Almost 5 years ago things change.
Also I could say the same for you man. 
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Haha I know it would be so bad 
.. If I get jacked I’m just gonna be muscly fat.. Tons of muscle with extra fat ..
I should really cut more. Being out of shape this winter made me do less work on the car haha
Alfa Romeo red of course.
Rosso competizione 
https://norfolk.craigslist.org/cto/d/virginia-beach-2005-subaru-forester/7269676325.html
https://norfolk.craigslist.org/cto/d/virginia-beach-1999-honda-civic-ex-coupe/7267023546.html
https://richmond.craigslist.org/cto/d/richmond-2007-toyota-corolla/7265712371.html
which car to buy is hard to decide.
budget of $3500- 4000 so far these are the best options i have found. as much as i want a zippy sport car i need a 4door that has decent trunk space.
Well your choice is simple, there’s only one left 
I think signal red is pretty close actually.
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Well if you want a 4 door sedan that is pretty zippy.
Did you ever thought about a Volvo S60 2.3 T5?
Or if you can´t find one with that particular engine,
a 2.4T or 2.5 T5 is also pretty zippy as well.
ill look for one but i doubt ill find one… Volvo is not common but some are for sale. good option was looking at some Volvo’s but do not know enough to know which engines are good.
no idea if this is a good option.
https://richmond.craigslist.org/cto/d/richmond-2006-volvo-s60/7259044391.html
All the petrol version are pretty much good.
They are all 5 cylinders.
- 2.3 T5 is a 250HP engine.
- 2.4T is a 200HP engine.
- 2.5 T5 is a 210HP engine.
The 2.5 T5 came as a replacement for the 2.4T i believe.
Both pretty good engines.
I drive a 2.4 NA non turbo version which is also pretty zippy.
But a turbo version is of course way more fun.
@TeckMonster drives a Volvo V70 with a T5.
Those engines are really strong and good when they are well maintained.
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There are also plenty of buyer review video’s on YT about them.
i am more of a how easy is it to work on. how easy are parts to get a hold of. and how much do the average common failures run.
reason i usually buy a honda toyota or chevy… of an old enough year… new electronics piss me off.
will admit that V6 honda is a pain in the ass to work on but parts are cheap.
Well yeah it is of course a volvo that has allot of safety features build in.
In regards to elektronics my 18 year old S60 everything still works.
I had to change one lightbulb till now which is doable.
The only repair that could get a bit tedious is the pcv valve cleanup or replacement.
That valve sticks a bit deep inside the engine bay.
When you have to a big service at some point,
it would probablly be worth it to take the pcv valve system with it.
That is probablly a service that needs be done once ever 100.000k.
And in many cases it’s likely done already.
But most other things are pretty easy to do yourself i guess.
Like brakes and all that.
When you go out to look for a potential Volvo S60 / V70.
You can easaly do a little check if the pcv system is clean.
Just start the engine a put a rubber glove over the oil filler cap.
and ref the engine a bit, when the glove gets sucked in a littlebit,
then its all good.
When the glove blows up like a baloon.
Then the pcv system is clogged up.
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thats not to bad then. ill have to give it a good hard look then.
Honda Accord is a good option as well by the way.
All modern cars after the turn of the century pretty much have a pcv system.
Honda’s are of course really reliable, only be aware of rust.
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yeah honda chevy and ford love to rust. thankfully we dont salt our roads much mostly a sand mix. so rust is not that bad around here.
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Ah that’s a good thing then.
There’s also the 2.5 Type R with 300hp and AWD.
I’ve got a 99 V70 T5 with a 5 speed and 240hp. It will eat up a Mustang GT from a roll at my high altitude, and it seats 7. Lol
I love my Volvo, the parts are cheep from my experience unless something that’s tided to the cars CANbus which Volvos have had since the late 90s. Fortunately I’ve never had to replace any of those.
From my experience everything has been very easy to fix. I’ve worked on two Hondas both 90s 4 cylinders and I thought they where a missive pain. Why do you have to remove a motor mount to replace an accessory belt???
The easiest car I’ve ever worked on was a Mazda 323. I pulled the entire engine and transmission in 2.5hrs, so maybe look for a Mazdaspeed 6? Not sure if those are still easy to work on though.
Oh and I wouldn’t get a Volvo unless it was manual and a T5 or Type R. I think the other ones are a bit slow. Type R you have to watch the AWD system though.
Also, the sound. It’s a deep throaty sound that’s easy on there ears, and it’s very unique.
(recommend headphones)
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