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mustard_tiger posted:The thing with Volvo is they are terribly unreliable. It's crazy how many different things failed in my friends cars. It didn't go 1 month without something breaking on those cars. The 240 was legit though and a tank. I got the feeling the Ford era was pretty bad but it got really horrible when Geely bought them. Those turbo and supercharged four cylinder engines seem like ticking time bombs. Growing up in Sweden in the 80s Volvo was seen as the reliable option compared to SAAB.
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I’ve now owned my S60R for just over a year, and the only non-standard maintenance I’ve had to do to it is a front CV joint for the prop shaft due to it clicking occasionally on accel and decel. I will admit toplitzin had done his due diligence with the servicing before I bought it, but it’s been very reasonable to me thus far.
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I did 155k miles in my V50, sold it with 212k miles on it, and the only unscheduled maintenance on it was the cooling fan and two leaky injectors (1.6 diesel). The 2022 Consumer Reports Auto Reliability chart places Volvo squarely in the middle, right behind Hyundai and Genesis. In JD Powers "U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study 2022" Volvo places third from last, and Hyundai and Genesis third and fourth from the top. Truly a land of contrast.
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I had a 2007 S60R for 5 years and had no end of problems with it. A few I remember include: - Alarm controller malfunctioned and had to be replaced. - Passenger front lock mech failed. - Driver's window regulator failed. - Moonroof mechanism failed ($$$). - All 4 shocks and many other suspension components had to be replaced between 80 and 110k miles. (wear components, but my ATS didn't require any of this) - Auto trans failed and replaced around 90k miles. - Rod knock above 5000 rpm @ 135k miles, traded it in. I wound up spending nearly as much in repairs as I paid for it.
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Volvo!  https://twitter.com/mrjamesmay/status/1686646398861606913 https://twitter.com/mrjamesmay/status/1686986008384913408
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"We're still making the stuff you want, we're just refusing to sell it to you". Always been a solid policy for automakers in the US market, I suppose.
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I love my V60.
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InitialDave posted:"We're still making the stuff you want, we're just refusing to sell it to you".
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Chris Knight posted:Volvo! I completely adore how when May is found to be wrong, he seems so gracious in defeat and admitting his wrongs. Alt: OH COCK
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Aug 4, 2023 04:17
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Youtube desperately wants me to watch Junkyard Digs. Is that channel any good?
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Chris Knight posted:Volvo! Wait, what? That's just in the UK? Insane. I'd expect them to pull a Ford in the US, but not, you know, the place that actually has small streets and no parking and actually buys cars. Chris Knight posted:I mean the US auto companies just flat out stopped making them, so they have an excuse not to sell you something Ford still makes plenty of cars that they don't sell in the US. Scratch Monkey posted:Youtube desperately wants me to watch Junkyard Digs. Is that channel any good? I enjoy them. They have not appears excessively chuddy so far (but I still have that fear - he's ex-military in Iowa.)
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Darchangel posted:Ford still makes plenty of cars that they don't sell in the US.
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Scratch Monkey posted:Youtube desperately wants me to watch Junkyard Digs. Is that channel any good? As Darchangel said.... I'm sure we don't align politically but I don't have to hear about it. I bet if I listened too close I'd hear. Otherwise they're fun and cute and it looks like they've been living their best lives for a bit.
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Darchangel posted:Wait, what? That's just in the UK? Insane. I'd expect them to pull a Ford in the US, but not, you know, the place that actually has small streets and no parking and actually buys cars. Maybe related to the size of the RHD market?
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:I had a 2007 S60R for 5 years and had no end of problems with it. And I had an 04 VR, bought CPO at 64k miles and sold it at 210k. It still had the factory clutch and was only barely slipping at WOT in 6th. That car never left me stranded or had any major issue (that I hadn't caused myself). Maybe you're unlucky.
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stealie72 posted:Everyone makes plenty of cars that they don't sell in the US. This causes me great pain because I like driving the smallest thing I can fit into so I spend too much time pining at out-of-country websites and whining that I can't have a VW Polo or a Honda City. This is me but with the Corolla Touring Sport. It’s far more practical than my Corolla hatchback and it has an awesome panoramic moonroof.
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Scratch Monkey posted:Youtube desperately wants me to watch Junkyard Digs. Is that channel any good? Yes, its very good. He doesnt go into politics at all from what I can tell. Most of the videos end up samey same but thats cos he has a method for working on stuff. I play an ep when I can as some nice slow tv style stuff. Also Mook is the cutest thing ever. It was a video on his channel going to a NASCAR event that made me realyl feel it's something I have to experience. Humphreys fucked around with this message at 17:29 on Aug 4, 2023 |
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The channel sounds a lot like VGG. I’m certain Derek is a chud supreme but it doesn’t really come up much on the show. he’s really good at demonstrating what he’s doing and thinking and knows how to keep an audience interested. But I never, ever want to know his thoughts on politics or social issues
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Darchangel posted:Ford still makes plenty of cars that they don't sell in the US.
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Darchangel posted:Ford still makes plenty of cars that they don't sell in the US. It's currently down to the Focus, Escort, Mondeo, and Taurus, and the Focus is expected to be killed in 2025. Looks like the primary market for the remaining three is China. Chris Knight posted:Do they make cars in the US they don't sell there? No, at this point the Mustang is the only Ford car still built or sold in the US, and it's trending towards it being the last Ford car sold anywhere.
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Scratch Monkey posted:The channel sounds a lot like VGG. I’m certain Derek is a chud supreme but it doesn’t really come up much on the show. he’s really good at demonstrating what he’s doing and thinking and knows how to keep an audience interested. But I never, ever want to know his thoughts on politics or social issues Yeah, all that pretty much.
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Darchangel posted:and actually buys cars. Well, no they don't, according to Volvo at least. Darchangel posted:Ford still makes plenty of cars that they don't sell in the US. Only if you count the China built Escort (a 2nd gen Focus) and Mondeo which is also the Middle East Taurus. Otherwise, in "the west", the Focus and Mustang are it, and the Focus is gone by 2025. Fiesta and Mondeo are dead. (July 2023 and 2022 respectively)
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Scratch Monkey posted:The channel sounds a lot like VGG. I’m certain Derek is a chud supreme but it doesn’t really come up much on the show. he’s really good at demonstrating what he’s doing and thinking and knows how to keep an audience interested. But I never, ever want to know his thoughts on politics or social issues  I am now watching Low-Buck Garage and really hope he isn't a chud either.
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netwerk23 posted:And I had an 04 VR, bought CPO at 64k miles and sold it at 210k. It still had the factory clutch and was only barely slipping at WOT in 6th. That car never left me stranded or had any major issue (that I hadn't caused myself). Maybe you're unlucky. Possibly. All I know is I haven't had another European car since and have had much better luck.
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Scratch Monkey posted:The channel sounds a lot like VGG. I’m certain Derek is a chud supreme but it doesn’t really come up much on the show. he’s really good at demonstrating what he’s doing and thinking and knows how to keep an audience interested. But I never, ever want to know his thoughts on politics or social issues To me Junkyard Digs is a lot like VGG in that it is mostly a car that has been sitting for 20+ years and they are going to revive it. Their methods are a little different which is fun to compare. Like Derek always likes to pour 2 cycle gas down the carb to try and protect the rings and all that and he'll say like don't just blast the carb with starter fluid or brake clean or whatever. Then Junkyard Digs will be like, OK first things first, we're gonna spray 50 gallons of brake clean down the carb.
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A great YouTube channel is salvage to savage. They are metal working artists and make incredible builds.
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I don’t think we need a poll for this one. Seen in the wild. Someone is ok being out in public in this thing. 
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Imperador do Brasil posted:I don’t think we need a poll for this one. Good call on thread choice
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Imperador do Brasil posted:I don’t think we need a poll for this one. Looks like an immaculate youngtimer car to me.
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You walk out to you car and find this jammed into it
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Imperador do Brasil posted:I don’t think we need a poll for this one. It looks like a badly peeled potato.
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Catastrophe posted:You walk out to you car and find this jammed into it That's a bummer, I don't think you can patch that since it touched the sidewall
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Still holding air, it'll be f *slaps roof, car explodes*
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I think being able to spray your passengers with windshield wiper fluid is feature
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Imperador do Brasil posted:I don’t think we need a poll for this one. 
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 this looks like some fly by night scam artist operation that'll be gone in a week. https://twitter.com/MotorHeadMama/status/1688586109226467328?t=DLuSeRsDm7Mp-Nxo18yyHA&s=19
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Olympic Mathlete posted:
Holy poo poo, how is that real
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Olympic Mathlete posted:
Just prrof that Teslas require no service. 
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They should install a ball pit to make up for the lackluster service
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