Used car face-off

"mkbruin, Atlas VP" (mkbruin)
10/16/2017 at 17:23 • Filed to: None

You are required to buy a car. It must be one of these two. Which, and why?

Sorry, IKEA just opened a few miles from me. I’m on a Swedish kick

DISCUSSION (35)

AC2 - The Now 15 Year Old Jalop > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 17:30

The SAAB:

1. That roofline is too beautiful

2. I would rather say I drive one of the last good SAAB’s than say I drive one of the many average Volvo’s

3. About 500lbs. More towing capacity

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 17:30

The SAAB for sure. Especially in manual form. Always have loved how these looked and make me sad for what SAAB could have been.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 17:33

The Saab is so much more unique.

Klaus Schmoll > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 17:34

Saab! Those S60s don’t do anything to me. They may have helped Volvo sutvive through some bad years, but that’s it. At the end of the day it’s a car from their worst period.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 17:37

The SAAAAAAAAAAB

RPM esq. > Klaus Schmoll
10/16/2017 at 17:38

You’re right about the Volvo, but isn’t the Saab from an even WORSE worst period, one from which the carmaker never recovered?

For Sweden > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 17:39

Um Volvo because obvious reasons

HammerheadFistpunch > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 17:39

S60. I like the interior better, though its not a GREAT interior for Volvo

for Michigan > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 17:40

One of the prettiest Saab sedans against one of the ugliest Volvo sedans? I can’t not pick the Saab.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 17:46

The Saab is way more interesting unless the Volvo becomes a blue Polestar.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 17:51

Is the Saab an Aero? If so I’ll take it. Love that interior with the brushed aluminum. But I hate the non Aero with the “wood” trim pulled straight out of a Chevy truck

Bryan doesn't drive a 1M > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 17:55

The Saab, because if it breaks I can still stare at it.

DrDDay > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 17:56

I’ll take the bus or an Uber.

WilliamsSW > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 18:06

Saab. I see one of those on my commute every so often, in a very light metallic blue (which seems to change a bit depending on how the light hits it).

I know it’s a terrible decision, but I just love that shape. And, in typical GM fashion, they got something right (at least design wise) just before they killed it.

JR1 > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 18:13

Saab it is more interesting

Klaus Schmoll > RPM esq.
10/16/2017 at 18:16

That may be, but at least it looks 100% pure Saab, something that can’t be said about that heavily used bar of soap that calls itself a Volvo.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 18:18

The Saab for the novelty, for sure.

average user > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 18:25

Saab. It is way more unique and cool. Parts might be a problem but you can probably swap some GM parts for that.

LongbowMkII > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 18:25

SAAB. its like a jet

CaptDale - is secretly British > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 18:26

SAAB, it is interesting and you could get the 2.8T with AWD.

facw > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 18:29

I think the Saab. If the Volvo were any other color, I’d prefer it, but I really don’t like white cars, I’d hate it every time I saw it.

cmill189 - sans Volvo > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 18:31

Fuck you. Beautiful, upper-trim 9-5 vs. low-spec S60? You think this is funny?

Ugh...S60.

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 18:33

I’ll take the Volvo for the availability of parts and service facilities, even though the Saab is sexier.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > RPM esq.
10/16/2017 at 19:34

It’s too bad because it’s still the best looking modern Saab ever made. Sportcombi notwithstanding.

KnowsAboutCars > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 19:45

If I have to choose from these two:

Kinja'd!!!

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 19:49

Saab, because I have access to the tools to fix it when it breaks.

RPM esq. > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/16/2017 at 19:52

I’ll take the 9-3 Viggen every day and twice on Sundays, thanks. Maximum Saab-iness in terms of both styling and torque steer.

shop-teacher > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 19:55

Volvo. Because parts availability.

shop-teacher > DrDDay
10/16/2017 at 19:56

LAME!

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 20:10

Saab. But I’m putting an E55 drivetrain in it. Because I can.

thatsmr > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 20:21

Had a Saab 9000CD. 5 speed for a couple years..Super fun car. electrical issues ended that. Had an S70 bought at 100k and put another 100k on it. Electrical (abs computer) Even diy attempts at repair were more than the car was worth. Though the Saab was more fun, nobody makes seats as comfortable as Volvo, and there was just something right about everything in the Volvo, down to the non-turbo 5cyl. Would have to say Volvo.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 20:47

As awful as my mom’s 2015 S60 has been, I’ll take the Saab....

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 20:54

Saab. Volvos are less interesting.

Khalbali > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/16/2017 at 22:05

Tough call, Saab if the seats are halfway decent since I’ve never been in on but damn the seats in the s60 live up to the hype IMO. Inferior in just about every other way but the seats are that good.

pip bip - choose Corrour > mkbruin, Atlas VP
10/17/2017 at 06:31

Saab, because GM