Will Aston Martin Be Sold This Week

[J0E]

Too bad the new s80 is a pile of crap priced in the same range as Lexus, BMW, Audi, and other much nicer cars

Isn't every Volvo priced in the range of much nicer cars?

I still laugh when I look at the window-sticker for my C70...something like $44K. :lol:

[Che'_Moderator]

Isn't every Volvo priced in the range of much nicer cars?

I still laugh when I look at the window-sticker for my C70...something like $44K.

Go look at the sticker on a V8 S80

[ACBarnett]

Go look at the sticker on a V8 S80

yeah, but what european competitor sells a V8 AWD car for $50k? much less one with an interior and all of the other gadgets that the S80 comes with.

that's what I thought

I don't think that even the japanese or the americans can match the stuff/price factor on the new V8 S80.

[fabian]

the S80 isnt crap. you just dont like it, so oyou say its crap. The S80 has what volvo promises its customers. Quality safety for a reasonable price that you'd expect from a european luxury car. Sure you could get a "nicer" car, BUT BMW, LEXUS, ETC, promises its customers different things. Sure,alll companies claim safety is number 1, but none are as commited as Volvo. Take a closer look at ALL of volvo's history

[Che'_Moderator]

S80 50-60k range

550i 60k range

And you really think the Ford is a good deal? Have you driven one? Its a dog compared to well pretty much anything.

[ACBarnett]

The BMW starts at $10 grand more than the S80, and with the volvo you get something that's a cool winter car AND something that doesen't make you have to deal with idrive.

If I was looking for a comparison car that really beats the volvo in every possible way, I'd go for the audi A6 4.2, which has a better engine than the volvo, a far more advanced suspension, a nicer and sportier interior, one of the best and fastest-reacting manumatics that I have driven short of a DSG, and most importantly the best AWD system short of a skyline GT-R. It also lists at $55k for the base price, an absolute bargain for what you get, and they look sweet and much better than the volvo as well. You can spec oue out with 19's, sport seats and the whole S-line package in pearlescent red on black for the base price of a 550i, there is no doubt in my mind about what the best V8 luxury car deal on the market is.

That said, the S80 is a close second, the price differential between it and the 550i is more than enough for the mods to bridge the performance gap

Edited March 16, 2007 by ACBarnett

[97Rwagon]

If ford is responsible for some of the shitty designs that have come out lately (XC60, V70, S60) - They need to get rid of them before they put themselves any deeper in the hole.