Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Nathan. We have owned three, starting with a used 1980 260 V6, plus a used 240 we bought as a first car for our grandkids. They are good cars. The independent shop, with salvage yard, is just off of Interstate 24, and serves customers from Nashville to Atlanta. Now that my latest model is five years old, they will do all of my service, saving me a 100-mile round trip to the dealer. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at frozenlight.eu> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2012 12:29 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Early Morning at the Volvo Salvage Yard > Nice fog picture. > > I have owned two Volvos in my life. In 1985, I bought a second-hand 240 in > Florida (it is 1983 model). It was my wife's car for the next 10 years, > until we moved from NJ to Belgium. Rather than taking the car with us to > Europe, we had it shipped to Puerto Rico, where it has lived ever since, > at my in-laws. When my wife goes to visit, she has a car there, saving on > car rentals which are quite expensive there. > > In Brussels, I bought another used Volvo, a 740, in 1995, with 120.000 km > on the odometer. During the next 3 years, I put another 100.000 km on it > and then sold it to a Swedish (!) guy at a loss of only about 500 Euro. > The guy drove it back to the land of its birth in order to give it to his > brother. > > I like Volvo. Now that it is owned by a Chinese company, it is over. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > > YNWA > > > > On May 30, 2012, at 7:57 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > >> I took my Volvo in for service at a local Volvo garage that has a salvage >> yard on the premises. The drive out was in early morning fog, and some >> of it prevailed. >> >> Where Volvos go when the end has come: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Salvage+Yard+24.jpg.html >> >> A Volvo 444 from the 1950s awaits a new life: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Volvo+444.jpg.html >> >> Looking closely, there is some wild beauty to be found: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Wildflowers+35.jpg.html >> >> E-1 with ZD 14-54 >> >> Comments and critiques welcomed. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >