#18: Corsicas to Corvettes, Plus a Side of Volvo
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Chevrolet Corsica
The Chevrolet Corsica is a small car that was made by Chevrolet in the late 1980s and 1990s. It was popular for being affordable and a good option for everyday driving.
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Volvo 240
The Volvo 240 is a car that was made by Volvo, known for its square shape and strong safety features. It was popular for many years and is often remembered for its reliability.
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Honda Civic
The Honda Civic is a small car that many people use for daily driving. The 1986 version is one of the earlier models and is known for being dependable and good on gas.
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Volvo 740
The Volvo 740 is a car made by Volvo that was popular in the 1980s and early 1990s. It's known for being safe and lasting a long time, which is why many people liked it.
Term
300,000 miles
300,000 miles is a measure of how far a car can drive. If a car can reach this distance, it means it's very durable and can last a long time.
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Volvo S40
The Volvo S40 is a small car made by Volvo. It's known for being safe and comfortable to drive, which is why many people like it.
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Saab
Saab is a car brand from Sweden that was known for making safe and stylish cars. They often had turbocharged engines, which made them fun to drive.
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Volvo V60
The Volvo V60 is a stylish car that looks like a station wagon, which means it has a lot of space inside for people and things. It's known for being safe and comfortable, making it a good choice for families.
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Volvo XC60
The Volvo XC60 is a stylish and safe SUV that is great for families. The 2018 version has modern features and is designed to keep you safe on the road.
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Volvo 850
The Volvo 850 is an older car that many people liked because it was safe and comfortable to drive. It has a unique boxy shape and is known for lasting a long time if taken care of properly.
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Toyota
Toyota is a car brand from Japan that makes cars known for being very reliable and lasting a long time. They are often easier and cheaper to maintain than some other brands.
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Volvo Esporty
The Volvo Esporty is a type of car made by Volvo that focuses on being fun to drive while still being practical for everyday use.
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Subaru Legacy
The Subaru Legacy is a car that is known for being dependable and having a lot of space inside. It's good for driving in different weather conditions because it can handle snow and rain well.
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EV
An EV, or electric vehicle, is a car that runs on electricity instead of gas. They are better for the environment and can save you money on fuel.
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electronic e-brakes
An electronic e-brake is a type of parking brake that you control with a button instead of a lever. Some people worry that if it stops working, it could be dangerous when trying to stop the car.
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Toyota RAV4
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Buick Convertible
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Pontiac GTO
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Chevrolet Silverado
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Chevrolet Impala
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Chevrolet Corvette
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Chevrolet Camaro
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horsepower
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Willys G
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Willys Jeep
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Lincoln Zephyr
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Nissan Z
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Ford Mustang
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Hyundai Ioniq 5
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Volvo C30
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Volvo C70
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Oldsmobile Cutlass
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I was so close to, like, just putting my car in neutral,
turn it off, and then asking the guy to like, boom, boom, boom,
because you just blew me along.
A little, little tap.
He's brilliant.
I thought it was a bucket that is brilliant.
Yeah, that's why I got the name Tappan Z.
Yeah.
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
Well, I was going to say, who wants to go first?
Volvo's or Corsicas?
Or every.
I think you could go in chronological order
and start with Corsicas.
Shocker that Corsicas come before Volvo's.
Yeah, I didn't know.
I didn't have a Corsica.
Well, to hear you mention it, Nancy, because, like, I mean,
when is the last time anybody even heard the name Corsica?
That did exist.
I mean, it's a Greek island, but I don't think it's part of it.
You should bring it back.
I can actually have it there, because it's Greek, so.
Oh, I didn't even put that together.
That's what I'm thinking.
Well, proceed.
Yeah, I don't know.
I bought, I think it was, we bought it, bought a Corsica.
And after we bought the Corsica, my brother,
who doesn't like to do a lot of research,
is like, do you like your car?
I'm like, it's fine.
So he also bought a Corsica.
That was his research.
So this Corsica died a very slow death.
Things just kept falling apart with it little bit,
like, by little bit.
So one of them was, so you're sitting in the car
and you probably don't think about it
because, like, there's the ceiling in your car, right?
Well, this car, that ceiling, there was like the lining
that was once upon a time glued, the ceiling,
that in this car became unglued.
You have, like, this little canopy kind of in your car.
So we had that driving.
So we, again, back to duct tape
and whatever could try to fix.
Doesn't, nothing would make it stick.
So we always had, like, these loopy roof things
hanging down.
And then my husband's family, hence my family,
were all meeting in Jersey in July for a family vacation.
We rented a big house, everybody was gonna be there.
Everybody's coming in different directions.
So in this case, I was driving our younger son.
So it was me and my younger son.
Of course, the AC didn't work in this car.
Like, no roof, no AC.
So we had, I don't know if you remember these bottles
that you would fill up with water
and there was like a little fan.
So you would squirt the water and then the fan.
And squirt yourself, yeah.
It was like mini air conditioning.
Yeah.
So that was our air conditioning.
And so I have my son in the back with his AC.
And so we're driving along
and we're crossing the tap and z,
which is relatively flat bridge for most of it,
which is lovely.
And the car starts to overheat.
So I see the steam coming up.
Now I've had bead bombs my whole life.
So I stand when I see steam, what is happening,
what I'm supposed to do,
but I'm on the tap and z bridge with wall-to-wall traffic.
It's July.
We're in New York.
We're headed to Jersey.
Lots of cars.
Okay.
And so my son's in the back, hot.
I'm like spritz, spritz, spritz.
At one point, I thought about like just turning my car off
and putting it into neutral
and asking the guy behind me, like,
can you just bump me along as like we progress?
Because we were bumping the bumper of the track.
And I was like, I need to turn my car off.
It's going to, you know, it's already steaming
and I'm not over the bump of the tap and z.
I'm like on the flat level leading to the bump.
I've got a ways to go.
So I'm turning my car on and off
and I was like, now my battery's gonna die
because I'm turning my car on and off all the time.
Again, I've learned cars.
Thank you, beady bombs.
There you go.
So eventually we make it over the bridge, traffic clears.
And Ian, when I told him the story originally,
asked the question, he was like,
so you pulled over and like you checked the battery
and you felt the bomb.
I was like, no, because now that we were finally moving
and I was cool right down to getting to, I was like,
nope, there's going to be air flowing through it.
It's going to cool it down.
I'm just going to go as long as I'm not stuck.
It's warm, but flash the heat.
Yeah.
I did do that.
Thank you.
I'd forgotten about that.
I was like, turn on the heat.
So I had the heat on, spritz, writz, writz in the back.
Can you get mom's neck?
Thank you.
And I did remember that, like turn on the heat,
get that removed.
And I was like, nope, just go.
And we got there and that was our start to the occasion.
We did it.
I was so close to like just putting my car in neutral,
turn it off and then asking the guy to like, boom, boom.
Could you jump?
Boom me along.
Little tap.
Be brilliant.
I thought it was, I think that is brilliant.
Yeah.
That's how it got the name tap and z.
Yeah.
Ha ha ha ha ha.
Well played.
All those Corsicas that break down.
Tap me along.
Thank you.
The hunch just up here.
It's just up here.
It was crazy.
But I was like, I'm glad it was in the GW
and that would have been worse.
Like at least the tap and z was kind of flying.
So yeah.
So you traded it for another Corsica
because you loved it so much.
I don't actually think we did get another Corsica.
There was another Corsica.
Oh no.
We started with gray and then we got a red.
Scott had one.
I don't know what is wrong with us.
Oh my goodness.
I'm so glad you reminded me about the heat though
because I thought I was really brilliant
with trying that because I did do that.
Oh yeah.
Well schooled in the BD Bomber School.
Yeah.
All the tricks, all the tricks when it's overheating.
I've been there.
Our whole mystery oil.
Do any of these tricks work on modern cars?
Yes.
They do.
Yeah.
Because it's, I mean the technology has gotten better
but it hasn't changed that much.
Like the heat for your car
if it's still a gas powered car
is it comes from the coolant in the engine.
So if you turn on your heat and the car is overheating
it will, it may not fix it or solve it
but it will get you further.
Okay.
Yeah.
Roll the windows down and pray.
Just get another spritz.
Yes, exactly.
Yeah.
Then just spritz.
Then spritz.
Yeah.
I was like, where's Scott?
And then yeah, Scott got one too.
I have no idea why.
I never got one.
Well, yeah, you shifted to Volvo's.
Like when did you shift to a Volvo?
That's what I want to know.
Kathy I think got the first Volvo.
Kathy got the first one.
She's our older sister.
Got the 240, 250.
Like a 240 wagon or a sedan?
240 wagon.
She got the 240 wagon.
Yeah.
I think I have a picture of like me as a little kid
with that 240 in the background.
She did name her cars.
So that car did have a name.
You should interview her.
Get a Volvo 2.0 from her.
Yeah.
Sure.
So you saw Kathy's Volvo and you were like,
oh my gosh, that's a beautiful car.
Like you drove it or rode in it and you were like,
that's the family car, the truckster.
Like we're now a Volvo family.
So I want to go back to our Swedish roots.
Oh, okay.
Say there's something there.
Oh, okay.
But no, so I was pregnant with you, Ian
and your dad had a Honda Civic.
Yeah, the 86, yep.
And then a mouse family had decided to take up residency
in the Honda LE.
So every time I got in the car,
I threw up not going to be sustainable.
Like this is not going to work.
So we went to the Honda dealer
figuring we're just going to get another Honda
because it was a great little car.
Manual, Ian.
Yeah, well, yeah, exactly.
Well, that's actually, you know,
maybe that's what's like, like in, it's in my blood.
They started, it started with zero manual.
Yeah.
So we went to the Honda place and the sales guy there,
you know, we're looking at Hondas and he goes, honestly,
he goes, and he saw that I was obviously pregnant
and he was like, I'd rather see you in a Volvo.
And I'm like, yeah, I'd rather see myself in a Volvo too.
And he had a Volvo, his personal Volvo.
So we ended up buying the sales person's Volvo.
So it was how that happened.
So he had, what was that?
Do you remember what it was?
An eight.
It was a 740.
A 40 sedan.
It was great.
It was so much better than a Honda.
So it was like great sold.
So that's how we landed with that first Volvo was.
Yeah.
Mice had taken up residency.
I couldn't live with them.
And so we sold the car.
Did, so did that Volvo 740 then inspire
other Volos that came into the family?
Cause I know there were a lot.
Within the Burns family, I just remember
there were lots of all.
So there was Pathy and then you got that.
And then, yeah, cause then I remember
even actually having a phone call.
I'm like, yeah, we got a new car.
We got a Volvo.
You got a Volvo.
And then like, you know, like hours later, we got a Volvo.
Like it was just, it was, yeah, it went through the whole.
I love that.
The family Volvos.
We actually got, I think this was our first Volvo
from that same friend down the Newport Bridge.
Oh my gosh, back to the Newport Bridge.
The same friend from that car had a Volvo wagon
that they were getting, they wanted to sell
and, you know, tried to sell it to dealer
didn't get the price, we know, whatever.
And then knew we were looking for a car.
And so we got it from her.
So we bought her Volvo and that was the first one,
Robbins, and that was a wagon.
I think was that, was that the, Nancy,
was that the dark blue one with like the tan interior?
I think that, I think that was also a 740.
Oh, wait, what?
Okay.
All right.
I trust Jim.
I love that car.
I, those were great Volvos.
Those were real Volvos.
Yeah.
That was like, you knew what you were driving.
I did.
I love that car.
300,000 miles, they go forever.
They used to be safe.
And I was like, I do want my babies to be safe.
Like my dad with the wildcat.
I want my kids to be safe.
So.
And so we didn't have a beady,
but we did have a Volvo dealer, you know, in our town.
And that's all they fixed was Volvos.
So we would go to van, van this, and he's like, I got you.
We could like, so it was wonderful to have a great
mechanic for your Volvos.
And that then also it reinforced our decisions
to get more Volvos.
Oh yeah.
It's like when you've got your trustworthy mechanic,
it's a big deal.
And then to that point that then when we got my S40,
which I loved, loved, loved that car.
And then we brought it in and they're like,
and I remember his face.
It was like, you got an S40?
And I was like, oh, I probably should have asked you first.
Oh no.
I let the mechanic down.
I was like, my mechanic doesn't like my car.
But I love that car.
It lasted for a minute.
They ended up actually buying it from us
and fixing it up for their son.
So I don't feel so bad.
Like, yeah.
I kept it in the family.
I kept it in the family.
Like they did like it.
I would have to say that's probably my favorite car
was my S40 Volvos.
Yeah, that's the last S40 sedan.
Yeah.
Oh, so huge.
Yeah, fun little car.
Fun car.
Yep.
Another one.
Just tell Brandon what you want.
Yeah.
Oh, so it's gonna be hard.
Hey, they're out there.
Get you one.
I just didn't remember Nancy like running around
in the 740 wagon with like, with Zach and Ben.
Childhood memories in that car.
It still has a smell.
Like I can to this day,
the Volvo smell whether it was cloth seats or what.
And yeah, just like transports me.
There are always dogs in the back.
Easy smell.
That could be it too.
Whatever the case, I just like, I can still like,
it just takes me back.
Yeah, did that have the rear facing seats in that wagon?
Or was it just the rear?
No, just regularly.
And it had the grate to come down.
Yes, that was it.
And so that was why my friend Robin had it
like for her golden retrievers.
Right.
And Daisy.
And she was like, I think he would like this
for Daisy.
Oh, that's really funny.
Yeah, no, that car was around for a long time.
Yep.
Yeah.
They go, they go forever.
It's just the rust that gets them into England.
Yeah.
Yeah.
And that's how we were even thinking about electric.
We looked into the Volvos coming over for electric,
but then that didn't quite happen.
Right, yeah.
And I wanted it didn't quite happen.
Yep, I can't believe I was never a very big Volvo guy,
but on the Volvo talk,
my boss, Stu, he's never,
he's never owned Volvos.
But when I met him,
like I've worked for him now for almost 12 years,
but when I met him, he was driving a sob
that he bought off the side of the road.
And it was like 200,000 miles.
Like he just needed a car.
So he bought that.
And I was like, Stu, like you own this business.
Like I'm going to help you get a car.
And we bought from an auction,
a one-year-old Volvo.
It was a V60 wagon, 2016.
And I mean, it's a 16,000 miles on it.
I mean, it was basically brand new.
And I cannot believe, like he drove that car
for like four or five years
and put like 120,000 miles on it
in a single problem, nothing.
Like, I mean, he changed the oil,
like brakes and tires, but nothing else.
And I was like, that's unheard of.
He's like, I guess that's pretty good.
I was like, no, that's amazing.
I'm sold on Volvos.
The next one we got him was after it got 120,000 miles on it
is a XC60 Volvo, a 2018.
And same thing, got into an auction
and it had like 20,000 miles on it.
And he still has it and it's got like 113,000 miles on it.
Same thing, like he's driven it for 100,000 miles
and just changed oil and tires and brakes.
And it just goes and goes and goes.
Like they're incredible cars, incredible cars.
So.
You can't even think about quitting on them before 200.
No. Oh yeah.
Yeah, they're amazing.
And they'll do it.
They'll do it as long as they don't get any rust on them.
Like they'll just keep going.
That is the tricky part.
Or Serenwrap, right, Ian?
Or Serenwrap.
Yeah.
Oh, that's cool.
Volvo.
Well, yeah.
Because I was about to ask like of like memories
that the two you have with like any particular Volvos
or like that stand out to you.
And well, yeah, the Serenwrap incident.
Yeah, we created the 740 to an 850
because it was gold and beautiful.
I don't remember why we, it must have been needed to,
but whatever.
I think, yeah, because I mean,
I think I was like six or seven at that point.
And we traded up to the 850.
Yeah, which was a beautiful car.
Oh, great car.
I have such a soft spot for 850s because of that.
And that was the one that like,
that was your childhood, essentially.
And then into high school,
which brings us to said Serenwrap.
Yes.
So the Serenwrap.
I'll let you elaborate.
Oh, yes.
Absolutely.
This doesn't ring a bell.
So please do.
So as we've talked in previous episodes,
they're branded about the assassin water gun game.
But yeah, yeah, HHS senior tradition or someone Serenwrap Volvo.
How dare they, right?
Oh, I would be, I would be so mad.
Oh my God.
Yeah, continue.
Yeah.
So that the first one I think happened at,
because it was crew practice.
So I'd be there at five in the morning
and then the team we were playing against knew that
and Serenwrap at once and didn't do a very good job.
So I was able to like just, you know,
you know, fury just like rip enough off of like the driver's door
and the windshield to just get it off.
And this was like the tactic to like,
oh, we'll slow him down.
Like don't get him.
And I mean, it is comical to have seen it.
I mean, it's also like, what do I do?
Like my car is literally wrapped up
like a present here with Serenwrap.
So that was the whole tactic.
I think the second one happened at,
at the high school parking lot.
So the poor Volvo got a Serenwrap twice.
And, but we, I made it out in time.
Like it was somehow, yeah.
Like whether I had a friend with me or what,
but I managed to get out of their unscathed
despite their best efforts.
Yeah.
Yeah.
It didn't hurt the car any.
No, like that big roll thing.
You know, on my restaurants or whatever.
Yeah.
I just, it'd be like,
I thought you were gonna say something like that.
But I think the first time they even did like,
they greased it or whatever.
It was like, they gave you a challenge.
They were, yes.
I think the second time around,
they really, really went to add it,
like three rolls worth or something.
It was, it was nuts.
I remember like, mom, they Serenwrap me again.
I'm like, ugh.
Ugh.
But, but you survived and the car survived.
So that was most important.
Brenda and I talked about like cars
we have a soft spot for.
And that's where like my Volvo loves stems from
was because of that car.
But I'm now talking to the two of you here,
like how Volvo, like our family
were pretty steeped in it from what you both
have told us here tonight.
Those are probably my favorite.
Yeah.
Well, Scott has one now.
Yes.
Claire has one now.
And Claire has one now.
Still, yeah.
I don't think Claire's ever veered.
She's stayed pretty true to Volvo actually.
So Robin, was that 850,
the last Volvo you've had or do you have one now?
I can't remember.
Yeah.
That was my last one.
And I do.
I still long for a Volvo.
I mean, but upkeep is expensive on a Volvo.
Even though it's minimal, there's a lot.
So I'm a Toyota.
Sorry, at this point.
Don't have to apologize.
You've got to do what works for you.
Yeah.
I just, I couldn't remember if you had one or not.
Yeah.
I've become a Toyota Rapour loyalist,
like everybody else in Hanover or the Upper Valley.
Ah.
Yeah.
Honestly, if you'd said you had a Volvo and you drove that,
that would really fit the Hanover bill quite well.
Wait, I'm just to say Upper Valley.
Yes, there you go.
There you go.
There you go.
Yeah.
It's like one of my favorite Ian quotes
when he comes to Connecticut and sees cars.
And he was like, whoa,
because all we ever see in New Hampshire is Subaru.
Yes, Subaru's a lot of Rev Ford.
And he was like, whoa, I'll ever see your Subaru's.
Yeah.
I wrote it.
Yes.
Oh, it was always a thrill for me to go visit Connecticut
because it was like, oh my gosh,
like I get to see actual cars.
Yeah.
You're right.
Yeah.
Like they're not all Subarus.
This is amazing.
Yeah.
Yeah.
And then what about you, Nancy?
You do have a Volvo right now or no?
No.
So I think that Esporty was my last Volvo.
And there were issues with it.
So hence why we sold it to our mechanic.
And so I did go to a Subaru at that point.
Yeah.
Because I was like, oh my gosh, it's a recommendation.
I just want like stable, don't want to think about it,
no problem kind of car.
So rented a Subaru, hated it, hated that car.
And so now I have an EV, which I absolutely love.
So.
Okay.
The total opposite of what, you know,
I had the Subaru Legacy, great, you know,
reliable, big, whatever.
And this one is wonderful and zippy and cute.
And I'm very, very happy.
Good, good.
It's always, for me, I always love hearing people
find a car that they really like.
Because there's nothing worse than someone buying a car
and then like a couple months later
and they're like, I really don't like it.
It's like, we should have made that decision.
Like, what do you do?
Yeah, that's why I wasn't my Subaru, I just, nope, just.
So I loved my Volvo, went to Subaru, hated it.
And I'm not like a car person.
Like Robin is.
Like she can't remember her college car.
I can't remember.
I mean, you got to give yourself credit, Nancy.
I mean, not many people would know to like, you know,
open up the choke, stick a piece of wood in,
get it running.
Yeah, during the year, like you give yourself some credit.
Like you, you get the little tips and tricks.
I'm up for problem solving.
Yeah, absolutely.
But yeah, but now, and so now I have a car
that I will never understand because there's so many things.
Like if all I have to do is open it up
and put a stick in there and make it work, like.
Yeah, wouldn't that be nice?
But with the DB, now I'm like,
oh, I'm looking at my phone,
but it doesn't look like it's the same.
But it's very fun to drive, very fun.
Yeah, we could spend the whole episode on like,
just the computer systems and cars
and how I think it's ridiculous,
like how computerized they're getting and,
oh yeah, it's crazy.
It's crazy.
And I have a question for you.
What does the hold button mean?
Yeah, yeah.
So the hold button is when you're in traffic, right?
And you come to a stop and that button is on,
you can release your foot from the brake
and it will hold it.
So you don't have to keep holding the brake pedal.
That's what that does.
Thank you.
Yeah.
Out of everything in my car,
I'm like, I don't know what that whole button is, so.
Yeah, and I'm sure there's probably
a way better description of it
and how it works in the owner's manual.
Yeah.
But that has been a question for me every day
when I look and go, what is that hold button?
So.
Yeah, that's another thing which like,
that's an example of that in electronic e-brakes.
And like, I don't like this.
Like, I don't want to have a system
that could possibly fail.
Like, what if you're using it all the time,
you get used to it and it suddenly doesn't work?
When you hit the brake and fail,
that's not a good thing, right?
Yeah, it's like, ah, it's like,
when are we gonna get to the point right where it's like,
I swear, I didn't cause the accident.
The car did.
Like, it messed up.
It's like, yeah, okay.
Oh, but thank you.
I feel so much better now knowing that.
I probably knew it, but thank you.
I forgot.
Keep me to mention, Brendan, my mom bought
a brand new RAV recently.
So.
Oh, very nice.
Brendan, you didn't know?
Cause I kept saying, Ian, what would Brendan say to do?
And I was saying, Brendan would say, buy a brand new one.
Yeah.
So.
Oh, I said.
So, Brendan, you were part of the equation.
Yes.
Yeah.
I was going for like, you made the right call.
But I went for the new one cause I said,
what would Brendan do?
Ian's like, Brendan would say, get a new one.
Don't be foolish.
Yeah.
Yeah. I mean, new one.
It's, I mean, there's a lot of factors,
but yeah, for the most part,
you're going to keep it forever.
It doesn't matter.
So, just buy a new.
It's a forever card.
So.
Yeah.
And I'm very, very happy about that.
Got the hybrid.
It's just, I am thrilled.
Yeah.
And we just need, all we need now
is Doug to do some stenciling on it.
You know, maybe draw us.
Oh, come on.
We're done.
We're done.
I got my details.
We're good.
So, Brendan, what do you drive?
Ah, so, so my dad and I are big into the car thing.
So we have quite a few different cars
between the two of us.
So, like I drove today,
like I drove that 65 Buick convertible.
And then I've got my 66 GTO convertible.
Then I have my 2006 GTO.
And then the only new car I have
is my 22 Chevy Silverado.
So.
Oh.
Yeah.
And then my dad's got like a 67 Impala
and a 2001 Corvette and a 2023 Cadillac
and a 2022 Cadillac and his GMC and Camaro.
Oh my God.
It's way too many cars.
We have way too many cars.
Yeah.
Do they have any?
Oh, yes.
Yeah.
There's only a couple don't,
but for the most part.
So we've got Ruby is our red 67 Chevy Impala.
Spike, 2001 Corvette.
That's black, triple black convertible.
Actually, Robin, you've seen that one.
I brought that to the house.
That's what you brought for Fourth of July.
A couple years ago.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I have seen that.
Yeah.
Yeah.
And then we've got Misty.
It's my dad's 69 Camaro.
I like the name.
Yeah.
Eris.
My dad's Cadillac,
which we named after the goddess of chaos
because it's a crazy car.
I was getting a goddess.
So there you go.
Oh yeah.
That car is insane.
It has like 700 horsepower.
And it's the scariest car ever to drive.
Like it's just so powerful.
It's amazing.
But we could go into that later.
And then.
Right on the top of the bridge.
You know, in July.
I'm going to put it next to my big blue car.
Perfect.
Just let me know.
I'll push you right out of the way.
Plenty of power for two cars.
Yeah.
And then we've got what?
Luke is my dad's truck.
And then he's got Willie, which is his 47 Willys G.
What?
The names for my cars.
I really, I'm trying to figure out a name for the Buick.
I haven't got one for that.
The GTOs.
Bomber might be in order.
Edie Buick.
Yeah, yeah.
There you go.
Beanie Buick.
Yeah, beanie Buick.
I think we got it for him.
Yeah.
I like that.
I like that.
Yeah, the GTOs I haven't named.
I don't think I'll ever name them.
I just always refer to them as like the 66 or the 2006.
Like I just, you have to let it speak to me.
And then my truck.
I don't know.
I've toyed back and forth different names for my truck.
So I don't know.
Silverado.
Yeah.
This is what Chris has.
Yeah, it's a dark, dark green Silverado.
He has sort of like the teal kind of.
It's like gray, greenish.
Yeah, he just got that.
Yeah, it's a nice truck.
I like it.
He's loyal to the Fords, but he couldn't get the deal.
Yeah.
So he ended up with that.
Price is a big factor on the car thing, for sure.
He was like, this is what I will pay for this truck.
And I like, nope.
And I go, OK, see you, bye.
Yeah, hey, that's what you got to do sometimes.
Silverado.
Yeah.
Oh, and then the other car that we had that named is,
Ian and I actually did an episode on it, is Rusty.
My brother's 1949 Willys Jeep that my dad and him
built from the ground up.
Oh, wow.
So we just shipped it to him in Montana.
That's where my brother lives.
Oh, my goodness.
And it's literally, it's like 15 miles on it.
Like it's a brand new 1949 Willys Jeep.
It's gorgeous.
Ian, see it.
See it.
Yeah, this thing, it's spotless.
Yeah, nothing bold.
Everything's brand new.
Like all original drivetrain, but it's all been rebuilt.
I mean, it's gorgeous.
So yeah, my dad and I like to do stuff like that
in our spare time.
And yeah, my brother used to, but he's moved on.
So yeah.
Were you named after cars?
I don't think there's a car named Brendan, but I didn't know
if they had a car named Brendan or.
Oh, no, no, no, no.
Nothing like that.
I'm pretty sure my mother was in complete control
of the naming thing.
So yeah.
So we stuck with all B names.
So we got Bob, Brendan, Ben, Brianna, Bill, you know.
Thank you.
Yeah, I was going to say, no wonder you like the Buick, Brendan.
Yeah, yeah, BD Buick.
Yeah.
There you have it.
Yeah, B is for.
Oh, we should do like an A to Z alphabet book for kids.
We could.
Yeah, a Alfa Romeo season five.
A to Z season five.
We'll have 26 episodes.
Oh, wow.
I mean, yeah, a lot of content there.
Is it was there a Z car?
There are Z cars.
There.
Yeah.
The Lincoln Zephyr or.
Is that a car?
Yeah.
The Nissan Z car.
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, you could.
Datsun to to something for.
Yeah.
280 Z.
She got it.
Yes, Nancy and the 280 Z.
Oh, no, that must have been fun.
I think it was yellow even.
There you go.
Oh, now that's sporty.
Oh, yeah.
Mustang, you know, around here.
Yeah, yellow 71 Mustang.
I'm going to look for one.
With the black, the black.
We have the black final time.
Oh, yeah.
Yeah, I'm going to park it right out on the common there
in Pingree, right there in the cul-de-sac.
And it will get stolen, apparently.
Yeah, yes.
That's for drivers.
Yeah, the neighbors will just come over and be like,
that's mine.
It's a tricky neighborhood.
Yeah, it could happen.
You never know.
Somebody just had it out for that Mustang.
I don't know.
It was a hot car.
It was a sporty car.
They wanted it.
Yeah.
So that's good, though.
So we've got, so you love the Volvos.
You guys are still big Volvo people, obviously.
The brooch run, but you don't love them.
If our Baca books could allow us,
that's where our loyalty would be.
If anybody love your Rev 4.
I do love my Rev 4.
And then, Nancy, you love the EV.
I love the EV.
I would look into the EV Mustang next to me.
Oh, yeah.
The Lock E.
Yeah, moving into your territory.
No, no, no, Corvette E-Ray.
Corvette E-Ray, come on.
That's true.
I mean, it's sticking to Corvette time.
The bowling green connection.
They are coming out with an E Corvette.
I already have a Silverado.
My little match.
Come on.
My Kentucky husband has a Silverado, not me.
Yeah, I'm just saying.
I'm from Connecticut.
Yeah, get a Corvette.
Not a fan.
If it snows, you can plow with it.
It's only this far off the ground.
Fair enough.
Practical.
It's very practical.
I mean, I do, Nancy, really like the I&E 5.
They make an N performance model.
Time to trade.
So anyway, I thought that.
OK, I'm leasing.
Yeah, it was so.
I thought to mention that because that's probably
my favorite EV out there right now.
And I charge for free.
So that's also a plus.
Yeah, we like that.
We do like that.
Well, I mean, my commute is eight minutes, so.
Which that's a brilliant use case.
That's perfect scenario for an EV.
Perfect.
Yeah, and I will say, like you've talked about,
like it's fun to drive.
I've driven electric cars.
You cannot beat the thrill of the torque
with electric cars.
It's amazing.
Well, listen, she's so funny.
She's like, is she for sure?
She's like, Robin, listen to this.
And he's like, I'm like, oh, that's pretty cool.
Like, I didn't expect that.
Yeah, didn't have the same sound as the blue car
with the gas pedal.
It has a gas pedal that you touch and it responds.
So that is nice.
That is nice.
Right.
That's I'll get you like a USB stick or a CD with, you know,
sounds of an old blue car on it.
You know, she could.
Oh, it was the worst car ever.
The poor blue car.
The the beady blue car.
It just a blue car bomb.
Oh, you're telling me.
Yeah, big blue.
It's a hybrid and it's like, like you're out of red light
and then it changes.
And it's like, it takes a little, a little push
to get yourself through.
There's a little.
Does it have a sport mode?
You want to engage that?
I'm always an ego mode.
I want, I want the best for my, you know, my mileage.
Oh, the miles, yeah.
Get on to like the highway or whatever.
And we're in my husband's Silverado.
Oh, it's trying to accelerate.
Like, this is really cute.
Oh, I love it.
Shots fired.
Look at that try so hard.
That's what you do.
If you ever have an argument, you just go,
let's settle this outside on the highway.
Zero to 60.
The merit.
Let's go.
Yeah.
Zero to 60 who wins.
Oh, me.
OK, yeah.
Well, that would be me.
Yeah.
Let's try the sport mode.
OK.
Yeah, even, yeah, even eco I got you.
So.
Well, that's good.
I'm glad I'm glad that you two are counteracting me
because I'm pretty sure driving the Buick all day today.
I was averaging maybe eight or 10 miles per gallon.
Yeah.
40.
I got 40 today.
Oh, that's beautiful.
That's beautiful.
Yeah, I only do kilowatts, so I don't know.
Yeah.
Well, this is good.
So you two are used to sharing cars.
So on an end note, what I'm going to do
is we have to find either a Wildcat 66 Mustang,
maybe even a Lincoln Canal or 71 Mustang
that we won't let get stolen something or a Volvo.
I actually had a Volvo.
I had a Volvo 270 convertible for a while.
That was a fun car.
That was a fun car.
Yeah.
That's what will get you.
And those are pretty reasonable.
What was that one with the short hatchback?
That was a weird one.
C30.
That's not a Volvo.
What is C30?
Is it just me over here that likes that one?
Oh, you know what you're talking about.
Yeah, it is, just you.
It's so quirky and weird.
No.
OK, all right.
Yeah, so I just said it's quirky and weird.
That's why we don't like it.
I like quirky and weird cars.
I'll just.
It's for an individual.
It was like Volvo was like, hey,
we can do a smart car for two.
It's like, no.
No.
Just why?
C70 convertible with the hard top convertible.
Oh, yeah.
That would be a fun one.
Yeah.
Blue or turquoise?
Yeah.
Oh, that's true.
We do.
Yeah.
No, that's our mom.
So yeah, we're going blue.
Yeah.
Oh, that's right.
Let me add that to my list here.
Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme.
That's another one.
Hers was red with black, I think, right?
She did have one of the other ones she had.
What other color was that?
Remember?
She had two.
You'd have to ask Scott.
He probably wrecked it.
Yeah.
Yeah, right.
That's the one he wrecked.
So he might.
Yeah, yeah.
See?
Exactly.
Terrible.
He also had the.
What was the Honda that Ben drove that my mom?
Oh, yeah.
The Honda Classic.
1980?
It was like an 89, right?
89 Civic.
Yeah.
18 Honda Civic.
And it was like a wedding car for his friend
to drive away in.
I love that.
Oh my gosh.
That's a whole other.
That's what I was thinking when you were like what you want.
I'm Brooklyn.
A wind down window.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Well, all you have to do is borrow Ian's Mustang or one
of my cars.
You could crank the windows all you want.
So great.
Driving down the highway, you get a reach over.
Let me go with that bag over there real quick.
Yeah, not in person.
Because it really can't travel much.
It's like an EG.
You can't get far.
Right.
Only so much you can do.
We're going back.
Nothing's changed.
It's all right.
I'll follow you around with a little generator.
Spritz, Spritz, Spritz.
But they're not.
Exactly.
They're going to sprint it right up.
Exactly.
Yeah, we got you.
Turn the heat on.
Spritz, Spritz, Spritz.
Yep.
Yep.
Let's take this picture you just
docked back to it.
Was it banned in the backseat?
That was banned in the backseat.
She'd be like, do you want to pick it up?
What a trooper.
Oh, my goodness.
Mom, it's going to be OK.
Yep.
And it was.
It was all OK.
It's going to be fine, honey.
You got over it, got over the hump.
You got to the beach in Jersey.
It's normal this way.
It's family.
It was worth it.
It's awesome.
What a story.
Love it.
Yeah.
This was fun.
Oh, yes.
Well, you got some good takes on this or whatever.
Oh, my gosh.
You two, thank you so much for doing it and for just
talking to me.
I love it.
Like, there's nothing better to be just hearing the stories,
the recollections.
Just think about all the cars that you've
had throughout all this time from memories
with your parents' cars, your cars.
That's the part I love about it.
That's why you and I are doing this.
Like, it's just amazing.
And as soon as we hang up, we'll be like, we forgot to say it.
Yeah, exactly.
Write it down.
Write it down.
And we can talk about it again.
We will have you back.
Absolutely.
And thank you.
Yeah, thank you for being one of our.
Thanks for spending your Saturday with us.
Yeah.
Oh, on the longest day of the year,
it's a great way to spend it.
That's right.
We made the most of it, didn't we?
Sure did.
Yeah.
And on behalf of our sponsor, Beaty's Bombers,
thank you so much for swinging by today.
My Beaty would be so proud.
He's smiling right now.
All right, thanks, you guys.
It's nice to meet you.
Yes, nice to meet you as well.
Yes.
Well, that was a treat.
Oh, that was that was fantastic.
It's just, you know, listener, you know,
obviously you can't see like we're doing a video call doing this.
But it was just an absolute pleasure to speak with Robin
and Nancy about their car experiences,
the cars they've owned, talking to Ian about it.
Like I haven't seen his mom in a few years.
And it's just it was great.
I just I enjoyed all of it.
Love the fact, like my biggest takeaway from that
is I love that they had just a mile away from where they
grew up, like this garage that like that's
the person that lived in their community,
the person they trusted, and who they just,
hey, we need a car for our kid.
Yep, come on down.
Like we got one that'll be perfect for you.
And just like, look at the memories that created.
Like, love that, love that.
Yeah, it is so true.
And I mean, that's what inspired me to ask them
to come join us was the Beaty Bombers.
Like, I'm like, oh my gosh, you two
have to talk to us about these cars.
And wow, like what tales they had to share.
Oh, absolutely.
And I'm so happy that we had both of them
because they could bounce it off one another.
They started remembering way more, which is it's yeah,
their stories were incredible.
It's a beautiful thing, yeah, especially
to have the two of them together.
And that like it just unlocks these memories
that they've shared together, like through these cars.
Again, like the whole ethos of what we do here.
Like just to see that unfold, like it's beautiful.
It is, it is.
So from Ian and I here at Life Plus Cars listeners,
please remember to get out, enjoy the drive.
And we are curating car stories one mile of the time
over here, Life Plus Cars.
And if you want to get ahold of us, Life Plus Cars
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About this episode
A lively discussion about the nostalgic experiences of owning Corsicas and Volvos, highlighting memorable stories and mishaps. The hosts share humorous anecdotes about their family's history with these cars, including a comical overheating incident on the Tappan Zee Bridge and the quirks of maintaining older vehicles. They delve into the reliability of Volvos and how their family became a Volvo-centric household. The episode is filled with laughter, personal reflections, and a deep appreciation for the memories tied to these cars.
Original notes
After sharing the tales of Bob Beatty and the Burns family cars, special guests Robin and Nancy are back!
The car stories continue:
- Nancy remembers how she got stuck in an overheating Chevy Corsica on the Tappan Zee Bridge
- Robin shares how a mice-infested Honda Civic led to her first Volvo
- Brendan tries to convince Nancy to buy an E-Ray, the all electric Corvette
Plus, will there be a drag race between a Chevy Silverado and a Hyundai Ioniq 5 in the future?
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