If you buy the convertible version, the TGB1111, you can fold down the passenger side front window to mount a machine gun AND mount an antitank guided missile on the rollcage!
@@borktheswedishchef1190 well, Estonian and Latvian military uses them only for their national guard units, active duty gets cool stuff. And I didn't get your point about being swedish. Did you mean the same Swedish who fucked up their country with imigrants and their feminist government?
The Volvo C303 was not only used in the Swedish military but also as a helper in fire departements in wild fires and as a mean for power companies to get to their power lines in the middle of the swedish forrests. Fun facts. It is a very narrow vehicle because something like the US Hummer or the like wouldn't fare well in the forrests here in Sweden where a c303 or the original, older brother, the pltbg 903, can use all the small paths and roads to greater effect.
Oh, and the engine is kind of like the same engine as you find in the Volvo 140 (or the Volvo P1800 if you're fancy), except with two more cylinders. I think you can find the same engine in the Volvo 164 wich is a beauty! :)
do these guys have no budget at all for maintenance on this truck? retro fit an electric fan or even better replace it with a modern radiator! also for a branding vehicle they could have at least done a bigger logo and perhaps a repaint
Also parts shouldn't be too hard to find as Mr.Regular mentioned. The engine this has, the B30, is also found in the Volvo 164 which was a US--market focused car.
the radiator can just be a retro fitted one from another car it just needs to be about the same shape and the some fabrication to fit... and yea parts aren't that impossible to find and source even importing isnt even that big of a deal
Yeah, a little research would probably show that it was built from a Volvo parts bin with loads of off the shelf pieces. Canada had a small Jeepish type vehicle called the Iltis that was essentially Renault or Volkswagen Rabbit parts, depending on the version.
Olle Johansson Ah, my mistake. It does make more sense that it'd share engines with the Sugge. I'd assume most 140/160 and maybe even 1800 parts would fit with some minor modifications aswell. Most of it seems very familiar to one another.
It uses a standard Volvo B30A engine. It's the same as in the Volvo 164. It also shared a lot of parts with the Volvo B20 engine so you can probably pick up spares at any Volvo garage.
Used a 6 wheeled model of this when i did my armyservice. The 6 wheeler came in two models, the thirteen and and the twenty. Twenty was even prototyped in as a 8 wheeler. This 4 wheeled model is called the eleven but was typically called the puppy or "valpen" and was built for many different applications. My favorite version is the crosscountry antimechanized defence cannonvehicle [PvPjTgb 1111] equipped with a Robot 56 [BILL]
He did a modified 850 R sometime last year, I think. But it was just a "one take" with no actual video. Kind of disappointing, I'd love to see how he would reduce it to an ignorant American stereotype 0:)
He only did an 80s SAAB 900 Weaboo Edition. I'd love to see his take on SAAB's slow death as it was passed around from GM to Subaru to Chinese oblivion.
***** EXOTIC FRENCH AND ITALIAN CARS AREN'T REGULAR CARS. Closest you're going to get is a Peugeot or Alfa Romeo sedan from the 80's/early 90's. And what's this shit about Saab being a pathetic company? They made GOOD cars with excellent considerations in small areas that made a big impact in daily use.
COOL! I actually got one of this for about 10 years ago, really fun to drive in the terrain. About the parts, the engine is almost the same as the straight six engine in the Volvo 164 car ( i think the camshaft are different in the 164). The brake pads and drums will fit from an old range or landrover if i remember it right). Fun fact, my brother had an c303 tgb 13 wich was 6 wheel driven and legal to drive on the road
I served in the swedish army just last year as a mechanic. These things are great and easy to work on. If one broke we simply grabbed more parts from the wrecks we had laying around. And yes, they are still in some use
+Dog Face My dad had 1991 240 and it was always broken. Worst problem was that it ran fine when cold, but begun to stall constantly when warm. Even volvo mechanics could not get it running right. My father in-law had the same car and same problem.
Thanks for the video Mr. Regular! Never even knew these existed. It looks like it would make a seriously dope off-roader. Might I make a suggestion: I've noticed that you've been including more technical information in your videos, and that there have been a proportionally larger amount of errors in the information. It might be worth it to do a quick double-check before you put them out. Can't wait for the next one!
It's designed as a seriously dope offroader, and to be driven and maintained by 18-19yo conscripts fresh out of highschool and trade school. Thousands were made, production ended in the mid 1990ies and the same vehicles are still in general service with parts of the Swedish armed forces more than 40 years after the first ones rolled off the production line... Not because they are cheap, but because no more modern vehicle has so far met all the Armed forces requirements of a general purpose wheeled all terrain utility vehicle in a way that makes the c303, 304 & 306 family obsolete.
At least engine parts should be fairly easy to come by, it just appears to be the old straight six from the Volvo 260. Which if maintained are pretty bullet proof. Unlike the later PRV V6, as used in the 760 and Renault A310/610 and of course, the DeLorean. These were crap! Cool and unique vehicle though, kind of like the Land Rover 101, which were used by our Military, here in the UK.
@@kattn01 They had the same purpose but the older version vas narrower, lacked portal axles and the vacuum assisted axle locks, it had a limited slip axle in the rear and only the B30 four cylinder little brother, the B18 (some late models might have had the B20) The C303 has only one drumbrake on it's transmissions rear end as parkingbrake as when the engine is shut down, the vacuum goes away and locks all differentials. 100°C is when water boils in atmospheric sea level pressure. Having the system pressurized like with the cap for the radiator raises the boiling point some, also having glycol in the system might raise it a bit further, but passing 110° C is asking for trouble. As said, mounting some electric fan would be helpful. The original is on a shaft from the waterpump to reach near the radiator, so there should be plenty of room lengthwise, only the tunnel for the radiator is narrow and it can be hard to find a modern radiator with those specs. Alternativly put full heat in the rear heater for the passengers?
I own a Volvo L3314N which is the predecessor to this, my first car, and I absolutely love it, it's really nice to drive for what it is even at upwards of 100kph, as long as you're wearing hearing protection, it gets pretty loud. It's simpler than the c303 so a lot easier to work on and parts are very easy to get. I do love the c303 but I could never imagine owning one because the L3314 is borderline practical, it's no bigger than my mom's polo and is still an offroading beast. It has a Volvo b18 in it which is one of the most reliable engines ever made, one of them has powered a p1800 3 million miles and is still going. and it gets a respectable 15mpg, not great, but considering how it has chunky offroad tires and is a shaped like a rectangle with a 50 year old engine, it's really not bad. Doesn't have locking diffs like the c303, but it does have lsd in the back, which combined with being a mid-engined convertible makes it essentially a sportscar.
It's good to let people know what there getting into... On the flip slide of ownership, I have owned and driven my C303 for about 10 years daily driven. Ask me any question! I have dealt with different types of break downs, but more so have had a great time with it. It does do GREAT offroad. But you gotta Love it, and by that I mean you gotta care for it because you won't see a "Check engine light" anywhere. They are as easy to work on as an aircooled VW, but all the parts are 4+ times as heavy. Then join the talk forums to befriend guys that can tell you where to get parts. Parting words, I am in the middle of a diesel / trans / transfer case swap. Only because I better power and mileage, plus the bonus of knowing where I can get replacement parts for those critical areas while out!
some shorter leaf spring shackles might take care of the bucking when hitting bumps we had the problem with our 1981 JEEP Cherokee. They need to drop in an electric fan in that thing too!
I think I know the fitness center referred to in this video. There is a fitness center in my town that had a vehicle that looked A LOT like this in front of it. It disappeared several years back.
I think you should find a Toyota van ('82-'91) to review. The "Pre-Previa", such a weird one. Ours lasted for 450,000mi without even having the head off. Just a million water pumps and alternators.
I drive an '88 Mitsubishi Van/Wagon, and it's interesting to see the similarities in the layout of the van and this. In my van the engine is under the center console, between the passenger and driver seats. To get to the engine the passenger and center console lift backwards. It is surprisingly quiet, aside from just general old car noises. You sit in front of the front axles on the Mitsubishi van, too. That mixed with the short wheelbase makes for a surprisingly small turning radius. That and parallel parking tends to be easier since you don't have really any front overhang. The brake reservoir on my van are also behind the dash, and there is a little piece that slides off to refill it. Your reactions to certain things are almost identical to my reactions when I first got it and started driving it. Aside from strong wind and steep hills, it's really enjoyable and easy to drive.
The size of the TGB11 was determent after conducting a lot of measuring the distanses between threes in the Swedish forests to obtain a "Swedish Standard Forest" and then design the truck around those figures.
We never hanged ice in the front radiator when we used ours. (Swedish Air Defense) You can probably get a few tips on these still if you call get a hold of a swedish mechnic from one of the various bases still operational. Swedish home guard stopped using these about 3 years back. Might even be able to get spare parts from Sweden now when they are scraping the ones left over.
At 2:58 they are called portal axles. Best thing about those things and Unimog's. Ground clearance for days and a super low gear ratio due to the extra gear reduction at the hubs.
I was a driver of a TGB 1112 during my military service in Sweden '96-97. I really liked it. It was great offroad and scary onroad when you went faster then the speed indicator.
So I just googled to see the difference between them (always thought they were the same vehicle too) and found this: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Swedish_anti_tank_awd_automobile_9031-2.jpg I need one of these
When listing the types of people who buy surplus vehicles you forgot the people who appreciate the military's propensity for buying off-road capable vehicles. Much better than the new Fiats, I mean Jeeps. Love your vids.
The B30 was used in the Volvo 260 series, So the engine and even maybe the gearbox both are completely serviceable through car parts. Suspension bits, axles, etc might be difficult, but powerplant/driveline... pretty easy to source. These are very cool and I'm glad you got to drive one!
I was coming to say this, cause I really like the idea of Portals. I had the idea that one of the silly crossover 4cylinder vehicles like a new Cherokee or rav4 would be cool with tiny reduction portals and 33s, but it makes more sense to just start with something more truck like.
BainBoyd I’m not trying to be one of those people since you said it was just an idea and nothing more. But, something like a Rav 4 or a new Cherokee would be horrible for real off road use since they have no low range(I think) and articulation isn’t really present. Also, I just hope you know that the new Jeep cherokees use a Fiat 4cylinder, so don’t expect it to be reliable.
There aren't too many around in Finland, but there are some. These and especially the 6x6 big brothers tackle off road safaries like they're day hikes in a park, carrying tools and recovery equipment for someone else to bog down.. :D Few are fitted with Mercedes OM603 or similar.
Having binge-watched what feels like three days worth of RCR, I'm struck by how every car seems to belong to some class of, well, if not terrible, at least loathsome individuals. And isn't that the truth that RCR reveals? That we are ALL loathsome in some way? We're all broken and ugly and we surround ourselves with totems to that effect. There's something egalitarian in knowing that the man or woman owned by their brand-new Ferrari is just as twisted and hideous and repulsive as the one owned by his 1996 Ford Aspire.
The most accurate description of an overly Gung Ho military guy I have ever heard. There is no way you guys came up with that without having served in the armed forces.
My previous car was a Land Rover XD-TUL Wolf, which is an uprated in eery single way Defender 90. Stronger axles, taller and stronger suspension, stronger chassis, roll cage, improved intake. Great vehicle, until, yes, you need to repair the bloody thing. The front face of my alternator decided to disintegrate, so I needed a new or reconditioned one. Now the alternator on a regular, civilian, Defender would go for around £150 at the time. But this thing was a 24v shielded and waterproof version, which went for £750. Even trying to find light bulbs was a pain in the naught. It cured me of wanting another military vehicle as a daily drive...
I feel like Regular missed the most major aspect of this vehicle, which is funny because he didn't when he reviewed the Tacoma. This is an extreme terrain vehicle. This car will climb ANYTHING. The owners of this particular C3 probably didn't allow or arrange for it, or the radiator death-by-cat thing wouldn't allow it, but it would've been lovely to see this thing going offroad.
It's weird but very effective for its indented purpose, specially in Scandinavia woods, my brother is in the navy and they still have them for carrying troops or equipment
Here in Colorado we see people off-roading with Pinzgauers which look nearly identical as this Volvo. Styer produced about 18,000 Pinzes for worldwide shipment.
@@nikolanikola8543 it is if you crash with it. A 19yo conscript doing his training at the regiment my dad worked at in the early 90ies had to use the axe from the c303s tool kit to chop the legs off of his friend that had been driving to get them both out of the car alive as the driver was trapped between the steering wheel and the seat and the car had started to catch fire after a crash into a pine tree.
That TGB thing in its name is just the shorthand for the Swedish word for all terrain vehicle, the rest of NATO called it a Laplander. A regular car? Sure, if dad's arctic NATO training videos are a regular thing for you. "It beats walking there," I think he said. Don't know how this guy got to your side of the planet but great video, you hit my nostalgia button.
The predecessor was used by the Norwegian army. The L3314N version was assembled at the Raufoss ammo plant with Nato-spec upgrades to replace the many Jeeps delivered when the Army was rebuildt after the war. I’ve never driven one, but it is said to be a capable and agile off-roader. Also easy to modify for different tasks. Many of these cars are now in private ownership and the model is a popular just-for-fun hobby car. Also called Volvo "Valp"; "Puppy".
that's around what the Grand national puts out with a turbo 3.8 v6 but from a NA 3.0 volvo I6, that doesn't sound right. But it could be, I'm sure that's one heavy ass vehicle that needs a lot of torque to move it.
If you guys ACTUALLY took the time and effort to FIX the cooling system, you wouldn't have this issue. It won't go fast, but it WILL get stuck in places YOU can't even get to in your American soul crusher.
This vehicle is called Valp or Volvo Valp (straight translation will be the puppy), and if you don't figure that out already if you brake too hard it can flip forward.
They mentioned it in the video--the fanblades are broken due to an unfortunate incident with a cat. And it's probably cheaper to ice down the radiator than ship over a Swedish Army mechanic and dismantle half the car to replace the fan.
@@InchonDM Don't need a SW Army mechanic to replace the fan, these where made to be repaired in the field, they are very serviceable if you know how to use a wrench.
Finally a car soo weird that rcr acted normal
My first thought was, "this is weird because it's not weird."
heh
This is in no way wierd. America is wierd.
@@woodrow_mayes segmz
A Volvo B30 fan is held on by 4 bolts and costs $25, all told they probably spent more on ice than they would have on a proper fix.
You can not use a B30 fan. The distance between the engine and the radiator is too far.
@@kjelllindberg6987 just get a electric fan
@@einar8019 Mine already got an electrical fan as the place for the fan is used for a hydraulic pump to my stearing booster...
Toyota Previas don't have hard mounts for a machinegun?
Well fuck, YOU'VE SOLD ME, I'M BUYING A C303!
If you buy the convertible version, the TGB1111, you can fold down the passenger side front window to mount a machine gun AND mount an antitank guided missile on the rollcage!
Jakob Holgersson I love those little things. Well, little is relative. It looks tiny. :)
I just see a soccer mom going like, "What's up other mothers?" and "Look at your puny Minivans" in a C303.
+Jakob Holgersson you mean a recoilless rifle?
DavidMN When they were manufactured, yes. Later they were re-equipped with BILL 2 missiles.
We still have these in service in the estonian army. There's also a rare longer 6x6 version.
Elsewhere, the C304 is the C303 with a second rear axle. :-)
Latvia uses these too, but only for national guard.
lol estonia still uses millitary cars from ANOTHER COUNTRY from the 70s xD
bet you cry every night over not beeing swedish anymore ;)
@@borktheswedishchef1190 well, Estonian and Latvian military uses them only for their national guard units, active duty gets cool stuff. And I didn't get your point about being swedish.
Did you mean the same Swedish who fucked up their country with imigrants and their feminist government?
Hah, and yet Estonia is still pulling more weight than the Holy Roman Empireum to the West. Friendly regards from Amurica.
As a swedish citizen, I'm so damn proud of this veichle
The Volvo C303 was not only used in the Swedish military but also as a helper in fire departements in wild fires and as a mean for power companies to get to their power lines in the middle of the swedish forrests.
Fun facts. It is a very narrow vehicle because something like the US Hummer or the like wouldn't fare well in the forrests here in Sweden where a c303 or the original, older brother, the pltbg 903, can use all the small paths and roads to greater effect.
Oh, and the engine is kind of like the same engine as you find in the Volvo 140 (or the Volvo P1800 if you're fancy), except with two more cylinders. I think you can find the same engine in the Volvo 164 wich is a beauty! :)
Hummer is just a joke offroad to low, to heavy, to fat and sluggish United Fake V8
SEWWW FAUNSEH
+Ola Justin nice thanks man
+Thomas Witherspoon I fart twice
do these guys have no budget at all for maintenance on this truck? retro fit an electric fan or even better replace it with a modern radiator! also for a branding vehicle they could have at least done a bigger logo and perhaps a repaint
Also parts shouldn't be too hard to find as Mr.Regular mentioned. The engine this has, the B30, is also found in the Volvo 164 which was a US--market focused car.
the radiator can just be a retro fitted one from another car it just needs to be about the same shape and the some fabrication to fit... and yea parts aren't that impossible to find and source even importing isnt even that big of a deal
Yeah, a little research would probably show that it was built from a Volvo parts bin with loads of off the shelf pieces. Canada had a small Jeepish type vehicle called the Iltis that was essentially Renault or Volkswagen Rabbit parts, depending on the version.
The Iltis actually is a VW, built under license in Canada for the Canadian and Belgian military. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Iltis
Olle Johansson Ah, my mistake. It does make more sense that it'd share engines with the Sugge. I'd assume most 140/160 and maybe even 1800 parts would fit with some minor modifications aswell. Most of it seems very familiar to one another.
a van that eats cats... this is like something that Alf would drive.
Welcome to the nearly 40 club bro.
@@KurNorock ALF, the sitcom? That show is actually good
Jesus I’m 17 and I’m already arriving at the 40 club
They're portal axles, not polar axles
He must think it is about handling terrain in the old, cold winters in Sweden 😂
I actually googled poral axle thinking it's something I don't know about 😂
My dad once tried to break the governor on a cargo truck in the Army. He ended up blowing the engine.
Turns out the oil hadn't been changed.
It took me a while to realize what "governor" meant, so I thought your dad was involved in a coup or something
Diesel engine no doubt, it would just eat itself
It uses a standard Volvo B30A engine. It's the same as in the Volvo 164. It also shared a lot of parts with the Volvo B20 engine so you can probably pick up spares at any Volvo garage.
Switch the fanblades its a 4 min operation and your heat problem is solved 👍
Apparently he's to lazy to do that
Used a 6 wheeled model of this when i did my armyservice.
The 6 wheeler came in two models, the thirteen and and the twenty.
Twenty was even prototyped in as a 8 wheeler.
This 4 wheeled model is called the eleven but was typically called the puppy or "valpen" and was built for many different applications. My favorite version is the crosscountry antimechanized defence cannonvehicle [PvPjTgb 1111] equipped with a Robot 56 [BILL]
Yeah, the nickname somewhat carried over from it's predecessor, the volvo tgb 903
More Swedish cars please.
I'm hoping that we see a Volvo Sugga in the future of RCR. It's also a military vehicle, but looks much more aggressive than the 303
Bruh it looks like a pre war Chevy 7 window on steroids
He did a modified 850 R sometime last year, I think. But it was just a "one take" with no actual video. Kind of disappointing, I'd love to see how he would reduce it to an ignorant American stereotype 0:)
He only did an 80s SAAB 900 Weaboo Edition. I'd love to see his take on SAAB's slow death as it was passed around from GM to Subaru to Chinese oblivion.
*****
EXOTIC FRENCH AND ITALIAN CARS AREN'T REGULAR CARS. Closest you're going to get is a Peugeot or Alfa Romeo sedan from the 80's/early 90's.
And what's this shit about Saab being a pathetic company? They made GOOD cars with excellent considerations in small areas that made a big impact in daily use.
I wonder if those ice bags are actually doing anything more than simply further restricting the airflow...
they actually do, evaporative cooling.
opmike343
was wondering that too. that and the fact there's clearly an underlying problem.
In Sweden cooling is only a problem part of the year.
@@warpartyattheoutpost4987 Every 7th year for one hour.
It's. It's an intercooler. The entire reason it works is because the outside air chills the intercooler. Guess what ice is gonna do
COOL! I actually got one of this for about 10 years ago, really fun to drive in the terrain. About the parts, the engine is almost the same as the straight six engine in the Volvo 164 car ( i think the camshaft are different in the 164). The brake pads and drums will fit from an old range or landrover if i remember it right). Fun fact, my brother had an c303 tgb 13 wich was 6 wheel driven and legal to drive on the road
Guess the cat became a big fan of the Volvo.
I'll show myself out...
I served in the swedish army just last year as a mechanic. These things are great and easy to work on. If one broke we simply grabbed more parts from the wrecks we had laying around. And yes, they are still in some use
Wish FMV would ask volvo to redesign another generation of them to updated requirements.
Poor kitty ):
I'm still having nightmares about that cat
@@rachael1090 what cat?
@@Unisylvekitty just a reference to a 16 year old game
@bullhammer I know that, but for some reason the reference didn't register in my brain lol
@@rachael1090 *Barney:* Did you hear a cat just now? That damn thing haunts me!
I'm the second military person, 17 years Army and still serving. I love that tactical vehicle btw.
Still not stronger than a Volvo 240.
I was looking for this comment.
Nothing ever is.
+Fyntax10 Mercedes W123/W124.
+Dog Face My dad had 1991 240 and it was always broken. Worst problem was that it ran fine when cold, but begun to stall constantly when warm. Even volvo mechanics could not get it running right. My father in-law had the same car and same problem.
+suomenpresidentti P.S. I have my mum's old 3310 and it just will not work anymore and battery is ok. And always treated with care.
"Volvo - they're boxy but they're good."
Dudley Moore, Crazy People, 1990
Imagine this thing with an early 2,000’s Volvo T6, 2.9 liter, twin cam, twin turbo, in-line six!
Herr larsson kan inte reglementet! :D
HERR LARSSON KAN INTE REGLEMENTET!!
@@LasseHuhtala Men lägg av grabbar! Det är faktiskt inte roligt längre! :P
Upp me hakan Larsson, för fan!
Herr Larsson har ingen sup.
Jonsson har inget körkort!
Thanks for the video Mr. Regular! Never even knew these existed. It looks like it would make a seriously dope off-roader.
Might I make a suggestion: I've noticed that you've been including more technical information in your videos, and that there have been a proportionally larger amount of errors in the information. It might be worth it to do a quick double-check before you put them out.
Can't wait for the next one!
i ought to get one of these to flex on all the jeep maniacs in my neighborhood
It's designed as a seriously dope offroader, and to be driven and maintained by 18-19yo conscripts fresh out of highschool and trade school. Thousands were made, production ended in the mid 1990ies and the same vehicles are still in general service with parts of the Swedish armed forces more than 40 years after the first ones rolled off the production line...
Not because they are cheap, but because no more modern vehicle has so far met all the Armed forces requirements of a general purpose wheeled all terrain utility vehicle in a way that makes the c303, 304 & 306 family obsolete.
My insomnia is best insomnia because Regular Car Reviews.
At least engine parts should be fairly easy to come by, it just appears to be the old straight six from the Volvo 260. Which if maintained are pretty bullet proof. Unlike the later PRV V6, as used in the 760 and Renault A310/610 and of course, the DeLorean. These were crap! Cool and unique vehicle though, kind of like the Land Rover 101, which were used by our Military, here in the UK.
oh, so your volvo is not utilitary enough? here, have the c303!
Utilitarian*
The C303 is also known as the Volvo "Valp" in Sweden, which translates to Volvo "Puppy".
No it isnt. The Puppy is its smaller sibling
+Leofred Oh, well they look pretty much exactly the same so they're easy to get mixed up.
@@Rune_Goto they don't look exactly the same, but I forgive you.
@@kattn01 They had the same purpose but the older version vas narrower, lacked portal axles and the vacuum assisted axle locks, it had a limited slip axle in the rear and only the B30 four cylinder little brother, the B18 (some late models might have had the B20) The C303 has only one drumbrake on it's transmissions rear end as parkingbrake as when the engine is shut down, the vacuum goes away and locks all differentials. 100°C is when water boils in atmospheric sea level pressure. Having the system pressurized like with the cap for the radiator raises the boiling point some, also having glycol in the system might raise it a bit further, but passing 110° C is asking for trouble. As said, mounting some electric fan would be helpful. The original is on a shaft from the waterpump to reach near the radiator, so there should be plenty of room lengthwise, only the tunnel for the radiator is narrow and it can be hard to find a modern radiator with those specs. Alternativly put full heat in the rear heater for the passengers?
Explains why it killed the cat then
I own a Volvo L3314N which is the predecessor to this, my first car, and I absolutely love it, it's really nice to drive for what it is even at upwards of 100kph, as long as you're wearing hearing protection, it gets pretty loud. It's simpler than the c303 so a lot easier to work on and parts are very easy to get. I do love the c303 but I could never imagine owning one because the L3314 is borderline practical, it's no bigger than my mom's polo and is still an offroading beast.
It has a Volvo b18 in it which is one of the most reliable engines ever made, one of them has powered a p1800 3 million miles and is still going. and it gets a respectable 15mpg, not great, but considering how it has chunky offroad tires and is a shaped like a rectangle with a 50 year old engine, it's really not bad.
Doesn't have locking diffs like the c303, but it does have lsd in the back, which combined with being a mid-engined convertible makes it essentially a sportscar.
I love the silence after the dead cat story 😂
It's good to let people know what there getting into... On the flip slide of ownership, I have owned and driven my C303 for about 10 years daily driven. Ask me any question! I have dealt with different types of break downs, but more so have had a great time with it. It does do GREAT offroad. But you gotta Love it, and by that I mean you gotta care for it because you won't see a "Check engine light" anywhere. They are as easy to work on as an aircooled VW, but all the parts are 4+ times as heavy. Then join the talk forums to befriend guys that can tell you where to get parts. Parting words, I am in the middle of a diesel / trans / transfer case swap. Only because I better power and mileage, plus the bonus of knowing where I can get replacement parts for those critical areas while out!
some shorter leaf spring shackles might take care of the bucking when hitting bumps we had the problem with our 1981 JEEP Cherokee. They need to drop in an electric fan in that thing too!
It has one. Flipped the switch on the dash.
Shorter shackles would reduce the offroad capability.
I think I know the fitness center referred to in this video. There is a fitness center in my town that had a vehicle that looked A LOT like this in front of it. It disappeared several years back.
I think you should find a Toyota van ('82-'91) to review. The "Pre-Previa", such a weird one. Ours lasted for 450,000mi without even having the head off. Just a million water pumps and alternators.
I drive an '88 Mitsubishi Van/Wagon, and it's interesting to see the similarities in the layout of the van and this. In my van the engine is under the center console, between the passenger and driver seats. To get to the engine the passenger and center console lift backwards. It is surprisingly quiet, aside from just general old car noises. You sit in front of the front axles on the Mitsubishi van, too. That mixed with the short wheelbase makes for a surprisingly small turning radius. That and parallel parking tends to be easier since you don't have really any front overhang. The brake reservoir on my van are also behind the dash, and there is a little piece that slides off to refill it. Your reactions to certain things are almost identical to my reactions when I first got it and started driving it. Aside from strong wind and steep hills, it's really enjoyable and easy to drive.
Which country's military vehicles are best military vehicles.
usa or russia
Bradley Fighting Vehicle
russia definitely
Ehh, as long as there's no ATGMs flying around, you're good.
austrian military vehicles are best military vehicles because air cooled
first RCR in college. Thank you so much for being consistent with making great material. It really helps with the transition.
lol me2
It's probably 625 Nm instead of lb ft since it's European
(which is about 460 lb ft)
On the wheelhubs maybe, the B30 never had more than 250nm or 175lbs
No, that is still way to much.
lol how did he mess that up so badly
PvanP He should put in an annotation to correct it. Or maybe it was a joke that none of us gets XD
As a Swedish car enthusiast (as in not Swedish, as just a fan of their cars), I approve of this weirdness.
The size of the TGB11 was determent after conducting a lot of measuring the distanses between threes in the Swedish forests to obtain a "Swedish Standard Forest" and then design the truck around those figures.
We never hanged ice in the front radiator when we used ours. (Swedish Air Defense)
You can probably get a few tips on these still if you call get a hold of a swedish mechnic from one of the various bases still operational.
Swedish home guard stopped using these about 3 years back. Might even be able to get spare parts from Sweden now when they are scraping the ones left over.
Nice, you basicly drove the latest Volvo XC90 too
Come for the car review, stay for the social satire. God I love this channel.
That poor fucking cat. T__T
That's one way to shave a pussy
MoonBeamLaser
Goddamnit. T__T
The cat shouldn't have been in there then.
it's so hot in there though, during the winter.
The cat was already dead. They said they lost the cat months before..
This put a smile on my face, i never thought a couple of americans would use this. I cant say i have personal experience as a Swede but its i iconic.
9:41
"i know i've heard this somewhere bef-JIM STERLING"
It's not only mid engine, but it's a cab over/ forward control
Looks like a good ice cream truck
At 2:58 they are called portal axles. Best thing about those things and Unimog's. Ground clearance for days and a super low gear ratio due to the extra gear reduction at the hubs.
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I was a driver of a TGB 1112 during my military service in Sweden '96-97. I really liked it. It was great offroad and scary onroad when you went faster then the speed indicator.
Also know in Sweden as "valpen" which translates to "the puppy"
Not correct, Valp is the smaller one, smaller body and 4 cyl motor
Troels Weile Ah, my bad!
Yep! Volvo Valp was the nickname for the L-3314/C202, the little brother of the C303 ;)
Well that explaines why it killed the kitty 😥
So I just googled to see the difference between them (always thought they were the same vehicle too) and found this:
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Swedish_anti_tank_awd_automobile_9031-2.jpg
I need one of these
I want one. I would turn it into a camper and I would paint it as close as I could get to look like the Mystery Machine from Scooby-Doo
Thought I was watching Jimquisition for a second
When listing the types of people who buy surplus vehicles you forgot the people who appreciate the military's propensity for buying off-road capable vehicles. Much better than the new Fiats, I mean Jeeps. Love your vids.
goddamnit Mr Regular let me sleep.
+PocketSand I second that opinion
+Christian Degges I third
The B30 was used in the Volvo 260 series, So the engine and even maybe the gearbox both are completely serviceable through car parts. Suspension bits, axles, etc might be difficult, but powerplant/driveline... pretty easy to source. These are very cool and I'm glad you got to drive one!
I would build it for snow wheeling. It'll stay cool then.
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD SEE THE C303 ON RC!
AMAZING!
Polar axles? It's portal, genius.
I was coming to say this, cause I really like the idea of Portals. I had the idea that one of the silly crossover 4cylinder vehicles like a new Cherokee or rav4 would be cool with tiny reduction portals and 33s, but it makes more sense to just start with something more truck like.
BainBoyd I’m not trying to be one of those people since you said it was just an idea and nothing more. But, something like a Rav 4 or a new Cherokee would be horrible for real off road use since they have no low range(I think) and articulation isn’t really present. Also, I just hope you know that the new Jeep cherokees use a Fiat 4cylinder, so don’t expect it to be reliable.
There aren't too many around in Finland, but there are some. These and especially the 6x6 big brothers tackle off road safaries like they're day hikes in a park, carrying tools and recovery equipment for someone else to bog down.. :D Few are fitted with Mercedes OM603 or similar.
Was that stp creep as the intro song?
take time with a wounded hand because I like the way it feels
take time with a wounded hand pearl Jam is the band i think
+memememes memememer nah it's stone temple pilots :P
+Dylan Hanlon stp stp stp! wooot. stop comparing them to pearl jam and nirvana there more blues then grunge!!
+Russell Jones i didn't?
Cool! I drove these back in 1977. They are awesome once you leave the roads.
Having binge-watched what feels like three days worth of RCR, I'm struck by how every car seems to belong to some class of, well, if not terrible, at least loathsome individuals. And isn't that the truth that RCR reveals? That we are ALL loathsome in some way? We're all broken and ugly and we surround ourselves with totems to that effect. There's something egalitarian in knowing that the man or woman owned by their brand-new Ferrari is just as twisted and hideous and repulsive as the one owned by his 1996 Ford Aspire.
And done in a way that reminds me of Adam Corolla, with the seemingly on purpose stammer or studder...
The most accurate description of an overly Gung Ho military guy I have ever heard. There is no way you guys came up with that without having served in the armed forces.
600ft/lb tq??!!
I think he meant 160ft/lb
i assume it's the same engine as the volvo 164
Yeah, that seemed a bit steep to me.
"and only 600 ft/lb of torque, which doesn't sound much."
No, 600 ft/lb of torque sounds quite immense!
well i googled and its 165 at 2300rpm
Ah yea that's it, thanks!
My previous car was a Land Rover XD-TUL Wolf, which is an uprated in eery single way Defender 90. Stronger axles, taller and stronger suspension, stronger chassis, roll cage, improved intake. Great vehicle, until, yes, you need to repair the bloody thing. The front face of my alternator decided to disintegrate, so I needed a new or reconditioned one. Now the alternator on a regular, civilian, Defender would go for around £150 at the time. But this thing was a 24v shielded and waterproof version, which went for £750. Even trying to find light bulbs was a pain in the naught. It cured me of wanting another military vehicle as a daily drive...
Well it is designed for the average military Joe, so it's not going to be extremely hard to operate
I feel like Regular missed the most major aspect of this vehicle, which is funny because he didn't when he reviewed the Tacoma. This is an extreme terrain vehicle. This car will climb ANYTHING. The owners of this particular C3 probably didn't allow or arrange for it, or the radiator death-by-cat thing wouldn't allow it, but it would've been lovely to see this thing going offroad.
I wanna see that thing brought to volvo
yeah it's not a military thing, I just like boxy international vehicles
@@ironmonkey1512 wtf are you talking about?
This (like any other military vehicle) looks like it's a complete badass when you take it off the pavement.
Why don't they just buy a couple small electric fans and hook them up to a marine battery?
Or better yet, just fix the fanbelt.
i think that is what the fan switch was for or maybe it was something else.
The belt's not broken, it's the fan blades themselves. 5:06
Ah thanks, I just heard something about the fan being damaged when a cat died horribly, and didn't feel like relistening to it.
they can fix the fan later what they really should do is install those water sprayer things that squirt at the radiator.
Thank you so much for reviewing my all-time favorite weirdo truck.
It's weird but very effective for its indented purpose, specially in Scandinavia woods, my brother is in the navy and they still have them for carrying troops or equipment
In Sweden we call them "valpen" or "the puppy"
Rullstolsmannen No. It's the older and smaler C202 / Pltgb witch is called Valp.
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And it drives better than that Ford Festiva
They were designed to serve the swedish army for 20 years, but over 40 years later we still havnt replaced them. Nothing stops them! The swedish jeep!
Portal axles, not polar axles.
Here in Colorado we see people off-roading with Pinzgauers which look nearly identical as this Volvo. Styer produced about 18,000 Pinzes for worldwide shipment.
The only Volvo that is a death trap.
But it's guaranteed to last in a functional state longer than your great-grandkids.
Andrew Duong ...
No, it isn't
A running joke by Swedish conscripts in the 90s was that the crumple zone was from the drivers knee to his pelvis.
@@nikolanikola8543 it is if you crash with it. A 19yo conscript doing his training at the regiment my dad worked at in the early 90ies had to use the axe from the c303s tool kit to chop the legs off of his friend that had been driving to get them both out of the car alive as the driver was trapped between the steering wheel and the seat and the car had started to catch fire after a crash into a pine tree.
That TGB thing in its name is just the shorthand for the Swedish word for all terrain vehicle, the rest of NATO called it a Laplander. A regular car? Sure, if dad's arctic NATO training videos are a regular thing for you. "It beats walking there," I think he said. Don't know how this guy got to your side of the planet but great video, you hit my nostalgia button.
IM JOKE
LET ME THINK OF AN EARLY
Joke me
I'm let me think of an early
I like jokes!
You're on COKE
High as fuck, SURELY
...I'm bad at this...
its joke!
+antsolja oh, there you are Mari
This is somehow my dream car being a teen. Not a Lamborghini no a Volvo c303 (valp) from 1970.
He said cat and I thought he meant catalytic converter but no...
The predecessor was used by the Norwegian army. The L3314N version was assembled at the Raufoss ammo plant with Nato-spec upgrades to replace the many Jeeps delivered when the Army was rebuildt after the war. I’ve never driven one, but it is said to be a capable and agile off-roader. Also easy to modify for different tasks. Many of these cars are now in private ownership and the model is a popular just-for-fun hobby car. Also called Volvo "Valp"; "Puppy".
what are polar axles?
portal axles. axle is connexted above the center of the wheel hub, allowing the car to clear more ground before hitting its axle on something
Actually it has 420mm clearence, that is 10mm more then the Humwee...
It's like the polar express, but you know, with axles 😂
this thing is UNSTOPPABLE offroad
625 lb/ft of torque? That seems like a lot. Thats like 6.6L turbo diesel duramax power..... You sure about that Mr. Regular?
It's supposedly more like 160.
That 625 lb. ft. is probably with torque multiplication provided by low range. 4:1 crawl ratio would put it around 155 lb ft.
that's around what the Grand national puts out with a turbo 3.8 v6 but from a NA 3.0 volvo I6, that doesn't sound right. But it could be, I'm sure that's one heavy ass vehicle that needs a lot of torque to move it.
The riff on Jim Sterling's theme was QUITE unexpected!
+RegularCars @2:59 Portal axles.
my favorite thing about this channel is understanding all of the PA references
If you guys ACTUALLY took the time and effort to FIX the cooling system, you wouldn't have this issue.
It won't go fast, but it WILL get stuck in places YOU can't even get to in your American soul crusher.
lol just put it back in sweden. cooling issues fixed!
Love these things, still pretty expensive here in the Netherlands. It also have a 6 wheeled bigger brother, Volvo C606 :)
You think you're in the army cos you drive a c303
This vehicle is called Valp or Volvo Valp (straight translation will be the puppy), and if you don't figure that out already if you brake too hard it can flip forward.
WTF, why you use ice in this thing? something is wrong. The C303 doesn't need ice so it's probably broken somewhere. Fix it!
RadioactiveSaddam Maybe it just likes to drop some cubes in it's coolant cocktail? It probably developed a drinking problem from the war.
They mentioned it in the video--the fanblades are broken due to an unfortunate incident with a cat. And it's probably cheaper to ice down the radiator than ship over a Swedish Army mechanic and dismantle half the car to replace the fan.
@@InchonDM Don't need a SW Army mechanic to replace the fan, these where made to be repaired in the field, they are very serviceable if you know how to use a wrench.
This would make such a sick campervan, its a hopped up Westfalia for sure.
Imagine if someone threw a 2JZ in this thing.
Imagine if you knew what you were talking about
It won't have enough torque to pull its own weight.
Would barely move it. That thing must be 6.5 thousand pounds or so
true.
5352 lbs and it has a non turbo 3 liter in at already so it is geared for low engine torque as it sits, put that 2j in it
I have never seen Ice packs used to cool a vehicle until now! WoW. Kool.