Another drive to the shops in the Volvo 740

Bit of a bloggy one today, its come to something that going to the shops is a highlight, but it does mean I can take the Volvo 740 GL out for a drive!
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[@shaunoconnell312]

I talked to my all my Volvo's. I loved 360GLE more than my wife according to her. She was right.

[@adrianrowden8266]

Do you miss her...

[@dmodeboy]

Theres something about old Volvo's..and Saabs for that matter. Definately amongst my favourite older cars. But then I like a lot of Scandinavian music too. Maybe it's the Viking blood in me? 🤣

[@johngoodall7097]

I`m not sure that Shrimpton is a Viking name or it might be Shrimpson but what do I know My name means Good Ale!!!

[@EgoShredder]

Loads of great Scandi music including the legendary Yngwie Malmsteen kzbin.info/www/bejne/inmbh5uCiNtghNk

[@driftwood1906]

I love my 2002 Saab 9-5 I use for 6 months during winter and 2000 Saab 9-3 convertible I use for 6 months during summer. I only tax each for 6 months and service each every other year as they only do under 4000 miles in each 6 months. Both are waxoil undersealed to preserve them for the future. Been driving used saabs for 35 years.

[@driftwood1906]

@@lukemallory7832 glad I'm not the only one. My 9-5 has just turned to 112k and the convertible just turned to 57k. The convertible was in storage for a few years further down in Cornwall where I live. I bought it with 52500 verified miles last year for £2,200. I bought the 9-5 with 91000 verified by paperwork for £550. Both 2litre petrol turbos. Best get yours waxoil undersealed if you want to keep them long term. I'm hoping in 10 years+ they might be worth something as well as being daily drivers.

[@NickMyers1]

Coming from someone who lives in the south eastern part of the US where cars bake away in the sun, paint fades and headliners drop before 10-15 years of age - if not sooner. I’ve done 7 headliner jobs. I cannot emphasize enough - you want to take a seat or two out, remove all the trim around the headliner, and drop it out. You need to scuff the backerboard down to the fiberglass. You’ll then have to spray the headliner adhesive (I use 3m) on both backerboard and the new material and join them once tacky. Cut out the holes and reinstall in car. It’ll last another 20 years and will do better... install while board in the car is going to be a nightmare - dried up dust from the foam, glue residue on all the trim while fitting, cutting the holes, craining your neck... anyways this Volvo is such a neat car. Love the old box Volvo’s. Keep up the great content

[@shepshepherd]

Your 740's engine sounds exactly how it should, in my opinion; my 1990 740 estate's B200F unit sounds the same. It has done nearly 250,000 miles without anything other than routine servicing being needed and has been deemed very healthy by several fellow Volvo people :)

[@Stale_Mahoney]

yes but does it not sound like it had a bit of a valve tick when he reversed out of the drive? correct me if i am wrong, the typical rubber hats under the valve shims usually gets hard or beaten flatt if the car sits for a long time or if it has a lot of miles, not harmful in any way oust the typical volvo ticking, i hear it in my 240 and it's so loud i need to do something about it..

[@Cowley46]

Respect for the way you used that slip road to get up to speed. My number one bug bear are drivers who just wander up to a motorway at 40mph and expect everyone pull out and give them room.

[@michaelstamper5875]

Aahhh, the nostalgia!! Dad had pretty much the identical car. A silver 740 GL, before he swapped it for a 940 GLE which I later inherited. Just looking at the dashboard and listening to the engine note takes me right back to my Volvo days in the mid 90s.

[@lesrogers7310]

I'm definitely very fond of this old Volvo.

[@gosportjamie]

In an older Volvo you don't drive over speed bumps, you batter them into submission... The original Ford Ka was a very interesting idea and design, it's just a shame that a lot of people find them rather, or very, uncomfortable, and the do rust in a very '70s Ford way... Your auxiliary belt/s on the Volvo are probably very old and have got rather polished over time...

[@Landie_Man]

Don’t they historically catch fire too when you weld them?

[@johndilloway9762]

We had an independent motor factors like that, the front and the back was stacked floor to ceiling with part's nothing marked or labelled but he knew what it looked like and what ever you wanted he had, all from memory, it was the time when batteries were sealed around the top and he used to strip them, replace any plate's refill with acid, sell for less than half price with 6 month guarantee, what the hell happened they call this progress!!

[@fulwell1]

That engine sound takes me back decades! Sounds exactly the same as the Volvos I had and drove years ago. I would absolutely love a drive at a Volvo of that era again.

[@rahmann936]

The first time I heard about the Volvo 740/760 was in what car magazine in 1984. A group test between a 760 turbo against a merc s class, BMW 7 series jaguar xj6. Can't remember the other cars in the group test and the verdict. But it stood out for me the Volvo, for its trans Atlantic styling 4 cylinder turbo engine against 6 cylinder cars. Styling is objective, and if the styling is considered ugly by most people. You can't see it from the inside when your driving it.

[@rydermike33]

That little 'Pug' was very nice indeed, but it's good old 'Moby' for me. Good to go shopping with you Matt. Thanks.

[@ianallan44]

Love the 740, used to work for a volvo main dealer when these were new , 740 turbo and 760 gle were the ones we always looked out for , great videos , keep them coming !😊

[@ACDC1998Zippo]

Instead of lowering the volvo, maybe try putting stiffer sway bars and poly bushes on instead, I ´guess that is cheaper and has pretty much the same effect, or only change to new shocks

[@alansimpson835]

Love an original Ka. I remember delivering a new Skoda Fabia to Inverness when the scrappage scheme was going on and picking up the Ford Ka trade in. It had seen life and I wasn't looking forward to the 130 mile drive back to Dundee but it was so much fun. Revvy little engine and sublime handling. I kept turning off the A9 onto the twistier old road just to find more corners to chuck it round. Loved the styling as well. It looked different but still had tonnes of cabin space. The dark metallic purple, Belladonna, really suited it too.

[@furiousdriving]

They were clever little cars, and people forget how much fun they were shame they are almost all rusted or scrappaged away now

[@victoriasmith8229]

Good to see the Volvo out again, And good on you for spotting the Peugeot! Take care mate.

[@petergouldbourn2312]

I just love love love your beautiful Volvo. I am a fellow Volvo owner of a gorgeous NA Volvo v50 2.4 and I love it. I love my car as much as I love your 740. I look forward to every new video you put out. Thanks. Pete UK

[@furiousdriving]

Thanks Pete

[@johns4247]

So glad you've made another one of these videos. Please keep them coming. (I haven't actually watched it yet as I'm saving it for later so I have something to look forwards to!)

[@richardyardley5127]

I really enjoy your channel and have been watching your very informative and entertaining experiences with your fleet of cars and also your reviews of other cars. It's so good to see attention paid to cars that are rarely given any prominence. With several other doing much the same it's amazing that there are no channels going that feature cars such as the MG TF in a way you feature yours. Shame that because the interest would be huge ☺

[@furiousdriving]

I like the F and TF, have driven a few and nearly bought one for Santa Pod last year until I found convertibles cant run n the strip without safety mods! I just need to find a good project one, and somewhere to park it..

[@jacquirhinton2622]

Great stuff just love all classic Volvo work- horses as the Swedish guys call them. Interesting commentary on the traffic volume about the same as my locality Derby City today quite right definitely more people and traffic in general out and about today, I am a front-line business owner operating seven days a week since lock down but I can understand why people are going a little stir crazy now and want to do a drive . Volvo in Sweden is still open alongside guys in Derby who are independent Volvo/Saab specialist's remained open throughout this lock down unlike Volvo UK closed so no parts,service, or sales the latter one I can understand but the service and parts is not good it has unless you are in with an independent garage left everyone up a gum tree. Stay safe and keep making the videos.

[@olliedann]

Great to see the 740 out and about again! And agreed, definitely seems busier out there today.

[@gmcdon]

Diamondbrite in Loughborough is literally a 20 second walk from my office so I drive past it quite regularly! Nice to see that they’ve adapted the business in the short term to assist with production of an essential item.

[@mpersad]

Walderslade! The first home my Mum and Dad bought was there, on the Robin Hood Estate, they moved there with me in 1965! And, I went to my first airshow at Rochester Airport in 1969!

[@simonc858]

I love this car! I have had 4 Volvos in my time, 340GL, 360GLE, S40 (X reg) and now I have a 15 year old V50 SE, would have loved to have owned a 240 estate.

[@drumtum]

I have a 240 estate. Will never sell it. :-)

[@graemepryke4684]

Can’t believe you missed that petrol was 99.9p where you dropped off your parcel Matt!!

[@bobjohnson205]

Yes, he could have paid 99.9 at the Shell. Instead he chose to pay 102.7 at the ASDA because it was "mega-cheap"! lol I'm surprised his wife lets him go out by himself. lol :)

[@bobjohnson205]

Until a few days ago the price of gas in my town was 85.6 cents a litre. Now it's jumped to 93.6. Still a bargain, but no reason for it to rise with oil prices still low or falling. Thank goodness I drive a fuel efficient 740GL! lol

[@furiousdriving]

I didn't see that until I saw the photo...all the other Shells were more

[@delukxy]

Watching with a smile in Walderslade just a few hundred yards away from you. When you said you were going to drop the parcel off I thought you would go about 100yards further to Admirals Walk where the convenience shop takes in for Hermes. Didn't know of the petrol station set-up. I usually shop at Asda so thanks for showing the queue! Having had a 240 I recognise a lot of the sounds and happenings when starting. The big wobble you get probably down to soft/tired/damaged engine and transmission mounts. Worth a look. Enjoy your party. May Day combined with 75 Ann of VE Day.

[@TheEmperorPigeon]

Hearing all the 740 noises are very familiar to me, my father used to have the estate in the metallic blue and the same blue interior up until a few years ago (until he stupidly scrapped a fully working car that needed a modicum of work because he let it get that way. And no, he wouldn't sell it to me). Anyway, more positively the mention of Diamondbrite hand sanitisers made me go there and order some, and other bits and pieces too. You should get a commission!

[@furiousdriving]

haha Ill have to email them and let them know

[@kevindoxey]

I have a 1994 940 Turbo that I love! Your 740 is sweet!

[@alchapman1052]

Another nice run out in the Volvo. Did look busy though. Stay safe.

[@martinstewart5205]

Great car’s the 740’s very underrated.You are right to be cautious what’s the point of self isolation for months if you end your isolation too soon and find you will have to do it all over again.The Ford Ka is a cute little thing the mk1 that is,stay safe.

[@shaunoconnell312]

Destroy all Fords.

[@shaunoconnell312]

I have owned Ford and Volvo's.there is no comparison.😆

[@martinstewart5205]

Shaun Oconnell The best car I’ve ever owned was a Volvo s40 bullet proof

[@leonobrien4978]

Your Volvo sounds exactly the same as my ‘86 740, love the gear change in them they always feel precise and direct even for a long-ish throw.

[@furiousdriving]

It is a nice shift, really precise just as you say

[@trmn311]

Another nice drive! We still have people waiting in the “Q” at are supermarkets here in the US as well.

[@Ukedc259]

Way hay! My one vicarious trip outside for the day!

[@yorkshireman6650]

The ford ka puma and the cougar are all future classics in my opinion 👍❤️😎

[@kevinsmith6269]

I Hope so, I love mine :)

[@pit_stop77]

We had a KA convertible. I liked it. It was what it was a small roadster. We had it 18 months before we realised it had heated seats, because the switch is buried under the seat and found out knocking it on by accident. 😂

[@timstinson1]

I like the sound of the Volvo.. sounds zingy and purposeful!

[@timstinson1]

Oh.. maybe Polybush it? Would that be a better way of tightening up the handling?!

[@neiltaylor5588]

Like how the seat back popped up to protest at the no indicator Transit.

[@furiousdriving]

what Swedish for "I say!"?

[@SunnyD1865]

You’ve got to love an old boxy Volvo, got an 850 T5 that’s been sat outside collecting mud and dust for the past five months but I’d love a go in something more “boring” like a big old 940. Oh and the KA is a lovely little thing to rag around in, always on the limiter but always under the speed limit. My mum had an 02 plate KA luxury, hated that thing while she had it but miss it now, it unfortunately fell to the rust gremlins a few years back and the underside was pretty much shot - really quirky little things and I’d love a SportKA. Can’t wait to see more content on this lovely 740!

[@furiousdriving]

Rust is getting them all sadly

[@RichieRouge206]

It’s normally the amp on the headunit that fails, there are plenty of second hand units on the forums

[@stevenjones19-m8i]

Hi Matt,what a great drive,I do like the scenic route 😀,I've owned 4 KAs and one was a MK2,they ain't too bad,I use Texaco fuel in my car and it does go well in the car.

[@donaldmacdonald6836]

Nice to see a 740 as a daily runner, along with all its distinctive sounds! The slightly hollow sounding engine note and the full lock squeak are pretty standard. As is the solid door thunk and the loud seatbelt clicker, but my favourite is the satisfying click when you disengage reverse gear! Had to laugh when you repositioned at the pump, as you pulled in I said to myself "he's on the wrong side"😄.

[@furiousdriving]

Following the pump picture on the gauge, most cars do that!

[@donaldmacdonald6836]

@@furiousdriving I don't think Volvo got the memo! For some strange reason Volvo moved from RH fuel fillers on the 100/200 series to LH caps on the 700/900 series then back to RH from 850 onwards. Gets confusing when you go between different models! Great channel btw, the realness of your videos makes them very watchable👍

[@gord307]

I know how my grand parents felt as I now say "When I was younger all this was fields". In the last 20-years the government has built over some of my favourite countryside. You can't just build and build and build until there's no space left; it's not addressing the problem. I am not happy. Thank you for the drive out! Keep well :-)

[@anviltech1839]

Another great video. I had a 940 cd turbo estate in 2000. I wished I never sold it ..

[@rimmersbryggeri]

That's the sound of the 1980's here in sweden. So many 200/300/700 volvo's on the road here at the time. 50+% probably.

[@drumtum]

How many do you see these days?

[@llaeeZ]

Quite rare these days, even in rural parts.

[@rimmersbryggeri]

@@drumtum Yeah quite rare but th 9 series had had a bit of a resurgence lately. They are all getting very old though and they are from an era when rust was a clear and present danger much more than it is now.

[@frothe42]

Lots of traffic here too, in upstate New York! Warm weather, sunny, cars and motorcycles 🏍 all about! Having the same weather; rain, then sun, then more rain. I usually see a PT Cruiser out and about, I really like their convertible. Everyone in the supermarket wearing a mask. Right now, switched to shorts, it is that warm out today. Hope the individual like his hat!

[@furiousdriving]

We've not been told to wear masks in shops yet, I think it will come soon though. I do feel bad for New Yorkers it looks rough there from what Ive seen on the news

[@frothe42]

@@furiousdriving Most of the deaths have been in the five Boroughs of New York City, Westchester County (just north of the city), and Long Island. It spread upstate due to those downstate, and has hit nursing homes extremely hard. Just the other day while walking, I spotted a Triumph Stag! Brown coupe with tobacco interior, snapped photos! Rare in the UK 🇬🇧, even more rare here in the US 🇺🇸! Dent on the right front fender (wing), but otherwise in very, very good condition! Because of you, HubNut and another, I spotted it immediately and KNEW what it was, just like the Nissan Figaro I swooned over last year at a car meet-up during the summer. Stay well and stay safe!

[@Candisa]

About the petrol filler location: Volvo used the same picture in all their models for a long time, it's the location of the gauge in the cluster that indicates the location of the filler. In this case the fuel gauge is the most left gauge in the cluster, so the filler is on the left hand side of the car. :)

[@furiousdriving]

Wow, thats almost cryptic help from Volvo there!

[@Billy_W]

Bluebell hill! Nice to see a fairly local KZbinr

[@bobbywhite350]

Could my wife have anticipated it? That in 30 years I'd be watching a middle aged man driving a 30 yr old Volvo for 20 minutes. And thoroughly enjoying it. Mind, I've got two 9 series estates that I alternate year on year. They're not that fast but it doesn't seem to matter - the universe sort of slows down for you. Oh and the seats!

[@coopers4491]

A friend had a volvo 240 gle we went everywhere in that car in the 80s ,i use to think what a pile of rubbish....little did i know its still about today (great car) should,ve bought one great content matt!!!😄😄😄😄🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧STAY SAFE🏡🏡🏡👍👍

[@RichieRouge206]

Just a great watch. Engine sounds absolutely fine and typical Redblock! People are used to ultraquiet and boring modern stuff

[@furiousdriving]

Its easy to forget how loud cars were 30 years ago

[@DarrenCoull]

So nice seeing all the areas around where I lived and travelled 20 years ago, a lot has changed for sure, but I still recognised a lot! Can't help feeling you went for somewhat of a longer drive than you really needed though ;-) Next time on the way back, don't go down Bluebell Hill, go through Boxley and Penenden Heath, now you're my tour guide of Maidstone and surrounds haha!

[@furiousdriving]

I had to use that drop off point according to the couriers so it was forced on me! And I couldnt deny a Furious fan the hat they had ordered.. When I tax something else Ill have to go that way for a drive

[@DarrenCoull]

@@furiousdriving Of course you can't deny a fan merch opportunity! Look forward to seeing a new route on the next postage run! BTW, we used to take our Landcrab Austin 1800 UP Boxley hill with bouncing valves in 2nd gear for the steepest bit, then up into 3rd once coming over the rise. I think that worked out to around 50mph which ain't bad.

[@johngoodall7097]

Well I did enjoy my drive in rural England from the comfort of my settee so thank you for that!!! The Volvo is going well and the gears slotting in nicely like on my S40. You said it wafts along, it`s supposed to, it was/is a large and stately saloon car and should be comfy and wafty ( no such word) on long journeys you should arrive not tired but just in a nice frame of mind, don`t you think Matt?

[@furiousdriving]

Its a very good car to relax in, I think wafty is an acceptable word to use!

[@kevinsmith6269]

Really enjoy the shopping trip videos Matt :) Really happy to hear your appreciation for the MK1 Ford KA too. I have a 2003 base spec car (in picture). standard other than Ford Accessories alloys and cd player. It's in really good condition and you're welcome to do a test on it one day. People forget how shocking this design was at launch as it introduced Fords new edge design language. Richard Parry-Jones who I'm sure you're aware is a legend was head of small car engineering at Ford when the KA and MK4 Fiesta were developed. Hence patchy rust proofing but Richard felt fitting passive rear wheel steering to the KA was more important :) Yes they rust if neglected but I've seen plenty of S-Type Jags, E39 BM's and E Class Mercs from the early 2000's rust just as badly if neglected. If looked after they're fine but they're seen as cheap disposable street furniture and rarely looked after. Most importantly they handle so well. Many of my friends laughed at mine until they drove it!

[@furiousdriving]

People were shocked weren't they? Id like to find a nice one but thats a hard job now

[@GPOTOM]

Those roads are busier than the ones here in SW Scotland are in normal circumstances!

[@alansmillie1364]

Thanks for putting another video of the Volvo it's great thanks 😊 my favorite car Volvo keep posting videos about the Volvo take care stay safe

[@alansmillie1364]

Nothing is better listening to sound of old Volvo 740 I love it 👍😀

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Those noises are ever so familiar after the 1989 Volvo 240 GL Estate that my mother had from 1990 to 2001! I did get my phone mount to film a similar journey in my Rover 216 but the mount was atrocious quality... I will have to try again. I know that stretch of dual carriageway, you do need a bit of power to join after coming up the hill!

[@DashCamSerbia]

I like this camera angle.

[@charlietoms4634]

Enjoyable watch, I'm intrigued are they both your garages and all your driveway, just be cool to visualise your work area better? Keep up the good work, look forward to the headlining update👍

[@furiousdriving]

no, its a shared drive with neighbours, the Ive got a couple of spaces and he has a couple in front of each of our garages

[@charlietoms4634]

@@furiousdriving aah make sense know, main think is you have understanding neighbours👍

[@furiousdriving]

@@charlietoms4634 hes a builder so always has piles of stuff out there so we are as bad as each other!

[@charlietoms4634]

Good combination mate, it works that's the main think, I'm awaiting new neighbours and my garage and drive joins upto the next house, so I'm a little worried to say the least

[@realnutteruk1]

The Ka was lovely! And most of the original ones have rotted away... they had a strange habit of rusting in the a pillars, just above wing level....

[@kevinsmith6269]

I love my KA but they are disappearing so fast as you say. They will rust everywhere if neglected, around fuel filler cap, sills, inner and outer rear arches, front floors ect. That said they're nowhere near as bad as their reputation suggests if looked after, sadly they're treated as disposable bangers and have been for years.

[@goyadressunofficial]

That queue at ASDA reminds me of the COVID-19 queues at our Walmarts (the US parent chain.)

[@paultaylor9652]

Lovely Jubbly, that 205 did look a bit special.

[@furiousdriving]

It was very nice. He thought it needed new paint but it looked superb

[@GoldenCroc]

Sorry to be one of the ones saying check the pump symbol for knowing which side the filler cap is on, but it has been true for every car I have filled up, except for commercial vehicles. Maybe its a more recent, as in after 2000-ish, standard? I haven filled up many cars older than that I must admit..

[@livium2002]

It sounds like a diesel when starting up :) Really nice

[@louisjames1062]

Weather forecasting is off at mo due to lack of aircraft in the skies. A large amount of our weather forecast normally comes from planes

[@VicMcFly111]

I'd love to be cruising down those one lane roads surrounded only with vegetation in an old Saab 900. A Volvo 740 wagon would be also epic

[@johnssonsmixed8303]

I know a bit about ol' volvs but hearing you start is odd. It does sound like a Peugeot 404 diesel at idle

[@leolindahl3785]

there is a way to get the roof out without removing the seats or breaking it me and my broter did it in his car. don`t forget to scrape off all foam otherwise you will need to redo it.

[@neilwalsh4058]

Your old 740 seems to train along nicely, doesn't seem that noisy so it'll be an even nicer place to sit when the carpets are back in. Re: Ford KA. They will become a classic simply based on the fact they have the blue oval badge on them. I can't take them seriously, and cannot believe a car sold in the new millennium was still fitted with an engine from the Anglia,albeit dressed up with a plastic cover and called something else. The new model is far better and that's because it's basically a Fiat 500 with a Ford badge on 🇮🇹👍

[@Bratfalken]

The original headliner was one cake of sound isolation and outer embossed vinyl, mostly installed by taking out the rear or front window, I've never seen one with it ripped out like that. Volvo 740 often has a crack across the font window where the defroster air hits the windshield, often initiated with a small "stone star", the window has thinner glass sheets than older models and the very good heating can combined rip the outer layer apart in cold weather. So having a good windshield is a big plus. But the car isn't as stabilised by the windshield as many others are so as long as it isn't in the way of the driver it often passed MOT in Sweden anyway with just a notion: get that fixed!

[@furiousdriving]

The vinyl had drooped badly as the foam layer had turned to powder so the last owner pulled it down

[@frazzleface753]

Leafy roundabouts! Reminds me of home :)

[@nickwills6042]

Ah yes, the uphill merge onto bluebell hill... I did that in a fully loaded mk3 Suzuki Jimny once...that was fun! 😂

[@furiousdriving]

12mph? lol!

[@nickwills6042]

@@furiousdriving not far off! Great deal of revs required 😂. As a uni student currently stuck in Bristol, its nice to see a bit of Kent I know well (I'm from very near there) to relieve a bit of homesickness! Great content as always 👍

[@adriancaldwell]

Mobys definitely going to be the talk of your street on VE day 😂 smashing video yet again

[@keithmatthews1673]

My local council tip has a web cam so you can see how many cars are waiting to get in. Supermarkets now need web cams so we can see how long the shopping queues are. I used to go in my local Aldi every other day or so but I have not set foot in the place for nearly 6 weeks as I wont join long queues either!

[@furiousdriving]

That would be a great idea, although Im sure by the time you got there everyone else who'd seen it quiet would be there as well! Im not up for queuing to get in to shops, seems like a risk and a waste of time!

[@lionelbick218]

Had you taken the third exit at the roundabout instead of the second into Lordswood it would have taken you through a little country lane and eventually into Hempstead Valley. Little further along some b roads and back down the hill you would come out by the harvester near the Running Hourse Roundabout.

[@EnriqueLopez-hb5jn]

Have you thought about putting, some sound deadner, in the floor, to keep the noise level to a minimum, with so many great products out there, it would even give a nicer ride in the 740, check into it.

[@suznet]

4:00 - I've missed using that junction for the last 5 or 6 weeks, having done it for the last 12 years

[@seancooke4127]

I don't think the Volvo sounds loud. It sounds like a 740 always did. There is a method to driving a higher riding wallowy car which is quite smooth once you perfect it. Try a big 90s Transit or Sprinter. She wasn't meant to be a Porsche Matt. Anyway the gearchange looked smooth on the video. Lovely area where you are Lad. Keep keeping you and your family safe. 👍

[@seanjordan2005]

I'm finding it tricky to get out and drive between us. Despite the fact I'm not working at home I can't drive there as I'm working at the corner shop at the moment and it's less than 100m away. I've been going to Tesco once a week when it's quiet to get a few bits and keep my battery charged. We have one car that's not been driven since it's MOT about a week or 2 before the lockdown except to get the bins out and it's suffering a little now.

[@Landie_Man]

Moby was also the name of Ron Dixon’s Bedford Mobile Shop in the soap “Brookside”.

[@furiousdriving]

You might be the last person to remember that!

[@Landie_Man]

furiousdriving it’s quite well mentioned! I shared a photo of it on Facebook and surprisingly, many, many people knew the van.

[@Roger.Coleman1949]

You're right Landie, some years ago one evening walking the dog, he pulled up alongside and asked me the way to a venue where he was giving an after dinner speech - nice chap - noticed he had a ' personal ' number plate with the letters ' VE ' !.

[@Landie_Man]

Roger Coleman that’s fantastic. On KZbin you can find him singing “You were always on my mind” in a tiny club in Liverpool. It’s the most northern thing I’ve ever seen. It’s literally Ron Dixon ha!

[@JamesField]

Not sure where you got the prancing moose stickers from (kudos, BTW) but Auslander Volvo (who sells those, and others) has a nice replacement head unit for Volvo 200 & 700 models. Adds modern functionality (Bluetooth, etc.) without looking out of place in the dash. Regarding the Ka, that was one of the cars I looked at brand new for a first car (showing my age!) but I was very disappointed when I test drove it. It felt slow, sounded tinny and very much reminded me of my brother's '88 Escort. In short, it was clearly old technology. I was far more impressed with the Daewoo Matiz I tested on the same day, and that should tell you everything you need to know! But in the end, I bought a Renault Clio (which has probably just voided my opinion!)

[@Lasercapri]

You should have gone boxley Hill . I lived in lordswood for 5 years was nice to see the old place again

[@angrymuffinsb]

I have always had a soft spot for the KA. It was a revelation. Admittedly, I would only ever consider a sportka. But I think they will be a future classic.

[@kevinsmith6269]

I hope so, people forget how original the styling was in 1996. They have a lovely chassis and handle very well too!

[@angrymuffinsb]

Kevin Smith the only real criticisms I have would be, rust & the engines are tappy, unrefined and a bit gutless (on the 1.3). But yeah, I agree! Way ahead of their time. It’s two generations were massive let downs

[@kevinsmith6269]

@@angrymuffinsb Pre September 2002 Endura E's were very tappy if not regularly adjusted, the latter revised Duratecs fine if maintained. Reasonable torque but not keen on being revved. They do like to rust but a lot of that is down to neglect and little worse for rot than an E39 5-series BMW for example. Plenty of E39s, S-Type Jags and W201 E-Class's have rusted just as badly if neglected.

[@angrymuffinsb]

Kevin Smith That’s interesting info regarding the engine, thanks! I’ve known loads of people that had them, they are loveable. As you say, rust can strike any car (eh hem Alfa). The ones I know that rusted was always around the fuel door

[@kevinsmith6269]

@@angrymuffinsb Yep that's true mine had a new rear quarter panel ect at the first sign of rot there. That cost £550 which in terms of body repairs isn't too bad, but with the cars being worth so little very few people will repair them. Much cheaper than a BMW E46 rear subframe for example. And to be fair in every other way they're so cheap to repair even with genuine Ford parts. Yep Alfas are another example. All cars have their problems. I've owned French cars that were lovely other than the electrics!

[@saddoncarrs6963]

Nice to be out for a drive - no caravans or motorhomes. Bliss. Petrol is around the 37p per litre mark in the U.S. at the moment. Lovely Peugeot 205 there - much nicer than a Ka (which was an exercise in blobby ugliness).

[@PaulinesPastimes]

Thanks for the fun. Interesting roads there. Everyone is just about over the isolation in Aus as well, I know I am. Ford Ka, to me they look like a droopy melted pyramid but that's just a personal opinion :-) I think you are correct about some nice new dampers and a bit of lowering to transform the Volvo. I wonder if there are any performance mods available? Cheers for Spring.

[@furiousdriving]

You can get lots of suspension options but not much to make it faster apart from adding the turbo, which is a bit much!

[@michelswerissen6544]

Looking forward to inside restoration of Volvo,then the drive afterwards.

[@michaeltutty1540]

Long time Volvo lover here. The handling appears like you simply need new strut inserts up front and new dampers in the back. I have never driven one with the mechanical fuel injection. Our 81 245 had a single side draught Zenith. My 90 has Bosch 2.4 electronic fuel injection on the 2.3 litre. That 2 litre seems sluggish in the acceleration compared even to the 2.1 in the 81. The 2.3 is pretty good considering I am on the dual carriageway daily. Even with the automatic in Arthur, acceleration is more than adequate, and do is the fuel economy. I would definitely check the state of the panhard rod bushings. That can make a big difference in corners as it keeps the axle located side to side. I should note Arthur is coming up on 400,000 miles, so almost dye for the next cam belt change.

[@furiousdriving]

400,000? Almost run in!

[@michaeltutty1540]

Exactly. The only body repairs have been collision damage, not rust, in spite of 30 Ontario Canada winters. Arthur was Ma's last car. She drove him for 25 years. I have had him 5 years now. He still purrs like a tractor, just like new

[@TheWebbshire]

That's my local motorway junction. Spooky. 😂

[@tonys1636]

Furious Driving is an apt name, your driving is furiously quick around bends and roundabouts, you would have failed at the Chauffeur driving school I attended, ones passenger had to be able to pour a drink to the top of the glass and place it on the pull down table for it to remain there with not a drop spilled or the glass sliding for at least an hours drive. That was in an aged Roller with cart springs and a crash gearbox. A totally different driving skill to the one I was taught at the Met Police school at Hendon. Going out for milk and bread, use your local Milkman, mine is a godsend during this lockdown for things that are needed often as supermarket delivery slots are scarce. Going out to mail a parcel, the Irish Post Office will collect outgoing mail if one leaves a note in the window for him/her that there is mail to go during this time. Stay safe.

[@furiousdriving]

We dont have a milkman anymore, we tried for a while but it arrived too late, and our post office isn't collecting, but cutting deliveries as they are overloaded! Im lucky I rarely have to think of passengers in the back!

[@tonys1636]

@@furiousdriving I wish that my milkman was a bit later, leaving the engine of his Sprinter running, a creaky sliding door and the fridge unit cutting in like a jet engine at 6 am can be annoying if a late night had the night before. Made worse by the road level being 5 ft higher than the ground floor of my house. The perils living on the side of a steep valley, it's an hill climb walking up my back garden!

[@lesrogers7310]

No one else seems to match speed before they pull out these days. Or maybe it's just me?

[@furiousdriving]

They expect everyone on the road already to move for them it seems!

[@gosportjamie]

You're quite right, a lot of people seem to think they can do whatever they want and it's up to everyone else to avoid them...

[@StevesMachines]

I havent driven for weeks, I think I need to pop the 928 out to get some new boots on her :)

[@harrylangford3797]

Haha, I go pass that Audi convertible often, It's absolutely covered in dirt and moss. God knows how long it's been there 😂

[@timbre7999]

Moby is a good name for your Swedish barge :-) I must say Volvos are addictive

[@MattysCars]

Hand sanitiser in the ashtray😂

[@realnutteruk1]

Which engine do you have? My old 740 estate had the 2.3 with 4 speed + overdrive.... it was decidedly quick!

[@furiousdriving]

As Paulie says

[@RichieRouge206]

Ooooo what are the new wipers?! Aerodynamic ones! Wise choice to do the headlining in situ it being a saloon!

[@furiousdriving]

Denso ones from GSF, they look good

[@AlanL200Truckman]

Love your enthusiasm in your videos. Great content. Keep it up. Stay safe. Stay healthy. Alan L200

[@furiousdriving]

Thanks Alan, you too!

[@michelswerissen6544]

Please renew the shocks but keep everything stock on the Volvo its a classic.

[@furiousdriving]

Id like to redo all the suspension on this to tighten the ride

[@llaeeZ]

I heard in the video that you want to lower the car. If so i suggest getting Lesjöfors brand lowering springs in combination with the turbo shock absorbers.

[@furiousdriving]

Thanks, Ill look into those

[@christineayres5339]

Ford KA i had was very fast for a 1.3 it would do 110mph no problem and very nippy round London ,problem i had was the clutch went on mine £450 they wanted to replace so had to scrap it sadly

[@celt67]

Regarding the Ford Ka, my bro-in-law drove one for a week *courtesy car* and said he was nervous constantly as it was like driving around in a tin can. Anything that hit you, and you were dead....no ifs, no buts... you were dead.

[@kevinsmith6269]

They sound a bit tinny as they have little sound deadening but they scored a respectable 3 stars in contemporary ncap test no worse than the MK4 Fiesta it's based on. First city car to have telescopic battering rams for head on collision too and seatbelts tuned to tense up as the airbag inflates. By todays standards it's nothing I admit but for the time it was pretty good for a city car. Remember it was launched in 1996, the Rover Metro was still on sale!