Automobiles

[TTX1]

That new V60 in Polestar trim with a 6 speed and 3 pedals would be awesome.

Whenever I see “Polestar” my junior-high male humor registers “trade magazine of the exotic dance profession”

[j44ke]

The C30 was pretty sweet. And they made a T5 R-design model.

[robin3mj]

The C30 was so sweet. I was looking for a decent one in manual when I ended up with my 4Runner.

[rmplum]

That sweet new silver Volvo V60 pictured above looks great. Wow, that is a sharp-looking car.
Are they still “cutting corners” on quality since transitioning to Chinese ownership a few years ago?
Hopefully they abandoned that short-term money-saving plan and resumed a premium approach.

The cars do not feel cheap or corner cutting in any way. They just jumped back into the market in a very technologically aggressive way. Turbo and s/c on the same engine, all new electronics and infotainment, etc. The materials, seats, designs are really top notch.

[nahtnoj]

Wrong. The C30.

Its weird that I forgot about the C30, because I was behind one for a while today, thinking about how good it looks from behind. I don't think the same can be said for the front, unless we're talking about the higher trim level ones, as mentioned below.

If that V60 achieves the same ubiquity as did the P2 V70XC circa 2001-04, the world will be a better place.

[davids]

Wrong. The C30.

Wrong. The V90.

...there's a luxury condo building (that used to be a Combat Zone parking lot. But I digress.) that I walk by every morning. The valets line up the residents' cars so they don't have to sully their footwear in the subterranean garage.

I often see a black V90 (with the tan leather) parked out there. I slow down and drink it in every time.

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[Blue Jays]

”...I slow down and drink it in every time...”

That is a really sharp-looking station wagon.
Will have to visit a dealership to see one live.

[jerk]

You guys know that for price of a Volvo you can buy a good car right?

[rmplum]

That is a really sharp-looking station wagon.
Will have to visit a dealership to see one live.

This will likely be a failing endeavor. Why? The V90s are ORDER ONLY.

https://jalopnik.com/you-can-only-bu...e-u-1790937348

Your only hope is finding a dealer brave enough to have ordered one to display, which is probably pretty rare.

[Tamu8104]

The C30 was pretty sweet. And they made a T5 R-design model.

One of my coworkers still daily drives her red C30. The only Volve that I’ve ever craved.

[davids]

You guys know that for price of a Volvo you can buy a good car right?

...when I start taking car-buying advice from you...

[jerk]

...when I start taking car-buying advice from you...

right?

i think a big bumper detomaso pantera that's missing an engine would be the perfect car for your budget of 30-40k.

[davids]

right?

i think a big bumper detomaso pantera that's missing an engine would be the perfect car for your budget of 30-40k.

A Pantera? Pfft. I bet I can get an Astoria Ferrari for that kind of dough.

[htwoopup]

The fish ride wasn't enough so I did another 35 miles along the Hudson and beyond. But found a car place that seemed to have something for everyone here...not one of them makes sense in Manhattan yet there they were...so I will just throw it in the thread...(sorry for the photo dump it was just too good to pass up)

ferrari by Jon Mandel, on Flickr

Van 1 by Jon Mandel, on Flickr

Van 2 by Jon Mandel, on Flickr

Porsche 1 by Jon Mandel, on Flickr

Porsche 2 by Jon Mandel, on Flickr

Pony 1 by Jon Mandel, on Flickr

Pony 2 by Jon Mandel, on Flickr

Pony 3 by Jon Mandel, on Flickr

Pony 4 by Jon Mandel, on Flickr

[Blue Jays]

The fish ride wasn't enough so I did another 35 miles along the Hudson and beyond...”

The owner of that awesome VW Syncro bus also owns a sweet blue Spectrum bicycle! :-)

[nahtnoj]

It looks like you were in the parking lot of Classic Car Club Manhattan...

[j44ke]

It does high priced luxury/cult/rarity rentals to individuals, movies, TV shoots, advertisements, etc. They took over the old NYPD stables that were on a pier near the midtown ferry terminal. I think you can also become a member, and they have a sort of club in the building. And membership means you can "check out" cars periodically.

[robin3mj]

That Syncro is boss.

So, with my new job I’ll be working from home, making my 98 4Runner somewhat superfluous.
Not planning to sell it right away - might tuck it away as a toy for the next handful of years. Thinking about new bumpers (the front chrome one is caved in) and maybe a two tone paint job. Solid color with a white roof. What says the peanut gallery?

[j44ke]

That Syncro is boss.

So, with my new job I’ll be working from home, making my 98 4Runner somewhat superfluous.
Not planning to sell it right away - might tuck it away as a toy for the next handful of years. Thinking about new bumpers (the front chrome one is caved in) and maybe a two tone paint job. Solid color with a white roof. What says the peanut gallery?

Bumper=safety. Paint=meh.

Just get someone to wax it with some kind of super wax buffing wheel thing and live with the patina.

[jerk]

A Pantera? Pfft. I bet I can get an Astoria Ferrari for that kind of dough.

Have you considered something from the British Leyland Group? For thirty to forty thousand dollars you could have the most pristine example of British engineering, proud Union Labor and attention to detail- and an automobile truly built with neither an eye to profit, longevity, performance, or style. An ur-car symbolizing all that was great before Maggie Thatcher ruined everything.