Volvo V50 with Roof Rails
Friday, March 27, 2009
The Volvo is now perfect, the roof rails are now installed. The great thing about the rails is that they are not drilled into the top of the car rather inserted into the pre-designed space. I just felt the car was naked for the first week without them. Now its time to sell the 7 year old Yakima on Craigs List, if anyone is interested let me know.
Posted by mardenhill 3/27/2009 08:09:00 PM 0 comments
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New Volvo V50
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Here are some photos of my new Volvo V50 I just got this weekend. Right now I am still waiting on the roof rails which should be in next week. I love the car, it rides great, has lots of amazing features and above all its a Volvo. Its a 5 cylinder, 170 horsepower automatic with the option of manual shifting without a clutch. There is stability control and tons of airbags. I have 6 months of free Sirius radio which is really cool but we will see if I keep it. Besides the satellite radio there is bluetooth so you can pair your phone for handsfree, heated seats and power sunroof. I scored a great deal on it, I got the $1533 incentive, A Plan pricing, great trade in on my car, and additional savings. Right now there is a problem with the air conditioning, either I am really dumb and can't figure it out or its indeed broke. It continues to blow hot air even when you turn the air on and when you open the windows and sunroof it seems to intensify. I am taking it back tomorrow morning so they can figure out what it is. Hopefully its something minor and can be fixed quickly. It does bum me out but on the other hand I am used to things like this. My heat went out on my focus right after I bought it. I think I am just jinxed with new cars.
Posted by mardenhill 3/22/2009 06:18:00 PM 5 comments
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My New Car
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Welcome to my new car, well the car I want but will most likely not get. Its the all new 2009 VW Tiguan that will arrive stateside this May. Its a compact SUV that will compete with the Honda CRV, Jeep Patriot and other other 4 cylinder crossovers. You have the hatchback, folding seats, panoramic sunroof and cool sound system which might not be as good as the Microsoft Sync but close none the less.
Where the car and me differ is on the price. The base starts at $23,000 and by the time you add everything you want it will probably be up to $28K and that is more than I am willing to spend. I don't know about gas mileage either and I doubt that it will be better than what I currently have. I really don't plan on buying anything until the end of the year and was hoping for a US hybrid but I doubt anything good will come out.
I will just talk about this car for the new few months until something practical comes along and I will jump ship.
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=121482
Posted by mardenhill 1/23/2008 06:04:00 PM 2 comments
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