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4 minutes ago, MadyTehWolfie said:

I just can't get over the boring exterior and interior that makes it look like a old person's hearing aid. Aside from that I like being in the DANGER ZONE! -yells it in Archers voice-

i guess im weird, i have always loved saabs and volvos, probably started with my dad having a volvo 740 wagon like at least 12 years ago, cirrently my dad has a 2001 volvo S40  

 

5 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

I love my grandpa mobile thank you 

somehow i cant stop laughing  

i probably should go sleep  

[MadyTehWolfie]

4 minutes ago, Mister2010 said:

i guess im weird, i have always loved saabs and volvos, probably started with my dad having a volvo 740 wagon like at least 12 years ago, cirrently my dad has a 2001 volvo S40  

 

somehow i cant stop laughing  

i probably should go sleep  

It's safe because they are ment to appeal to old people and cater to their desires to be safe from harm as old people are frail and break easily.

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Just now, MadyTehWolfie said:

It's safe because they are ment to appeal to old people and cater to their desires to be safe from harm as old people are frail and break easily.

honestly, driving a safe fast car is better than driving a fast car  

[bcredeur97]

6 minutes ago, Mister2010 said:

honestly, driving a safe fast car is better than driving a fast car  

im starting to not like any car companies tho because of the push for self-driving. Especially volvo, they've done a lot in that segment...

 

Polestar and 'R' models will be missed

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Just now, bcredeur97 said:

im starting to not like any car companies tho because of the push for self-driving. Especially volvo, they've done a lot in that segment...

 

Polestar will be missed

yeah, i hate how much companies go into self-driving aspects for cars, thats why i like older cars  (quite ironic knowing the few posts above  )

 

polestar was amazing, they made volvos .... better 

[MadyTehWolfie]

28 minutes ago, Mister2010 said:

honestly, driving a safe fast car is better than driving a fast car  

Believe they are only said to be safe for all the driver aids you can't turn off making them ugh to drive fast except in a straight line.

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6 minutes ago, MadyTehWolfie said:

Believe they are only said to be safe for all the driver aids you can't turn off making them ugh to drive fast except in a straight line.

not really, they score quite high in the Euro NCAP crash tests as well, then again quite a lot of cars do  

plus if you try hard enough you probably can disable the driving aids you want to disable  

[DimasRMDO]

30 minutes ago, Mister2010 said:

yeah, i hate how much companies go into self-driving aspects for cars, thats why i like older cars  (quite ironic knowing the few posts above  )

 

polestar was amazing, they made volvos .... better 

Bring back the fun

Yeah that's why I like old cars too, but finding the spare parts can be problematic, but that's the price I can live with....

Got criticised as well for owning 2006 car because it's 2017 now.
 

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3 minutes ago, DimasRMDO said:

Bring back the fun

Yeah that's why I like old cars too, but finding the spare parts can be problematic, but that's the price I can live with....

Got criticised as well for owning 2006 car because it's 2017 now.
 

my parents own a 2001, i would be willing to buy at least a 1998 if not older  

i dont see anything wrong with that, except the money being spent to keep the car running  

[DimasRMDO]

4 minutes ago, Mister2010 said:

my parents own a 2001, i would be willing to buy at least a 1998 if not older  

i dont see anything wrong with that, except the money being spent to keep the car running  

I know right? They're always concerned about maintenance price, well if you take care of your car it shouldn't let you down.
 

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Just now, DimasRMDO said:

I know right? They're always concerned about maintenance price, well if you take care of your car it shouldn't let you down.
 

my dad doesnt understand that i would be willing to do all the work on my car, i dont do it on the current car ... cause i rather not fuck up our only car  

but i once proved him wrong about me and cars.... with the car having a failing MAF sensor, i told him that the issue the car had (i think it was a rough idle or something) could be fixed by trying to clean it or replacing it, nope he went to a service thing just to find out the same freakign thing i told him without even looking at the car, but that was a long time ago so i dont remember all the details 

[MadyTehWolfie]

31 minutes ago, Mister2010 said:

not really, they score quite high in the Euro NCAP crash tests as well, then again quite a lot of cars do  

plus if you try hard enough you probably can disable the driving aids you want to disable  

Only Volvo I'd buy is the C30 because from what I was told it's essentially a Ford focus RS with the 5 cylinder turbo. Only it looks like a old person's hearing aid and ugh. C30<RS exterior looks.

[DimasRMDO]

1 minute ago, Mister2010 said:

my dad doesnt understand that i would be willing to do all the work on my car, i dont do it on the current car ... cause i rather not fuck up our only car  

but i once proved him wrong about me and cars.... with the car having a failing MAF sensor, i told him that the issue the car had (i think it was a rough idle or something) could be fixed by trying to clean it or replacing it, nope he went to a service thing just to find out the same freakign thing i told him without even looking at the car, but that was a long time ago so i dont remember all the details 

Same, but my case is more dangerous....

Squeaking noise while braking, well of course it's the braking system but my family said the brake was good. I couldn't say a thing but to say yes....

I almost had an accident.... The brake failed on me when I drove it, lucky me I didn't hit anyone.... Brought the car to the service, and yeah my family got the same answer that it was a brake issue.

[chaozbandit]

@MEC-777 drenching the shift mechanism in PB blaster has allowed me to at least force the car into neutral but still no go on the forward gears. Oh, and now I've got a flat battery. And its apparently leaking oil on the left side of the bay.

 

Fantastic.

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Just now, MadyTehWolfie said:

Only Volvo I'd buy is the C30 because from what I was told it's essentially a Ford focus RS with the 5 cylinder turbo. Only it looks like a old person's hearing aid and ugh. C30<RS exterior looks.

i would disagree the C30 looks better imo  

to me the focus looks like... a meh hatcback with fancy body bits bolted to it to make it look better 

i should stop arguing cause this is going nowhere  

[terrytek]

32 minutes ago, DimasRMDO said:

Bring back the fun

Yeah that's why I like old cars too, but finding the spare parts can be problematic, but that's the price I can live with....

Got criticised as well for owning 2006 car because it's 2017 now.
 

i have  01 and 02 mazdas at home, yet they still drive just fine. the 02 is actually on its way to 300k miles, and it hasn't required much maintenance, though it has started to burn some oil.

[MadyTehWolfie]

17 minutes ago, Mister2010 said:

i would disagree the C30 looks better imo  

to me the focus looks like... a meh hatcback with fancy body bits bolted to it to make it look better 

i should stop arguing cause this is going nowhere  

We aren't arguing just stating our opinion about a cars asthetics. Nobody can be wrong thus it isn't an argument, but a discussion on person taste and choice. Now that I look at it the Volvo is more plain and I guess I like the sportier look of the focus. Though that C30 looks newer on the front than the one I saw. The back looks like a space ship to me which clashes with the subtle styling of the front for me.

[8uhbbhu8]

28 minutes ago, Mister2010 said:

i would disagree the C30 looks better imo  

to me the focus looks like... a meh hatcback with fancy body bits bolted to it to make it look better 

i should stop arguing cause this is going nowhere  

I do like the C30 better. Its more refined to me

[RevoltTrain]

1 hour ago, Mister2010 said:

honestly, driving a safe fast car is better than driving a fast car  

I put about 80 miles on the Saab today. So hard to keep my foot out of it. It already sounds so good. I'm gonna be even worse about it tomorrow after I get my intake

[chaozbandit]

@bcredeur97

 

 

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3 minutes ago, MadyTehWolfie said:

We aren't arguing just stating our opinion about a cars asthetics. Nobody can be wrong thus it isn't an argument, but a discussion on person taste and choice. Now that I look at it the Volvo is more plain and I guess I like the sportier look of the focus. Though that C30 looks newer on the front than the one I saw. The back looks like a space ship to me which clashes with the subtle styling of the front for me.

yeah, in 2010 they had a huge visual upgrade .... to the front of the car  

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NOTE: the white ones are 2008 and 2009 R-design and the blue ones are 2013 polestar concept  i hate the look of the standard ones with black/gray plastic

 

[MadyTehWolfie]

2 minutes ago, Mister2010 said:

yeah, in 2010 they had a huge visual upgrade .... to the front of the car  

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NOTE: the white ones are 2008 and 2009 R-design and the blue ones are 2013 polestar concept  i hate the look of the standard ones with black/gray plastic

 

Older one looks too thrumpy like that sweater your grandparents would wear. The redesign looks much better.

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Just now, MadyTehWolfie said:

Older one looks too thrumpy like that sweater your grandparents would wear. The redesign looks much better.

still would take the older C30 over the FoRS

[MadyTehWolfie]

Just now, Mister2010 said:

still would take the older C30 over the FoRS

Ew to each his own I guess. With hot hatches I prefer them to look a little youthful oriented. The older one looks too old while the newer one to me looks like a more grown up hot hatches that still has a youthful appearance similar to the VW GTI.

[DimasRMDO]

2 hours ago, Mister2010 said:

honestly, driving a safe fast car is better than driving a fast car  

Driving fast in a slow car is better than driving slow in a fast car