WOMPWOMP: Falling Out Of Love With Your Car

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People who drive appliance-type cars solely to get from point A to point B may not get this, but some of us have a lot of emotion and passion wrapped up in our choice of vehicles. Since I have been old enough to buy nice cars, I’ve been a Saab driver. A combination of my Swedish heritage, and the cars’ highly-engineered systems have always attracted me to them.

That being said, in 2004 I was looking for a car to replace my nine year old 900 hatch. Having gotten married and started planning for a family, a four-door car made sense. With my family planning to relocate to Eastern Washington, which would necessitate regular drives through snowy mountain passes, I wanted a vehicle with all-wheel drive, which Saab didn’t offer at the time. Appreciating sporty performance and handling, the ever-popular SUV wasn’t on my shopping list, but I still wanted utility. When I read in late 2003 of the 2004 Volvo V70R, I thought it sounded perfect. With 300 HP from a turbocharged 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine, a six-speed manual transmission delivering power to all four wheels, and a lower, electronically controlled suspension system, I felt the V70R offered the perfect blend of sport and utility, while staying true to my Swedish car-loving roots. Besides that, I thought it looked hot; very sporty and capable, but at the same time restrained in the same way as so many other Scandinavian products are...

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LexSucks - 4/14/2010 2:15:20 PM

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I fell out of love with my Audi A4 and BMW 330i. It took 3 years to fall out with the Audi and 6 years for the BMW.

pennfootball - 4/14/2010 2:58:38 PM

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I fell out of love with my BMW 330Ci convertible after it broke 5 times in the first year!

LexSucks - 4/14/2010 3:07:56 PM

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My BMW was pretty decent for the first few years. There were trips to the dealer, but not enough to make me upset. That changed after 5 years.

LexSucks - 4/14/2010 3:10:04 PM

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Oh yeah... Currently I'm in love with my EVO X MR. The EVO was and still is perfect. No unsheduled trips to the dealer (except for a hood latch recall). The Audi and BMW were always at the dealer for one thing or another. Not so with the EVO.

Whelan - 4/14/2010 2:40:07 PM

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I'm out of love with my Matrix. I know it's not an Audi, BMW, or Porsche. But I'm dropping the MS3 and Focus chants and really looking at the 2011 Subaru WRX sedan. I hated the 2008 bland design, but the widebody, quad exhaust, etc. really stands out for it's price. And AWD to boot.

pennfootball - 4/14/2010 3:05:16 PM

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I have an 08 WRX that has gotten more fun with more mods....Cobb Tuning Access port stage 1 chip and SPT exhaust...plus it's a 5 door sleeper and I never get pulled over like i did in my BMW cock/cop magnet.

LexSucks - 4/14/2010 3:21:40 PM

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Nice!!

I have a Cobb CB exhuast, K&N drop in filter and ECUTEK ECU tuning for my Evo X. My car is putting out 70 more hp than stock and almost 100lbs/ft more of torque. The car is a blast!!! Enjoy your Rally Rocket.