Lesser and Lesser ...

[Stephen Edwin]

Or, as the late great Sir Winston said about a proposed grammar correction to a speech: this is interference up with which I will not put.



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[Stephen Edwin]

P.S.

Sorry aardvarkash10. Your post triggered my reply but my pejorative comments were absolutely NOT aimed at you.

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[loki_the_glt]

Pedantry is an example of the wonderful English construct that is the irregular declension:

I use words correctly; you are a pedant; he corrects everyone's English.

[bob12]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

A rare sighting of the Lesser Spotted 745! Strangely there's a 1990 745 near me in Silver. .......................and the letters are the same - no surprise then to learn it was also originally supplied by Squire Furneaux of Chobham.

Other than that and occasionally a silver 240GLT on an F, there aren't many round this part of the world.

Me thinks you mean Cobham Dave as definitely not Chobham as there has never been a Volvo Dealership there. The nearest local Volvo Dealership is suggest to be in Guildford but actually it's in a village well outside Guildford at Pirbright. In the late 80's it was called Forum, and then it went through various owners trading as Romans, Lancaster, and maybe others I forget, until today it's part of Squire Furneaux. Not much changes down there still looks basically the same.

[aardvarkash10]

Originally Posted by Stephen Edwin

P.S.

Sorry aardvarkash10. Your post triggered my reply but my pejorative comments were absolutely NOT aimed at you.

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Given and taken in the spirit of love and gentle ribbing.

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by bob12

Me thinks you mean Cobham Dave as definitely not Chobham as there has never been a Volvo Dealership there. The nearest local Volvo Dealership is suggest to be in Guildford but actually it's in a village well outside Guildford at Pirbright. In the late 80's it was called Forum, and then it went through various owners trading as Romans, Lancaster, and maybe others I forget, until today it's part of Squire Furneaux. Not much changes down there still looks basically the same.

I may well do Bob, i'll check the number plate tomorrow. Always used to get Chobham and Cobham mixed up, mainly because i used to cover that area many moons ago and people pronounced them the same - if they didn't give their postcode i could spend hours trying to find them in the wrong place!

I remember there was an Alfa dealer round that general area (somewhere nearer Alresford maybe but on the A30) called Quadrifoglio in the late 70s, i belive that became Forum at one point too.

Last time i was in Pirbright, my first point of contact was the muzzle of an M16!

[AllHailKingVolvo]

I see less and less 2/7/900 series cars about, although there is a beautiful dark green seven seater 945 that lives in my road, one of the NA ones with a B230FD in it. In lovely condition and owned by a retired couple who cosset it. They always give me a wave or a honk when we cross paths.

Speaking of sightings, I was driving down the M27 a couple of weeks ago in my 245 when I noticed I was being relentlessly flashed, which perplexed me as I was doing 70 in the slow lane!
It turned out to be a couple in a very nicely kept 480ES who pulled alongside, gave a very friendly hello and then proceeded to drive in formation with me, taking photos of my car!

It was a lovely moment. I often get flashes and toots from fellow drivers of old kit, in Bridport in particular there are several 740/940s, and two owners always look out for each other (and me!) And vice versa.

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

I may well do Bob, i'll check the number plate tomorrow. Always used to get Chobham and Cobham mixed up,

You were right Bob - 'tis Cobham with only one "h" on the number plate!

Originally Posted by AllHailKingVolvo

Speaking of sightings, I was driving down the M27 a couple of weeks ago in my 245 when I noticed I was being relentlessly flashed, which perplexed me as I was doing 70 in the slow lane!
It turned out to be a couple in a very nicely kept 480ES who pulled alongside, gave a very friendly hello and then proceeded to drive in formation with me, taking photos of my car!

It was the CIA Phil! You are now earmarked for a top secret mission involving your 245..................this message will self-destruct in 5 seconds..............4....................3....... ...............2......................1........... ...

I'm just back from the monthly Rover meet and i saw more 700s (and other Volvos) than i did Rover 800s - i was behind the wheel of the only 800 i saw - several SD1s and a P6 but even the stalwart members who tunr up in 800s came in SD1s today!
Besides my own 760GLE that i saw as i left home and returned, near the venue there was a silver F reg 740 GL in very nice condition.
Other than that, no 2/7/9xx at all were spied!

[Laney760]

I often note sadly that there are the fewer and fewer 200/700/900 cars around although in my tiny village, population c2000, there are two 945's, mine and a turquoise one and in Henley on Thames, population c11,500 there are at least two 945s, a V90, an 855 and a 765. There was an aubergine 945 in the village of Harpsden for over a decade until recently. There is a lovely white 944 in Marlow which I frequently see.

[360beast]

I know of a 740 estate and two 940 estates that are all within about 5 streets of each other in Worcester! Although the one 940 looks like it hasn't moved for years, it has a tan interior and dark grey paint.

There is a 360 literally three streets from me.

By my Auntie there is a guy who has a saab 96 rally car, his wife drives a 240 estate and he has a PV I believe.

I see a few 300 series and 240's around.

Last weekend I saw two Amazon's in one day!

I drive past another 940 estate about once a week in Droitwich but I get it over by them so I have given up.

Someone in Droitwich in either a v90 or phase 1 v70 (I haven't figured it out yet) does flash me.

I know of two other 940's in Worcester.

There are two 480's and I have seen a fair few 440's.

I seem to live in the mecha for old Volvo's

Oh and a white 760 GLE estate