Trying to convince my father to give up his giant modern pickup truck, but worry that we do not have the same taste in alternatives.

He said he would consider a station wagon and wants heated seats, so this #VolvoV70 seems like an ideal choice:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1998-volvo-v70-20/

He will probably want something built this century however.

No Reserve: 1998 Volvo V70 XC

Bid for the chance to own a No Reserve: 1998 Volvo V70 XC at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #215,938.

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🚗 400,000 km – no warning lights, no apologies.

This morning, my 2002 Volvo V70 2.5T AWD (manual, B5254T2) officially crossed the 400,000 km line. Still running like it was made yesterday – just with a bit more dirt and a lot more story.

No boost gauge, no fancy screens. Just a turbocharged inline-five, full-time AWD, and proper Swedish engineering before things got weird.

Still original, apart from wear parts – starter, brakes, handbrake cable. No tuning. No drama. Just oil, timing belts, and mutual respect.

📷 1: The moment it happened – ~110km/h, 2500 RPM, 8°C, cruise on.
📷 2: The car that did it – dirt included, attitude sold separately.

#VolvoV70 #400000km #PreFordVolvo #ManualGang #BuiltToLast #SwedishSteel #I5Forever #RealDriversDoClutch

New series of prints.
(No) horse power I – IV
Etching, 50 x 70 cm.

These prints were made during the symposium "Let's print in Leipzig LAB • 2024" in the museum of the printing arts Leipzig.

#printmaking
#sketching
#lines
#scratches
#volvov70
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