Jump to content
SAU Community

That's A Nice Looking Volvo Mate.......

Paramour

By Paramour,
in Four Door Family & Wagoneers

 Share

Recommended Posts

Daleo Grand Master

Daleo

Posted
Posted

Spotted this Volvo in a Maccas drive thru the other week; gave him a toot & told him to get out of the way... ;)

1u71.jpg

Also saw this sweet NM35 while I was driving up a hill a couple of days ago.

9eise.jpg

  • Like 2
  • Replies 584
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

lom
lom

Had my M35 for less than a week so far ....this morning on the way to the office had an elderly gentleman driving a funeral home hearse wave to me like i was driving one too!

Daleo
Daleo

Spotted this Volvo in a Maccas drive thru the other week; gave him a toot & told him to get out of the way... Also saw this sweet NM35 while I was driving up a hill a couple of days ago.

BIGZED
BIGZED

Had one of the girls at work say one of her uni lectures drives a Volvo, and she didnt know they could look that cool.... Also had a bloke stop me at coles just before asking if I drove that Volv

Posted Images

  • 1 year later...
MozzMann Enthusiast

MozzMann

Posted
Posted

Funny thing I did last week that really spun a couple of people out ,

Think Axis in Silver with all the trimmings.

I put a Merc Star on the Grill and scored some Wheel roundels and covered the Nissan badge on the tailgate, and pulled into a Merc dealer on the outskirts of Sydney while I was up there.
Geezus I had them scratching their heads. Talk about funny :P

  • Like 1
  • 2 months later...
BIGZED Contributor

BIGZED

Posted
Posted

Had one of the girls at work say one of her uni lectures drives a Volvo, and she didnt know they could look that cool....





Also had a bloke stop me at coles just before asking if I drove that Volvo wagon because I had a brake light out, least he was nice enough to mention it.

  • Like 2
  • 1 month later...
Blek Collaborator

Blek

Posted
Posted

Finally; after just over 3 years of m35 ownership, I have experienced first hand my m35 be mistaken for a volvo - other than the consistent jibes from family and friends in the know, of course.

I was driving home to Sydney from Port Macquarie on Sunday afternoon and pulled into the Caltex at Coolongolook to refuel. Conversation occurred between me, my missus and the service station attendant who was some nice young bloke:

me: "Pump 1 please mate."

young bloke: *glances out the window* "Ahh yep, the Volvo."

missus: *snickers*

me: "ahhh yep, that's the one..... Well actually, it's not a Volvo, it's a Stagea"

young bloke: "IS IT? Oh, sorry about that"

missus: "I can't wait to tell all your friends about this!!"

young bloke: "Sorry I didn't realise."

me: "It's okay, a lot of people get confused."

young bloke: *walks to the end of the counter to take a closer look* "Ahhh see, I couldn't see the front of the car. I glanced out and could only see the side windows and assumed it was a Volvo!"

me: "haha yeah they're similar. My car is an Japanese import.."

young bloke: "Yeah I know what a Stagea is! Usually you don't see them as clean as that. You get a few around here, but they're all slammed and banged up. Does yours have the 26 in it?"

me: *finishes paying the man* "nah, this one's a VQ series, 2.5 Litre turbo." (didn't use the engine variant code as didn't want to patronise the bloke).

young bloke: "ahh cool man. Have a good one."

missus: "I'm telling everyone we know."

I'm assuming the guy has only really seen beaten up, paddock bashed c34's, as he still looked confused after taking in the full view of volvo-esque m35.

Anyway, the missus definitely got a laugh out of the situation.

  • Like 1
datmoo Proficient

datmoo

Posted
Posted

Not a Volvo moment but my wifey rang me in a fluster as I was replacing the alternator in her Mazda Tribute (trying to convince her we need a second M35).

She was being nice and filling up the Stag for me but could not find the petrol flap button. So of course I told her there was no button just push on the flap.

At this point she started getting in more of a flap (ha) saying she had already tried that. Now the kids were getting feral in the back so she opened the car to see what the little buggers were fighting about at which point I asked if the car was locked whilst she was trying to open the flap? LIGHT BULB! Does anyone else lock their cars when they fill up with petrol? They say you learn something new everyday!

  • Like 1
66yostagea Grand Master

66yostagea

Posted
Posted

I'm assuming the guy has only really seen beaten up, paddock bashed c34's, as he still looked confused after taking in the full view of volvo-esque m35.

Watch it. I have 3 slightly beaten up C34's. LOL

Blek Collaborator

Blek

Posted
Posted

I'm assuming the guy has only really seen beaten up, paddock bashed c34's, as he still looked confused after taking in the full view of volvo-esque m35.

Watch it. I have 3 slightly beaten up C34's. LOL

Gee, you don't live around Coolongolook do you?? :)

  • 3 weeks later...
  • 4 weeks later...
Darkmeat Contributor

Darkmeat

Posted
Posted

I didn't believe it would happen, but I'd owned the Stagea for just over a month, when a salesman, helping me load a roll of carpet into the back (with the rear seats pre-dropped,) said "Jeez, big inside!" then "A Volvo, innit?"

I remembered the posts in this thread and couldn't help myself, I started to giggle.

He looked at me, puzzled.

Still chuckling, I told him it was a Nissan, and closed the tailgate.

"Sta-gg-ia" he said, reading the badge. "Is it one of those imports?"

"Yep." I said. "Sta-gi-ya. Japanese. Very popular delivery van in Tokyo, y'know? Narrow streets. Low rooves sticking out over the road. They need something small and slick like this for deliveries."

"Oh, yeah." He said, nodding. Then, eyeing the fat exhaust tips, "But it's a turbo."

"Yup." I said. "Urgent deliveries."

"Aah." he said, as if it all made perfect sense.

God, please send me the next one.

  • Like 1
vapinape Apprentice

vapinape

Posted
Posted

Picked up this stagea s2 rs four v dayz edition the other day and posted a few pics on Facebook..

My smart ass uncle replies,

" You goin into the funeral Business mate ............................

................... where'd ya get the hearse! "

My mum asked why we bought a Volvo when we already have a peugeot 207 and a gu patrol lolaalready started haha

post-142464-14561972767995_thumb.jpgpost-142464-14561973033442_thumb.jpgpost-142464-14561973205077_thumb.jpg

  • 2 months later...
AR-X BIGFOOT Rookie

AR-X BIGFOOT

Posted
Posted
My friend also called about my m35 as "VOLVO", who is HONDA mechanic.

In fact, It was get 6 safety stars also in Japanese Domestic Market(JDM).

Ours are very top-rated safety super wagon ever, like a VOLVO. :yes:

  • Like 1
  • 2 weeks later...

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • GTSBoy
      RB25DE NEO with Haltech ECU

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      Shouldn't need a "base map" for anything other than guidance to ignition tuning. You just need the engine capacity right, the injector size right, and something, almost anything, for a VE map. On an NA engine, fuelling is almost completely a function of load signal & rpm. It should run and drive with a completely flat fuel map. It will be too lean under load, but that's easily fixed. We used to tune all ECUs without any base map. There were no such things (until someone had tuned a near stock engine on one, and then they had a "base map".
    • Kinkstaah
      Duncan's V37.......race car?

      By Kinkstaah · Posted

      What did you actually buy/how much did it cost? When I got mine in like.. 2017...? 2019? the aim was to run Torque for gauges via ODB2 and things like Track Addict/Laptimers/Dashcam/Reversecam/Spotify etc. Mine never broke, but I wonder if you've got the same needs (it sounds like it). Cause I liked the idea of being able to do anything with it. That said, yours also cost 3x the cost of what I spent so... food for thought.  
    • Duncan
      Duncan's V37.......race car?

      By Duncan · Posted

      For me there is a massive difference in manufacturer or big brand crippled android (Sony, Kenwood etc) vs the sort of thing I've installed here, which is basically just a tablet in DIN form factor with open Android, and the other model of course is mirroring - Android Auto/Carplay. I hate the locked down manufacturer and AA options where they decide what apps I'm allowed to install, including the Launcher but also importantly things like Ecutek (for this car) or Real Dash (Stagea) are not supported. Plus those crippled versions tend to be slower due to both overheads and lower spec hardware. On the other hand, when this breaks I'll likely be in trouble for support....but how is that different to owning an Infiniti anyway
    • MBS206
      Duncan's V37.......race car?

      By MBS206 · Posted

      Yeah, Duncan is helping sell me back to Android devices. I've hated the whole Android head units due to their speed issues. Even in my old Hyundai Kona (2022 model), it behind the scenes was Android, and slow and shitty to start up. Once running wasn't bad, but still a good 15 to 30 seconds.
    • PranK
      spot the stagea

      By PranK · Posted

      My roof rails are off atm on the E39 until the rust is fixed. I did find another little bit of surface rust under the rails when I took them off. As @soviet_merlin said I'd just leave them alone unless you're planning on ensuring they're properly sealed. I was on the fence about leaving them off as the delete is still a thing in BMW E39's but I feel like the car is missing something (er, it is, der) with them off and I'm looking forward to putting them back on.
×
×
  • Create New...