Have you ever noticed...

"Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast" (unknownuknow) 07/22/2015 at 22:47 • Filed to: None

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...the rear doors on the 200 series Volvo Estate are the same as used on the sedan. This gives them that strange droop on the top rear corner of the window frame, it’s bugged me all my life.

I was inspired to post the question after I published the story below on LaLD earlier and found a few hadn’t noticed this door feature.

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jkm7680 > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 07/22/2015 at 22:54

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That bugs me.

Luckily, I’m not really interested in the 3rd grade History teacher’s car.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 07/22/2015 at 22:55

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It has always driven me crazy on the nissan armada

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 07/22/2015 at 22:55

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Had two in the family, definitely noticed it. One of those “dammit, Sweden!” things.

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 07/22/2015 at 22:57

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Yes! Same lazy/cost cutting engineering practice. Grrrr

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > jkm7680 07/22/2015 at 22:59

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Yes I’m not looking to buy one but when I see one driving around I don’t like it!!

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 07/22/2015 at 23:00

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yes. yes I had noticed.

lonestranger > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 07/22/2015 at 23:04

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Those are unique to the Armada, though.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 07/22/2015 at 23:06

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The Saturn SW wagon shared its back doors with the sedan. When they updated the styling to be more rounded and bubbly, it got... interesting looking.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 07/22/2015 at 23:07

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Saturn did that with the SL wagon.

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > lonestranger 07/22/2015 at 23:07

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Oh my bad, looked like the ute rear doors. We don't get the Amarda here in Australia, do I get let off?

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 07/22/2015 at 23:09

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Ew! So glad that wasn't sold here, that's the first time my eyes have suffered by seeing that.

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/22/2015 at 23:11

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Huh! You were just beaten to the punch by a minute! It’s horrible but much more noticable than the Volvo.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 07/22/2015 at 23:14

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Yeah, it wasn’t so bad with the original design thanks to its boxiness.

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 07/22/2015 at 23:18

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Yeah that’s ok. The top and bottom of the frame are parallel at least, it’s that curve on the Volvo that bugs me. It dosen’t need to be there! I may have issues.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 07/22/2015 at 23:21

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Hey the car had a stroke, just don’t stare at it.

Boxer_4 > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 07/22/2015 at 23:23

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Toyota did the same with the fourth generation Camry wagon. The rear doors are from the sedan, however, it actually pulls off the look.

VincentMalamute-Kim > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 07/22/2015 at 23:26

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I’ve always noticed it. It never bugged me though. I always thought “clever Swedes!”.

OTOH - for some reason I”ve never noticed the Saturn wagons doing the same thing. Now THAT bugs me. Weird. Hypocrite.

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > Boxer_4 07/22/2015 at 23:29

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Yeah that looks fine. I think my problem with the Volvo is the rest of it is so boxy and straight yet it has this little curve in the top center of its profile, it’s out of place from a design/asthetics point of view but makes manufacturing sense. Volvo did a great job hiding it with the blackout treatment they did on the window surrounds though.

lonestranger > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 07/22/2015 at 23:52

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o  b no sno o

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > lonestranger 07/22/2015 at 23:54

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I don't know how you did that but for the first time in my browsing life I was able to read normally, thank so much.

lonestranger > Boxer_4 07/22/2015 at 23:59

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Second-gen, too.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 07/23/2015 at 00:09

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Great work...you just ruined one of my favorite cars!

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 07/23/2015 at 00:20

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Ha ha! Sorry about that. It’s strange some notice and some don’t but if you truly loved it you would accept it with all it’s faults. :)

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 07/23/2015 at 00:30

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Well now I just need to get a 242 turbo coupe instead! Then I won’t have to worry about the back doors!

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 07/23/2015 at 00:31

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Yes seems like the only answer but then it's not a wagon. Life's hard.

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 07/23/2015 at 01:04

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Further reading:

http://www.curbsideclassic.com/automotive-his…

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart 07/23/2015 at 01:35

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Awesome info, thanks.

NotUnlessRoundIsFunny > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 07/23/2015 at 03:40

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Wow, I never noticed that. Now I'll be looking for it every time I see one!

for Michigan > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 07/23/2015 at 04:46

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A lot of cars do this. That Volvo is actually one of the better ones in my opinion.

Roundbadge > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 07/23/2015 at 07:19

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Well....I hadn’t before...

Now, I can’t un-see it.

Jobjoris > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 07/23/2015 at 07:21

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Yes, I noticed. I drove a dark blue non-metallic 240 “Polar”. With it’s epic 2.0! And it’s interior wasn’t that spacious as one would expect.

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > Roundbadge 07/23/2015 at 07:51

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Sorry...

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > Jobjoris 07/23/2015 at 08:01

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It's funny, some see it and some don't. Ooo dark blue, nice. It was spacious when you were a kid.

Jobjoris > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 07/23/2015 at 08:22

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Yeah, but I bought it while I was 26. With only one purpose: getting it to the North Cape in Norway.

We never made it.

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > Jobjoris 07/23/2015 at 08:35

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Ha ha, sounds like your turn for a story?

Jobjoris > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 07/23/2015 at 08:47

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Haha, indeed! We never made it because we never left! I bought this one with 3 friends, with the idea of driving it to the North Cape alright. But then one of us, a procurement-manager from a travel-agency (who spoke German and French fluently, pretty awesome while traveling!), wasn’t allowed to leave for a holiday as that business went totally through the drain at that moment. So then there were three. And then another one of us was struck with a disease, Infectious mononucleosis (Pfeiffer’s disease), and wasn’t capable of being up for over an hour. So then there were two. And a twist came: Not wanting to make such an epic trip with ‘just’ the two of us (as we did all the planning already with the four of us) we went to Thailand. Hahaha! Awesome stories about that trip ;-)

I sold the Volvo to my brother. He drove it for 4 years. And then sold it to a friend of mine. Who still drives it (over 10 years!!!). Epic car.

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > Jobjoris 07/23/2015 at 08:54

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Ha ha sad and awesome at the same time. Those old bricks just keep on going, heaps around here still and most in good condition.

MM54 > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 07/23/2015 at 19:00

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I have noticed it, and it bothers me quite a bit.

Not enough to deter me from a 240 wagon, but it’s a reasonable bother.