Volvo 740 Review - Can Classic Status Save the 80s Legend?
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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2024
- It's the squared 80s shape we all recognise, but how will the retro Volvo hold up in a modern world?
Tony goes for a spin to find out if it's still hip to be square.
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What a fantastic video! Your comment about them going extinct was so on point! Keep up the quality content, I think your channel is going to do very well 👍
Glad you enjoyed it! We didn't realise how much numbers had dropped in the UK until we researched for this video!
all fossil fuel cars will be going extinct 🤬 soon enough
@@spittingfumes5142 still plenty real cars to be had!
Loved world-wide alright!
1990 Volvo 740 New Zealand owner here 🇳🇿.
740s etc are quite hard to come across here.
& people here either understand the love for Volvos or they look at you like you're completely crazy , I love it 😍
Appreciate this video a lot, straight to the point and well put together.
Especially the never reaching zero part! They need to not go extinct world-wide
They are getting quite rare, but that seems to be driving up interest and classic status. a bit of a double edged sword, but perhaps a necessary one.
Out of curiosity, how easy is it get parts and service in NZ?
I own a 1988 Volvo 745 GLE with 4-speed and overdrive. Owned this car for 20 years by now and I will never sell it. The car got sunroof, electric windows and cruise control and everything works even the fuel gauge works after I repaired it.
They really are giving off classic vibes, particularly how much owners take care of them 👌
I'm buying the same car today so excited
@@elijahjohnston3172 I wish you all the best with your Volvo. It is a very good car.
Love this video actually watching it in my 740 1992 with the same blue interior and everything. Love from Sweden🇸🇪
There’s no better place to watch it!
I just watched this in my '86 740 sedan
A fair assessment,I love my 88 Volvo 740 Se,still a very underated classic
Thank you Simon! We agree!!
So that cliff ledge is actually perfect for holding a phone with a vent magnet. I love it. Actually great design but for unintended reasons
I love that
Great video. The 700 series has mostly been overshadowed by the 200 because the latter has (had) the edge when it comes to that ironic autumnal history teacher chic. I love my navy 740 GL and just need a fuel pump to get it back on the road. Two cars have crashed into it in the past, writing themselves off in the process. Comfortable, roomy, yes. But also, it handles really nicely. It's really precise, predictable and you always know where the limit is.
"two cars have crashed into it - writing themselves off" is perhaps the only 740 review anybody needs! thanks for the slice of fried gold.
There's still huge love for these, made a group about them a couple years ago now for a booming success, over 2k members and predominantly rwd, it's a play on the us turbo bricks, fastbricks. Some are fast some aren't but if you fancy getting into one definitely grab one they're reliable once you've given them the service they desire and don't really rust compared to say a sierra. Great video doing the car's justice, only note is pre 88 didn't come galvanized so watch out for areas direct to salt but still rare to get a very rotten one. Front floors, bits around the bulkhead to inner arch and battery tray are the key points and that's about it.
keep the brick love flowing!
This was fantastic man! Loved everything from the various angle of raw footage to 80s electronic music cut in between to the in-car interview and VO narration and going back in time with you retrospectively appreciating this classic …from an 89’ 740 GL Wagon owner….this was hilarious and insightful and too much fun…LOVED THIS!! Keep up the great work man! 👏😎
Thank you for the appreciation, really nice to see. Glad you like it!
I love my 740 i have got a few compliments for my car
Glad to hear it
american here just here to say i’m working hard everyday to keep my 88 740 turbo wagon alive and well
Good to hear it, they deserve to be kept on the road. Great job!
Your quality is excellent! Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it. We like to be nerdy about cars and production. keeps us off hard drugs.
Witam, 1 stycznia 2024 i strasznie cieszy mnie fakt, że w Polsce aktualnie klasyczne - tylnonapędowe cegiełki kosztują już na start przynajmniej z 12-15k i dzięki temu są w większości poza zasięgiem młodych kaskaderów. Pozdrawiam wszystkich ceglarzy z przyszłości
Great video! I really love this Volvo... It may be boxy, but it's by far the best looking boxy station wagon ever made.
Thanks, glad you liked it. I always preferred the look of a 240, but since making this film and seeing the boxy girl a lot I’m starting to convert!
My friend had this in school, the coolest car ever. We slept in the back and it would swallow up a raft if we needed to. I wish I could own one now
Unfortunately they’ll only get harder to own as the numbers go down ☹️
I have the 940 which is very similar....and I bloody luv it !
Great vid by the way !
Thank you!
I didnt even notice this video was from a channel with only 210 subscribers o:
Very nice work on this video, keep going like this and this channel will grow, You have the quality content!
Thank you, we work hard on it!
I liked driving my father's 740 estate. The manual gear stick was made of solid steel and felt like it could last for over a million miles. The steering lock was very good and it was a reliable car. I like the look of it now even more than I did back then. Great video. Thank you very much.
Thank you. They are incredibly solid cars. They do need some love and care as they get older but it’s so worth it
Great cars, no doubt! The 940 were a little better, both better than the cult 240. All better than what followed, sadly. But it goes to prove that making a car that lasts forever will put you out of business.
There seem to be a few more 940's than 740's on the road, but I must admit I would love to drive a 240.
240s still the best
We had a 'signal red' manual 740GL estate, E485TUM reg, from 1990 to 2012. I'd loved to have kept it, but my 940 CD 2.3LPT has been similarly reliable and with the extra power, helps keep up with today's traffic.
Amazingly I've been lucky to have had classy black interiors including the seating and it's the perfect place to be for hours at a time.
The 940s do have a very similar if slightly more modern feel, I understand the upgrade. The great thing about the 740 is you can go even more classic with a 240, or more modern with a 940. Either way you’re getting a great Volvo experience
got an 85 760 gle turbo brick here in canada. minimal surface rust. best wagon ive owned
One of the biggest problems owning an older car is dealing with corrosion, the 740 takes that away and just lets you love it 😍
Had a F reg 2-3 Carburettor just like that back in 92 👍🏻🏴
I imagine they were a little less painful to fill up back then!
I remember seeing this exact car forsale on facebook for £500 last summer, missed out on it as it sold within house! it then popped up about 2 months later again for £1850! Not sure what it eventually sold for but didnt seem any work had been done to it
Cars can jump in price as they start getting that classic status. and you'll find a lot can go on underneath as each person does there bit to keep them going!
The best thing that Volvo has are the red block engines that could go around a million miles with the proper maintenance there were different options 740,GL,GLE, Turbo, Diesel, Turbodiesel,760,GL,GLE, Turbo diesel Turbo Plus
don’t think we’ve ever seen a diesel 740 in the uk, but It would be great to take one out on the road.
@@CarSoul they had a diesel,740 Turbo diesel, They were not so popular in the USA, but in other parts of the country they were very popular, of course you could order one just like the 240 series they also have a diesel.
Hi Thanks, I have one 1986 D reg estate in white. I bought Her at a reasonable price, but also because when | was checking Her out all that I could find wrong was that the original cassette player didn't auto reverse!! ; - )
Original cassette players are probably worth a fortune in their own right at this point
Loved the 6 cyl turbo diesels in the Uk..especially the later ones. Power and economy in a big car. 760 Td the pick of the bunch. Pity they're all gone now.
It’s always sad when cars start disappearing, the silver lining is the remaining example usually get looked after more.
I bought a 1990 740 here in Canada about 1.5 years ago and love it. Great running car but with age it does need a little tlc. Not many 740 on the road here in, and very few in scrap yards for parts.
A 740 in a scrap yard anywhere is a sad sight, but it does help to keep more of the survivors going!
@@CarSoul I heard of a volvo grave yard here in Ontario where a fellow has only volvos there. He won't sell any of them from what I hear. I think he had a volvo dealership a one time.
I also own a '90 740 GL and live in Canada. I haven't seen a 740 in a scrap yard in my area for many years. When I need parts I generally go with new - Volvo of Toronto, FCP Euro or RockAuto. I have dealt with Chapman Motors in B.C. or Voluparts in Georgia. But when you figure in the cost of shipping it is sometimes more economical to go with new. ie: Chapman's wanted $70 for a used fender liner that I could buy new from V of T for $57! Plus V of T offered free shipping. Always best to shop around for your parts.
@@bobjohnson1587 I live in Stratford are you part of Canadian volvo club?
@@stevefreeman730 No. Are you?
Had one in exactly the same colour and interior but a manual 745 carburettor in 92.
Very cool!
4:35 Fun fact: You could buy a little plastic container to put on the little "shelf" :D We call them "pennfack" in swedish which translates to "pen storage".
that's a great fact! can you also store snacks?
@@CarSoul Yeah I guess, but it's very shallow 😂
You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like
We like it, we love it, we won’t stop until every man woman and child agrees.
@@CarSoul getting my 740 this next Friday actually. Gonna paint it dark pine green and get some new mods
@@nickthemilkmanlost3928 Sounds great, Send us some pictures when your done
Lovely review, but one thing, it stodd GL on the back, but with B230e, plush seats and the black stripes it is GLE. i know it exist GL/E but they have b230f
thats very interesting, thanks for watching :)
I have a volvo 744 gl from 87 and yes i’m from sweden and there is actually plenty of them
I think the scrapage scheme in the uk claimed far too many
Galvanized steel must have been cheap galvanized, lots of rust on my 1985 740 keep my eye in welding,nice report
your 740 is pre 1987 so no it's not .....
Thank you! I’m sure over time some will still be prone to rust, but they lasted better than most cars on Britain’s roads
It’s definitely worth saving! Check out involvo’d on CZcams, he’s currently restoring a 740 just like this along with a few other old boxes!
Appreciate it bro! 😉
We'll be sure to keep an eye on that progress, the more that are saved the better!
Or where can I have the Right hand drive one please?
Britain or Japan :P
pity the speedo clock stops working on them🤔
It's a good job the 740 is strong enough to win any fight against a speed camera
740 now ,940 on the way to climb up in value.
I wonder if the GM era Volvos will fare as well?
@@CarSoul There’s no GM era but Ford era was there. Maybe in a few more years?
Very rare in Ireland. They were all burnt out drifting.
😭😭
Don’t know if it’s said already but the “cliff” on the dashboard, has an accessoires you can put on there.. but your reviewing a very basic 740.. so it’s obviously not there
Oh really? Can you tell us more?
I’ve got an 87 gl wagon I’ll never part with it
Keep it forever!
@@CarSoul getting rarer getting stopped all the time asking me to sell it 👍
Har en 1991 745 med 50000mil(310685mi) på mätaren vilken bil.
For sale??
Not anymore unfortunatly
best car
I hope not, merging on to the highway with a short ramp was only slightly safer than Russian Roulette. Hated the 92 we had growing up black on black, na, auto. If the yellow jacket was going extinct I wouldn't miss them either.
None of us will live forever, die in a 740!
5:06, you know that the B230 is not a 2.0L its a 2.3L
They were available as a 2.3 if you desired a bit more bang, but this trusty steed was indeed a 2.0 litre
@@CarSoul ahh yeah, so this one has the b200k?
@@kivboiii4259 yes, although the claimed 30mpg from that block lifts our eyebrows straight off our faces.
I used to have the exact same car as the one in the video (740 wagon, 5 speed manual, white wagon & blue interior !) and it did get 30 mpg so perhaps something is wrong ?
@@Simouneo Well I think we can rule our lead feet out straight away!
Nice video. Terrible shirt.
Stay tuned to see the shirts get worse in future films.
Люблю свой Вольво 740 универсал! Владею им не так много, всего 3 года и определенно никогда не продам!❤
If only it weren’t such a rotten one 😌
A bit of TLC maybe but it was a nice solid brick!
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