The History Of The Volvo 240: From Hipsters To Hip Replacements

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Raphael Orlove
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The Volvo 240 didn't change much over its multi-decade production run, but what did change were the kinds of people who bought them.

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The ever-bizarre Regular Car Reviews explains how the car (on the East Coast at least) transitioned from the ride of choice for conservatives in high-waisted trousers to skinny jeans hipsters. Over on the Left Coast, the 240 ended up with the same hipster owners (count me in that bunch), though it was more of a liberal professor's car before that.

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So with the hipster trend dying out, what will become of the trusty 240? Something tells me it's gonna be good.