If they build a car with an *all assists off* Blackpool button, then my sole goal in life will be to acquire such a vehicle.

This is an option on the 3rd gen Prius

Didn't the panels on these things fit progressively worse as the frame slowly twisted from all the torque?

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Taking a quick drive through Boca Raton, you'd think Buick was doing really well these days.

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Do I Spy a burgundy Volvo 850 under that palm tree? I think so. +1 Mr. Tarantino.

If automakers want young people to care about cars, then they need to MAKE INTERESTING CARS THAT PARENTS WILL BUY. Kids these days are growing up and learning to drive in Camrys, so no wonder they think driving is boring, especially when that tired old Camry is passed down. Growing up, my parents had an E30, a 2nd…

Damn, I may be a little late on this one, but I was brought home in a white E30 sedan. Automatic, unfortunately, as my mom believes that buying a manual is like buying unsliced bread (my dad however, drove a 2nd gen RX-7 stick, at the time).

Sorry, Torch. Having been on the business end of a carjacking not 12 months ago yet, I know that feel. The insurance agent is gonna make you feel way worse about the condition they may find it in, but hang tight. They found mine after a little more than a week, and it only needed a new hood and some serious interior…

The Volvo S80. Great seats, smooth ride, clean classy styling, spacious, safe, and reliable. Available in beige and FWD if one so desires.

Yeah, I don't think our S70's cupholders lasted past the first few years. They've been a plastic skeleton for the last 150,000mi (win some/lose some).

Yeah, the Florida Turnpike has a number of 'free-flow" SunPass gateways that are a few lanes wide, and are travelled through at substantial speed.

Don't forget the current 60-series' new Rebel Blue option ;-)

Easy now.  Depending on the Volvo, one can be just as much a road menace as a Mustang driving frat-star.

Awwwwww, damn.  And here I was thinking that the Swedes weren't the eugenics type...   My S40 and I are gonna go hang out in the corner now.

I actually rather like the front end, but why the hell does the side profile look like a Hyundai SantaFe?  Doesn't really scream Jeep to me.

Uuugh, a V8olvo Wagon swap is my dream project. However, I think I'd go with some variety of Ford 5.0 and likely supercharged just for the hell of it. It's an absurd Volvo swap after all.

When I got carjacked in Tallahassee, FL, it was a roam towing company that found it. Nobody loves an abandoned car like a shit-bag tow truck operator...

Oh, no argument there. FWD is a limiting factor that must be taken into account before every turn. HOWEVER, I feel like a lot of the vitriol towards FWD comes from the fact that many cars that are already boring are by nature FWD. At the other extreme you have the GTI, MazdaSpeed 3, Focus ST, and my S40 T5 proving…