I know i posted this a couple years ago, but since we’re on the E46 topic, this is my Touring
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Congratulations!
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A true multi-tool. Good for track days, autocross, canyon carving, picnics with your sweetie, 8 hour drives.
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Enjoy! Awesome toy
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This could be it!!! I am probably going to buy a new car next year.
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those polestars are gorgeous.
I still think I’d go hybrid when the time comes. Electric for around town, but ICE for confidence/infrastructure on long trips.
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That’s where we are too. Until I can’t buy/maintain a petrol auto, we will have one.
After a lot of research I bought a Tesla Model Y Long Range this week. Between the Tesla price cut and the $7500 tax credit I took a leap of faith. Tesla’s supercharger network can take you nearly anywhere you want to go, so I am not worried about traveling. Besides, most charging is done from at home anyway. The wife still has an ICE vehicle, so we have a plan B if needed.
I had seriously considered other SUVs, especially a Lexus NX and Genesis GV70. The Lexus was actually my first choice being a hybrid, but they have a shortage of vehicles and the dealer here is charging a $5K markup that I refused to pay. I have driven a Lexus for the last 17 years too, so I gathered my brand loyalty and relationship with the dealer was irrelevant. I was close to buying the GV70 (ICE SUV), but the price difference with the Tesla ruled it out in the end.
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Don’t buy a Volvo product. We bought a new XC90 SUV hybrid with a turbo and a supercharger. It was the worst car car from a service perspective ever. In the shop every two weeks no online updates and eventually a full self destruction. They eventually acknowledged a recall for the car out of country but not in Canada for the problem.Then out of commission for 4 months. We’ve bought her BMW’s since it’s now a rock solid X7 M50. Best car ever!
I am sorry to learn this. We have a XC70 (mine) and a XC60 (wife’s), and we really like them.
Ideally for me they make either a Volvo or Polestar electric version of the V90 Cross Country.
Volvo reliability has typical been average at best, with excursions downward.
But their owners often are very pleased with their cars and quite loyal.
It is an interesting brand where one either enjoys, or cannot stand, their personality and driving dynamics.
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I couldn’t be happier with mine. It’s been reliable, comfortable, and fantastic on road trips. I don’t regret a day of ownership over the past ten years.
We’ve had a 2017 XC90 for over 60k trouble free miles…
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The issue we had was defective VVT. It was causing drivability issues from week two. They told us it was poor gas. Eventually it went into limp mode and the motor had self destructed. This XC90 was the hybrid T8. Non supercharger and non turbocharged versions were less problematic.
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I’ve had 5 Volvos (pre 1990) and every one was great.
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Both of ours are bi-turbo. Mine is more on the comfy couch side w/Polestar and my wife’s is a much sportier R-Design w/Polestar.
We bought mine because it will fit two full-sized dog crates in the back without having to lower the second row seats. At the time, the only other wagon that could do that was the Mercedes Estate.