Test Drive: Results Unexpected.....
09-05-2005, 07:45 PM
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Test Drive: Results Unexpected.....
I know this is a tad off topic, but I wanted to share some thoughts.
My cousin wanted a brand new car, something with a wagon back and all wheel drive with a manual trans. He asked me to come with, so I did. I naturally suggested the A3, but the quattro models won't come out until a few months from now. He had a list of three cars he wanted to test drive.
Audi A3
Subaru WRX Wagon
Volvo V50.
Uh, wait a minute, a Volvo?? OOOOOH Kay.
We first went to test the A3. Although a Front Trak, it was a great car. It would be even better in quattro form. We both liked it a lot.
We next went to drive the WRX. Fast, but it felt like the tin can my brother-in-law owns (2002 WRX). An interesting toy to drive around, but I couldn't drive it on a daily basis.
Lastly, and the least expectation, we went to see the V50. I had never seen one, but when I did, my thoughts on Volvo styling changed(not so boxy). I looked at the specs and it's a 2.3 5 cyl 20V turbo AWD wagon 6 speed. To spec, it's kind of like a RS2 with urS4 specs. Needless to say, I was impressed by this car, from interior to the drivability. My cousin ended up buying it, a silver, black leather V50 T-5 AWD 6 Speed.
I am not saying I am going to sell my Audis and go Volvo, but Subaru isn't the only viable alternative, Volvo seems to be in the game.<ul><li><a href="http://www.volvocars.us/Showroom/V50/Photo_Gallery/Exterior/">http://www.volvocars.us/Showroom/V50/Photo_Gallery/Exterior/</a</li></ul>
My cousin wanted a brand new car, something with a wagon back and all wheel drive with a manual trans. He asked me to come with, so I did. I naturally suggested the A3, but the quattro models won't come out until a few months from now. He had a list of three cars he wanted to test drive.
Audi A3
Subaru WRX Wagon
Volvo V50.
Uh, wait a minute, a Volvo?? OOOOOH Kay.
We first went to test the A3. Although a Front Trak, it was a great car. It would be even better in quattro form. We both liked it a lot.
We next went to drive the WRX. Fast, but it felt like the tin can my brother-in-law owns (2002 WRX). An interesting toy to drive around, but I couldn't drive it on a daily basis.
Lastly, and the least expectation, we went to see the V50. I had never seen one, but when I did, my thoughts on Volvo styling changed(not so boxy). I looked at the specs and it's a 2.3 5 cyl 20V turbo AWD wagon 6 speed. To spec, it's kind of like a RS2 with urS4 specs. Needless to say, I was impressed by this car, from interior to the drivability. My cousin ended up buying it, a silver, black leather V50 T-5 AWD 6 Speed.
I am not saying I am going to sell my Audis and go Volvo, but Subaru isn't the only viable alternative, Volvo seems to be in the game.<ul><li><a href="http://www.volvocars.us/Showroom/V50/Photo_Gallery/Exterior/">http://www.volvocars.us/Showroom/V50/Photo_Gallery/Exterior/</a</li></ul>
09-05-2005, 08:31 PM
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Looks like it has the WRX Specs (4cyl 2.0L 227hp) not a boxer engine though...
Actually, I really resembles a WRX. I might have to go see how it drives. Probably like the WRX, where as the Volvo drove more like the Audi.
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09-05-2005, 09:21 PM
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i forget exactly. i remember it was alot of interior problems...
windows, instruments...then alot of engine for my parents lawyer. random sensors and false codes and stuff... real PIA. for the most part they are a safe car, but they need to work on their wiring.
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i remember my second experience driving in a Volvo with driver having
to open the window and pour windshield liquid in the Minnesota winter.
The first one though was of riding in a 1978 240 back home in Eastern Europe in 1998 and think how well the car survived 20 years.
The first one though was of riding in a 1978 240 back home in Eastern Europe in 1998 and think how well the car survived 20 years.