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I am just curious. What means volvo 240 "super polar"?

Does is mean the car is a stationmodel? Are there volvo 240 stations which
are not a "super polar"?

Thanks in advance (a volvo V40- driver)
 
superfly said:
I am just curious. What means volvo 240 "super polar"?

Does is mean the car is a stationmodel? Are there volvo 240 stations which
are not a "super polar"?

Thanks in advance (a volvo V40- driver)
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"Super Polar" is a stationcar, one of the last ones Volvo produced!
Fully loaded with options.

Other models:
240 DL, GL, GLT, GLE, Polar, Turbo
 
superfly said:
I am just curious. What means volvo 240 "super polar"?
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My understanding is that the (super) polar models are well equipped
cars at the end of the 200 series.

But I may be wrong, too.


Roland
 
Rob said:
"Super Polar" is a stationcar, one of the last ones Volvo produced!
Fully loaded with options.

Other models:
240 DL, GL, GLT, GLE, Polar, Turbo
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What is a stationcar? Is that the same as a station wagon? And, why is
station thrown in there anyway? Does this mean they were originally
designed for cabbies to pick up people and lots of luggage at the
station (bus,train)?
 
doofy said:
What is a stationcar? Is that the same as a station wagon? And, why
is station thrown in there anyway? Does this mean they were
originally designed for cabbies to pick up people and lots of luggage
at the station (bus,train)?
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Basically.

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=station says:

"Station wagon in the automobile sense is first recorded 1929, from
earlier use for a horse-drawn conveyance that took passengers to and
from railroad stations (1894)"

http://www.yourdictionary.com reports:

"station wagon definition: An automobile having an extended interior
with a third seat or luggage platform and a tailgate. [Originally a
covered wagon used to convey passengers from a train station to their
hotel.]"

In England I believe they use the term "estate car" rather than "station
wagon."
 
Hi,

Have to admit, I've never heard of a "240 Polar". Could we receive more
info about it? I thought the "Classic" was the last 240 model.

Andy I.


: In article <[email protected]>,
:
: > What is a stationcar? Is that the same as a station wagon? And, why
: > is station thrown in there anyway? Does this mean they were
: > originally designed for cabbies to pick up people and lots of luggage
: > at the station (bus,train)?
:
: Basically.
:
: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=station says:
:
: "Station wagon in the automobile sense is first recorded 1929, from
: earlier use for a horse-drawn conveyance that took passengers to and
: from railroad stations (1894)"
:
: http://www.yourdictionary.com reports:
:
: "station wagon definition: An automobile having an extended interior
: with a third seat or luggage platform and a tailgate. [Originally a
: covered wagon used to convey passengers from a train station to their
: hotel.]"
:
: In England I believe they use the term "estate car" rather than "station
: wagon."
 
Andy said:
Hi,

Have to admit, I've never heard of a "240 Polar". Could we receive more
info about it? I thought the "Classic" was the last 240 model.
Click to expand...


Here in the UK , the last 240 was the torslanda estate, which was available
only in bright red with the 2.0 B200F engine, which was totally lame, as
eveyone has kept their more-loaded-better-handling-larger engined GLT's. And
they wanted £16grand for it!

Volvo should have got a grip and brought the GLT TI to the UK for the run
outs and gone out in style....

At least they did with the last 940 Celebrations with the 17's, full fat
192bhp turbo, nice pearlescent dark red paint and all the interior bells and
whistles- basically a topof the range 940 with all the remaining options
ticked- even tow bars, nivo's, Cd changer and climate.

Tim..
 
Tim said:
"station wagon definition: An automobile having an extended interior
with a third seat or luggage platform and a tailgate. [Originally a
covered wagon used to convey passengers from a train station to their
hotel.]"

In England I believe they use the term "estate car" rather than "station
wagon."
Click to expand...

Before they were called Estate Cars in the UK, they were 'Shooting Brakes'

As I understand they were originally designed to be useful to posh toffs
on their country estate. Originally a shooting brake was a horse drawn
carriage used to convey the squire, shooting party and dogs etc, to the
grouse moor.


Ron(UK)
 
Thanks Roland,

I thought I'd missed something. We acquired one of the last of the 240's,
the "Classic", in April '93. There were 1600 produced in this "Limited
Edition". Ours is 553/1600.
I'd still like to know what a 240 "Polar" is.

Andy I.


: Hi,
:
: Andy schrieb:
:
: > Have to admit, I've never heard of a "240 Polar". Could we receive
: > more info about it? I thought the "Classic" was the last 240 model.
:
: According to Wikipedia, you're right...
:
: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_200_series
:
:
: Roland
:
 
Ron(UK) said:
Tim said:
"station wagon definition: An automobile having an extended
interior with a third seat or luggage platform and a tailgate.
[Originally a covered wagon used to convey passengers from a train
station to their hotel.]"

In England I believe they use the term "estate car" rather than
"station wagon."
Click to expand...

Before they were called Estate Cars in the UK, they were 'Shooting
Brakes'

As I understand they were originally designed to be useful to posh
toffs on their country estate. Originally a shooting brake was a
horse drawn carriage used to convey the squire, shooting party and
dogs etc, to the grouse moor.
Click to expand...

Well, now, that is interesting. "Honey, I'm going to take the shooting
brake to run a few errands."
 
Tim said:
Ron(UK) said:
Tim said:
"station wagon definition: An automobile having an extended
interior with a third seat or luggage platform and a tailgate.
[Originally a covered wagon used to convey passengers from a train
station to their hotel.]"

In England I believe they use the term "estate car" rather than
"station wagon."
Click to expand...
Before they were called Estate Cars in the UK, they were 'Shooting
Brakes'

As I understand they were originally designed to be useful to posh
toffs on their country estate. Originally a shooting brake was a
horse drawn carriage used to convey the squire, shooting party and
dogs etc, to the grouse moor.
Click to expand...

Well, now, that is interesting. "Honey, I'm going to take the shooting
brake to run a few errands."
Click to expand...

I never quite understood why Americans called them wagons, as by
definition, a wagon is a four (or more) wheeled vehicle designed to be
drawn (usually by a horse or tractor or locomotive)

Ron(UK)
940 Wentworth Turbo estate car
 
Ron(UK) said:
Tim said:
Ron(UK) said:
Tim McNamara wrote:

"station wagon definition: An automobile having an extended interior
with a third seat or luggage platform and a tailgate. [Originally a
covered wagon used to convey passengers from a train station to their
hotel.]"

In England I believe they use the term "estate car" rather than
"station wagon."
Before they were called Estate Cars in the UK, they were 'Shooting
Brakes'

As I understand they were originally designed to be useful to posh toffs
on their country estate. Originally a shooting brake was a horse drawn
carriage used to convey the squire, shooting party and dogs etc, to the
grouse moor.
Click to expand...

Well, now, that is interesting. "Honey, I'm going to take the shooting
brake to run a few errands."
Click to expand...

I never quite understood why Americans called them wagons, as by
definition, a wagon is a four (or more) wheeled vehicle designed to be
drawn (usually by a horse or tractor or locomotive)

Ron(UK)
940 Wentworth Turbo estate car
Click to expand...

Or a small wheeled cart used by children to haul toys and other cargo
around. The term always seemed intuitive to me, implying the large flat
cargo box area in the back, but then that's what we've always called them.
 
James said:
Ron(UK) said:
Tim said:
Tim McNamara wrote:

"station wagon definition: An automobile having an extended interior
with a third seat or luggage platform and a tailgate. [Originally a
covered wagon used to convey passengers from a train station to their
hotel.]"

In England I believe they use the term "estate car" rather than
"station wagon."
Before they were called Estate Cars in the UK, they were 'Shooting
Brakes'

As I understand they were originally designed to be useful to posh toffs
on their country estate. Originally a shooting brake was a horse drawn
carriage used to convey the squire, shooting party and dogs etc, to the
grouse moor.
Well, now, that is interesting. "Honey, I'm going to take the shooting
brake to run a few errands."
Click to expand...
I never quite understood why Americans called them wagons, as by
definition, a wagon is a four (or more) wheeled vehicle designed to be
drawn (usually by a horse or tractor or locomotive)

Ron(UK)
940 Wentworth Turbo estate car
Click to expand...

Or a small wheeled cart used by children to haul toys and other cargo
around. The term always seemed intuitive to me, implying the large flat
cargo box area in the back, but then that's what we've always called them.
Click to expand...

On the other hand, In Britain we often refer to lorry drivers (truckers
in the US) as wagon drivers which obviously goes back to the days of
horse drawn vehicles, i.e. coal wagon

Ron(UK)
 
"Super Polar" is a stationcar, one of the last ones Volvo produced!
Fully loaded with options.

Other models:
240 DL, GL, GLT, GLE, Polar, Turbo
Click to expand...

It would be interesting to read the Volvo desginer thoughts when
naming that car. My first impression was that it was a special car
designed for operation in extreme cold at the north or south pole. I
imagined special heaters, six powered wheels, huge snow tires,
continually pre-heated motor, etc.
 
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