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[TBM]

As far as I know, no one in my family has ever owned a Volvo -- I was the first one to get into Volvos, no family influence what-so-ever.

[llama]

The first car i remember that was my fajers was a '98 S70 (i think he had a diesel camry or something), and then that went to my brother and then to me. Now he has a bmw 325xi wagon. My mother had a blue 245, then a V70 and now...a subaru forester

[T5power]

well the first car that my mom owned when i was around was an old ass chevy lumina. then we went from a beat ass american peice of junk to a BOMBIN audi a6 2.7 twin turbo... god damn i love that car. now i got both the volvo and the audi, f*ck yes

[Mesoam]

dad had one of these...(65 fastback) he was into keeping it mintttt not modding...everytime we work on cars and drink he allways brings up how much he regrets getting rid of it




mom actually had one of these (68 nova!!!) haha no joke




among other cars these are the ones i remember them telling me about

[turbomoose]

Dads cars - '63 Corvette stingray split window, don't know the year Plymouth RoadRunner, a '72 red Volvo 1800ES, an 88 white Volvo 760 Turbo sedan, an '03 XC90 T6 AWD, and now an '07 V70R.

Moms cars - '71 Volvo 164 - wrecked by drunk driver, a white '73 164E, a red '86 760 Turbo Wagon, a '97 blue 960, a bronze '04 S40 T4.

I voted Volvo, since american muscle came WAY before I was born.

[TM850R]

Not really anything performance wise. My family had a bunch of crap minivans and Jeeps. My dad had a couple Firebirds back in the day before I was born. Also had a motorcycle in the 80's to save on gas. He picked up a brand new BMW 330i in 06 and traded it in this month for a 328xi. He always wanted a BMW but it was not very budget or family friendly since all three of the kids played sports.

He is now completely against me modifying my car, he has since lightened up on getting the bike. Although he does like the look of the R currently minus the black wheels.

[General Disarray]

My dad started with an International Scout, then had a Mercury Cougar, then a 78' mustang with a lot of motor work, but he got rid of it before I was born. He sold it and got a 78' Bronco with a 351 Windsor that took me home from the hospital. Maybe that's where my love for them came from and why my next toy will be a 78 Bronco. Passing everything but the gas station FTW. It would have been my first car, but the North East had it's way with it and the bottom was pretty much rotted out, and he didn't think about restoration until few years later. It got replaced by a 96 F150, then totalled and replaced by a 2006 F150, and a 2007 Harley.

Mom had an Impala before I was born, then a Caprice, then two Taurus's

I was actually the first and only person in my entire family to buy a Volvo.

[fightinchunk]

the rentals cars'. 2004 s60 2.5t awd and 1986 volvo 240dl wagon.

[cheapwagon]

My dad has had some 30 cars over the years...everything from mustang, bel air, galaxie, nova, etc. I would have to say my favorites were the 87 Sunbird GT Turbo which was my first taste of boost. The sad thing was this car was less reliable than a Mitsu. My other was the 93 Taurus SHO. It didn't matter what my brother and I did to that motor it seemed bulletproof.

[Wagon Mafia]

my rents drive pretty boring GM SUVs
but my dad used to have a yellow 911 when we lived in Germany and my uncle in Brazil owns 2 Alfa Romeo 164s and a 190E 2.6

[Chrisonfire]

My parents have always driven rice just beacuse its cheaper for them to get parts for and they haven't had very good luck with domestic cars.

[B Mac]

Mom and dad always had some decent cars. Dad picked up a volvo when he became "dad" though. Then my mom got an 88 740 wagon with an m46. Black leather, blue pearl paint. My god I miss that thing. Mom blew the motor, dad built the motor and got mom a minivan. Dad put an exhaust on the 740, extra boost (out the wazoo) and did some suspension goodies. He was in the game a longgggggg time ago He sold his wagon to somebody on the boards actually (brickboard I think).

[Pops Racer]

Luminas ? The first car I remember my pappy owning was a 1959 544, red. I'm a Volvo legacy don't you know. He now has a '70 datsun 240Z, it flies and body is redone. His pet is the light metallic blue 1977 Avanti, totally ground up restore. Awesome car, kind of a Frankenstein monster, that screams. Corvette chassis, Studebaker, AM General, Ford master cylinder, I think this is true. Quite the interior, looks like an aircraft inside with the slider controls and red dash lights.

[850 R power]

i'm the first in my family that drives a volvo,parents drove/drive mainly french cars(comfort)

my first taste of power was in an citroen cx turbo 2,a beautifull car by the way,going on holliday to france with 160 kmh and floating

i was sad to see it go.after that a bx,xantia and now he's thinking about the C5,so a bit of the cx returns

rest of the family:citroen,toyboata,golf,opel,huy(could)ya,everybody likes my car even though it's 12 years old.

greets,walter

[oRange855]

My parents bought there first Volvo a week before I was born, an 85 245 GLT. Before this they always had Monte Carlos, and Cutlass's. had the 245 until 1990 when they bought a 90 Caprice wagon., For a short time my dad had a 84 740(784 muahhah) with a 5.0 ford. Also, from 1988-1997 my brother worked as a volvo tech, and always had a volvo demo and was given a 95 T-5R as a demo (no one around here wanted a yellow ha ha, but, thats when it became my dream for one) whatever happened to that car i will never know. But, at this time my parents also started buying Toyota's until 2001 when my dad decided to buy a 1998 C70 T-5M which was the year i started driving...and i totally fell in love with the car, until for some reason he just out of nowhere traded it for a subaru (which atleast hes now kicking himself for after driving my cars). My mother also wants to get rid of her shit Hyundai santa fe for another 245, and my dad is probably gonna take my S70 when his Subaru dies, which is forthcoming..as it is a rot box at 4 years old, and knocks more then any boxter ever, and the warranty is now up.

[JC 855 GLT-R]

parents drove an 85 mercedes i wrecked 3 yrs ago, 87 745 gle that was wrecked in 2000. 1991 525i that we still have, 1990 745 gle that i learned to drive in after the 87 was wrecked, engine went on the 90 so we got a 90 744 that my brother wrecked we fixed drove it and sold it later on. then my dad got a 91 944t with minor frontal damage that we still drive. we had 2 mazda mpv vans. back in the day we had a plymouth horizon, dodge omni, 87 cutlass supreme, 78 e100, 2 cadillac eldorados, and something else im missing..

[MilesC70]

First in the Fam to drive a Volvo. Have to admit, I was seduced by the C70's sexiness, then I stopped and almost shit myself when I found out it was a Volvo.

Test drove it and bought it on the spot!

[RZT5]

in 93 when i was 8 my family moved to spain and we bought a 1986 manual BMW 535. This was the car that started it all for me. I havent stopped thinking about cars and going fast since the day we bought it. That car was the last non volvo they ever bought though, so I checked volvos as the cars my parents drove.

car history if you wanna read it:

dad's parents got him a brand new late 60's malibu as his first car, after that he only bought VW's and a retired army willys jeep untill around the time i was born. at that time my parents were into japanese economy cars and owned a few hondas and toyotas. Then they bought the bimmer listed above and after that nothing but volvos, and they are still driving volvos. They have never been into performance in cars, and think it is a total waste of time and money to modify them. However, my mom can appreciate a nice car, she says she still misses her 535.

[greenvolvopower]

After I was born... (cuz prior the list is too long)

Peugot 5 speed
1991 Volvo 740 (became my first car)
1995 Ford explorer (purchased 1 year old and my dad still has it)
1999 Audi A6 2.8L
2003 Sabb 9-3 (Sisters first car WTF i get a 1991 Volvo and she gets that)

AND the best one


1936 Ford Deluxe

Oh and then i bought my 1995 850 GLT with my own money.

[SkyWriter]

1966 Buick Wildcat custom.