Waarom Volvo?

[Yellow240]

De vraag lijkt me duidelijk Waarom rijdt je Volvo?

[ArjanV]

Omdat ik in een Porsche geen bankstel kan vervoeren... ;D

[Kwekkel]

Omdat ik graag in een opvallende auto rondrij... 8)

[***t_blijft_behelpen***]

Omdat het bij Butsen wel 1000 euro janken is en je auto moet wegdoen. Maar ook omdat je wel uit kunt stappen en verder kunt met je leven.
En omdat ik bij dit soort OSM hoor
En omdat er altijd alles van Ikea in past

[Martin245]

- Omdat m'n 405 Break z'n naam eer aan ging doen
- Omdat ik voor een zeer schappelijk bedrag de auto over kon nemen van een vriend
- Omdat ik met bloedspoed iets nodig had om m'n geluid in te vervoeren
- Omdat'ie mij de afgelopen 5 jaar nooit heeft laten staan
- Omdat'ie nu toch zodanig is opgeknapt dat ik er toch wel redelijk bekijks mee heb
- Omdat ik er geen afscheid van wil/kan nemen (en als dat onverhoopt zou moeten, dan wordt het er gewoon weer 1 )
- Omdat.....
Ach, ik kan er nog wel 1001 onder hangen.

Wel humor, als je nu mijn voorsteltopic zou lezen. Toen dacht ik echt nog niet over deze auto zoals ik nu doe.

[volvorider2]

Hierom rij ik Volvo.....

You might be a true Volvo owner if...
(reversed chronological order)

October 2000:

* you keep a supply of headlight and turn signal replacement bulbs in your center console (for those that have daytime running lights).
* The odometer on your old 240 has rolled back to zero three or more times.
* You fear that Ford will F---- up Volvo's reputation for safety (You have the Explorer and Firestone to blame.)
* If you already own two 2001 V70's and 5 240's and you work for volvo
* you are finaly forced to sell your '76 245 and have not choice but a non-volvo. so you buy Volvo accessories just to prove your a Volvo owner at heart (also a true story...*Sob*)
* you find it amusing to make a U turn with only two and a half lanes.. then watching in your mirror as the Cadillac trys to follow you
* you can identify the model just be listening to the engine.
* your 245 was rear-ended by a half-ton truck and you went home and buffed the scratch out of the tailgate while the truck driver got a new bumper (true story!)
* you go down to the Volvo Dealership on sundays or at night just to look at the new XC
* you can pick out the volvo in any tv show or movie (trust me, they are always there)
* you think the electronics in a 480 turbo are great!


September 2000:

* you go every day to the Volvo dealer to see if the S60 's already arrived
* you consider making a sticker "I protect my children with my Volvo" to put on the back window
* you have to close your windows when you drive backwards with your dieselbrick (smoke, you know ...)
* if you've been to 5 volvo mechanics in the last year at least once...
* If the guys at the junkyard say " hey the volvo girl is back" every time you go there.
* you keep on fixing it, no matter how many times it breaks, insisting that "this will be the last time it breaks, really. I mean what else is there to break?"
* to you even your rusty old 240 looks better than any car in the world
* You won't let your son put a new radio in his 245 becuase it doesn't match the car.
* You sold your Porsche in order to replace it with a '93 240 (safer!)


August 2000:

* you give your fiance your '97 850 so that you have an excuse to pick up a decade-old 780 Turbo.
* You decide to wash the carpets in your 240. So you spend 16 hours removing (and re-installing) all the seats, so you can remove the carpets and clean them properly (don't forget to clean the under-carpet too!).
* You insist VolvoSpy's Humor section be brought back on the main page!


July 2000:

* you know every one in the service department
* You change the computer wallpaper at work to Volvo images, so everyone can enjoy it too!
* you rather love driving somewhere than being somewhere
* you drive a 240 and your kids can already draw it.
* You had a blockhead
* You break a window one day and replace it with a swedish part in a month
* your bookmarks in Netscape are all Volvo related sites
* you have your own Volvo site
* Put a 850 Turbo engine in your Porsche 928
* you love bumper cars.
* You think that Volvo buy back Volvo-Cars
* You buy "The Rock" DVD just to look at last scene when Stanley Goodspeed is driving his old VOLVO
* ...you almost crash ur Volvo while checking out other Volvos.
* ...you consider your Volvo sexy!!!
* you're a crash test dummie.


June 2000:

* Every song you hear has volvo lyrics (thanks to you)
* cast of tyre from a truck on the motor way and dont try to avoid it or take it to a garage for a check out when you get home (True Story hit it at 75mph)
* if u sleep while driving cause you think you are so safe..
* if u never see the back of a VW golf at the trafficlights
* the fuel consumption of your car is less with the windows open (aerodynamics, you know...)
* screw the hotel room, i've got a plenty of room in my 245
* your nightmare consists of you noticeing a drop of oil under your '90 245
* your driving a 1990 245 with 128k miles and you stop to help a stranded motorest in their brand new BMW
* you consider moving away from the city so you can get a bigger block of land to fit more volvos!
* You pull the spark plugs out after every drive, just to make sure they're ok
* you go to a Volvodealer every week just to check if they've got any new cars even though you know the next presentation won't be within the next three months
* you don't like my V40 because it does not look like a shoebox
* if you wont chance your old rusty and ugly 345 even you have money to bought better car
* you know more about Volvos than your dealer.
* The only new Volvo you like is S70, because it's boxy.
* you hear a volvo passing and you know it's a Volvo 850
* If you love Volvo's
* you always think about all the things that are better in your volvo, when you drive another car
* i know when my dad is home when i here the clutch clicking back from reverse gear
* i wish i could live in my volvo
* You are smart enough to realize that it's a Ford and not a Volvo anymore (breaks my heart...).
* you could drive into trees with a 740 volvo and be unscratshed
* in my 88 740 i could drive in to almost eaverything and still be unsrashed but not in my new s80 in the front end unless i want the air bag to go
* since ford bought it, you switch to saab
* you aremiopic but recognise a C70 light config. in a mirror without your glasses (true)
* you spend a stateholoday cleanig your battery terminals
* the only equipment in the trunk is a screw driver and you always get home
* you are driving a -76, 242 in 70 mph and still think that it's the music from your stereo that you hear.
* My other car(s) is(are) a Volvo too!
* you can see the diffrence between a Volvo and a Mercedes..
* you buy your kids a newer volvo than your own.
* you want to attack DaimlerChrysler in court because they have the same naming system as Volvo
* You think that roads were invented only for the purpose of driving a Volvo.
* You have contributed more than 100 one-liners to http://www.volvospy.com.
* You wonder if 40 is the IQ required to buy a S40.
* Your wife is jealous of all the attention you are giving to your car.
* You are buying your 8th Volvo, but haven't yet got rid of a single one.
* You refuse to have sex with your wife in the car cause you don't want to make the car dirty.
* It's not a car but an addiction.
* You died the day Ford took over...
* you go to sweden on the US overseas delivery program to bring back two things: a new fully loaded sexy volvo and a new fully loaded sexy swedish chick
* if u have volvo stickers on your bike
* you could play your golfgame with volvo balls.
* "You are a true Volvo owner if...", you work at Volvo, and drives a Volvo!!!
* you sell your 14 year old Volvo to your best friend and when he won't sell it back to you for 25% more than he paid you for it; you offer to throw in your two kids and wash his replacemet vehicle for life.
* If your license says "safe driver" under your pic even though you've been into 1 crash every month.
* you spent 10 years restoring it, then sell it to buy a new volvo wreck
* u wear sandles and carry a knapsack
* If you put 850 Turbo R wheels on your M3. They look quite nice on my M3.
* you know who "Jacob" was.
* You realize that the "S" in S40 stands for "Sadistic".
* Your grandmother has a 1972 sedan in her garage and you drive a GL Wagon
* you trade your golf for a 440 because of the lower feul consuption
* your horn on your C70 makes the same sound as the one from The Saint
* you noticed that the radio in the C70 in The Saint had the code entered wrong three times and said OFF and yet still played music
* you rented The Saint just to see the C70
* you know your vin number by heart


May 2000:

* your wife refuses to drive your T5 'cause of its electrical problems...
* You think that the "S" in S80 stands for "Sexy".
* Since it's a Ford and not a Volvo anymore, you decide to buy a truck. The only REAL Volvo out there.
* You stop buying Volvo, since Ford took over! Problem is: What the hell to buy now???
* you have over 250 miniature Volvos, 3 real ones, over 3 meters of brochures, and still not satisfied
* you feel tempted to have an accident to see if the safety features work.
* you know the official names and sizes of all the alloy wheels for the S80.
* wenever you see another S80 parked, you have to see what engine and what spec.
* every morning you check your S80 for scratches even though it is kept in a locked garage
* you live 24 hours a day in your volvo
* you place your Volvo under the window of your sleeping room. So each night is like Romeo & Julia.
* you read the whole set of this one-liners at least twice a month
* You just painted your house in original Volvo-colors
* your desktop wallpaper is a picture of a Volvo
* you die before your volvo dies
* you just ordered your 9th Volvo (S 80)
* you learned to count by this: 140, 240, 340, 440, 740, 850, 960 (when volvo launched the s/v/c concept you had a problem)
* you're first car when you're 16 is a 940 turbo that thumps....
* you nearly get upset when your 240's clutch starts slipping at 245Kmi
* the only thing what you are thinking about (the hole day and night) is your Volvo!
* you're walking hand in hand with your girlfriend for the first time, and say: look a C70 Convertible
* your garagedoor says: volvo parking only!
* you only have friends driving volvo's too!
* you start reading in Haynes manuals for fun!
* stay in the car at the shopping center for looking at other volvo's!
* you own all brochures of all model years
* you replaced the paintings in your living room for volvo calenders
* you think you can brake from 100-0 kmh in just 25 meters!
* you think your 245 hits 200 kmh!
* you think that your 144 is better than the neighbours V40
* you arent hurt after an side-collision with 85 kmh. (true story)
* you pull out a golf gti with your '73 144 B20
* you find the s90 a fine example of Volvo
* You didn't name your car...you let it name itself.
* Your 240 van rides in a straight line with no hand on your steeringwheel at 140 km/h afther an accident with a truck!!
* You feel embarrassed driving borrowed/rental cars for fear they will create the wrong impression.
* IPD has a stack of shipping labels pre-printed with your address.
* You and your 244 never argue philosophical points.
* You muttered to yourself "I will never buy a new Volvo" and then...along came the new V70.
* You ever wonder why VW still makes the old Beetle, but you can't find a new 240 anywhere.
* That which we call a 960 by any other name would drive as smooth.
* Whenever your back bothers you you have to take a drive.
* You eat candies you secretly call "M47&M56s"
* You become visibly upset at the sight of an unbelted teenager in a 240.
* You went to an adoption agency before any used-car dealerships (honest mistake).
* The Rover that rear ended you is almost total loss and your V40 has only a little scratch on the bumper (true story).
* You change your first pair of front brakediscs after "only" 400.000Km !!! (Volvo 744 -90, used as a Taxi car) That?s real Volvo quality !
* You actually find the new SUV attractive.
* If the driver of the 18 wheeler that rear ended you at 35 mph says can you call a tow truck after you pull you car to the side (true story).
* You are convinced that all the other cars will be your crushable zone.
* You dust a new German "luxury-car" and say, "You have got to be kidding me".
* You drive around with the mentality "Hell I can drive 135 mph with ease, hit an Acura Integra driven by a teenager, and wonder if you really hit an Acura or if you ran over a sardine can.
* You might be interested in real life.
* You name your first son Victor Olav Leopold Vincent Otto...
* You have stickers from your childeren on the backwindow.
* You reject a perfect job-offer when you are forced to drive a new companycar instead of driving your private owned 1992 850GLT 20V. Last month I did exactly that and consequently now have both; A fine new job ?nd my good old GLT.
* You paint large X symbols on your door to denote how many cars your Volvo has destroyed without being damaged itself...(I have three to paint)
* You raced a souped up Honda with a V70 full of friends and beat its ass! (I've done that).
* You keep saying sorry to those people that rear end you. "Sorry, my volvo's too strong.." and then you kick your bumper and abuse it in every possible way. and yet it still won't do a thing.
* You want to learn swedish so you can actually know your way around swedish volvo pages.
* You drive a loaded s80, and are drooling over other volvos, yes, even the rusty clunkers.
* Your friends think you are crazy for buying a car more than 5 years old.
* Here's how to have SAFE sex: you and your partner get into the trunk of a v70, and carry on! no accident can come between you two.
* You still buy a V40 DIESEL, though you have became deaf during the testdrive.
* You love the smell of C70 in the morning!


April 2000:

* You've always been driven safely by your dad being a baby, then bought your own, so your own child can experience the same feeling of... VOLVO! (worked for me :-)
* You have dreams in your sleep about your new S40.
* Your vitamins are B-18Fs.
* Your tooth brush is of more value if used to clean your Volvo's wheels.
* Why spend money on a woman when you can save it on a Volvo.
* A dog is man's best friend, but a Volvo S80 is mine.
* You buy another make of car, but you find yourself hitting Volvo websites as much as you did when you had a Volvo.
* You buy a Volvo just so your new born is safe on the ride home from the hospital.
* If cops dont pull you over for not wearing your seatbelt.
* Volvospy.com is bookmarked on your computer
* You noticed the absence of the V-bonnet on the April joke car (Jaguar F-Type concept).
* You go to buy a pedal steel guitar and ask if it is made out of HSS steel and has roll bars.
* You move to Holland, just so you can visit the NedCar factory every weekend with the family.


March 2000:

* You wear your high miler badges as jacket pins and cuff links.
* You are really disillusionated because the 1. waterpump of your '86 745 Turbo broke down allready after 400.000 KM. Can I claim this? :-)
* You prefer your 1989 240 DL Wagon over your 1982 Mercedes Benz 380 SL convertible (truly!)
* The parts guys know your name and has to ask which Volvo you need help with.
* You have NEVER owned anything else but a Volvo!
* Every time you pass a non-Volvo car with your 1980 244 DL, you want to toss the driver a quarter and say "Here buy a real car."
* The dealer calls, to ask if you've got that spare part...
* You are in your 40's and five of the nine cars you've owned were Volvo's.
* You get the word "Volvo" tatooed on your wife's ass.
* Your big event planned for the weekend is to clean the undercarriage so it doesn't rust next year!
* You really hope Ford buys BMW too... (Might happen).
* You drive by the dealer and stop in to just say hello to the guys.
* You try to count the number of Volvo's you spot on your way to work in the morning...
* You park your Volvo at the very back of the desolate parking lot so idiots won't ding your doors.
* If you fell into a deep depression when Ford bought Volvo.
* The accident may be your fault, but you'll be damned if you will loose!
* When driving on the autobahn, a citron vacu-forms it's self around your back bumper.. and you drive away from it. (true story)
* You name your first son Jacob (the name of the very first Volvo).
* You drive by the Volvo dealership on sunday and at night to drool over the new models.
* You wish you were Swedish.
* At any given time you can recite the milage to a tenth of a mile.
* When getting tires, you never leave the car's side.
* You cry whenever someone mentions selling your old '76.
* You turn down a new car in favor of keeping your 1976 245DL.
* Your volvo is older than you.
* Your friends think that Volvo wagons are the most testosterone depleting automobile.
* You would like to blow up the European Commission building.
* You name your car: darling, and your wife: hey woman.
* I painted my volvo aqua because there's somethinng about an aqua volvo man.
* You bought the DVD "Brocken Arrow" just to replay the part where they say "Ill put 5% -of his $$$- in stock of VOLVO and make the best and safest investment ever..."
* You buy VOLVO hood ornaments and rim caps, so your "home" looks more like your HOME!
* You occasionally start a game of "Interstate Bumper-cars" with the 18-wheelers just to prove your point -VOLVOS WIN-
* I cut accross 4-lanes in Rush-Hour just to get infront of another Volvo to let them see my decal on the back window "Fear This VOLVO"
* Hey, Swede girls are sexy. So Swede cars gotta be sexy too! I'll buy a Volvo!
* Brick-Headed wife finally developed some true feminine curves.
* You're wife's the one who's drivin'.


February 2000:

* You pray: Assar and Gustaf, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy names...
* You like to play the Carmageddon computergame, because it remembers you of your cruising in your Volvo.
* You get an orgasm just by hearing a Volvo 5 cilinder turbocharged engine.
* You want to own the same car (volvo) as your dad.
* You'd rather take your 92 944T on cross-country trips than your 99 XJ8.
* Your mother-in-law thinks you drive a vulva.
* If they know you by name at the Volvo parts department.
* You believe that Volvos were made to "win" accidents.
* If you wanted to drive a tank, why didn't you join the army?

[***t_blijft_behelpen***]

en nu niet copy paste maar ewoon je eigen reden in een paar woorden---

[Marc1970]

Heel veel auto voor 500 euro. Interessant object voor het uitleven van preciezerigheid en doehetzelverigheid. Stevig gebouwd met weinig loze ruimte, als een ouwe boerderij.
Flexibel en ruimhartig ondanks hoekige uitstraling (misschien wel een auto zoals ik zelf zou willen zijn).

[Vlood 51]

Kan je fijn samen lekker oud worden,en als je het goed doet de Auto veulllll knapper blijft. :-\.

[v700r]

Waarom niet?