Volvo 740/760

The Volvo 740 seires has always been seen as an 'old-mans car' and as a brick. I have owned a Volvo for a number of years and have had volvos in the familiy for at least twenty. Currently i have a Volvo 740 Turbo on a G/H reg. and I have found it to be more that the old-mans car that it is said to be. It has a 2.3 litre 4 Cylinder Turbo charged engine that provides 184 horsepower as standard (although mine has been modified to run at 200 horsepower and should be 235 in the near future). This is more than enough to cope with the 2 ton body and any passangers. The car is easily able to keep up with most sports cars and has many on-borad features and safety extras ...

I'm sorry but I think these cars are cool. It may be boxy and square but in these days of nice cuddly and curvy clones, the Volvo 740 stands out from the crowd. Mine is a G reg 2.3GLE and I'm its 4th owner. It has never broken down and any repairs I've had to do were due to my carelessness... The engine is very nippy yet quite economical - about 10p a mile... The electric windows, mirrors, sunroof were all ahead of their time so you're not really missing out on modern in car comforts. The bodywork is still perfect (it was designed for a harsh swedish winter after all) and the automatic gearbox is still functioning well. ...

We recently decided that our car was too small for our family and that an estate would be a much better proposition. Eventually we decided on a Volvo Estate and were delighted when an F Reg 740SE came into our local paper. Anyway we bought it and it is a great car. I have never driven such a big car but due to the automatic gear box and power assisted steering it is very easy and light to drive. I had never driven an automatic or power assisted car before and was a bit hesitant but it was no problem. We have a young daughter and we certainly feel very comfortable and safe in this car. It has loads of room in it and we can even put her pram in without ...