Talk:Volvo 164

message: Certainly D-Jetronic, like all other injection systems, can be tuned to run well, mistuned to run poorly or neglected to run very badly. However, poor fuel economy is a well-documented and fairly consistent characteristic of the system, just like less-than-dependable hot-engine restarts. A paragraph claiming that's all nonsense, and D-Jet gives perfectly excellent fuel economy if tuned correctly, would need excellent documentation to stand up to encyclopædic standards. --Scheinwerfermann 04:17, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Your mileage with a 1975 automatic 164 is about 35 to 50 percent higher than was experienced by most every other tester or owner of such a vehicle. Perhaps your odometer was optimistic. --Scheinwerfermann 22:11, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: D-Jetronic

message: Sorry, I have no source, but I recall the 164 being developed to qualify for a production rally program.  That was supposed to be the reason for both the monster motor and the huge, gushy suspension travel.  Anyone know if there is truth to that?  My stock 164 had too much body roll, compared to its superb acceleration and brakes.  But it handled and rode comparatively well on unpaved roads at speed.RandallC 08:55, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: That idea is not supported by any of the material I have on the 164, and does not stand up well to logic, given the heavy engine and luxury-orientated specification to which the 164 was built. The 140s were extensively supported by the factory in numerous different classes of rallye activities, as were the Amazons, but while there was some R-sport upgrade equipment made for the 164, rather little of it was orientated towards rallyists' needs. There might have been some 164s campaigned in some rallyes (just because I'm not aware of them does not make them nonexistent!) but the lighter 140s were very much more popular. --Scheinwerfermann 21:44, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Production Rally program

message: I know there is a lot of speculation about the production of one or 2 165s but i know with 100% certainty of one having been built in australia as a test car for the australian market. this is not speculation as i i know who owns the car and have seen it quite frequently and it has a very easy chassis number to remember: 1651362W000001. the car is red and has been fitted with most of the volvo rallye equipment and has considerable rust due to being just a test car. i'd be interested to hear if anyone else around knows of any other legit 165s
Lotsofmagnets 19:35, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Volvo 165

message: the picture is not a factory 165 but rather someone´s homejob putting a 164 front on a 245 transfer. the style of the front end is 69-72 whereas the rest of the car is 74+ i think i can see the later dash in there too. if there´s no objection i´ll remove the photo as it´s not representative. there are better 165 photos out there.--Lotsofmagnets (talk) 22:27, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  165 picture 

message: Wasn't there also a limousine version of the 164? I have a photo of one on my computer. Its similar to the 264TE. Here it is: http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c142/ragemanchoo/automotive/Volvo164ELimousine.jpg --98.232.176.109 (talk) 04:51, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: limousine version?

message: The height and width of this car were the same as the smaller and less expensive 140.--Kevjgav (talk) 09:27, 2 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Height and width same as 140-series

message: To my knowledge, the 1974 model was the third car with heated seats (the first had been the 1966 Cadillac and the second was the 1971 Saab 99, again as far as I know.) Does anyone know if there were other vehicles with heated seat(s) between 1966 and 1974. If so correct me. Thank you.--Kevjgav (talk) 11:37, 2 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Heated seats on 1974 model

message: Anyone know what the kilogram equivalent to 3200 pounds is? If so please put down the right data. Thank you.--Kevjgav (talk) 09:51, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Curb weight in kg