Volvo 740 to Sweden Part 3 - Gothenburg to the UK

[@drvansteiner967]

Love this series and smiled at the Fishers' sticker on the back window. I grew up near Horsham and used to drive past the garage regularly in the 1980s and 1990s where my mate's dad worked as a salesman.

[@AndrewJB]

I enjoyed that! I had a 2007 SAAB 9-3 V6 sportwagon for the last few years and fancied taking that to the SAAB museum, I now have a 2011 Volvo XC90 D5 with Polestar remap and fancy taking that over to the Volvo and SAAB museums.

[@arthurfarrow]

Over thirty years ago, perforce I was a practitioner of 'bangernomics'. Into my hands came an eight years old 1984 Volvo 360GLS with nine months MOT. I ended up running this car for eleven years as it proved very reliable although it did need some body work done along the way. Driven with a light foot, it returned 30 - 35 mpg, which surprised me. Even the demise of leaded four star petrol and the change to unleaded did not seem to bother it.

[@applejuice5272]

Fantastic mini-series! Well done Matt and Barry!

[@paultaylor9652]

Apart from the fuel economy, you did everything in an old car that a new car would of done. But if you had broken down I doubt your friend could of fixed it with a few spanners and a bleed kit Mat. An absolute pleasure watching this video, looking forward to museum next.

[@johang7498]

I quite loved these UK-Sweden-UK-videos; nice to see the 740 holding up so well, the car really lives up to its solid reputation. If ever again you pass Eindhoven, there is a very charming museum about Daf there, showcasing a lot of their trucks, buses and little cars. Well worth a visit.

[@furiousdriving]

Good to know, next time Im driving that way

[@Curiousdriving]

Barry is the best addition to the fleet so far, looking forward to more from the dynamic duo

[@barrylong9747]

The problem is my mpg is worse than the Volvo 😂.

[@Curiousdriving]

@@barrylong9747 definitely worth it though

[@BITTYBOY121]

The 740 did pretty well - Well done Volvo ! and Well done Matt and Barry too ! - I can't wait to see the next video showing all the vintage Volvos in the Volvo museum !

[@hmuggins7042]

Normally I skip over the videos which are 30mins+ long...but I watched this 3 part series with great interest. It was the volvo that got me watching your channel back when you first bought it.

[@furiousdriving]

I thought this might be a 1 episode thing when we were driving, didnt realise wed done so much to fill so much time. Thanks for watching them

[@HowardLeVert]

When you left Gothenburg, the architecture reminded me of some of the most soulless concrete in recovered industrial areas in Paris, like that around Rosa Parks station... however, you did make the journey far more sensibly than the time I drove from Munich to Peterborough via Bromley - in a day at the end of 1999. Now, looking back *that* was pretty bloody daft. Left Munich at 7.45 local time, got home about midnight - and then the next morning took the hire car down to Stansted Airport to pick my own car up (part of a Hertz fly/drive scheme). Certainly wouldn't do it again, but it was achieved with two tankfuls of petrol across mainland Europe. What an epic trip though - I look forward to the Volvo Museum footage.

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

Well done Matt, Barry and Volvo, this has been a excellent little road trip back to the Volvo's Birthplace. Who needs modern cars when you can have a trusty Volvo.

[@furiousdriving]

This thing is just brilliant, mayne too good as it doenst break much!

[@jasonk7072]

I use hotel comparison sites to find somewhere to stay then book direct with the hotel itself. I try to stay in privately owned places or small, local chains where possible and booking directly helps them out. I find they’re often more flexible when it comes to things like parking, arrival and departure times, looking after your bags for a couple of hours and having a late beer.

[@furiousdriving]

Thats a good way of doing it. Out place in Denmark was independent and the best one of the trip

[@michelbeauloye4269]

That's right, also my experience!

[@philipmartensson9342]

You had one viewer working in the “lipstick”, and here is one working in the tall office building right next to the museum. And as a Volvo employee you have free pass to the museum - quite a good combination! There has always been Volvos in my family. My grandfather bought his first (an Amazon estate) in 1961 and has been loyal to the brand ever since. To get some variation I bought a Mercedes instead…

[@furiousdriving]

So many locals watching this! So you're the black sheep of the family now...

[@AnthonyBrown-jm4rj]

Top trip Matt. Just doing some simple sums. (c. 1900 miles at 21mpg). You must have spent nearly £600 in fuel alone. Respect.

[@furiousdriving]

Wil have to take the Crown Vic on the next one to spend less

[@roseybut]

Brilliant!! What an epic journey in splendid old car. Perhaps i need a classic Volvo.

[@michaeltutty1540]

If you plan long trips, the 240/740 are admirable companions. Personally I prefer the 240GL Estate. I may be biased as I drive a 1990 240 Estate. They really are surprisingly long legged. Not quite up to the standard of an old North American boat, but very nice.

[@phillipclaridge3112]

Thanks for introducing me to Adam's channel

[@PikarinePlays]

Love an epic roadtrip round Scandinavia!

[@Daveyrd11]

Great adventures, loved following this mini series

[@arieplomp8906]

Fantastic roadtrip Matt! Looking forward to the video of your visit to the Volvo museum! The 740 did a fabulous job! Like a Volvo should!

[@danielrussell446]

Well done Matt Barry and the amazing Volvo been brilliant to follow your adventures!

[@williambarry70]

Thank you so much for these fabulous and informative and highly entertaining videos What a very cool and knowledgable guy your friend Adam is as a result of watching this Ive hooked up with his Chanel as well and can recommend it. As for you quite high consumption I got the idea that where possible the car was doing 75-80 mph so actually for 150k old banger its done incredibly well although I guess with gas about 575 pounds ferries about 300 pounds and hotels probably 400ish you probably haven't much change from 1500 quid for this adventure but from the point of view of the spectator and a 960 24 valve 3 litre owner its been worth every penny .Looking forward to the museum vid

[@kenmoore589]

Well done guys, great videos. The Volvo did very well indeed.

[@Mirage8v]

Love the roadtrip! I understand they are difficult to plan and financially horrendous. But I would love to see more of these :)

[@furiousdriving]

I may never financially recover, but its worth it!

[@phillipevans9414]

@@furiousdriving. Yes road trips are expensive, but that Volvo it hella thirsty. I did a similar road trip last year - flew to buy a then 29 y.o "classic" and then drive it 1850km back home, solo. It is a 4.0L in line six, with 4 speed auto, and averaged 27mpg (10.2L/100km) on the journey back home, so comfortably more economical than your Volvo (I'd want to check if there's an issue with it running "rich" or something, because that is terrible economy from a 2.0L?). Being in Australia, number of countries visited = 1, and 99.9% of the travel was within just one state (I live about 1km over the border in the neighboring state). My Ford performed faultlessly on the journey home, and is a very comfy cruiser like your Volvo. Cheers!

[@-sargntclashroyaleandmore-491]

​@@phillipevans9414 I think it's just that the engine has to work hard for a heavy car, slightly underpowered.

[@GoldenCroc]

@@-sargntclashroyaleandmore-491 From looking at the revs in the video, gearing is low, which took a heavy toll at the speeds they did. I would think the 2.3 would have much taller gearing, by like 30-40% and would be a lot more economical.

[@AJC508]

@@phillipevans9414 a Barra, eh? Falcon?

[@simonburleigh5551]

Great set of videos, it really felt like we were in the car with you two, I look forward to the museum video next!

[@lukemallory7832]

2000 miles in a 1988 Volvo 740 GL is no small task! Well done, chaps! Such adventures will one day be a thing of the past as governments try to clamp down more on us all. Might have to do this myself soon..

[@Lot76CARS]

Excellent road trip Matt, lovely to see the old 740 clocking up miles like it was in the late eighties. Inspired to take the old Merc to Germany now!

[@furiousdriving]

Once I get the W123 on the road Id like to do that too!

[@paulrb894]

Great to help sleep in the small hours 😅

[@asm1]

Fantastic 😊 loved all 3 videos. Good old volvo.😊

[@malcolmlane-ley2044]

Well done, I can't match your 700 miles in a day but in 1988 my new 740 SE estate did a 450 mile mile trip only stopping for fuel and toilet breaks and I maintain those are among the best car seats ever made as I still felt quite fresh at the other end.

[@aston-martin-internationalist]

Stayed in the ship hotel you drove past. Not been to Gothenburg in quite a few years. Took the Stena ferry to Frederickshavn.

[@Dumlen]

Cool, I did a similar journey in 2017, however I did most of the journey in 1 day. Went from Linkoping-Calais in about 17 hours with 2 Ferry rides between Helsingborg-Helsingor and Rodby-Puttgarden. My car during that journey was a 2011 Volvo S60 D3 with the 5-cylinder 163HP diesel engine, it gave fantastic mileage and could easily go about 1200km on one tank.

[@TheDarkLandsMusic]

Ive missed out, should have filmed all the epic drives we have done and banged them up on KZbin ... 700 miles in a day... done double that in a day many times..

[@theleftyboater]

Really enjoyed this mini series. Thank you. ✌🏻✌🏻

[@jameskyle380]

you have got to keep the Volvo now. In 2002 I bought a 1986 740 GLE estate B230K engine and bought a holiday home in Normandy France to renovate. Bought an old 4 berth caravan for £300 and towed it from the Midlands to Portsmouth with a flat pack kitchen inside, sink, worktops and 2 small roof windows inside and estate full. Fitted a stabiliser. Found it so thirsty. Suspect 15mpg! Had to fill up on my journey down to Portsmouth even though filled up before setting out. Relief to get on the ferry. Good in the day as at the time Brittany Ferries were letting caravans go free. Put me on with the HGV's! Looked massive on the deck. Only a 90 minute drive to our place from Cherbourg, but still needed more fuel. Lived in the caravan while renovating the cottage.

[@juhotoss]

Great adventure, loved watching it! Can't wait to finally take my 960 there later this year

[@roygardiner2229]

Back to Blighty. There is magic in those words.

[@stephenoverstreet9898]

Matt, it’s so nice to know a fellow Apple person. Been one for almost 20 years. Barry just doesn’t understand what he’s missing.

[@furiousdriving]

Ive not used Windows since the 90s! First Mac was a Duo 210 and been hooked ever since, Barry likes the pain of awkward tech

[@gregharvie3896]

Hi Matt, to continue from yesterday in 'downtown" Sydney< Australia. as an aside, a standard "boring" trip up to my land in the country & back to the city is a ROUTINE 2,000 mile trip !!! frequently I'll have a 3 day weekend working doing chores up there. The trip up there in any of my 6 old luxury classics is a doddle , what they were really meant for, the range to pick from is:- either my 2 RHD Ausie GMH built Cadillac's, or my 2 Aussie Ford built RHD Lincolns, my 1982 Australian HDT Holden Statesman Caprice (a peter brock racing driver enhanced roadburner) dressed like the most ultimate late70's early '80's Euro/American luxury car imaginable (think Monterverdi 375/4 their giant 4 door sedan) I've owned this since new, and my Impeccable 1967 Jaguar mk10/420G (complete with ultra-high output bronze head). With giant fuel tanks in all of them only one stop is required. I had to LAUGH at the QUEUEs of EV's at easter waiting to charge up , , even better on the easter trip was seeing the "dead, beached whale EV's" that had just run out of "puff" and stopped totally drained of charge, -- no doubt as seeing A ONE KILOMETRE QUEUE of EV's to charge up was just to horrific to contemplate , so hey run it flat & call NRMA (same as AA or RAC in the UK) and get towed for free , still faster than a MULTI Hour EV charge queue wait !! Long distance motoring in long wheelbase, wide track, full power huge capacity V8's or a 340 hp vintage Jag Mk10, what's not to like. re MPG , I feel 20 mpg , stunning , and after exhaustive testing by NRMA , the NRMA found many new cars use way way more petrol and diesel than their makers state in real world conditions., with many little light weight new nasty little cars in real world conditions "eating" staggering amounts of fuel. But best of all was some of the real world head on smash testing, at 100kph/60mph not the JOKE baby sized slow ANCAP ratings speeds. Making near 90% of these supposedly safe 5-star cars "suicide cocoons" when going head to head at 100kph (60 mph). Destroying "fridge" white ones, so when looking at them it was difficult with what little remained to determine what brand of car you were seeing. All were obliterated as if they had been blown up or bombed, not head on crash tested, all outcomes were a joke, at real world speeds ALL were death traps , just purely TOO small. I will be keeping my monster cars a while longer, thank you Some of the head on EV tests were even worse as not only did cars squash but ALL burst into flames, now ALL Australian EV's have the green warning logo on their rego plates as a warning also to first responders as you cannot safely use the "jaws of life" to cut people from wrecks as you may kill yourself when cutting through a cable.

[@hhgttg69]

now to all the other factory museums on the continent

[@neilsheppard6673]

Fab road trip Matt and Barry, really enjoyed it and looking forward to the museum video. Many thanks!

[@highbury1972]

Well done Matt & Baz! Last Summer I done England,France, Belgium, Germany and NL (Border) but on Eurostar, ICE Train and Local Bus in half a Day, 513KM. Your trip was done on the road, you both held it together well!! Respect 🙏

[@davidminns9799]

Thanks Matt n Barry for a great road trip 👍 so much to enjoy 😊

[@mehrzahl2219]

This would be a fantastic £500 beater challenge!

[@furiousdriving]

The car was bought for a £500 banger challenge (covid cancelled it) so thats quite apt

[@pekkokuopanportti6859]

9:16 You start yawning with the sign "SOVA" right ahead of you.

[@darrencottrell5541]

Epic series Matt (and Barry). Interesting and very enjoyable viewing. A great channel it has to be said.

[@bubbabb8464]

wow. absolutely amazing. well done Matt and Barry. just loved the volvo returning home and made it back to the port with hardly any issues. i think it needs a good ole wash, polish, and a good rest. well done guys 👍👍

[@planflykt]

Next time in Sweden join us for a car meeting!

[@kevincraven4038]

After owning 3 740s, 2 960s, a 240 and 2 480ESs I suppose you could say I'm a bit of a fan of Volvos, but I eventually found SAAB, a 9000, then a 9-5... Never looked back!

[@rakeshtak]

Great entertaining episode and impressive performance from the Volvo. those 80s Volvos seem pretty solid! Looking forwards to the museum episode !

[@furiousdriving]

They are tough old things, and so comfy as well!

[@raydunn3501]

That was a great mini series,,, you should do more like that but showing more of the places your going to,,, maybe make into a half travel vlog,,, like places to see and visit,,, I really enjoyed it,,, and hope you do another one ,,, and well done the 740,,, I always wanted one of them .

[@furiousdriving]

Id like to do that, I wanted to spend longer in each place but the distance and time we had meant pushing on, with a longer trip it would be great to do a full travelogue - we only 1 full day in Gothenburg!

[@barrylong9747]

There you go Matt!! This is the idea for my channel, you do the car stuff and I do the travel stuff!!

[@raydunn3501]

@@barrylong9747 Great Barry, that would suit me just fine,,, (providing he ask you along of course) Ha

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

Well done to the Volvo, excellent road trip. I really enjoyed the videos.

[@SimpsonsClassics]

Another great video. I love the interior of that car.

[@furiousdriving]

It is rather lovely to be in

[@PaddyWV]

A far more exciting trip to Gothenburg than anything shown on "Triangle" Who was playing Kate o'Mara though? If time had allowed, in Eindhoven you could have done the DAF museum too! In old Volvo days they might have taken an interest in that (from what I heard back then) and revelled in the Publicity.

[@Levenstone132]

Brilliant! Great old car. So much room round that engine! I considered this trip in the '97 T5 but you've done it for me,saved £££s in petrol! Regarding EVs,my brother in law did UK to Spain in his id3. I think it was a bit stressful. I did it in my sixteen year old V40D. No problem at all.50+ mpg. Still, early days I suppose.

[@shepshepherd]

I'd love to do that trip in my own [Belgian-made] 740, as visiting the Volvo Musuem is something I've been wanting to do for years.

[@furiousdriving]

Its a great trip if you can make the time for it, and the 740 is the most comfy way to do it

[@steamhammer2k]

My 1988 740GL did 22/24 miles per gallon, however way back then petrol was better with no added ethanol. I did find that if you cruised at max of 50 MPH the MPG would increase substantially

[@timonsolus]

Good old 4-star!

[@Bratfalken]

Ah yes, I forgot about the raise in fuelconsumption by the 15% etanol in todays fuel. It feels like they add water as the consumtion raises as much.

[@michaeltutty1540]

22/24 is just sad!! My 90 240DL Estate regularly does 35 mpg and that with the 2.3 litre, overdrive automatic gearbox without torque converter lock up, and modern gas.

[@steamhammer2k]

@@timonsolus I used to use 5 Star (when i could get it) for my Triumph 2000

[@timonsolus]

@@steamhammer2k : Even better

[@thebig1400]

Great trip I drove from the uk to the artic circle and came through Gothenburg on the way home

[@furiousdriving]

We wanted to go that far but just didnt have time

[@tonys1636]

I've learnt the hard way that using a hotel booking site can be a bad move, accurate up to date info and often a better deal can be obtained by booking with the hotel or hotel chain direct.

[@furiousdriving]

next time..

[@RodMatheson]

Brilliant few days away and awesome roadtrip...what better classic to travel in aswell, apart from maybe a Saab :-) Always fun with wee mechanical mishaps along the way, makes the trip more interesting. Great scenery and a brilliant museum, looking forward to seeing your museum upload! Roll on more summer roadtrips :-)

[@stephenshippam9374]

Fantastic video's really enjoying them

[@pqsaservices]

Well done Matt & Barry! Great trip! I managed 6 countries in one day, when I was living in the Netherlands! 😊The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxamburg, France, Germany and Switzerland, all in about 10 hours, in a 1985? registered (I think) Mazda 323 1.3 Nobless saloon (Dutch Registered LHD). Definitely got better miliage out of that, than the Volvo! 🤣 That was back in 1990. I used to love driving all over Europe in that little Mazda. Jonathan.

[@Mitch-Hendren]

Excellent mini series Was just like being in the car with your two best mates really enjoyed it . One thing about the (non apple ) maps you were using .. it doesn't always take you the most direct way. Its so that the system can get an accurate timing for a particular route. Its hidden in the t&c's. That car did excellent . Only problems were ancillaries. Not the engine itself.

[@nelizmastr]

Really enjoyed this series. Wanting me a slice of Scandinavia and old Volvo as well now!

[@Steveshub]

Great Adventure!

[@neilmustow368]

A great 3 part road trip Matty👍👍👍👍👍👍well done to the Volvo 740

[@michaelstaley2241]

Very enjoyable video lot’s of factual things as well; very impressive…

[@Backwardlooking]

Took me back to when I had my F Reg. 745 Estate.White with the blue interior. The dashboard brought back memories.Comfortable and safe ( for the time period) and like my 855 Estate big enough to transport a wardrobe. It’s even rumoured that Mercedes will ditch the E Class Estate. Had a 2007 V70 2.4 diesel. The last real Volvo ( only 1 Ford part). Sadly the next V79 was a Mondeo in Drag, so I decided to change to a W212 E Class. Again their W213 is essentially a Lap top on wheels and for a small improvement in m.p.g. is not as well built ( Trade Dealer Comment). Still have the 1993 190 E one of the last imported and owned since 97. Really enjoyed your trilogy and the maze of rods around Goteborg is why we became lost pre Sat Nav. You didn’t say which Ferry to Germany. Putgarten?. That was the last train ferry to close in Continental Europe, only the one to Sicily survives. 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@martinclapton2724]

Congratulations! Great trip , you’ll remember this one Matt, and make you even more ( if that’s possible) affectionate towards the 940 than you were before , well done guys

[@cme2cau]

I have done many trips of this length in a 1988 740 because Australia. Of course, this was in 1988 and 1989.

[@colpol66]

Enjoyed the road trip 👍👍

[@kevingreen8581]

Great video, well done. Enjoyable to watch.

[@alisterwest6987]

That went well, beginning to like that old bus, ooh the fuel though ouch 😮

[@anthonylloyd2937]

Planning this in my old 1999 s70

[@joshbrailsford]

Loved this series. Very inspiring. I'd like to do a similar pilgrimage in driving my Punto to Turin and back.

[@frimleyfrodo]

Great series. Loved it. Your poor radio reception may be down to that awful short rubber aerial. I put one on my Golf years ago as the location on the left wing makes it prone to hedge damage. However the reception was awful and I quickly went back to a multi section rod about a metre long. Those short rubber aerials have a wound wire receiving part, but it’s too short to work well anywhere other than a very strong signal area, especially when mounted lower down on a car wing.

[@furiousdriving]

it should have a power aerial but lost it years ago

[@desertking472]

This is great, well done! I’d love to take my old Saab 9-3 back home one day’!

[@VicMcFly111]

I want to take my Saab 900 back home here in Finland to Uusikaupunki

[@robinforrest7680]

Maybe we should get together 😂 Sovvagn my 2004 9-5 Aero estate needs a trip home to Trollhaten…

[@68xperfectx]

My 9 3 sportwagon could take part too.

[@michelswerissen6544]

Volvo did well, great road trip.

[@davidyoung9561]

I love how you are always thorough in the mathamatics and research. I don't think electric cars are the way forward.

[@steveadams8799]

Great road trip. Well done you two and of course the 740. 21 mpg is a bit salty. I get slightly better than that from my 4.6 P38 Range Rover on a motorway run.

[@roycosgrave7229]

Love the videos, love to see the merc videos again as I'm doing my w123 also

[@badshotuk72]

Matt you've inspired me to visit the Saab museum just a bit further up the road in Trollhättan!, be interested in full cost breakdown for this trip.

[@furiousdriving]

We tried not to think about the cost, but someone else in the comments calculated £600 in fuel

[@michaelstaunton1632]

Absolutely enjoying these series of videos of your Roadtrips really interesting well done 👍👍

[@cholleron]

That was epic, enjoyed that.

[@AJC508]

Matt, I am surprised you didn’t take the chance to experience the amazing tunnel/bridge that joins Copenhagen to Sweden. From Denmark, you first drive high up bridge, then dive underground for the second part of the crossing. A very cool piece of engineering and design.

[@barrylong9747]

We did that on the way out, then the ferry on the way back 😊.

[@AJC508]

@@barrylong9747 my apologies, I must have missed the underground bit on the way out. Hope you enjoyed Copenhagen- it’s a lovely city. And there’s always the little mermaid as a nice bonus.

[@maxidyne]

Epic road trip guys, really enjoyed it!

[@furiousdriving]

Thanks, it was a great trip

[@trippy_boxer_dog2170]

this has been amazing! and it has inspired me to try this roadtrip for myself! so ty so much :)

[@d33b33]

Hotels will actively attempt to exclude all the things on 3rd party websites. It makes their prices more competitive and saves them commission charges at the end of the month. Great road trip show, can't wait to see that Volvo museum.

[@drumtum]

You should have gone to the Saab museum aswell in your Volvo 😁. Just one hour north of Gothenburg.

[@Bratfalken]

He can take the whole family next time and drop them off at Liseberg amusement park in Gothenburg, and also visit the marina museum.

[@neilwalsh4058]

Brilliant series of videos , really enjoyed you two proving what a very cheap car is capable of and highlighting the deficiencies of an EV that costs 200 times more. Your fuel costs were less , you did it quicker and you're the real ones saving the environment, doing it in a car thats already made and functional. The 21MPG is worrying though , surely with that car and load you should be achieving more? A friend of mine runs a 940 estate , same engine and although not fantastic, got 30MPG going to FOTU in 2021. I could get the same 30 MPG in a petrol 5 litre V8 S500 Merc W140 on a long run too.

[@furiousdriving]

This has always been bad, maybe it has an issue I dont know about

[@danielcraig243]

Youre driving my daily commute, how fun :D

[@furiousdriving]

better at the weekend Im sure

[@habsom1406]

Guess you drive a DB5 huh!

[@markchandler90]

Just did 2300 mile road trip in my 2003 300K mile plus Toyota Corolla…. No issues.

[@robinforrest7680]

You definitely need a Saab Mat. They are made by trolls 😂. I dream of driving mine home to Trollhaten. So sad Saab is no longer with us. Kind of unjust really because as I understand Volvo was baled out by the Swedish government some years ago, but when Saab was in trouble they didn’t get any help. Dunno whether that’s true, but we did lose a great carmaker 😢

[@bjornerikroth]

I don’t think that’s true, no.

[@alansimpson835]

Awww I really enjoyed this whole series. You'll have to go and do another roadtrip now this one is over. Yes joining motorways in the outside lane is always fun. Glasgow has a few slips like that on the M8

[@furiousdriving]

Ive not done the M8, that sounds...fun

[@alansimpson835]

@@furiousdriving the engineer behind it had been working in the states so he took lots of inspiration from over the pond. The central Glasgow section was meant to be a ring but only 2 sides were built as they realised how much controversial demolition would have to take place to build it all. Lots of clues remain though to what was meant to be. The Scottish Roads Archive site covers it brilliantly

[@jackjacko8706]

My 940 just clocked over 300,000 klm. Still runs as sweet as when new. Doesn’t use oil between changes (5000klm) . I am a firm believer to change at that on all my cars, even though oil still has a light tan colour.

[@GoldenCroc]

You do as you want of course, but with modern oils, you can triple that interval easily unless you have a very unfavorable driving profile.

[@jackjacko8706]

@@GoldenCroc we are dealing with old engines that produce more carbon deposits which contaminate the oil. Oil is a relative cheap insurance against wear.

[@GoldenCroc]

@@jackjacko8706 Do engines of this vintage really produce that much more carbon? Havent really heard of it before... Not anything of note, anyway. As far as I know, the port fuel injected cars like your 940 and up to direct injection technologies, are the lowest carbon producing engines made. It got much worse again with direct injection... Also, diesel engines get totally black oil within a few miles.... And still people run them 2-30000k between oil changes per manufacturer recommendation with no noteworthy ill effects, at least if you got a favorable driving profile.

[@Thanos.m]

That was an epic trip! Very impressed with the Volvo as well. Eindhoven is also a lovely town been there few years ago. Here's a thought I bet converting the Volvo to an electric fan would improve economy and performance.

[@furiousdriving]

I probably should, Ive done the Rover 2000 and that improved it

[@oratiadave]

Inspirational stuff! I try to daily drive at least some of the fleet but this kind of epic is next level. Well done team!

[@huwdavies6650]

Well Done Volvo!

[@pontushaggstrom6261]

6:46 that building to the left there (black and chrome) is on of my companies offices! There's a great restaurant in that red brick building up ahead! And yes, finding you rway around in Göteborg is horrible.

[@furiousdriving]

so many locals watching these!

[@danmccarthy4700]

I'm so early the video still shows in just 360p!

[@GoldenCroc]

Yep, same for me. Have to wait for a while I guess, 360p is a bit low to be bearable to watch for me.

[@p12jacob]

What?, Will the quality of the video improve over time?!?

[@VicMcFly111]

@@p12jacob yes

[@GoldenCroc]

@@p12jacob KZbin finishes the lower resolution playback options first when uploading. So in this case, since the video is for sure going to be at least 1080p, then yes. Compared to the 360p max resolution availible at the time of writing the previous posts.

[@danmccarthy4700]

@@p12jacob It should. For some reason when you first upload videos it takes time for them to show in HD.

[@markonmotoring]

Gothenburg looks very interesting, as does the Volvo museum. 21 mpg, 😬 thats painful over such a distance. Fortunately i msnaged 42 mpg on my euro trip in the megane coupe which i though was very respectae for a 90's coupe. Probably a tad lighter than rhe volvo and mkre aerodynamic. Looking forward to catching up with you at the Social next Sunday.

[@furiousdriving]

the aero would be a huge factor!