, so it's barely broken in. The car runs perfectly. Basic maintenance and it gives me no trouble. Mileage is bad, but nothing compared to most American cars, even modern ones. It's not fast, it doesn't accelerate fast, it doesn't look badass. It's just a solid old brick of a car and it's a joy to drive and everyone loves it because we all grew up in them.

[@TheFrisken95]

@@JH-lo9ut Volves are broken in after about 10k kilometers

[@Marcus-ft3bj]

@@TheFrisken95 Nah it's still brand new at that point

[@John-Is-My-Name]

All around Sweden in smaller towns you have a few of these guys drifting and having fun in their old, often tuned volvos. Volvoraggare they are called. Especially in the winters, because then you can drift even with an untuned car. Going out on the Icy lakes is also common and very fun :)

[@Nijumiproduction]

i live in one of those small towns, and i man its so nice too see

[@Nai7s]

the ones with good looking tuned volvo's are NOT ''RAGGARE'' xD raggare are the ones with ugly cars

[@Nijumiproduction]

@@Nai7s well some of them have both so yes they are in fact raggare

[@mooneyes2k478]

Until you crack the ice and suddenly have to escape the sinking car, that is. :D

[@Kent.]

Many here in Sweden put the I5 or I6 from newer T5 or T6 models in the older rear wheel drive cars, that makes the ultimate Volvo for having fun!!!

[@curveball9638]

Or a 2jz

[@Komunalaren]

I got a 2008 volvo s80 t6 3.0 awd Polestar volvo told me there are just 52 s80 t6 3.0 awd in Sweden its rare, cant find any at blocket 😊

[@Kent.]

@@Komunalaren My S80 2,5T Summum from 2010 is also rare, almost everyone chosed the 2,5FT bifuel version of the I5 engine, can't remember the adress but i checked and only 11 cars where made to the same spec as mine. I can't separate from that car, have had it since 2013 and still goes like new.

[@Komunalaren]

​@@Kent. Hey nice to have rare cars 😊 2.5t i believe is a nice car the cars is getting higher in price 😉 my car before was a 2007 volvo s60 2.5t whit 3 inch steinless steel exhaust damn i miss that car 😀

[@PorkChopForLifeMC]

@@curveball9638 gtfo with that boat anker of an engine

[@dirreeN]

Growing up in Sweden during the early 90's you spent a lot of time PRAYING the Volvo would start or you'd have to walk to school when it was snow and -20c outside haha! But usually they start, they're just built different.

[@narki86]

Growing up in Sweden you'd see these old 200, 700 and 900 series absolutely everywhere, they probably made up half of all the cars on the road at some point, really *the* peoples car and the soul and backbone of our nations transportation. Its was hard to imagine them as being rare and exotic to me :) Nowadays however they are sadly getting increasingly rare but I'm always happy to see one in nice condition still kicking.

[@Tigerlandmagazine6905]

Many of them destroyed as A-Tractors

[@fishtigua]

The Volvo S80 also came with the Yamaha V8, super rare, super sexy. There's a UK channel called Geoff buys Cars that has a lot of old Volvo content.

[@Kent.]

They sounds so good!!!

[@maciejgajoch1774]

They had gearbox problems

[@JamesField]

I've got the Yamaha 4.4 V8 in my XC90. Lovely engine. One of my favourite little known Volvo stories is that, before they chose Yamaha to build the largely Volvo-designed V8, Volvo approached Cosworth to build them something special for the forthcoming S80. Cosworth delivered a handful of prototype engines which were essentially two 850 engines joined at the crank. It was a 4.3 litre naturally aspirated quad cam V10. The best part is, Volvo fitted 5 of them to 850 mule cars and did a bunch of heat soak testing around Gothenburg, so there were a bunch of 850s with enormous V10 engines shoehorned under the bonnet driving around Sweden in the 1990s. Wild. I wish at least one of those cars had survived.

[@JamesField]

@@maciejgajoch1774 I think you're thinking of the early transverse 6 cylinder engines. They were too long to fit with the standard Aisin-Warner automatic transmission, so they fitted a smaller General Motors box, which was too weak. Later iterations had a shorter inline 6 (SI6) engine, allowing the stronger Aisin-Warner shifter to fit. I haven't heard of any problems with the transmission on the V8, other than it needs a fluid change every 100k miles or so. Mine's a little overdue at 140k miles, but still smooth. Will probably get it done at the next service.

[@jasonnelson6624]

​@@JamesFieldI cant speak for @maciejgajoch1774 but it's a know issue with the xc90's or at least for 2007. I'm pretty sure that whole generation was at risk. Not sure if it was due to lack of proper maintenance or maybe due to abuse. But I had a friend who was an independent Volvo mechanic, and when I was considering an xc90 because of that motor. He warned me about their transmission. He said the vechicle was still great. Of course I understand that hasnt been your experience. Which is more valid then me not having any experience, with xc90's totally understand that.

[@derpapito1391]

In germany, with all sorts of rules and regulations concerning vehicle modifications, one of the biggest advantages of driving a modified Volvo wagon is that usually you fly below the radar. No police, no other idiots at the red light. Understatement at its finest.

[@cesarhanshoff2741]

Same in Sweden. Most people running a tuned Volvo needs to convert it back for the yearly inspection. It is possible to get it road legal with 500hp but it requires a complete rebuild and is very expensive. Cops dont know shit about engines 😅

[@TheFrisken95]

@@cesarhanshoff2741 Yearly? They made the inspections every second year a while ago, mate xD

[@cesarhanshoff2741]

@@TheFrisken95 14 months. If car is older than 30 years its 24 months. I have a car in Sweden so I should know. Cop will stop you and give "Spanish flag" on the car if you dont inspect. Possible to lose license and a fine for driving an uninspected car.

[@DSHanska]

Thanks for the tip xD

[@lipgloss202]

I've had my share of cold starts at -30 C. I never thought I would watch cold start videos. What a crazy world. :D

[@mbc1994]

Old Volvos never die, they only go faster. Volvo 4 Life.

Always puts a smile on my face to see someone fascinated with our daily drive cars!

[@MickeyStartraveller]

just checked, there are dozens of old (80-99) Volvos (with papers) under $1000 in Hungary right now

[@swedfilms]

What website are you using for that? Old volvos are getting super expensive in Sweden, so looking to import!

[@IWrocker]

@@MickeyStartraveller that’s amazing 🤩 I’m envious haha 😆

[@SupremeLordEnki]

Bagzmeg dude, prove it, im calling it bullshit cuz if its true im going there next week and bring easily 2 with me.

[@Inferiis]

as a hungarian I dare to oppose. Just checked, the cheapest one is under 1000$, true, but a nicer 74x is over 5k

[@MickeyStartraveller]

@@Inferiis there are almost 100 Volvos under $3000 (1mil HUF) for sale right now

[@tinybladdernthickpipe5882]

Hey man, i really like your channel! Awesome mix of content. I worked ten years as a volvo engine/transmission mechanic at swedens biggest volvo retail. The latest ten years i've worked as a all brand mechanic. I mean it when i say that few brands stands the test of time and mile as a volvo. The biggest homerun is the 5cyl from -99 to -08 with or without turbo, just change the oil and timingbelt and the damn thing never die. My -99 v70 is pushing 360000km and my -05 v70 pushing 410000km. Owned them for a bit over ten years and around 20000km, never a brakedown, or something that bad. Both have original clutch and dont consume a bit of oil. Older volvo is something we carfolks in sweden are really proud of💪

[@NiclasAsp]

We used my granddads red 245 from 1991 to drag the tractor trailer with hay from the fields when I was little. 😂 worked great!

[@fnnpc746]

Volvo 740 was my first car. Drifting in the snow in the winter.

[@Kent.]

The black Volvo at 2:38 is the first generation of the S60 model manufactured between 2000 - 2009.

[@robert4you]

Those Volvo 740 were built like freaking tanks. True "Pehr G. Gyllenhammar"-cars from the 1980s and 1990s 🙂

[@rafaelnord]

Cool! I know a couple of the builder in this video. They were and still are living in their garages. I was never into cars but my first one was a -91 245 and i absolutely loved it. Especially in the winter. Rear wheel drive and weight in the front makes them the funniest cars to drive.

[@kimmern999]

I live on the Norwegian side of the Norwegian-Swedish border (Østfold/Värmland/Västra Götaland), and I believe this area probably is the place on earth where the Volvo culture is at its strongest. Especially on the Swedish side of the border of course, but also on the Norwegian side.

[@TheQuietBeast]

Yeah. They come from Gothenburg so here they are very popular. You should come to the new built museum here 😀

[@33d672]

Yeah Värmland is literally Volvo country 😂

[@sebastianbarthel2393]

My father had a 240 Estate, it was an absolute workhorse! Extreme reliable, hugh trunk for a car with european dimensions and quite comfortable for longer rides. Here in Germany those series had the nickname "the Tank"!

[@Alexanderlfjdjdjdh]

7:18 i love that thats actually what happends every winter in sweden

[@Nitroz2990]

Exactly what I was going to say. 😂😂 Like they are everywhere. 😅

[@pantern2]

My mothers Volvo 340 never sounded like that. Except the last one in your video. That one felt very familiar. And it had the most comfortable seats I've ever experienced.

[@jamieflanagan7946]

I used to live/work in Gothenburg. I used to see drifting Volvos every weekend. You should check out the "Tractors" driven by Kids under 16 out there, using old Volvos. I own a 15 year old XC70 P3 with a 5 cylinder Diesel in Arctic Camo wrap here in Northern Ireland. The nearest old Volvo to me is a Silver 240glt auto 2.3 wagon, in Newcastle, England and its for £5k.

[@JDoeX]

Volvo 2.4 diesel 2002-2007 are probably the best diesel engines ever made. Lots of power, insane fuel economy and reliability.

[@StephenButlerOne]

Is that the D5?

[@JDoeX]

@@StephenButlerOne yeah

[@StephenButlerOne]

@@JDoeX belting engine, so were the T5s.

[@robertelovsson8344]

I drive a -05 XC70 D5 with about 410 000 kilometers on it. It runs like new!

[@riiinab]

My mom got a 940 estate turbo as her first car in 1997 and still uses it daily. Only in the recent year or so it has needed some TLC. Mileage is still under 300 000km. She frequently receives buy offers placed on the windshield. There's always somebody who knows everything about them and knows how to help, Volvo geeks are the best

[@Odder-Being]

Even through Ytube it feels so satisfying when a engine finally starts running on all cylinders :)

[@itenoir]

im a little late on this one. but yeah.. im a proud owner of a volvo S60 R. Its one of the most fun cars that i've had so far. even though its a 4 door sedan, but its quite fun to have 380 hp(300 default) and awd. I live in finland so the awd is great to have, especially when the winter comes.. Great video!

[@Kent.]

The older Volvos with diesel engines use the VW engine called D24, they never had a "Volvo engine" in those cars, later on Volvo have their own diesel engines!

[@kkona-e9n]

In 850, S80, V70 also VW 2.5TDi (1992-2000)

[@BinneReitsma]

I've got a 740 d24t with 740k km's on it 😂 it almost runs on engine oil but I fueled up the pump so much that the engine almost lubricates on diesel because of the blowby 😂

[@TheFrisken95]

Last I checked the d24 is a french engine, atleast the first version of it. But yea, they're trash either way.

[@kkona-e9n]

@@TheFrisken95 its VW 😂 and its pretty reliable.

[@Kent.]

@@TheFrisken95 The Volvo B27/B28 is the PRV engine Peugeot Renault Volvo. The VW D24 is a engine from VW!

[@Kent.]

200000km is not much for a 240 engine. Like we say in Sweden about that red one. It has not been driven in yet!!!

[@kroon1930]

Exactly what I wanted to say😊. Mine (245, 1979, Swedish import, now in the Netherlands, daily driver) just hit 250.000. Took a photo of it and under a facebook post I literally put “250.000, finally driven in” (like the point whrn you buy new shoes and after a week they’re at the point they finally fit comfortably around your feet).

[@fadema123]

here also a Volvo import from Sweden (Bi-Fuel 2.4 V70 2005) to the Netherlands, and mine has 360k+ stil no rattle..

[@esaedvik]

It's like a break-in for Volvo, Saab, Merc, Toyota etc...

[@cvanderstaak]

Sold a 1989 740 GLE with 640000km's 15 years ago, it is still running, got a fresh MOT in May this year

[@mullahh]

i used to have a 740 that i beat the living **** out and i think that had 640000km on it (close to 400000miles)

[@MaxxerOfPepsi]

I've heard stories of people in the far north of sweden building small fired under the engine to warm up the oil to make it easier to start in winter time. -25c to -30c is pretty common temperatures here in the winter time, well atleast in the north that's the case.

[@janistorlopare]

my corolla starts always first time in -30°C

[@manuelkumli5393]

I had a Volvo V70 from 1998. Best car i owned for day to day life.

[@eightsprites]

Used to have a Volvo 740.. the view you have through those windows are amazing. 🥲

[@OutofluckpikerMJK]

Volvo had their own straight 6. Also had a V8 built by Yamaha in their Suv. The straight 6, was used way back in the bricks and also in the series you found nice, the black car from 2000. My father were engaged in developing the 940, 850 and the later S80 which has a straight 6 twin turbo option at 272hp from the factory.

[@Daniel-pj7fj]

The reason there is a lot of these in Scandinavia. There is tons of parts/cars, relatively cheap and somewhat durable/reliable. So if you want to tinker and make a first build it is a cheap and handy option.

[@tendency82]

Volvo 940 (1991-1998) was the last one with RWD. 6:40 Volvo 850 (1992-1997) came with FWD/AWD and every model after that. The orange wagon at 2:11 is a V70 (1997-2016), originally with FWD, so it's converted to RWD. The black one you liked at 2:24 is a S60 (2000-2009). The 240 wagon (1975-1993) at 3:12 is 4 cyl. Almost all earlier Volvos had a 4 cyl, until 850 which introduced the 5 cyl "T5" with it's unique sound (it's a popular engine to put in the older RWD models). The white hatch at 5:51 is a Volvo C30 (2006-2013). The petrol engines in older (RWD) Volvos are considered highly reliable. The diesel in those are actually a Volkswagen D24, they've gained a cult among young Swedes (why I dunno, but they are often paired with a hood pipe like you see at 10:40). The prices over there are crazy. Yeah, they've rocketed here in Sweden too. I just searched and found a red Volvo 240 1992 with 124.000 miles on it for 2400USD. That's a fair price here.

[@CameronDamons-c7s]

i just love his reactions especially when it comes to SCANIA'S

[@IWrocker]

@@CameronDamons-c7s more Scania stuff coming, they are on another level for me. I love ‘em

[@assarstromblad3280]

@@IWrocker Have you seen Bruce Wilson in the US? He has a lot of scania trucks and is a youtuber too, currently importing a brand new scania truck from the facctory in sweden! Maybe check him out.

[@HerrStaale]

I saw it in a movie. "Volvo-boxy but good". That is very true.. Boxy, dependable, and a classic

[@jamesmatthew9404]

My dad bought a 245 gl estate, 4 speed with auto drive in 1988 in Germany with 120,000 miles serving overseas. He sold it on return to tge UK in 1990 & came across it 5 years later in Glasgow with 285,000 miles. What a car.

[@Inferiis]

2:40 that inline 5 is amazing

[@torfinnsrnes6232]

Most volvos with rear wheel drives (240, 740 and 940 series) has spicer/ dana axles and redblock motors. These combos can handle a lot of power. The redblocks can easy handle 600 hp. The newer white blocks not so much, used in 850 and v70 series.

[@CyberDogFIN]

I heard once somebody say "you clean the brushes with gasoline. It's the diesel that makes the power" But he was a trucker. I do love highly tuned diesels thou.

[@andromeda8418]

My dad's 940 turbo (sedan) is one of my favorite cars I've driven. Doesn't win any prices in terms of power, drive comfort, or sportiness but it's really well-balanced. From track day to family vacation with a caravan, Volvo gets you covered. Maintenance is easy and cheap and wide range of aftermarket support.

[@thegallantsaint2034]

A fully built T5 can dish out 500 hp. The car next to it won’t even know. The perfect sleeper. Volvo. For Life. ❤

[@free4fire]

Volvo will always have a soft spot in my heart, when I grew up through the 90s and the 2000s my dad had a tuned V70 that could go up to around 300kmh and on a few occasions outpaced a Porsche or two on the Autobahn.

[@thestjani94]

I have two Volvos, Current daily is 2007 S80 D5 driven 344.239 miles. and about to finish rebuilding the head on my Volvo V50 T5 AWD that is driven 100.000 miles. Both are 5 cylinder turbo, the S80 is a diesel with 187hp and 400nm of torque, quite nice driving around town!

[@legan8140]

My first ever car that I bought with my own money was a Volvo 265 from I think it was 1982, with a PRV-engine. B27E. The second one was a Volvo 244 DL from 84 imported from the states to Sweden. It had all the goodies from the state as well. The ”USA-front” automatic with overdrive, floor switch for the high beams and other wierd things. 😂

[@andreasekart3853]

Nice to see the truck at 12:10. The Writing on the side: Luftgefedert means Air Suspension, 1100 Wien is the postal code of the 10th district of Vienna/Austria, that's where I live. 0222 is the old phone prefix for Vienna. Since 2007 it's 01.

[@paulocarvalho6480]

I owned a S60 Volvo some ten, fifteen years ago and it was brutal. A complete gas guzzler, but it could drive fast, as in 240 kph and over. Not even once I had a problem with it. Absolutely peak machine. Edit: Spelling.

[@thomaspagh8988]

You should probably go on some of the volvo forums in the us they can help you and there must be alot of old 240 they sold alot of them in us

[@maxmouse3]

The two first already make a REALLY NICE ENGINE SOUND GOD DAMN

[@JamesField]

I saw a lot of 1800s in your search results at the end there. Beautiful cars, made famous by Roger Moore in "The Saint". As someone else has said, an 1800 holds the all time Guinness world record for high mileage cars at 3.2 million miles. I personally preferred the shooting break estate/wagon version, the 1800ES. The style went on to inspire the 480 hatchback in the 80s and the C30 you saw in the power video, all of them having the all-glass tailgate. The 1800 was also the main inspiration for the "Volvo Concept Estate" and the "Volvo Concept Coupe" - the latter of which eventually saw production as the Polestar 1.

[@Kent.]

The 240/260 and 740/760 was I4 or V6, the 960 had a I6, they never had a I5 that's the 850, S40/V40, S60, V70. S80 and so on that had the I5 engines. I have a S80 I5 2.5T 2010 myself, love the sound!!

[@NorwayVFX]

The 200 series and 700 series also came with an inline 6 engine, but it was the VW D24 diesel.

[@Kent.]

@@NorwayVFX The answer was more about the I5 petrol engine he asked about so excluded the D24.

[@Necronomous]

760 with the V6 engine. The V6 was the worst engine Volvo ever made.

[@Kent.]

@@Necronomous I agree. The 760 Turbo had the 2,3L I4 Turbo... That was the best 760 in my opinion!!

[@Necronomous]

@@Kent. Yes. I knew some buddies that had a 760 with the V6 back in the days. They always had problem with either the engine or the gearbox. It was a disaster. I mean back then the 760 wasn't cheap and I wonder how much cash they putted out to have the darn car work properly. But when they fixed it, their cars broke down again. After they complained. The 760 with the V6 was the most expensive Volvo they had owned in their entire life. So back to 740 and a big ass turbo instead. Hehe, one of them had problem with their turbo so it performed at maximum. They could change the pressure with a screw I think it was, the screw was broken and he didn't knew that. Ended up with the pistons blew away and came through the hood of the car. Well, he bought another engine for like nothing, while the 760 was expensive like heck so he was glad it didn't happen to the 760 he had before the 740.

[@anderswiik7432]

Volvo Amazon,my first car,a -66.That's the crown jewel of Volvo.Well,from my perspective tho lol

[@vansting]

Amazon 123 GT-67! Great car! Noisy as hell but original 115 horses!

[@Sebastian_George]

The power, art and opera of Volvo from Gothenburg in Sweden. It's great to see in the US and rest of the world. 🚗💪🖼🔊🎼🎶❤🇸🇪😁

[@Speedfly1]

Start 90 - 95 I hade a Volvo stationcar. Got it at a police auction, it was actually one of their own cars that was deemed obsolet. The car was born with a V6 for the swedish police. Just remove the light and disable the siren. It drove like in this videos. Unfortunetly the car was written off after we hit a moose. Good and very solide car.

[@patrickbrookings]

My parents had an orange 244 for more than 25 years. I learnt how to drive in it. We used to call is the tank, lol. After that they got an S40, but I'll be honest, I preferred the 244 😊

[@SUPRAMIKE18]

Last year my cousin bought a 1996 Volvo 960 for $3,000 it needed a few parts but it runs like a champ. It wasnt advertised online anywhere it was just parked on the side of the road with a For Sale sign in the window, Cheap good ones are out there they are just hard to find.

[@wolfyyflee6379]

5:45 wow, thats where i did my driving test for slippery roads and stuff, thats cool

[@Sellyei]

We had a S80 ( from 2004 I think? ), had 2,5l diesel, 5 cylinder, front drive, 2 ton car, but ate only like 7,5l of diesel per 100 km. Was robust as a tank. We survived a side collision with a big truck that wanted to change to our lane but didnt notice us or something, rammed the rear right door, dented it in, otherwise nothing happened....those doors were THICCC as hell. Best tank I have ever driven. And dont even start me on the seats. It were like couch seats. Best seats I have ever sat in.....not even my Mercedes has as comfortable seats as that Volvo had. I loved that car. Too bad I didnt drove it much, as my dad bought a new car soon after I got my drivings license :D

[@curveball9638]

The Volvo 960 came with a six cilinder. I own a purple 940 with a 2jz engine, i love that car.

[@micheskillz]

Hey :) Enjoying your videos! I live in Sweden, just checked the prices of the volvo here and they range from anything around 1500 euro to 5000 euro for the average of them. Using the same search criteria as you have chosen in the video!

[@vegarstrand2637]

Hi from norway 17000 for That red Volvo is a god deal 👍 and it has no rust too😍

[@WankersInferno]

Surahammar rules! (First video) Those dudes are constantly improving their volvo, more hp and torque every year!

[@mystiskadde1]

In the small town where I live in Sweden, there are probably 100-200 volvo 7/940 and v70n (2000-2007). Almost all are nice and run very well. In the garage I worked before we had a volvo 940 with 700whp and then we built a similar engine and put in a Bmw e46 body. Really fun cars to play with.

[@LegoLiam12345]

Every winter we have volvos everywhere all the time here in Sweden

[@RagsLars]

It's almost like an unofficial sport when you get your drivers license in Sweden, and also Norway, to get an old Volvo 240 and tune the crap out of it! I once saw this dude participating as an amateur in a winter rally in Flesberg Norway, he totally ripped through the race with his 700 horsepower Volvo 240, or "blodførti" (translates to "bloodforty") as we called them when I was young! Some of the clips you watch in this video bring back some good memories hahaha! Edit: That price on the volvo for 17 grand, you get the same model in norway for 6 grand, and in sweden they are even cheaper!

[@ewok8367]

I have a Ford Focus 5 door hatch , factory fitted Volvo 2.5 litre 5 cylinder turbo. What a weapon , awesome fun

[@assarstromblad3280]

You should really check out the P1800! My father has one that I am ccurrently mostly driving and has done repairs on in the last couple of years, so if you have questions about P1800s I can definitely help with that. Great video as always, especially for a volvo lover like me :)

[@kentnilsson465]

The military had Volvo engines in a lot of jeeps, trucks and tracked vehicles. At my regiment, one of the tracked vehicles, that could swim, sunk. It was in the late fall so they left it there cause they didnt have the gear to recover it. Come spring they lifted it out, changed oil and battery, started on first try

[@Verppe64]

We have had a white 1963 Volvo 544, a golden 1975 Volvo 144 GL and a green 1977 Volvo 244 DL in my family. And yes they did make 6 cylinder versions too. In early 100 and 200 chassis versions the middle digit tells you directly the number of cylinders and the last one tells you the number of doors. So, a 142 was a four cylinder two door model. A 245 was a four cylinder 5 door model.

[@kallisto_ofzo]

I love the fact that the (legendary) Ford Focus RS actually has the 5-cylinder Volvo engine in it ❤

[@JanLan]

I once had a 1984 740 GLE with automatic trans. My park brake (e-brake) didn't work, so when i took hand-brake-turns, I just put it in R and kicked the throtle... Turned on the spot! 👌😁 It died of rust a few years after I sold it 🙄

[@Salzbuckel]

That one with glass hatch is a C 30, was the smallest back than, very, very nice, interesting and elegant sporty.

[@TheMontyman007]

I've had many cars over the years but the one I miss the most was my Volvo 850 T5 R (1991). That car was one I wish I'd never sold.

[@Aleiza_49]

I have one of the i6 Volvos (an 1998 S90 to be specific), sounds amazing with an exhaust 👌

[@Nai7s]

the volvo's you hear with different engine sounds are mostly engine swaps. volvo 240/260/740/760/940/960 came only (4cylinder, with or without turbo) or 6cylinder, or diesel called the d24. but in sweden its very popular to put in the v8 from bmw e39 and e38. because in sweden it is easy to register a car with a engine from another car. :)

[@ElwoodEBlues]

see also "Volvo 740 sladdar i tv4 nyheterna", a recording from a swedish TV programme. " ojojoj, vilken galning" - "what a madman" 😂

[@Varulven18]

I am from Sweden so this was a really great video keep up the good work

[@TechnicianTim]

i'm watching from sweden and you can easily find examples of the 240s for 1000 usd and above, but they are all rusty and base models ... if you want the 242s in decent condition you're looking at closer to 5k and above

[@TotalInfarkt]

The big problem is the cold battery, do the first tries shorter and wait a minute or to in be twin, so the battery heat up, at -30C you have maybe 10% power in a battery, a couple of tries raises the temp in the battery and the power so you will maybe get to 50% and much better chance to start.

[@suomenpresidentti]

My dad left me a rustfree blue volvo 240 as an only heritage from him in 2011. Not running properly, I sold it for 750 euros back then. Greetings from Finland 🎉

[@IanDarley]

11:46 that is VW i6 diesel, same as used in the VW LT truck.

[@piffipoffi7793]

right, and it was a great engine

[@I-throw-rims-through-windows]

not i6! its called d24

[@exNRGista2]

​@@I-throw-rims-through-windows With "i6" he meant "inline six", not the engine type 😉

[@-sandman4605]

Those boys are doing some good power skids. 🤣

[@niclaslarss5573]

hello sweden here. most of them were from Sweden. and the orange v70 is original front wheel drive now more rear wheel drive with an ls and turbo. like your channel

[@tompsu9536]

The cheapest Volvo 240 from that era and similar mileage is 5000€ in Finland and Finland is known to be expensive to buy a car.

[@kalasanty433]

Here in Poland they skyrocketed last 10 years so much. 7500 - 10000€ is nothing unusual for a 240 or 740. I remember them being more like 1-2k 🤣

[@vodkavolvo5529]

2500€ is what a running 240 goes for not 5k also Finnish

[@tompsu9536]

@@vodkavolvo5529 but 5k for similar mileage and era.

[@eroticgrimreaper1086]

​@@vodkavolvo5529 I think he also means that it's not totally destroyed by some teenager 😅

[@tendency82]

@@kalasanty433 I remember them being like 300EUR (in Sweden) +10 years ago. xD Now they cost like 1300 - 10000EUR.

[@ChiliHotKey]

prices today is insane, even here in Sweden.When i got my license (1999) we were a group of friends that planned to start rallying so we bought alot of volvos (mainly 240) changed the steeringwheel and then just went out at night driving on gravel roads in the forests. often pretty much intended to not have the car last for more than 1-2 nights. in one summer we probably bought 20+ cars. if i remember correctly the most expensive one was like 300-400 dollar but most of them were 100dollar or less since it was cars that wouldnt pass the next inspection.(the gas was usually the biggest expense so we tended to share that cost in the group. would have been an expensive hobby today but it was really fun! (and not very safe lol like more or less intentionally rolling a car without rollcage is just stupid in hindsight :) had a pretty nice volvo 240 as my regular car aswell around 2007 i think, that was bought in pretty good condition for 950$ and that felt pretty expensive at the time but i think that was when they started going up in price but was a great backup/winter car if you had something more sporty in the summer

[@krocketonboost5236]

My second car was a 240 gl. I jumped it, ralleyed it and crashed it several times. I sold it to a man that won a destruction derby with and it still runs today. That's how durable they are.

[@nieksalomons]

The hot hatchback Volvo is called the C30. I remember when they were first introduced to the public. The commercial was hesitant to call the back of it nice, it went something like: "we like the ass, what do you think?" Because it was of revolutionary design a very carefull worded commercial was promoted. Well, I for one, like that C30-ass!!

[@blahorgaslisk7763]

Interesting to hear all these ideas about Volvo. Thing is they were never really competitive in rallying but the 850 were decent competing in the BTCC (British Touring Car Championship) where they initially used a station wagon and still performed decently, though the following years they shifted to running a saloon the following years. The 850R from 96 is probably the fastest of them and it topped out at about 250 HP. The engine was probably capable of a lot more, in fact the first time they showed it they had mounted a dual turbo and pressed it to about 500 HP but that never were a version they sold. And yes the engine was straight five cylinders. The "Brick" was basically the 140, 240, 740, 760 and 780 series. Of these the 700 series were really brick shaped in the rear. All of them were also rear drive so they match your idea of a car capable of drifting. Though the basic models really didn't have the power for it. The 140 series started at about 70 HP. With a better camshaft, dual carburetors and a lightened flywheel it would make 120 HP from factory. I know as I had one. The 240 wasn't all that hot and neither was the 740. The 760 topped out with a 6 cylinder engine making 182 HP while the 870 topped out at 200 HP. The 760 is less common than the 740 and only 8518 Volvo 780 were ever produced so they should be very hard to find today. The last rear wheel drive cars made by Volvo was the 940 and 960 series. the 4 and 6 in this case tell you the number of cylinders in the engine. These were built using almost only old tech in a new design shell so they were extremely dependable but also thirsty just like the former cars ever since the 140 series. These topped out at a 190 HP with a turbo. The 940 changed name eventually and became the S90 for the sedan and V90 for the estate wagon.

[@bodan1196]

Before Polestart became the brand name for Volvo's electric cars, the name was used by the division in Volvo working with cars for STCC, Swedish Touring Car Championships(?) They made a C30 Polestar, a version of the small white hatchback in the video, which then was produced in a small number of road cars. 405hp... would be fun to own. I think.

[@Megnanus]

The Volvo P1800 is the car that has driven the furthest in history. It was owned by an American man, don't remember how many trips around the world it was in total. But it was surely impressive. The bus that has ran the furthest in history was also a Volvo that ran in the mountains of South America. The engine was gifted back to Volvo and is now on display in the Volvo Museum, Gothenburg. I have my Volvo V70 from 1997 myself, it's fantastic.

[@MrThomashorst]

Germany here ... looked up those Volvo 240 from 1992 ... they starting from 2k - 3k € when they need a little love and about 7k to 10k when they are ready to drive.

[@espekelu3460]

Hello! In Norway, there are many Volvo 240-242-244 for sale, and the prices for the nice ones are from about 14,500 dollars and below. But you can also get one for 32,000 dollars, but this one has a 2.5l with a big turbo, which gives about 500 horsepower, and the car has been built from the ground up, with new paint and engine and gearbox.

[@erniefoster7116]

It’s funny to see an Aussie Commodore poster on your wall. Volvo’s have a bit of a cult following in Japan of all places.

[@VampyrMygg]

With the old RWD bricks, I favor the petrol ones, as those are the Volvo redblocks, the diesel is a VW engine from the old Vans/trucks VW used to make just called LT, in the 240 it's NA, the 740 gets a turbo, and the 940 gets turbo and intercooler, so if ya wanna go for a diesel, go for the 940 one. Also, one of the first clips with a 240 on a skid pad, it had an engine swap.. a V10... I've owned a few 240s myself, so they have a special place in my heart, but you get a model in the US of the Volvo S80, with a Yamaha V8 engine, and you could get them with AWD, so an AWD V8 Volvo luxury sedan... we didn't get the V8 in Norway, maybe a few special order, but they're very rare. And on the Volvo hatchback, the white one was a C30, the rear end is designed that way as a homage to the P1800 wagon/hatchback/shooting brake, but in the 90s there was another FWD Volvo hatchback which I kinda love, even if it didn't have proper Volvo engines, but it was a Bertone designed hatchback Volvo with pop-up headlights, the Volvo 480, which did come as a Turbo version as well.

[@101steel4]

British touring car championship, volvo estates were epic.

[@trudye]

just going to put it out there, many of the clips are from volvos with swapped engines. atleast the 7/940 ones. the grey sedan where you talked about how deep it sounded for a 4 or 5 cyl, is in fact a bmw v8 with a turbo. i don't know the guy personally but it's been seen a few times on a couple of meets around where i live. the 2/4/940's only came with 4 cyl and 6 cyl's (6 cyl is never used for tuning applications). some are also swapped with the 850 t5 engine (fwd originally).

[@oldhaggys]

One of the cars I learned to drive was a Volvo 142.. as a short person it was interesting. Had to have a cushion under my butt to see properly 😂

[@satanihelvetet]

If you like performance and the classics, I would recommend you to check out the "Kolfiber-pv" (a dragracer at the early 2000's), Adam Bäckström (insane rally driver with his PV 544), Tom Damberg (driving classic rally with his Volvo 164, inline six with Weber carbs) and "Världens snabbaste B20" (Volvo 142 with turbo charged B20 engine).

[@vEGAlen]

my first car was a volvo 740, I always had to put sandbags in the trunk so I had any grip in the winter ^^