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Shouldn't the room she's performing in be a bit colder, for verisimilitude?
Shouldn't the room she's performing in be a bit colder, for verisimilitude?
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when you can't beat'm...
confuse the hell outta them.
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Sorry Freya, but thanks to Flavor Flav, a viking helmet no longer holds the respect it used to.
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@GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy: wait, I thought that it was because of Bret Farve that vikings helmets don't deserve respect.. Of course, I live in Wisconsin, so maybe that's a bit different here.
If she wants results, she should play ABBA nonstop. Volvo will surrender.
Today I learned a new word in Swedish: \"Transmission\". It means \"transmission\".
She and the \"United Breaks Guitars\" guy should hook up.
When I saw the picture, \"Ride of the Valkyries\" immediately popped into my head, sung with the lyrics \"Kill the Wabbit!\"
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When I read the title, my first thought was \"What? Volvo trannies don't break!\" Then I realized it was a Ford-vo, and it made perfect sense. I ditched my Exploder this year because the overdrive solenoid went out, meaning no 2nd and 5th gears.
I know a couple people in my area with ~15-year-old 940 and 960 wagons. Both have close to 300,000 miles on them. Both look, run, and drive like they have less than 100,000 miles on them.
Her name is legitimately Freya? Viking Credit +1
Heh looks like I win this thread. I'm currently driving a 1979 245DL wagon, 4 speed manual with push-button overdrive. She runs like an absolute top and everything is original and works great. The best part? I bought her in June, on Craigslist, for $200. 12 gallon gas tank is mildly frustrating, but I fill up once every two weeks driving it daily. I will definitely buy another volvo---for those who don't know, any volvo with a letter BEFORE the number is a ford volvo, any with the letter AFTER the number is an original.
1991 240 5spd here. 146,000 miles and just getting broken (borken?) in.
Pretty much any post-Ford Volvo is asking for trouble, though a friend of mine has a 2005 S40 that seems to be holding up OK. Can't wait to see what their new Chinese paymasters will inflict... how about a 2011 resurrection of the 240, Geely? I'm sure China could use a tough, grunty car like that for the hinterlands.
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Ah, it's a Ford Fauxvo. Well, ma'am -- I think we've found your problem!
And now I'm going to give my 1992 940 sedan a hug for being such a good car and running so well.
@JulesNoctambule: According to the tag, it was actually a \"Vovlo.\" So there's her problem.
@JulesNoctambule: DAmn you! I miss my 89 340 really bad now. Still sitting in England. I want to bring it stateside, but I don't have the money. Sure, some people don't like them, but they're solid, big (and small) dependable, comfy, and RWD!. I should also mention the brakes on it, even with just a 1.4 engine, are bigger than the ones on a chrysler town+country.
I actually won't mind a Euro spec V70 (either t5 or R), preferably the first shape with the flat sides, although the 2nd gen isn't too bad. It has to have manual gears though. The new one can F*** off and die.
@JulesNoctambule: That's the last good Volvo model ever made.
@JulesNoctambule: We had a 1981 240 that drove me to kindergarten, and that I drove to my last exam senior year of undergrad, some 17 years later.
It was a sad day when I turned it over to the Lung Association to have it towed away.