SOT: Update on my car saga (kinda long)

[tim]

Still, the V70 is OK but nothing like an e34 when it comes to handling and roadholding on the dry so be careful when summer comes.

Dude, that's the wife's problem now!

She's the one who made the call. I get the Touring now (until I crash this one!) Plus she's a real estate agent and she feels like the volvo will be less intimidating for driving customers around.

My e39 540iT will lay down two black smokies for 100 ft all summer long. As much as I loved the m60 in my e34, it could never touch the m62 for power despite what the benchmark specs say.

For the winter, the touring's got the blizzak revo's but I don't care what anyone says, a front wheel drive with snow tires beats a rear drive with snows. Even with DSC. And with chains on.

[ra_pro]

It depends, my 95 540i with new all-season Fuzion HRi tires has noticably better traction than my 01 Saab 95 with Michelin MX tires. I still can't believe it but every time I drive in the snow there is no doubt about it.

[DaCan23]

My bro's wife has a XC70... she has mixed feelings on it, he likes it. Though I've heard of premature death on the Volvo slushboxes. Latest was a 2002 S80 w/ like 70k miles and toasted tranny.

[tim]

My bro's wife has a XC70... she has mixed feelings on it, he likes it. Though I've heard of premature death on the Volvo slushboxes. Latest was a 2002 S80 w/ like 70k miles and toasted tranny.

The 5speed automatics use a special fluid, like the stuff in the ZF five speeds. Mobil ATF3309 I think. Anyway, if you use anything else- kaboom. Otherwise on the XC, there is an issue with the angle gear and of course, murphy's law states that reliability decreases as a function of complexity- so one would expect more problems than in the FWD version.

I found this website which is like a bruno's for volvos. everything looks so freaking easy after the m60. http://www.volvospeed.com/maintence.htm

[DaCan23]

You should see the engine bay on my friends E60 550i.... zero to negative room to work in there.... makes the M60 engine bay look like a walk in closet