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RE: Time To Let The Old Lady Go? A Volvo 850 Station Wagon from 1997 That Won't Quit
Those Volvos are oddly endearing aren't they? I've had a few of them myself since they typically seem undervalued in the used car market compared to a Honda, Toyota etc.
We do keep just one car (no beater) and I don't see that changing for a bit. Even a single car for a family spends a lot of time idle so having more than one would seem like a waste of resources in our case.
They are endearing - and solid! We test drove a few newer ones and they're not the same - all that plastic inside, and not nearly as much cargo space.
It is hard for us to justify doubling our insurance and fuel costs when we're almost always home. And the thing I miss most about the city is not needing a car at all...
Right. I recently drove a new Volvo V60 with the D2 diesel in Norway and it was nice -striking design- but didn't necessarily remind me of the old ones. Except the seats...Volvo makes consistently good seats.
Speaking of not needing a car in the city: I was also in Copenhagen and that would be one great city to live car free in. I like cars and driving so living car-free doesn't excite me but if I did live in a more urban area I would want it to have a pervasive bike infrastructure and culture like Copenhagen does.