Well, as much as it saddens me to say goodbye to my wonderful 1997 V70, I decided the time had come to upgrade. I wanted something a bit smaller, with a bit more power, a bit more drive wheels, a bit more modern and comfort features, and just overall, an upgrade. The right car came up at Berry Motor Group and for $12,000 drive away, I couldn't argue, better yet when I got a good finance deal and extended 5 year warranty on it. This now makes it a car I can keep using for the long term.
It is a 2006 model with 164000 on it (now, Ive put about 1,500 on it already). Its much quieter than the V70 was, certainly has sharper handling and picks up beautifully, it has a lot of power. The compromise is harsher suspension, and quite surprisingly, heavier on the juice.
I've had it for about a month now and even after the honeymoon period has settled, I admit I no longer care for it as much as I did when I got it. Ive just washed it for the second time since owning it. I no longer put a seat cover when driving home from Berry. Although I did reduce the amount of keys I had on one chain as to not wear out the dash mounted key slot.
Its exactly what I was after. It does everything I want without any fuss, I like it but I wouldnt die if it got written off (which I would if the XC70 got written off!) so all round, good solid car. Now lets just hope it can be as reliable as the V70 was....
Photos time!
