The car I would never buy!
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12-28-2014, 05:11 PM
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The car I would never buy!
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I must confess I have just bought the car I would never buy: A Volvo 240. I have always thought they are too clumsy, too heavy and too boring, but now I have one! Now, the car isn't for me, but it is a gift for my wife. For me it would be a lot more tempting to buy her a sexy Alfa Romeo and I would enjoy watching her driving one a lot more, but she would no doubt reveal that it would be just an excuse for me to buy yet another car for myself. Now even if I don't particularly like Volvos, I do love my wife, and I think it is a greater act of love if I give the car that I actually don't like myself. She grew up in the back seat of several 240s, and brags shamelessly of their excelence, so I bought her a car to rivive some of her memory. She likes it a lot, and feel proud when she drives it. That's what matters the most, and even I must admit it is quite practical.
Happy wife - happy life!
I must confess I have just bought the car I would never buy: A Volvo 240. I have always thought they are too clumsy, too heavy and too boring, but now I have one! Now, the car isn't for me, but it is a gift for my wife. For me it would be a lot more tempting to buy her a sexy Alfa Romeo and I would enjoy watching her driving one a lot more, but she would no doubt reveal that it would be just an excuse for me to buy yet another car for myself. Now even if I don't particularly like Volvos, I do love my wife, and I think it is a greater act of love if I give the car that I actually don't like myself. She grew up in the back seat of several 240s, and brags shamelessly of their excelence, so I bought her a car to rivive some of her memory. She likes it a lot, and feel proud when she drives it. That's what matters the most, and even I must admit it is quite practical.
Happy wife - happy life!
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01-03-2015, 01:44 PM
My first Volvo was a 240, certainly wasn't my kind of car either but it was a great deal and a gift for my sister in law. It had it's issues, never could find the electrical drain but, the car won me over when I was sitting at a stop light and got hit by one of the new Dodge Sebring. It moved the Volvo about 6 inches forward. I got out and looked at the back of mine, the bumper was moved up about 2 inches and no other damage. Then I looked at the front of hers....or what was left of it.
Her airbags deployed, the front end had caved in to the engine and steam flowing from the busted radiator.
I called my wife and had her rush to the scene...just so I could show her that we did the right thing by her sister....lol
Now? A 2007 S60 T5 That we bought 7 months ago and still haven't worn the glow off of the love for this thing! She safe but white knuckled!
Her airbags deployed, the front end had caved in to the engine and steam flowing from the busted radiator.
I called my wife and had her rush to the scene...just so I could show her that we did the right thing by her sister....lol
Now? A 2007 S60 T5 That we bought 7 months ago and still haven't worn the glow off of the love for this thing! She safe but white knuckled!
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