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"gettingoldercarguy" (gettingoldercarguy) 10/02/2019 at 23:00 • Filed to: None

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gettingoldercarguy > gettingoldercarguy 10/02/2019 at 20:19

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https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2007-volvo-v70r/

and 100 more > gettingoldercarguy 10/02/2019 at 23:26

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I sincerely wish Volvo’s of this era didn’t have such  sketchy reliability.

Future Heap Owner > and 100 more 10/02/2019 at 23:57

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Pssshhhhhhh do it it’ll be fiiiiiiiiiine*

*it will probably not be fine

gettingoldercarguy > Future Heap Owner 10/03/2019 at 00:02

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I did this one just to frustrate aesthetics in motion even more.

Dusty Ventures > gettingoldercarguy 10/03/2019 at 00:04

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I have the squarest boner

and 100 more > Future Heap Owner 10/03/2019 at 00:16

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But they look so gooooood.

gettingoldercarguy > Dusty Ventures 10/03/2019 at 00:20

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It’ll fit

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > Dusty Ventures 10/03/2019 at 00:31

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The Volvo 740  would like a word with you then. 

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > and 100 more 10/03/2019 at 00:34

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I sincerely wish Volvos of this era weren’t FWD. if you want reliable just look a couple decades back. Both my 240s have been the most reliable cars I have owned as well....

facw > MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) 10/03/2019 at 00:37

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This one is AWD. Though frankly on a 10+ year old Volvo, I feel like AWD, while perhaps nice, is also mostly just one more expensive thing to break or need maintenance. One of the reasons I ended up with a regular FWD S60 instead of an AWD one or an R.

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > facw 10/03/2019 at 00:42

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I agree about 10 year old Haldex being concerning, and while I’ve never driven something with Haldex I don’t think it quite counts as the god intended wheels being driven (I’m mostly kidding, any wheel drive can be fun)

and 100 more > MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) 10/03/2019 at 00:45

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I don’t even mind FWD so much. I’d rock a V70R, if I could reasonably assume I’m not going to spend a fortune keeping it running.

There’s a brief span in the Volvo line up, between the awkward round lamps but before the ear ly -90's, where they got really boxy, and I love those. I also like the early- to mid-90's look, but those mid-late 80's Volvos...

Dogsatemypants > and 100 more 10/03/2019 at 01:36

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Me too, wanna buy a volvo? 

Dogsatemypants > Future Heap Owner 10/03/2019 at 01:37

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Wanna buy a volvo? It just needs a few things fixed

Dogsatemypants > MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) 10/03/2019 at 01:38

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I have an awd, though front biased, for sale

Snuze: Needs another Swede > gettingoldercarguy 10/03/2019 at 02:34

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Hnnnng!

Ill be in my rack. 

Future Heap Owner > Dogsatemypants 10/03/2019 at 03:37

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Naw, I like the one I have and don’t need another

Dogsatemypants > Future Heap Owner 10/03/2019 at 03:40

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Sell it to you cheap. It has the rear facing seat and factory nav with an imiv bluetooth connection and av in

cmill189 - sans Volvo > gettingoldercarguy 10/03/2019 at 04:23

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I’ll post something before all the reliability comments start rolling in...annnd I’m too late.

Oh well. Mine just cracked 170,000 yesterday. Just keeps working. I dunno why. ¯\_()_/¯

Sovande > MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) 10/03/2019 at 05:04

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Well the one pictured is AWD. 

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > and 100 more 10/03/2019 at 10:50

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You can say that again, I completely agree.

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > Sovande 10/03/2019 at 10:51

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Only when Haldex says it is, and I know my name isn’t Haldex. 

Sovande > and 100 more 10/03/2019 at 11:01

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People claim that it costs about $2000 a year for upkeep on a P2 R. 

and 100 more > Sovande 10/03/2019 at 11:27

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That’s... not horrible.