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Saab is Done

The Other Swede Bows Out We all lose when a competitor goes down. I drove a 2000 Saab 9-5 cross country in 1999 and I loved it. It was a fantastic car. The Saab 900 series was nothing short of legendary. … Continue reading

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State of the Site: 2011

This is the first State of the SiteI’ve done, but it’s something I’ll do every year near the end of the year to give you an idea of where MVS is going, and what’s going on now. This one’s a … Continue reading

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Used Volvo Prices Up

Finding a Certified Used Volvo I was just updating the link in Find a Certified Used Volvo via volvocars.com, and started updating that post about how car companies are getting more involved in the used — OOOPS I mean “pre-owned” … Continue reading

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The Volvo Parts Number Project

The Goal Parts list by model. The Need I need a list for any Volvo model that contains part # description whatever else

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$31k in Repairs Spent on a $38k 850R

This takes the cake for repair bill stories. In 10 years of running this site, I’ve never heard of something like it. So I added up the repair receipts that came with my 1997 850R that I bought from a … Continue reading

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Volvo XC90 Least Expensive Car to Insure in US

Take it with a grain of salt, but a site called 4autoinsurancequote.org has named the Volvo XC90 the least expensive automobile in the US to insure. The ranking was picked up through a press release and publised at SFGate.com, and spread … Continue reading

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New Volvo S60 R-Design: Fast

Last Year’s 2011 S60: Most Socks Blown Off Last year’s debut of the all-new S60 T6 marked a milestone for Volvo sedans: naughty. (Literally, “naughty” — as pretentious as it was — was the marketing adjective used as the centerpiece … Continue reading

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Save Money on Seafoam and Harbor Freight Products

Here are links to a couple recent topics that will help save you money: 25% off Harbor Freight products — it’s only good for Easter Sunday — but it works in stores, on the phone, and on their Web site. … Continue reading

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Thank You

You, the Volvo Forum reader I haven’t said this lately, so here it is. Thanks for being here. Without you — the reader — it would be me screwing around with HTML and our MVS Moderation Team saying “hi” to … Continue reading

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