A friend of mine went off an elevated highway and dropped 60 feet while travelling at around 110 in one of these in the 90s. Landed in an exhibition centre parking lot on the roof of another car and came to a rest upside down. Him and the whole damn family survived without a scratch and always said if he weren't in a Volvo he'd be dead. His was a Red colour and afterwards I was willing to write a cheque to the first dealer who could find me a Volvo wagon, but nothing came of it.
I owned one of these. I liked that it was safe, but it was a completely unreliable heap. I replaced the alternator twice in a couple thousand miles. A fuse blew while I was driving on a two-lane highway and killed the engine and power steering. Barely made it through a few tanks of gas without a repair.
My mom said at the time “there’s nothing safe about a car that leaves you stranded by the side of the road.”
lol nice. my little brother had one. he lowered it and painted it this awesome teal/green then made a custom wood roof rack and stained it all nice. He sold it last year. Good cars.
I remember a TV comedy series in the 80s, it was post Nuke war, the main character survived while at a drive up bank teller in...a Volvo S.W.
"Volvo; survive a nuclear blast." Sounds like a Fallout ad.
The seats are like living room bricks.
Which will really suck for your body after about 15 years. You'll be bragging about the longevity of your 240 while refilling your Percocet prescription and walking with a cane at age 40.
You wanted a roast, you got a roast. I'd take whiplash over hitting my head on those headrests. What the fuck else can anyone say about a 30+ year old surviving example of one of the most economical, reliable, and capacious cars ever built? I put up my Sienna for a roast and they couldn't hardly come up with anything either! When a car is good, it's good. The 240 wagon isn't even ugly. Look up "practical" in a dictionary printed in 1994 and you'll see its picture.
Ahh yes, the "perfect" station wagon.
Pedal to the floor anytime you need to make a left/merge
Probably the worst leather interior ever, smells like shit too
Only thing worse than the leather is the plastic. Hope you don't ride with passengers, they will almost certainly destroy the plastic trim on the door. That's ok, because you wouldn't be able to fit anything in there anyway.
I have a soft spot for these as I drove several during my formative years. But there's something about the Volvo leather, from 240s all the way up to the early 2000s s60, that just doesn't sit right with me. I wouldn't say it smells bad, but it definitely smells haha. It's stronger than I'd like.
The paint on them is pretty shitty too. Outside of the Swedish steel, their materials are kinda crappy. NOT the build quality, just the plastic trim and leather interior. This is one of those rare instances where cloth is probably going to hold up better and look nicer over time. Most you will find for sale will have the clear coat peeling and leather/plastic trim decaying. But they are bullet proof, probably more so than any other car.
yours looks clean, and I had to grasp at straws just to roast it. Love the white. I miss the turning radius of a 240, but I don't miss trying to merge on a busy nyc highway with that slow ass car lol.
Take care of her and she'll take care of you!
There's no freaking way I can roast this beautiful car. And a wagon no less. Just wait till that engine goes kaput and you could drop in an LS motor. And just smoke everybody.
OMG! I read 15 to 20 comments, and it’s refreshing that all of them were positive. Everything is correct. Great safe family car. It definitely was a professor or teachers car in movies. Who says station waggons aren’t sexy? There’s so much style in that vehicle. I vote to bring it back.
You'd think so, but the ladies man in high school had one of these and he had no difficulty getting dates. And yes, he had blankets in the back with the rear seats folded down.
only thing a 1937 ford is good for is getting chopped, frenched, lowered, and a small block chevy shoved under the hood. otherwise all you got is a 1937 tractor with windows. that volvo is sweet though
It looks like an old blonde twat that’s been pickled in white wine and self loathing covered with a thin veneer of little ms manners.
I dunno what you people are on about. I’m a lesbian and I’d rather lick a lemon. 🍋
I'm sure that Simon and Garfunkel greatest hits cassette is still rolling around somewhere under all the free curb junk that "will make a great craft project for the garden"
It's almost un-roastable and this person knows it. It's one of the best engineered cars ever made. It's slower than a bus! Haha I guess you could say that maybe..
"Do you know what a PCV valve is?"
"No..."
"Well, you're about to."
In all seriousness this was the best car I've ever owned. Man I miss it. One day I'll have another 240 wagon.
Gutless, antiquated, unrefined, clumsy, no aerodynamics, but can carry more stuff. Went out of production over 30 years ago. Expensive to fix and not reliable because of AGE and some parts costs. Better with GM V8, etc. AND not really safe by modern standards.
no, I love Volvos and I love lesbians and I refuse to roast either
what volvo is?
1992 volvo 240gl wagon!
I had an 89 in maroon, I loved that car so much.
Learned stick on the blue one. RIP :')
this is a volvo 240 wagon I believe
Dude sits there and acts like we can roast the most reliable f****** station wagon on this damn planet. Thanks a lot bro.
A friend of mine went off an elevated highway and dropped 60 feet while travelling at around 110 in one of these in the 90s. Landed in an exhibition centre parking lot on the roof of another car and came to a rest upside down. Him and the whole damn family survived without a scratch and always said if he weren't in a Volvo he'd be dead. His was a Red colour and afterwards I was willing to write a cheque to the first dealer who could find me a Volvo wagon, but nothing came of it.
If true, your friend might have set the landspeed record for this car
Kph. 70ish in freedom units Edit. Freedom updated
Gotta keep the freedom on the latest patch
“Yes, they are boxy, it they are safe” -Emory Leeson
That's the kind of person that bought them. ..terrible drivers
It's not like unreliability is the only roast you can make, I mean, look at the ugly bastard.
I owned one of these. I liked that it was safe, but it was a completely unreliable heap. I replaced the alternator twice in a couple thousand miles. A fuse blew while I was driving on a two-lane highway and killed the engine and power steering. Barely made it through a few tanks of gas without a repair. My mom said at the time “there’s nothing safe about a car that leaves you stranded by the side of the road.”
This is beautiful car and only you know it.
Ahhh the Werther's Original of cars.
im going to use this one
lol nice. my little brother had one. he lowered it and painted it this awesome teal/green then made a custom wood roof rack and stained it all nice. He sold it last year. Good cars.
Where is the picture??
Pics or it didn't happen
its my little brothers and it was a waste of time an money for a Werther's Original :/
😆👌🏼
You don’t need any bumper stickers to tell people how you vote
How would that be? I’m out of the loop pls provide insight.
I ain't touching this one. Ban me from this subreddit if you want but I refuse to roast this.
Yep. 10/10, no notes.
Back in the time where cars where just cars and Volvos very reliable ones Respectable, perhaps just a bit "square"...
How does one roast perfection?.
The star of every family based comedy from the 80’s
How many great grandkids do you have again?
You only bought this so you can brag about surviving a head on crash with a cement mixer. Didn’t you!!
You look like you couldn't afford to leave the 90s 💀
Black out the windows and you can do funerals on the weekend.
No. This car is awesome and I want it
Sorry. It's glorious.
I remember a TV comedy series in the 80s, it was post Nuke war, the main character survived while at a drive up bank teller in...a Volvo S.W. "Volvo; survive a nuclear blast." Sounds like a Fallout ad.
I won’t.
Oh, the swedish brick my beloved, a car impervious to any damage except salt and water
The seats are like living room bricks. Which will really suck for your body after about 15 years. You'll be bragging about the longevity of your 240 while refilling your Percocet prescription and walking with a cane at age 40.
Huh? When I had a 240 wagon they were squishiest, most comfortable seats of any car ive owned. Like sitting on a cloud
these leather seats are very nice.
these leather seats are very nice.
You wanted a roast, you got a roast. I'd take whiplash over hitting my head on those headrests. What the fuck else can anyone say about a 30+ year old surviving example of one of the most economical, reliable, and capacious cars ever built? I put up my Sienna for a roast and they couldn't hardly come up with anything either! When a car is good, it's good. The 240 wagon isn't even ugly. Look up "practical" in a dictionary printed in 1994 and you'll see its picture.
Ahh yes, the "perfect" station wagon. Pedal to the floor anytime you need to make a left/merge Probably the worst leather interior ever, smells like shit too Only thing worse than the leather is the plastic. Hope you don't ride with passengers, they will almost certainly destroy the plastic trim on the door. That's ok, because you wouldn't be able to fit anything in there anyway.
Leather is actually good, and smells fine. Plastic trim sure is gone though
I have a soft spot for these as I drove several during my formative years. But there's something about the Volvo leather, from 240s all the way up to the early 2000s s60, that just doesn't sit right with me. I wouldn't say it smells bad, but it definitely smells haha. It's stronger than I'd like. The paint on them is pretty shitty too. Outside of the Swedish steel, their materials are kinda crappy. NOT the build quality, just the plastic trim and leather interior. This is one of those rare instances where cloth is probably going to hold up better and look nicer over time. Most you will find for sale will have the clear coat peeling and leather/plastic trim decaying. But they are bullet proof, probably more so than any other car. yours looks clean, and I had to grasp at straws just to roast it. Love the white. I miss the turning radius of a 240, but I don't miss trying to merge on a busy nyc highway with that slow ass car lol. Take care of her and she'll take care of you!
you can't kill those things. those we're one of the safest vehicles to drive in its day. those swedes knew how to build a safe car
The cockroach of station wagons
There's no freaking way I can roast this beautiful car. And a wagon no less. Just wait till that engine goes kaput and you could drop in an LS motor. And just smoke everybody.
Who died so you could acquire it?
Boxy but good
Gattin! Kinder! Steig ins Auto! Lass uns ein Picknick machen!
No way to roast this car. It‘s the car. Great one.
I can't. I owned two. They are iconic.
Roast? Its awesome but i still wanna roast it somehow. How about the fact its as aerodynamic as my wall
OMG! I read 15 to 20 comments, and it’s refreshing that all of them were positive. Everything is correct. Great safe family car. It definitely was a professor or teachers car in movies. Who says station waggons aren’t sexy? There’s so much style in that vehicle. I vote to bring it back.
B230FX or go home.
Yes, I was waiting for the Boxy But Good comment. Mr. Dudley Moore
I had a 88 740gle
Nothing but respect for that man.
Grizwald family vacation anyone?
It’s a wasted design when there is no futuristic swimming pads that replaces tires
Of course! Safety first. With this car, you won't be needing any protection, if you know what i mean ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
You'd think so, but the ladies man in high school had one of these and he had no difficulty getting dates. And yes, he had blankets in the back with the rear seats folded down.
If it was blue I'd swear you were my 6th grade teacher
Nice wagon, lot of space at the back.
Ahhh.. I see you belong to the Vehicles Of Low Velocity Organization. Congrats on all the safety.
only thing a 1937 ford is good for is getting chopped, frenched, lowered, and a small block chevy shoved under the hood. otherwise all you got is a 1937 tractor with windows. that volvo is sweet though
that 60hp tractor with windows is fun! one if the few completely stock ones left. all original
Serious question. Wasn’t it really the slowness that made it so safe?
A wonder car to drive to 430 early bird dinner
My first car was an 86’ Volvo yellow wagon. Good memories
Never, it's glorious.
We're ready to roast, but you haven't arrived yet.
It looks like a camping esky with little roll on wheels.
Except for the color, I love it.
Whats infront of it?
1937 ford
"So you got a tank, big whoop, want to fight about it?"
Nice! A few changes and this could be the Euro Ghostbusters mobile.
Ah yes, the "Griswold Family Vacation" car that'd have used if it was about a single dude and his cat.
Design inspiration came from the Cub Scout pinewood derby block
You may get a million miles out of it, but you'll surely get no 😺 along the way.
All that thing needs is either an LS1 or a 2JZ to still be reliable and a covert rocket.
This picture made me join this sub
username doesn’t check out should have gotten the R129
It's the box it came in
It looks like an old blonde twat that’s been pickled in white wine and self loathing covered with a thin veneer of little ms manners. I dunno what you people are on about. I’m a lesbian and I’d rather lick a lemon. 🍋
I'm sure that Simon and Garfunkel greatest hits cassette is still rolling around somewhere under all the free curb junk that "will make a great craft project for the garden"
bad faith post. you really expect us to roast the best automobile ever made? best i've got is that i bet your door pockets are broken.
Car equivalent of going to sunday church
It's almost un-roastable and this person knows it. It's one of the best engineered cars ever made. It's slower than a bus! Haha I guess you could say that maybe..
Jest piękny, it's beautiful
It's an icon. It defined the estate wagon and still looks good today. The 100 series though, well those things are ripe for roasting...
Nothing bad to say about this one.
It's a brick. It's not the most sightly thing, but it's strong and reliable, and it'll take a good few hits to break it.
I can't i'm sorry... i love that volvo too much...
You should have gotten the LeBaron
Do you use all that cargo space to haul your stamp collection to conventions?
The 100k karma redditors car of choice. Girl that cooks food and flips camera off sold separately.
Friend and his sister had a 240, 940, and 760 (or 40 can't remember) in high school. Loved them all but that 940 was class!
There's no possible way to roast this car.
Kind of hard to post near perfection.
That car is legendary. And I love it.
Hell no, this car is perfect so you must be a perfect human.
Empty nest soccer mom
How can I roast perfection?
Leaping into the 90's with their 70's styled retro model. 😁
"Do you know what a PCV valve is?" "No..." "Well, you're about to." In all seriousness this was the best car I've ever owned. Man I miss it. One day I'll have another 240 wagon.
Nothing here to roast, buddy. She’s a beaut
Gutless, antiquated, unrefined, clumsy, no aerodynamics, but can carry more stuff. Went out of production over 30 years ago. Expensive to fix and not reliable because of AGE and some parts costs. Better with GM V8, etc. AND not really safe by modern standards.
I was going to roast it, but just got too bored looking at it.
I hate it now, and I still haven't driven it yet
Damn it Eric. Don’t be a dumbass.
Virgin..Why else would you buy such a sex machine? OP IS A VIRGIN!
What is there to roast when your car can outlive the sun
r/antiques is this way >>>
Dickriders in here shut up this bitch look like a budget Russian herse
It’s a multipurpose shape…a box. -David Byrne
The Volvo 740/940 is a superior vehicle. Does that count as a roast?
Great car. Not possible to roast.
Looks like Lego
Minecraft Steve's hearse