748 Hazy Headlight Challenge

My dad had a Volvo 244 in the early 80’s so I may have been brainwashed at an early age. Sorry for that.

 

My Son said he liked Volvos the other day whilst we were driving to Lincoln, I made him walk the 100 miles back………. He has learnt the error of his ways and now despises them.

 

there was a stigma attached to Volvos particularly in the 80s wasn't there? Reps and traders favoured the estate version and a typical owner back then seemed to bulldoze their way through and never looked in their mirrors, or maybe I was just unlucky experiencing this? this might be when SMIDSY was used for the first time.

 

You are right, there really was an instant thought that a Volvo driver had taken down a biker as they launched onto a main road from a side junction.
My dad had one in the 1980s, bloody enormous, turd brown and made from iron girders.
Wasn’t there also something about a Labrador dog in the boot of the estate version?
(Oooops….. going a bit off-topic here, sorry).

 

In 1991 my company changed their car policy. I went from a Nugget Yellow VW Corrado to a fucking Volvo 940SE Estate. The pain still lasts to this day.

 

I guess certain cars attract a certain ‘type’ of driver, maybe Volvo’s attracted those given to very poor driving standards who therefore would prefer a car that protects the driver from the errors he makes.

 

I remember not liking these

 

As it should.

 

Jam Sandwich.

 

I've often used methtylated spirits with good results

 

I read an article yesterday about Volvo exporting a batch of cars to North Korea never to be paid for them, apparently the sum involved has risen to £330 Million.

 

They used them to transport all the dogs to various restaurants I believe.

 

@Derek
We have moved on. Misted headlights are so yesterday. This is now a Volvo thread.

 

As have I Derek, however I much prefer Vodka.

I’ve found Whiskey to be good at cleaning floors but always with a mop too.
A poster suggested that Meths on its own would clear a headlight lense and suggested a Google search would reveal this to be true. I couldn’t find anything on Google that corroborated his statement.

Anyway the threads drifted off to Sweden and their excellent car making abilities.

 

No that was UK owners drivers taking their significant other to a restaurant.

 

I have a Volvo! Previously eleven Saabs, much better cars. Unfortunately now defunct thanks to General Motors.

 

My Mrs used to work for Saab. We had a 900 back in the day off their employee scheme. Not this one…..

 

Not an architect are you Derek?

 

Dentist

 

My Maths teacher had a SAAB 96 Beige looked shite, sounded strange too.