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Originally Posted by Sliver
I've never driven a Volvo. They don't strike me as enthusiasts' cars. Don't get me wrong, they seem very nice, but they don't look sporty/fun to me. Guess I'll have to take one for a rip.
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My mom and dad love my moms car (s40 T5).
IMO its a great car but the chassis is pretty terrible, maybe its better now (we bought an 05, first model year) but it has some pretty stupid characteristics. For example i can get the back end of the damn thing to step out just by flicking the wheel, im not talking enough to do a Scandinavian flick per say, but lets say doing a slalom would easily make the tail end of the car come out. Many times in the winter the back end of the car will come out under high cornering. IMO a car like this should be made to understeer, not oversteer under certain circumstance.
Having said that, i drove an S60R a couple years ago and was in heaven, the magnetic shock system was awesome, my dad was actually looking at one before he settled on his MazdaSpeed 6.