Volvos are built well-ish. They are hard to work on for some things, like the oil filter, but changing brake light bulbs are easy. My mom had an S80, which requires the intake manifold to be removed to change the oil filter, but there are panels in the trunk that easily pop out to change the bulbs. If I were you, I would get a car that is easy-er to work on and has good parts availability. I personally like GM and the 3800 in particular, as you can easily find a Buick with low miles that was well maintained, at least here in Florida. You also need to worry about insurance costs, especially with a well known muscle car or drift car. So maybe a Cavalier Z24? Low mileage Lexus/Toyota? Decommissioned cop car if you can afford the repairs?
This guy gets it. It will get you no points with the Internet Car Intelligentsia but if you live in an area with little/no nonmotorized road use, FWD with a torquey engine and basic rear suspension is a lot more fun than people give it credit for. Speaking of: You will never change my mind on this.
Obviously, because you've said it 48.5 billion fucking times. News flash Shotgun Cuck, nobody fucking cares.
Well, I (somewhat) care, but I might be the only one. Shotgun Chuck, I get the appeal of bicycles. They are environmentally friendly and a lot of people love environmentally friendly stuff nowadays. Plus, bicycles are probably good for exercise. My problem with cyclists is when they are riding on roads with a 55 MPH Speed Limit or higher. That's unsafe and dangerous, plus it can cause traffic problems.
Moving backwards while the transmission is still in drive. Or forward in reverse. That will stall it. Usually accomplished with a 180° turn.
I always take good care of my transmission by not switching from drive to reverse before completely stopping, etc. Doing a 180 also sounds kind of reckless to me.
Ehh my Forester doesn't have the transmission nor the structural integrity to do any of that anyways.
I’m not doing neutral drops. Im reversing direction after the transmission is in gear. There seems to be some sort of failsafe. The engine just shuts off and the car freewheels if you're moving more than a few mph. I guess the torque converter allows the transmission to spin opposite of the engine or there's a one-way bearing in the transmission. I try to avoid it of course.
Im tempted to go take a selfie in front of my local Holden dealership purely because it likely won't be there within a few months.
I am a Canadian and not an Australian, but I read the announcement on the Holden website and I’m pretty sure the dealership might still be there but not selling cars and only doing repairs.
We all need to try and find some remnants of Holden and then take selfies with them, then put them in an album.
