“...and one Volvo generator for emergencies.”

It is telling how it is a retro movie though.

It’s by no means the best, and certainly not the worst, car I drove in 2016. But the biggest surprise was a 1.0 VW Polo, which I had for 1000+ km in Iceland:

3 Saab articles/lead images on the front page right now. It’s not halloween, is it?

That is actually pretty strange. Volvo trucks may be the world’s #2, but Volvo cars is a relatively tiny player - even considering its outsized impact on safety and ergonomics.

Fact is, diesel engines in the 240 were VW LT engines: Slow, commercial noise makers. The gas engines are a gazillion times better.

Nice price, but...I’d take any derivative of the B23 engine over a B21 every day: More power, better fuel economy, more longevity, better sound.

Now if Jalopnik’s focus just was a good guide to sales numbers...btw, leave those classic Volvos. They have appreciated too much already.

Petty? These days, everything one does (and doesn’t do) is being explained in light of the climate crisis. As such, enthusiastically applause the owner for starting the path to a good re-use of parts here. VW may recycle, too, but he maximises his income.

Very interesting! Sweden has another private party who has assumed much the same role; Volvo’s traffic accident research team. They’ve been deployed to real accidents since the early 70's, if I remember correctly, and they occasionally arrive first, too.

Didn’t some Japanese nanufacturer run ads with people hiding inside the dashboard, being the seats etc for the “human touch”? Seeing these human flash lights, it doesn’t come across as such an absurd idea anymore.

My mom did 182kph in a Twingo in the early aughts. Delivery vans like Sprinters are geared to do 170kph for as long as your death wish wants you to. When I’m in Germany, I put my rentals to the top speed I deem safe enough, which is rarely below 180kph.

...and it is filmed with the shaky hand of a bus- or truck driver. While on the wheel. Such a huge country producing such an unstoppable amount of clichéed entertainment.

AC needs refilling after a hot stint.

Ok, it’s obvious to me but nobody seems to have said that so far: That must have been against the rules?

Oh, I wish it would have! :)

Touché.

Believe it or not, the Moskvitch 412 was available without waiting time for a little while, at least in the GDR, where I was born:

Exactly! I know kids initially want something electric, but they will get bored very quickly. This one or some sort of pedal driven car is what remains entertaining for years.

Obvious answer is obvious: An original 1970's Moskvitch toy car. They’re available refurbished and they were, understandably, among the most coveted toys of the Eastern bloc.