The cars and bikes thread!

[thewalrus]

I mean, an 850R, S60R, V70R, yeah, those are cool (though I don't think we ever got the 850R with a stick in the US, which is annoying), and some older Volvos are cool too, but ever since the China takeover, modern Volvos have lost their allure.

My friend had an S60 T5 before getting a Volkswagen CC. While he really enjoyed the S60, he loves his CC. The S60 was kind of fragile and very expensive to fix.

VW lost me forever with the TDI issue. And I'm digging the newest Volvos. Though I'll always prefer a boxy Volvo design to the newer swoop looks. Part of why my wife's appeals to me. I can't speak of the S60, but the XC70 definitely doesn't feel fragile, and the reviews I've read seem to back that up - though, like all European cars I'm sure it'll be pricy to maintain. Still. The room, the interior quality, the performance, all fantastic in my mind. I'm done with coupes and convertibles and sports cars for now. We need two vehicles that we can throw bikes and scuba gear and tents and kayaks in. The Mazda 3 can do that for me. But the XC70 seems like it was custom designed for that kind of use.