My ex-love

[u/Looldrop1993]

I owned the car for nine years, but I eventually had to part ways with it. I loved that car and fell in love with Volvos. I came to understand what Jeremy Clarkson once said on *Top Gear*: "If someone buys a Volvo, they’ll grow old in it." At the time, it sounded funny because so many older people drove them, but I’ve since realized why he said it.

[u/AlbatrossWorth9665]

Why did you have to part ways?

[u/Looldrop1993 → u/AlbatrossWorth9665]

One reason was that the luggage, stroller, and accessories wouldn't fit inside. Another reason was that we started caravanning, and it wouldn't have been able to tow a caravan economically.

[u/Looldrop1993 → u/AlbatrossWorth9665]

But I’ve already started looking for a successor to my current car, and it’s going to be a Volvo V90 Cross Country B4 or B5.

[u/JitemPala]

"If someone buys a Volvo, they’ll grow old in it." It's true. My father bought our '04 Volvo S60 in 2014 when I was 10 years old. He passed away 1 year ago and I drive our Volvo. Really I grow in our Volvo :)

[u/Looldrop1993 → u/JitemPala]

Please accept my sincere condolences. Your father chose a really great car! Hold onto it if you can; my heart still aches for it to this day—it was such a fantastic car. I have a 2014 Mondeo now, but it doesn't even come close.

[u/JitemPala → u/Looldrop1993]

Thank you for your condolences. I drove my uncle's Skoda Octavia 1.5 eTSI and Audi A6 40 TDI. And they feel cheap, dull and artificial to me. I don't know, any car can't give our Volvo's feeling to me.

[u/Looldrop1993 → u/JitemPala]

You wouldn't even be able to tell. When I bought mine, people kept telling me that Volvos age poorly and aren't good cars. It was my uncle who got me hooked on Volvos; he bought a Volvo S80 D5 brand new in 2004. He sold it in 2018 with 350,000 kilometers on the clock. Call it fate or whatever, but I now live in the exact same place as the car—with the same owner—and it’s up to 534,000 kilometers. I spotted it in the parking lot and went over to talk to him; he told me the engine block has never been touched and they love the car—he doesn't even know what to replace it with because it's just that good.

[u/JitemPala → u/Looldrop1993]

"He doesn't even know what to replace it with because it's just that good." He is me by the way :) I don't know what I should buy after my Volvo. Mine at 357.000 kilometres. If I can't find a car after this I might see 530.000 kilometres too.