Ooh, awfully tempting. I've got a friend with an R - it's a blast to drive and ride in. I love the styling on them too.

I can has your GT28? :-D

 

I can see why you like the interior, gorgeous.

 

X2........I like the contrast in colors. Those seats look very comfy too.

 

I'll walk away from having a daily driver Saab in a heartbeat once I can truly & comfortably afford an S60R

 

I'm moving closer to buying it, I'd install the cat kit on my car, paint it and sell it as is most likely.

 

I would... 60r's are an incredible machine. I love that interior color combo!

 

So sick. I say if you have the opportunity.. jump on it. AWD S60R > 9-3

 

yummy. i like the wheels. ive sat in a friends s60r. the seats are comfy. maybe a little too soft? either way the suspension setup is crazy too.

 

I'm not a Volvo person but thats nice. Ok why is it that GM can't take a cue from Ford and let Saab do there own thing like Ford did for Volvo.

 

they are pretty nice cars, IMO, if it were between that and an OG 9-3 or NG-900, the S60 would take it about 2 times over. If it were between that and a 9-5 aero/manual, or even an NG-9-3 aero, slightly harder choice especially if you are keeping it for a long time and do your own work. Just keep money in the bank for the occasional headgasket, as well as the timing belt replacement fund, keep on top of changing those, and it should be all good. I hear the later volvo 5 cyl's are a lot better than the early ones, and that's a very good thing, cause those are quite problematic when they get up in the mileage. it's no 240 motor, that's for sure. I'd also question how well that interior is going to hold up. with me, there would constantly be food falling into the shifter ball doo-dad, and from what I have seen of red leather interiors they hold up about as well as newspaper as far as color fade goes :lol: I also hope volvo fixed that seat heater catching on fire thing the 850's like to do so often.

just pointing out potential maintenance issues I do like the volvo R-models though, such a shame no one bought them, and they stopped making them.

 

Nice.

I saw two S60R's in one day in where I live, along with the 3 Corvette's, and the two Ferrari.

 

its not a hatch...

 

dude that interior is so hot

 

I can has your fwheels?
Car looks great. Black / Black / Pumpkin.

 

fwheels?

 

ya wheels with a f in front of it.... you know how people say fugly, same idea

 

my saab wheels or the volvo wheels

 

Volvo.

fwheels? thats lame.

You're lame.

 

fwheels? thats lame.

 

I'm gonna have to agree with Cole on this one.

fadding fthe fletter f fin ffront fof fwords fdoesn't fmake fup ffor fyour flameness.

 

Those pegasus wheels are heavy as shit, for the right price i'd gladly give them up for a set of forged wheels.

 

i like the look of the wheels, but i've also heard these are pretty heavy. they're cast?

i've been looking for similar wheels with the 4x108 pattern. it's kinda tuff..

 

I think they are 27-28lbs. Thats just not acceptable to me. I wouldn't put an 18" wheel over 22.5lbs on my car. Next set of wheels I am targeting 18-20lbs.

 

I like the S60R's. They are nice! If i had an extra 40 grand laying around, i'd definitely pick one up. Who would want a nice looking, inside and out car with 300HP tagged with a 6 speed manual transmission!?!?!

 

You don't even need $40k. They are usually marked down to $29-31k new and sell for $23-26k used.

 

S60R is badass.

The only Volvos that are cooler are 850R wagons and that kick ass VOX Amazon that was built up for SEMA last year.

My only complaint about the S60R was the shifter didn't feel that great to me, but it's no worse than the NG900/OG9-3.

 

I loved the shifters in the couple of S60R's that I've driven.... a matter of taste, perhaps. I got passed by a V70R wagon yesterday and just about drooled all over myself.

 

The car is very nice, gets crappy gas mileage (25 if you have a tailwind on the highway) and the drivetrain isn't very smooth. The interior is one of the best until you get into the $80k+ range for cars. Seats are amazing. The black paint isn't super great on the Volvo's - hard to get it to look right. They tried to get too fancy with the metal flake.

 

The interior is one of the best until you get into the $80k+ range for cars. Seats are amazing.

uuh, I'd have to say the volvo interiors are right where most fords are. I have taken apart literally hundreds of 850's and S70's, when they get into the high mileages they are like a ford ranger. the plastics they use (and they are everywhere) are so cheap and thin, many items on junk cars rather than take apart, I'll just hit the plastic in the right place, and the whole thing will come popping right off, or breaks apart like an eggshell.

they may have pretty good seats on the R-models, and neat shifters, but do not think it is anywhere near the quality you'd get in even most CHEAP euro cars.

 

Evolve ECU upgrades state higher gas mileage and more power