Anonymous
09/16/2025 20:15
Subject: Re:Volvo pick-up in Sweden?
Don't do it OP ! You'll get very wet on the drive back.
Anonymous
09/16/2025 20:13
Subject: Volvo pick-up in Sweden?
Anonymous wrote:I just cannot fathom why anyone would want a Volvo badly enough to go to Sweden to retrieve it.
I mean….it’s a …….. Volvo.
That’s like asking “has anyone traveled to Equatorial Guinea to get infected with malaria?”
No. No one does that.
Anonymous
09/16/2025 20:03
Subject: Volvo pick-up in Sweden?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I just cannot fathom why anyone would want a Volvo badly enough to go to Sweden to retrieve it.
I mean….it’s a …….. Volvo.
That’s like asking “has anyone traveled to Equatorial Guinea to get infected with malaria?”
No. No one does that.
First off, Volvos are great cars you snob. This isn’t like going to Ohio and picking up a Chevy.
But it can also be cheaper for the buyer and it’s fun to go to the factory for pickup.
No, they definitely aren’t great cars. Not anymore. This isn’t 1982. The days of a affordable Volvo D240 diesel wagon going 300k miles and then passed down to the kids for another 100k miles are over. Now Volvos are expensive, gimmicky and prone to costly service. If you keep a Volvo past warranty you’re a fool who will soon be parted from their money. They are terrible, terrible vehicles when it comes to maintenance costs after the warranty period. Why do you think the prices for used Volvos with more than 100k or older than 6-7 years are so low? Because no one wants them because they nickel and dime you to death.
Make fun of Chevy if you want (which makes you the snob, not me) but I can pretty much guarantee that Chevy (pick one, any model, doesn’t matter) will have less maintenance cost by 100k miles than the Volvo.
Seriously - they are garbage quality vehicles.
This one goes out to this hater
https://www.volvocars.com/us/l/osd-tourist/
So cool to know about this. ty!
Anonymous
09/08/2025 07:57
Subject: Volvo pick-up in Sweden?
We've done this for BMWs and Porsche.
Anonymous
09/06/2025 19:54
Subject: Volvo pick-up in Sweden?
Anonymous wrote:Volvos are by far the most reliable cars made in Europe or U.S. Asian brands beat them out. But Audi, BMW, Benz are all hot garbage that can hardly make it through their warranty period.
I thought Volvos are no longer made in Sweden, or Europe, for that matter.
Anonymous
09/06/2025 16:40
Subject: Volvo pick-up in Sweden?
It sounds fun!
Anonymous
06/06/2024 10:49
Subject: Volvo pick-up in Sweden?
Friends did this a year or two ago. The DH is of Swedish descent although via Minnesota. They had a blast.
Anonymous
06/05/2024 22:52
Subject: Volvo pick-up in Sweden?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I just cannot fathom why anyone would want a Volvo badly enough to go to Sweden to retrieve it.
I mean….it’s a …….. Volvo.
That’s like asking “has anyone traveled to Equatorial Guinea to get infected with malaria?”
No. No one does that.
First off, Volvos are great cars you snob. This isn’t like going to Ohio and picking up a Chevy.
But it can also be cheaper for the buyer and it’s fun to go to the factory for pickup.
Actually, you sound snobby. I would rather go to Ohio to pick up a Chevy.
Anonymous
06/05/2024 15:43
Subject: Volvo pick-up in Sweden?
DH and I did this in May 2019. It was a great experience. Sweden is pretty easy to drive around as there's not much traffic, things are well-marked, and everyone speaks English well. It's a really beautiful country. If we had more time we would have gone to other countries too. The factory tour is kind of cool. We plan to do another factory delivery when we get another Volvo in the future.
Anonymous
06/05/2024 14:31
Subject: Volvo pick-up in Sweden?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I just cannot fathom why anyone would want a Volvo badly enough to go to Sweden to retrieve it.
I mean….it’s a …….. Volvo.
That’s like asking “has anyone traveled to Equatorial Guinea to get infected with malaria?”
No. No one does that.
First off, Volvos are great cars you snob. This isn’t like going to Ohio and picking up a Chevy.
But it can also be cheaper for the buyer and it’s fun to go to the factory for pickup.
No, they definitely aren’t great cars. Not anymore. This isn’t 1982. The days of a affordable Volvo D240 diesel wagon going 300k miles and then passed down to the kids for another 100k miles are over. Now Volvos are expensive, gimmicky and prone to costly service. If you keep a Volvo past warranty you’re a fool who will soon be parted from their money. They are terrible, terrible vehicles when it comes to maintenance costs after the warranty period. Why do you think the prices for used Volvos with more than 100k or older than 6-7 years are so low? Because no one wants them because they nickel and dime you to death.
Make fun of Chevy if you want (which makes you the snob, not me) but I can pretty much guarantee that Chevy (pick one, any model, doesn’t matter) will have less maintenance cost by 100k miles than the Volvo.
Seriously - they are garbage quality vehicles.
OP here ( I didn’t make the snob or any other such comments).
This is my impression: Volvos just aren’t the cars they once were. It was a happy thought, but I can also probably drive around Europe for less than $43,000.
Now, if Japan offered this for Subarus…
(Yes, I know many are built here now.)
Volvos are not what they used to be. They are no longer overbuilt, durable, or relatively simple. They also no longer have the market cornered on safety.
Regarding the previous poster, the diesel Volvos of the early ‘80s were garbage. The long-lasting ones were the “red block” gasoline engine 240 series models.
There’s a good reason you don’t see people taking delivery of cars in Japan. Their roads are much narrower, have terrible traffic, and very low speed limits. Tolls are through the roof, and you would be driving on the opposite side of the road.
Others are under the delusion that they can take delivery of a brand new car that is not sold in the US. Going abroad for delivery does not mean getting a model of a car that is not certified for sale in the US.
Anonymous
05/12/2024 20:57
Subject: Volvo pick-up in Sweden?
Volvos are by far the most reliable cars made in Europe or U.S. Asian brands beat them out. But Audi, BMW, Benz are all hot garbage that can hardly make it through their warranty period.
Anonymous
05/11/2024 12:23
Subject: Volvo pick-up in Sweden?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I just cannot fathom why anyone would want a Volvo badly enough to go to Sweden to retrieve it.
I mean….it’s a …….. Volvo.
That’s like asking “has anyone traveled to Equatorial Guinea to get infected with malaria?”
No. No one does that.
You sounds smart.
I’m smart enough not to own a Volvo
What do the “smart” people drive?