Volvo held a very stuffy public image for decades before it introduced any R or Polestar models, with its primary selling points being safety and comfort. The 240 wagon is arguably the most iconic Volvo, and a perfect example of the brand’s pragmatism, but this 1993 Volvo 240 Wagon that’s listed for sale on BringATrailer … Read more
Wheezing through the streets of Gothenburg, Sweden, surrounded by a literal sea of cerulean velour, vinyl and polyester, blasting Abba on FM, I felt like the disco era superstar I’d always longed to be. Pedestrians pointed and mouthed OMGs, construction workers ushered me past with grandiose waves and pensioners scratched their balding heads, their muddled … Read more
While it may never be the first away from a light, today’s Nice Price or No Dice Volvo could reasonably eventually be the last car standing. Let’s decide what such immortality might just cost. Maksim Chmerkovskiy’s Bumpy Ride: A Ford with Troublesome Brakes One thing I’ve learned in all my years doing this is that … Read more
