[s-cars] Smoked by a Volvo 740 . . .

[KBATTPO]

> >>> "Lee Levitt" <lee at wheelman.com> 05/30/02 10:12AM >>>
> Hmmm. I think there's more than a few closet Volvophiles on this list.
> :)

Back in '93 I once took a rental 740 turbo wagon on US-1 from LA to SF
and back. What a car! You should see the eyes of the drivers whose cars
I would pass on that two laner serpentine ("Basic Instinct" was shot
exactly at that location). They would expect that lunatic (me) to drive
at least a red Porsche. Imagine their horror when instead they saw a
dull grey 7-seater Volvo soccermomwagon with the aerodynamics of a brick
flying sideways. I still remember those eyes...
:)

Came back to Philly, stopped by a Volvo dealership, wanted to buy me
one. Turned out that the 850 was then available either as a turbo, or as
a stick shift. Me: why???? Salesman: coz Volvo feels that a manual turbo
850 would be too fast.

Some logic... So I bought an '89 200TQ instead. Never regretted it.

Igor