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[grahame]

Ooh, a Series 1 Pallas but with Athena wheels? That is cool.

Almost as cool as my DS.

 

[ajm]

Can't say any of the French stuff appeals to me personally, but the Volvo above does... not exactly beautiful but very smart, free of unnecessary complications or gimmicks and well made out of good quality materials.

 

[Elev12k]

Thanks for the kind words. It is a joy to drive and in use. The boot can swallow a bike , but for serious hauling I need to take the combi coupe SAAB.

A while ago I discovered a great source with many old car reviews. A 760 GLE test is one of them:

set Volvo 760 GLE

Personally I spent some time after the scanner too lately, but most of the content is Dutch. SAAB and Volvo take the biggest share, but there is also stuff for example a Citroën afficionado can appreciate, like this CX Familiale/Break catalog:

set CX Familiale/Break

 

[ajm]

Interesting - from the review you linked to I see the dash was basically carried over almost untouched to the 850 series, and from there (with some unnecessary curves added) to the phase 1 x70 series.

I love it when people can accept that something is just right and leave it as it is, and hate the current fad for changing stuff simply to make it look different.

I've always said that the interior of my 850 was pretty much ergonomic and logical perfection for me, never found better. Supremely comfortable too!

 

[Neil]

Interesting - from the review you linked to I see the dash was basically carried over almost untouched to the 850 series, and from there (with some unnecessary curves added) to the phase 1 x70 series.

I love it when people can accept that something is just right and leave it as it is, and hate the current fad for changing stuff simply to make it look different.

I've always said that the interior of my 850 was pretty much ergonomic and logical perfection for me, never found better. Supremely comfortable too!

I think the 850s were an excellent model - although I think the subtle tweaks to the phase 1 70 series did improve things, and the I5 engines were excellent.

I'd still love to get a 700 (ideally a 6 pot) or possible a 900 - always wanted a 3.0 S90, too.

 

[Elev12k]

This 2nd generation 760 has the same dashboard as the later 960/s90 series.

I am personally no fan of the 1st gen s70/v70 interior. Not the dashboard, not the door panels.

 

[highlandsflyer]

This thread needs..

and the last decent Volvo..

Unfortunately not mine, but I had a tan estate for a while, solid motor!

 

[patineto]

For a little English flavor in America...

 

[Koupe]

Here's my soon to leave me Citroen CX:

Possibly the coolest car I'll ever own.

I don't think I could ever get rid of something like that I've heard that CXs are unlike any other car to drive - totally weird for the first few miles, but once you get used to them they're supremely nice. I think I'd have one over a DS, purely for practicality (and better engines).

And don't get me started on Volvo 700s - I had a mint condition pale met blue 740 saloon, early pre-facelift with loads of fake chrome and full heated leather it's the one car I bitterly regret having to get rid of, and I'd have it back in an instant. I've owned far quicker, more agile (and prettier) cars, but never anything that just felt so completely 'me'. No, I don't smoke a pipe.

 

[grahame]

The CX IS great. The DIRAVI steering and Citroen powered brakes confuse everybody at first.

It used to be said that if you test drove one, you would hate it for the first 30 minutes, but after that you would wonder why any car was made any other way and you would never want to drive anything else.

As for the engines, until the Douvrin engines were fitted in 1979, the series 1 cars in 2000, 2200, and 2400 cc petrol engine form had exactly the same engines as the last DS models.

If you can't afford a DS, get a CX. If you can't afford a CX, get a GS/GSA or an XM. Seriously. a V6 XM gives around 90% of the experience of an SM, for around 1/20 th of the price.