GTP Cool Wall: Volvo 850 R Estate. Voting Closed

[Famine]

Who said anything about hating them?

You know this is a "Cool Wall", not a "Like Wall", right?

 

[Tornado]

This is a toughie. Its a Volvo Turbo wagon. But its a FWD Volvo Turbo Wagon. Hmm.

 

[Stotty]

Let the haters hate smh

I don't hate Ferrari... in fact I'd quite like to own a 430 Scud or a 599HGT... but I just don't think the brand is cool.

I own a Porsche 996 and a Ford Mondeo, neither of which I (or I suspect 'others') think is a 'cool' car either... but I'm not particularly bothered about whether others consider my car is cool or not, only whether it serves the function I bought it for. In that regard, the Porsche ticks the fantastic to drive box, the Mondeo, for it's price, has a good balance of space, comfort, speed and economy, and it's reasonably nice to drive too.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

The general public would see a sleeper and not know it's a sleeper and thus think it's not cool.

The general public would also see a Ferrari and think it's cool. They wouldn't have the time to even think about the rich **** behind the wheel.

 

[Famine]

The general public would also see a Ferrari and think it's cool. They wouldn't have the time to even think about the rich **** behind the wheel.

Nup. 10 year old boys see a Ferrari and think it's cool. The general public don't even see the Ferrari.

 

[Lucas]

I like sleepers and think they're cool, but to know something is a sleeper stops it being a sleeper and that stops it being cool. The general public would see a sleeper and not know it's a sleeper and thus think it's not cool.

This is perfectly understandable, actually. Only those that know it's a sleeper would find it cool, like me.

Personally, I care only what I think of the car, not other's thoughts on it.

The general public would also see a Ferrari and think it's cool. They wouldn't have the time to even think about the rich **** behind the wheel.

As far as I know, this is true. It's not my case, as I have explained in other threads (I judge cars individually, the F50 being polled right now is a Ferrari I find seriously uncool). Also, I believe the general public doesn't think a Ferrari is uncool because of the people that (usually) drive them.

 

[Famine]

If you drive a Ferrari through any town centre in Britain, make sure it's not a convertible one unless you really like spittle shampoo.

I've seen this happen.

I've also seen an Countach driven completely within all known road laws - I heard it coming and said "Oooh, a Countach." when I saw it - and heard the tutting of old ladies and a word which rhymes with "runt" coming out of the mouth of a late-50s guy about five feet away.


The general public don't find status symbols cool. Car enthusiasts might, but to the rest of the world you're just a dick in a flash car.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

I've also seen an Countach driven completely within all known road laws - I heard it coming and said "Oooh, a Countach." when I saw it - and heard the tutting of old ladies and a word which rhymes with "runt" coming out of the mouth of a late-50s guy about five feet away.

'Cause old people are cool

 

[PureAwesomeness]

Not true at all. For a start, I don't care what you think.

Then you shouldn't have any need to respond to my posts.

 

[senamic]

Cool, for its redeeming qualities (like not being much like a Volvo on the inside!).

 

[niky]

*(though I think the F40 is an exception).

Probably because the F40 was hardly a Ferrari road car... it was more of a racecar than any other modern road-going Ferrari.


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Oh, Volvo 850 R? Ugly. Functional. Not too good a handler. Fast as stink.

Sub-zero. I just like it.

 

[Famine]

Then you shouldn't have any need to respond to my posts.

I had no need besides than demonstrating that your point was wrong.

 

[Mete001]

Definantly S-Z. This car is a wolf in sheeps clothing, and in Estate form, not a bad looking car, especially with the R rims painted in black with yellow paint. Sleeper Cars are Awesome, like the 850 R Estate. Just look at the 450SEL 6.9, another sleeper car that was the fastest production saloon in its day. and 30 odd years later, it is still astonishingly fast.

 

[boxpin]

The Volvo 850 Wagon has earned cool!

WIKI:

"The 850 Turbo Wagon is one of the fastest production station wagons in the world, capable of 250+ km/h (160+ mph)"