And got a 2001 Volvo S60 2.4T..

Nice car, MUCH better inside than the acura. Less power (makes 195 hp, 210 tq), but still a good find for $13K.

Let the modding begin!!
(Gonna upgrade the turbo and ECU to the T5 edition, lowering springs and shocks, needs tint real bad, and adding the sub to the OEM stereo)

 

congrats, change the sig.......

 

D-U-N - done

 

Umm, those aren't cheap to mod. And Volvo quality sucks.

Good luck with it though. Hopefully it won't be a pain for you

 

Volvo quality sucks? What have I been missing?

Good choice, I like the newer Volvos.

 

no volvos arent cheap to mod....but their quality doesnt really suck either

 

one less CL

 

Maybe its gotten better, but the old ones were horrendous. We used to have three a long time ago and they all were always in the shop. And from on-line reviews, they still say the reliability isn't great. Zeroday had a S80 and I remember him saying his was in the shop a bit.

 

And the acura CL was a fountain of suck, IMHO

 

 

Also to goto Swedespeed.com forum, pretty good info there when I want to brush up on my Volvo facts.

 

I can't argue too much. Mine rattles like a mofo, but I like it none the less.

 

and with how many miles on her Jared ?

 

80K.....a little high, but better than my 01 CL that I traded in with 156,338

 

Thats what I meant, how many miles were on the CL. I remember you had a few

 

WTF kind of traveling do you do? Massachusetts ain't that big...

 

the new volvos look legit but i can never see myself driving a volvo...to me a volvo is an old family car specifically made for white upperclass peckerwoods to pick up thier little children from private school

my friend had a 95 volvo, and teh fucking transmission ate it and the bumper fell of at the same time

 

Actually only been to MA once....My pops is from southy....



I bought the car used with a ton of miles, and then drove 27K in the past 10 months

 

they don't even have the KFC bucket sized cupholders option for the black folks.

 

Massive Chrome wheel repellent package

 

Less power? Weren't the CL-P's ratings 215hp and a lot less torque than 210? This thing must be a stop light beast even with the extra safety stuff.

 

You bastard! You stole my name! My car is named Leslie lol I guess we can share.

 

Will take some manana after a good wash/clay/polish/wax/wax/wax/wax & once over the interior....still trying to decide if my Alpine will end up in there, or if I am going to keep the head unit stock....

 

Sounds like you made the best of a bad situation. Did you get the tranny fixed before you traded the CL in ??

I've alway thought the old volvos were indestrutable. Seems alot of the old station wagons last awhile, and usually have the college stickers in the rear window (parents gave the car to kids). The Volvo station wagons seemed to be real popular with touring dead heads (who aren't know for keeping up with maintenance).

 

I fixed the main axle seal leak, but not the tranny case leak. Just enough for them to take the damn thing before it broke again.


Funny thing is the guy who took it in told me how immaculate the drivetrain had been taken care of....

 

I spend a lot of time in Princeton, NJ and Volvos seem to be the #1 car of that town and Half of them sport 'Princeton Univ' and/or 'Kerry 04' stickers on the rear bumper .

My parents have an 01 V70 XC Cross Country sans le 'Kerry/Edwards 04' sticker (though they voted that way ). It's a very nice car that feels like a tank. I'm certain my 02 Maxima would get the worst of a collision with that thing.

The only Volvo I'd personally get would be the S60R, V70R or that 625hp XC90 displayed at the 2005 NYIAS.

 

Pics are here

 

225hp and 217lb ft for the CL-P/TL-P.

 

Good choice Jared, the S60 is an under-appreciated car.

 

That S60 looks like it only has 10K miles. The leather seats still looks new after 80K miles on them.

 

Yeah....there are some chips on the hood and front end, but the interior is immaculate!! It does need a tune-up REAL bad, though (I actually found it at a wholesaler, and you know they didn't do a damn thing to it)

 

As much tq as hp? Wow. Do dynos support this?

 

Most dynos have been done on the Type-S, but from the ones I have seen yes they do.

 

i love volvo seats. so comfy