Paul Jones - Volvo Ad

[xcody38x]

i like the 2x4's holding every other car up...

[baconbits07bacon]

My folks bought an 1986 240gl when i was one week old, i have had it for the last 5 yrs. i just bought a 2011 navara but i just can't part with my old tank, in the 25yrs that the car has been in my family i has broken down once. it just wont die......i Still take it out once a week.

[gend501]

You are probably right, mij garagist is always saying just stay driving your 18 years old 940, dont buy newer volvo's, because they have more problems.

[gend501]

Advertisement by fear. Probely worked in the cold war era.

[perltech]

@gend501 Yeah, and they spoke the truth at the time. These old beaters don't quit and are the easiest & cheapest to keep on the road. Front wheel drive and multi-overhead cam engine design have turned the car industry from one that used to live the words of this ad, to one that just sadly, has killed itself. Unfortunately everybody just has to change to newer cars every few years,just to feel good about themselves. Volvo should bring back the real 4 cyl RWD cars. They always GO!

[unirex86]

nice old commercial...Volvo Rules.....from puerto rico

[1100HondaCB]

Saab was superb before GM took it over and ruined it. Volvo, in my opinion, was better before Ford took it over. At least a Volvo was a Volvo and not a Focus or Mondeo with a different shell and Volvo badge. I would have an old Volvo, but would fit a modern engine to get good economy. An old 244 or 345 sounds good to me.

[brettandcol]

They do last, I've owned my twice and it shows 218000 miles  on the clock. It does not use water or oil. They were made from 1974 to 1993, the model was made for so long because there was still demand for the 240 even when they introduced the 740 to replace it.

[SuperGogo34]

That car ,That colour . love them..............

[MichaelBethlehem]

volvo is the best safty car

[perkele0079]

If only Volvos were still Volvos nowadays and not just Mondeos with a Volvo badge.

[BREN70S]

aww that sucks , i moved from ireland to canada and my wife had a huge dodge dakota she was always complaining about gas milage so i suggested she look at a volvo 240 .....we bought it on the spot and have never looked back

[dougie88is]

My 92 240 is invincible. Some times wish i had a wagon, but the sedan is kinda sporty =p

[BREN70S]

why not have both ? there are still plenty out there , we bought a 240 wagon last year and we love it , hope you have many years in yours too :)

[dougie88is]

If only car registration wasnt so much where i live!

[Xcensis]

I drive a 1996 Volvo 850 GLT. My parent brought it in.....1996!! We still have it and I will say it will still run like forever. VOLVOS NEVER DIE!!!!

[smogglez]

Have a 1977 245 DL , still going strong, engine is the cleanest on emissions. Old cars do not pollute, specially if it is a Volvo.

[WeAllGonnaDieAlive]

what do you mean? old cars pollute more than 3 times then modern cars? but volvo cars pollute less then others, but a volvo from back then is polluting way more than daily cars.

[smogglez]

Thats strange, as the owner of 4 245's, when ever they have the emission test they always pass. New cars in for the test always need repairs or adjustements. Tester always informs me they are cleaner then new cars. It's about servicing, and how well it is carried out. New cars are not run in as older cars were. It is just another tale to sell cars.

[WeAllGonnaDieAlive]

yes but you are wrong. it´s a -77 year model then it not have a catalysator, or what you will call it, that cleans out all gases/emissions that is even worse than co2. i don´t know what the name of the gas is in english.. but noway the car is cleaner.. you know back then, global warming was not an issue the same way it is today. sure, scientist had noticed it but not many cared. so the cars did´nt build to be "clean" except for volvos.

[WeAllGonnaDieAlive]

but volvo has for a very long time maked clean cars so they has been better since 1977..

[smogglez]

1977? Well thats handy, as my DL is a 1977. With cleaner emissions than newer cars. As I said before, if the car is maintained well, using quality parts, it will be more cleaner than a newer car. I am not wrong. It is called a Catalyser, with a Lambda Sond unit. This was used on Volvo's in the U.S., and other none E.U. countries, or though I gather Germany requested this as well.

[trucksoner]

most old cars actually pollute a lot. i read somewhere that the majority of air pollution from cars is from cars older than 1985 or something, and that's in my province where hardly anybody drives cars older than that

[smogglez]

It has nothing to do with the age, it is all about how well it is kept.

[trucksoner]

well if you think about it, the higher the mileage on a car, the more likely it is to have bad rings, carbon buildup, faulty cat converter etc.

but i agree with you that many old cars are very clean, my '91 mustang passes our local emissions tests really well and my '91 civic did until the cat. con. failed

[smogglez]

Ref my previous comment. Regular servicing = clean emissions.

[trucksoner]

i agree with you for the most part, but nobody i know replaces worn engine internals as part of "servicing", and cat converters cost like a grand so it is likely that a lot of older cars pollute badly

not saying it's based just on age, more on # of kilometers etc.

but also emissions controls have been changed a lot in the last couple of decades, and high outputs of CO (not CO2) and NOX can be reduced by computer adjustments

[smogglez]

If you own a Volvo, you will be aware that Volvo state that good servicing is an investment to prolonging the life span of engine internals. This is why, I have 245's with high miles and clean emissions.

When they are tested, the tester always informs me the engines are cleaner than new cars with less miles on.

The fact is, a new car push is being forced upon people, to stimulate economies. And since when did a cat cost a grand? A genuine is only £200

[trucksoner]

i'm thinking of a honda cat, here in canada

it's about $900

you're right, a volvo one is cheaper, i just found that out

i guess it's more how stressful the miles were on the car than the # of them.

usually when i see them with bad emissions it's the ones with high mileage but i guess i'm used to seeing ones that have been revved high and poorly maintained and attributed too much of it to mileage rather than to taking a beating during the miles it drove

[smogglez]

Yes Japanese cars are very expensive for parts in the UK. And do not last to well either. I heard from someone that lived in Japan briefly, every 4 years cars are stripped and either rebuilt or scrapped.

A car is an investement, my view, and will depreciate heavily, and loose it's quality if abused and not kept well.

[trucksoner]

i've also heard that cars are reconditioned often in japan, but my friend who's japanese said part of that is that they have really strict safety inspections every couple years

personally my friends/family and i have all had way better luck with japanese cars than with other ones, except for minor body rust on older models if they're kept outsde and exposed to the road salt

[mrhosehose]

music sounds like it's from The Never Ending Story

[mrhosehose]

16.2 years? that doesn't seem that long, but I'm sure it is as an average. Got a 740 GL that is nothing but trouble at the moment, BUT it has been left standing for years and there's no rust apart from round the sunroof and the misfiring just needs to be sorted out

[haardkaar]

It's average. Cars gets scrapped after accidents aswell etc. So it's not only 'natural causes'. As a comparison the Swedish postal service uses Renaults which they scrap after 2 years of service and numerous transmission replacements. In the 'good old days' they had Volvos which were well over 10 years old still running. Ford have washed away the 'workhorse' image of Volvo and thus don't sell to fleets etc. anymore.

[bilalahmed2123]

scary commercial !

[karimxwoods]

the only car you can trust

[Sofar2]

I own a rusty '75 estate, got it for 500 dollars, says 271,710 miles on the clock, but the last time the odometer worked was 1999. It still putters along. Putt putt putt.

[isainathan]

OMG, I had an '81 240 DL and it would go like 85 on the freeway. Too bad I totalled it :( Best car to crash in though, LOL

[t2m253]

i drive my 21 year old 1987 240 dl, and it still runs great.

[raVen670]

Volvo. An investment in swedish boredom.

[jonnyboyca]

i'm driving my 1990 740 turbo still.. 18 years later.. looks brand new still..

[revolution1one]

I like this AD with all the other crapy cars sticking in the snow. ----Volvo For Life----

[AaronJohnson1]

Last I read the life expectancy of a 240 was 19.5 years.

I still see plenty 30 years on.

[Scurck]

All cars could be made to last like that. And nowdays they could make cars that last for 100 years, literally.

But then 90% of the car companies would go broke since people would buy way less cars. And then of course the price would skyrocket so you had do save for 20 years before you could buy one.

[jonboycity1967]

Viva Volvo indeed!

[jonboycity1967]

Volvo for life! they certainly ain't kidding!

[jonboycity1967]

my S40 is the best car i have ever owned! Built to last!

[dragonvlv]

S40 doesnt make mileages 600 000 km like series 200

[derrro]

My 244 dl is from 1975. It's DOUBLED it's average life. DAMN good car. You can't argue with its longevity

[sjokoland1]

PaulJonnes?

[m77arcopf]

this are a real car´s i had 3 of them 2 diesel and 2 petrol they are the best

[steemtv]

2+2=3?

[revolution1one]

You make a good point but your math isn`t any better than my shoes.

[AusseSurf3r]

utah looks like the worlds biggest crap hole

[smurftums]

Some trivia. The ad was shot on the Great Salt Lake in Utah! They couldn't bury the vehicles in the salt so they cut off the front ends and used the driveshaft to prop them up.

[psykotanks]

Man, this is one's awsome! Drive a 90' 740 my self. But the 240 is a better car...

[josatinho]

what a classic...

[praskovia13]

viva volvos

[volvo145]

Cool thing is is that they AINT lying. I have three volvos, 145 -73 745 -87 and 760 -90.

More or less problem less ownership (had the first one since 87), and the two newer ones you can hardly see or feel that theyve been used as much as they have. Quality at its best.

[palebeachbum]

Dayum, this is a great commercial. Something is eerie about it, but it's very true! My '85 240 was an excellent car. "...built to last." They ain't kiddin'!

[kidd2k1]

Nuts man, pretty sweet commercial.

[majorgeneralmckay]

16.2 years...a tad longer than that i think. more like....FOREVER. volvo for life!

[IggyM]

good ad! really true too- my 240 still looks and drives great.

[malamolo]

thanks for posting!

[anthony100uk]

Still using a volvo 340!!!!

[pitbullo]

lol so true