Joes Volvo Of The Week

Introduction

Ever since my father bought a 1995 Volvo 850 when I was 15, I have been an avid Volvo enthusiast. From driving the same 850 Turbo in college, to owning multiple Volvos throughout the years, I have developed a love for the Volvo brand. I currently own a 2005 Volvo S60R and a 1997 Volvo 850R. I am also a member of swedespeed which is a great Volvo community full of useful info.

When we decided to start this travel project I decided that I wanted to showcase different Volvo cars that we saw along the way. On this page I will feature a weekly Volvo that we came across on our travels. Some of them will be weird, some nice, some beaten up and well-worn. I hope to talk to and feature some of the owners of these cars as well. So please check in every week to see what Volvos we find on our adventures!

Volvo C30 Polestar Badge
Volvo

Rebel Blue Amongst The Redwoods

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It was a slightly overcast Sunday morning and we had just stayed with a friend of LuLu’s in Eureka California. The day before we had driven up through the Avenue of The Giants. The Avenue of The Giants is a scenic drive through Humboldt Redwoods State Park. We were on our way to the Redwood National Park to take in more of the majesty of these amazing trees. Naturally, we pulled into the visitor center upon arriving in the park. … Read More

Flash Green V70R
Volvo

V70R From Afar

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Hey everybody and welcome to this iteration of Joe’s Volvo of the Week! This week I have a chase story for you. We have seen a few V70Rs on our travels but have not had a chance to get pictures of one. For whatever reason we actually have not come across any S60Rs. As we were driving through Monterey, California we came up right behind this Flash Green V70R. Since I had never actually seen this color in person we … Read More

Volvo T6 XC70 Rear
Volvo

Flagstaff T6 XC70

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We had been on the road for about a week when we stopped in Flagstaff, Arizona. My cousin lives in Phoenix so we had decided to meet up at an Airbnb in Flagstaff for a couple of days. While walking around in downtown Flagstaff we came across this newer, black, T6 XC70. From the looks of it they were on a road trip just like we are!   I hope you enjoyed this installment of Joe’s Volvo of the Week! … Read More

Two Volvo's
Volvo

A Fellow Enthusiast

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I know, I know, I missed a week. So let me start out with an apology, I’m sorry. Okay, now moving on. This week’s post contains the Volvos of a fellow enthusiast and swedespeed.com forum member. Chase sent me a message interested in the Volvo of the Week series. Unfortunately, our road trip did not take us in his direction. He was, however, kind enough to send some info about himself and his love for Volvos. Below are the current … Read More

Side of a Volvo 240
Volvo

240 on Rainey St.

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The Volvo of the Week is short and sweet this week since we’re in the middle of moving. I was able to grab a few pictures of this 240 DL on Rainey Street in Austin a few weeks ago. This one wasn’t in the best shape but still looked decent. We have quite a few of these bad jacksons running around Austin. Until next week! If anyone is interested in having your Volvo featured, please reach out! We would love … Read More

XC70 Side View
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The Trip Mobile!

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Our 2005 Volvo XC70 To start off my Volvo of the Week series I am using our very own 2005 Volvo XC70. We purchased this car specifically for our road trip. We decided on this trip over a year ago and I knew that the ideal vehicle would be an XC70. I looked for some periodically but came to the conclusion that we most likely would not find one in our budget. We were trying to find a vehicle that … Read More