Like a lot of 90s things, the X-90 was cool for a minute, then soon embarrassingly lame. Also like a lot of 90s things, it has started climbing the other side of the mountain as a semi-cool curiosity.

The MX-3 has always been cool. As a 90's teen, these and the MX-6 always caught my eye.

Suzuki X-90. These came out right around the time I was getting my driver’s license and I wanted one so badly. I grew up skiing and fantasized about strapping skis to the top and heading out for the trails. I even had a brochure and cut out pictures to hang on my wall. I got a ‘93 Del Sol Si instead, which was the far…

Why does it look like that? I hate it. I know taste is subjective and all, but damn.

Hereditary is the better film by a mile. Just a fun, family romp. Make a stay-at-home date night of it.

I’ve always found driving in OR frustrating, only because everyone wants to drive either way above or far below the speed limit. It creates a rubber band effect and makes it difficult to find a steady flow or utilize cruise control without constantly futzing with it. I think this has more to do with…

Limited exposure and luck, I guess. We usually do a short getaway out there every couple of years but usually stick to ABQ, then on to Santa Fe, then either Taos or the spas at Ojo Caliente, and back to ABQ to fly home. Problems aside, I will give Albuquerque drivers credit for (seemingly) being far more courteous to…

I thought for sure I’d see my home state of KY on this list. Having just returned from New Mexico late last week, I found drivers out there to be surprisingly chill. Both my wife and I commented on how much better everyone seemed to follow the rules of the road compared to back home. State patrol did have a noticeably…

Well-optioned late model P3 or early model SPA Volvo S60s with low miles can be easily found at prices in the mid-high teens/low twenties. For a comfy road car with a dash of “sport”, there’s a lot of value there. If the s60 is a little too sedate, maybe a deeply depreciated Giulia?

I watched a documentary about that once, but I don’t recall them getting that deep into the maypole thing. Looked super fun though!

Dancing around the maypole when summer tires go on.

Anniversary models are seldom worth more than their ordinary siblings. At least with this one, you can celebrate multiple anniversaries and have a toast to commemorate each time something goes horribly wrong. Every day will be a party.

I think I’ve seen that movie only once in my life and might need to revisit, so thanks for the reminder! For me, it’s the yellow Volvo (a 245, I think) in Beetlejuice that Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin died in after falling from a not-very high bridge. Probably not a great testament to the safety of the brand, since I…

Nepo-cretin with undeserved influence lies and obfuscates in an attempt to prop up their brand and pander to their remaining faithful. What a bold and surprising play.

A few years ago, I would have laughed and said absolutely not. These old Volvo wagons are entering a new renaissance with prices creeping upwards though. I think that uptick is due to nostalgia thirst from those who are too young to remember when these were just ordinary, mundane family haulers. That said, I think the…

2005-ish, I decide to help my best friend move from the east coast to Portland, OR. I had relocated to Olympia, WA about a year prior, so I had already made the trip in a box truck pulling my car on a flatbed, and generally knew what to expect in addition to having experience with big trucks + trailers by way of growin…

I work in higher ed and can confirm this. Business majors (and many b-school faculty) are like chapters lifted directly from the DSM IV manual and given life.

As a fellow P1 Volvo owner, simply hearing the words cabin air filter makes my spine hurt. That was definitely a “I’ll just pay shop prices next time” experience for me.

Gary Busey’s Volvo C30, that by looks of it, he drives around crashing into shit. Everything about this video is just perfect, especially when “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” kicks in as his drive-off music, and good ‘ol Gary is just grinning like a lunatic.

2010, my wife needs a new car and has settled on a Mazda3 GT hatch. We find a good deal on one, brand new, optioned exactly how she wants, down to the color and everything. We already had financing in place through our bank and head off to the dealership - which happened to be in a different city 90 minutes away,…