The BaT thread for the cars we won't buy, but kinda wish we would

[dan]

$5,000?

[wdc330i]

Originally Posted by nate

Tempting...my first car as a teenager was a 1979 Volvo 242 DL, 4 speed coupe. This one is in much better shape.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...o-242-coupe-3/

Any guesses what it brings?

I loved the old 240 wagons.

[lip277]

What about the jazzed up wagon on BaT now? LOL
It's kinda cool....

[robg]

Originally Posted by nate

Tempting...my first car as a teenager was a 1979 Volvo 242 DL, 4 speed coupe. This one is in much better shape.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...o-242-coupe-3/

Any guesses what it brings?

Nice. I learned to drive on an 82 DL wagon. The dash design in the 79 actually looks more modern than the one they used in the 82.


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[Theo]

In don’t usually post about P cars but this is pretty cool.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...-cabriolet-17/

[John V]

I guess I kinda learned to drive in a Volvo 240. My mom drove one from the late 70's until the early 2000's.

I understand nostalgia and all that but it's interesting to me that people get excited about these cars. They kinda drove like tanks. Painfully slow ('cept maybe the turbo models which were just slow). Coarse, loud engine. Creaky and plodding on the road. I will say they had pretty great brakes and were very reliable (and for the day, very safe).

We had an '87 Acura Legend and a '90 Volvo 240 (and a '84 5-speed Caravan ) when I was learning to drive and the Acura felt 20 years newer than the 240, not three years older.

[Nick M3]

Originally Posted by Nick M3

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...i-sport-wagon/

I’ll be keeping an eye on this one.

$37,250. Not stupid money, but definitely more than I'd spend. It does make me think about building one, though...........

[robg]

Originally Posted by John V

I guess I kinda learned to drive in a Volvo 240. My mom drove one from the late 70's until the early 2000's.

I understand nostalgia and all that but it's interesting to me that people get excited about these cars. They kinda drove like tanks. Painfully slow ('cept maybe the turbo models which were just slow). Coarse, loud engine. Creaky and plodding on the road. I will say they had pretty great brakes and were very reliable (and for the day, very safe).

We had an '87 Acura Legend and a '90 Volvo 240 (and a '84 5-speed Caravan ) when I was learning to drive and the Acura felt 20 years newer than the 240, not three years older.

Yep. I remember trying to convince my parents to get the Acura legend. Instead they got a Volvo 740. Not even the turbo . While I have some nostalgia for them, yeah, I still remember how slow they were and how crappy the interiors were (even by the standards of the 80s). In a perverse way it turned me into a car enthusiast because I remember vowing to never buy a car that slow


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[lip277]

Originally Posted by Theo

In don’t usually post about P cars but this is pretty cool.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...-cabriolet-17/

I wouldn't kick it out of bed for eating crackers.

[Nick M3]

Originally Posted by robg

Yep. I remember trying to convince my parents to get the Acura legend. Instead they got a Volvo 740. Not even the turbo . While I have some nostalgia for them, yeah, I still remember how slow they were and how crappy the interiors were (even by the standards of the 80s). In a perverse way it turned me into a car enthusiast because I remember vowing to never buy a car that slow


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It's funny - I'm friends (and teammates) with the guy who literally built a business out of supporting 240 nerds. And... I don't get it.