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Said good-bye to the S60 yesterday....

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The new owner came and picked it up for his wife. She was smitten with the car for it's comfy seats and heater (the 2 reasons why I got the car).

After considering what we're going to buy now, we've decided that until i find another job in this terrible economy (I haven't been unemployed since I start working at 16, or back in 96) I'm not shelling out anything reasonable until then.

Seeing what's on the market we were seriously considering an 04 Corolla, but when you look at what you get for the price you pay, the Volvo was a much better deal!!!Sure it requires alot more maintenance, but it's worth it!

Sure I've touted BMW's as being the best car, and they do handle very well, but for a comfy car that feels like a tank...dollar for dollar, the Volvo wins this challenge.

I think the next Volvo we guy will have to be turbo with a 5 speed. Sure they are much more pricy than the NA 5 speed we had, but I think the turbo helps justify those expenses


In the meantime I picked up a 95 Grand Am (I know, I fell terrible for it, but at least it has a 5 speed stick
. I'm anticipating my insurance rates dropping to a nice 50 bucks per month *yay*

Aside form that, I dont' plan on getting a new car for another month or so. Two months tops!

Thanks again for all the help on here...I plan to be back sometime soon

Happy Motoring!
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Yeah, I think you might have got that one off car that the guy on the assembly line fudged up. I have a T5M and I absolutely love the car, it's super cheap performance, and I've never had a since maintenance problem with it so far. I'm also a huge BMW fan, but I like Volvo because you get a lot of car for the money.

Good luck in the future! I hope we see you back, and happier with your next Volvo...

Modified by cmurphy2266 at 8:38 PM 3-27-2009
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Oh trust me, the 02 T5M my GF and I test drove was an absolute screamer compared to the NA 2.5M. Sure the car was nice to Sunday-drive in, but when you wanted to GO, the car had to struggle to keep up with stock Ford Focuses


Honestly, we said that if that car was turbo, like the T5M was, I would have begged, borrowed or stole more money to keep it running well.

Given the economy and how hard I had to try to sell that car, I'm thinking that the economic recession will only yield better returns for those with cash on hand.

Others here in Canukland seem to think that the recession will not affect us like the way it has the US economy, but I beg to differ, as we haven't seen the worst of it yet!
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Quote, originally posted by cmurphy2266 »
Yeah, I think you might have got that one off car that the guy on the assembly line fudged up. I have a T5M and I absolutely love the car, it's super cheap performance, and I've never had a since maintenance problem with it so far. I'm also a huge BMW fan, but I just Volvo the car for the money you get with Volvo.

Good luck in the future! I hope we see you back, and happier with your next Volvo...

Amen!

Hope to see you back soon with a better experience! http://********************/smile/emthup.gif
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