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#338642 - 26/10/2010 12:46 Re: 5 seat car [Re: boxer]
larry818
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Registered: 01/10/2002
Posts: 1038
Loc: Fullerton, Calif.
Even the turbo 5 cylinder is a bit much power for the (essentially) front wheel drive xc90.

The 5 is a real Volvo motor with a good AW trans.

The 6 is a real Volvo motor coupled with a very weak GM trans (stupid).

The 8 is a Yamaha motor. They are not without issues...

I'm happy with the T5 xc90. I'm thinking of buying a C70 before Geely starts making Volvos out to ToFu.

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#338654 - 26/10/2010 13:55 Re: 5 seat car [Re: larry818]
Redrum
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Registered: 17/01/2003
Posts: 998
I didn’t think you could have too much power in a car.

That would be like having too much money.

I suppose a front wheel drive could be a handful.

I only owned one front wheel drive (besides 4 wheel drives). Hopefully it was my last. I really got tired of changing CV joints and boots. I still have the scar from the last 2:00 AM thrash.

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#338660 - 26/10/2010 16:02 Re: 5 seat car [Re: larry818]
tahir
pooh-bah

Registered: 27/02/2004
Posts: 1913
Loc: London
Originally Posted By: larry818
I'm happy with the T5 xc90. I'm thinking of buying a C70 before Geely starts making Volvos out to ToFu.


You've seen this then?

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#338661 - 26/10/2010 16:03 Re: 5 seat car [Re: Redrum]
tahir
pooh-bah

Registered: 27/02/2004
Posts: 1913
Loc: London
Originally Posted By: Redrum
I suppose a front wheel drive could be a handful.


It's amazing how good fwd cars are nowadays, my sister in law has a Golf GTi with 230bhp, no torque steer, very easy drive

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#338662 - 26/10/2010 16:25 Re: 5 seat car [Re: tahir]
Robotic
pooh-bah

Registered: 06/04/2005
Posts: 2026
Loc: Seattle transplant
No complaints on FWD here. My del Sol is supercharged to 185whp and a new helical LSD is fun, too.
I drive about 350 miles a week and often spiritedly through the hills.
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#338667 - 26/10/2010 18:59 Re: 5 seat car [Re: Redrum]
tanstaafl.
carpal tunnel

Registered: 08/07/1999
Posts: 5546
Loc: Ajijic, Mexico
Originally Posted By: Redrum
I really got tired of changing CV joints and boots.
My Taurus wagon went over 200,000 miles, including half a dozen Alaskan winters with 40 below zero (and colder!) temperatures, and is still on the original axles and boots.

tanstaafl.
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#338694 - 27/10/2010 10:15 Re: 5 seat car [Re: tanstaafl.]
Redrum
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Registered: 17/01/2003
Posts: 998
Originally Posted By: tanstaafl.
My Taurus wagon went over 200,000 miles, including half a dozen Alaskan winters with 40 below zero (and colder!) temperatures, and is still on the original axles and boots.


Well don’t buy a 1981 Pontiac Phoenix (for a lot of reasons :-).

Actually it was a fairly good car. I got 220k miles out of it until the clutch gave out again and I decided to use the motor in a jeep. Those Iron Duke 4 cylinders last forever.

The worst car I ever had was a 198? Chrysler Lebaron. That thing fell to pieces before 100K.

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#339098 - 05/11/2010 08:59 Re: 5 seat car [Re: tahir]
tahir
pooh-bah

Registered: 27/02/2004
Posts: 1913
Loc: London
Handily you can plug in any FAT32 USB device and it'll work, as long as there are less than 60000 tracks and 500 folders (bit of a pain as I've got lots more than 500, guess I'll have to sort my directory structure)

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