Volvo 780

[carlo]

These are lovely, I think.  Anyone ever had any experience of one?  They seemed to only be offered in a few LHD markets but such an improvement on the 262.

 

 

Five on leboncoin right now.

[HillmanImp]

I do like these but they look a bit bland and Japanesie. 

 

 

such an improvement on the 262.

 

I love the 262c though. Proper gansta bro, innit.

 

[Sigmund Fraud]

I love the styling, but there are two things that would put me off owning one : The first is how expensive they are, especially compared to their cheap-as-chips saloon and estate brethren. The second is that they were built in Italy, which has apparently led to dubious build quality and corrosion resistance.

[Barry Cade]

Built by Bertone in their factory,alongside the X1/9. The last X1/9's even shared paint colours with them. Mica blue and Mica red. I used to get my X1/9 paint mixed to Volvo's codes..

[Lacquer Peel]

They're very handsome, and you can get them with the VW LT straight-6 diesel.

[forddeliveryboy]

They're very handsome, and you can get them with the VW LT straight-6 diesel.

 

which is a tad simper than the diesels Volvo use today, even if not the finest old diesel.

[oman5]

I like it. and the 262 which always looked to me like an "if volvo did lincoln continentals...." kind of thing.

[Pete-M]

I think the 780 is great looking but wildly overpriced.

 

€35k?

 

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[rml2345]

780s are extremely handsome things but the 262c is more Autoshite.

Also, you could have loads of saloons/estates for the money they fetch.

[Shep Shepherd]

Pity that that were never available as four door saloons or estate cars.

[Bren]

The 262 is a handsome car despite looking somewhat oddly proportioned, especially the roof.

 

If chop shop did volvo's....

[Shep Shepherd]

<runs over to that other forum to fetch the parrot > 

 

I presume that you mean the VOC forum? I've not been on there for about five years.

[Asimo]

Holland is the place for Volvos.

 

www.ooyyo.nl has 16 780s and 6. 262s up tonight.

[Shep Shepherd]

no, the 'powerfully built' be -goattee'd one ...

 

Whazzat?

[saucedoctor]

That's Mumsnet you're talking about.

[Volksy]

780's rot like buggery, as the body work was built in Italy and rust proofing was pretty inadequate. They share no panels with the saloons, and replacements are unobtainium.

 

Still would!