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- #1Dec 27, 2025
Teen Drivers Incoming!!
Subaru Honda Toyota Volvo (but NOT model years 2000-2007) I got a 1993 Volvo when I turned 16. Drove it for 18 years. 🙂 My mom always said she wanted the closest thing she could get to a Sherman Tank for me.
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Teen Drivers Incoming!!
Volvo is super safe and might be worth looking into
View on Redditopen_in_new - #3Dec 27, 2025
Looking for a hatchback car that’s not an SUV. We have a rav4 and looking to replace my ‘10 corolla. We have 2 large dogs.
Maybe a Volvo?
View on Redditopen_in_new - #4Dec 26, 2025
1991 Toyota Corolla with over 939,000 miles exchanged as a trade-in.
I’ve only ever seen this from Volvo and Toyota. I knew someone who operated a yard and Volvo was very interested in one of their cars that managed to survive 750,000 miles in Northern Wisconsin. I know Toyota used to sporadically reach out to some local municipalities near me every now and again to see if they’d like to trade in one of their high mileage utility trucks so they could tear it down for research.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #5Sep 5, 2025
Brands That Used to Be BIFL — But Aren't Anymore?
I suspect part of the problem is that front of modern cars all look the same because it's the best shape for a crumple zone and aerodynamics, so the moment you make the front look good (in my subjective opinion) you are probably sacrificing fuel economy and safety. Id happily buy a Swedish car, there are a couple decent looking Volvo's too. I have zero interest in buying an American car, and one owned by Bezos interests me even less. The Honda e is available where I live but looks ridiculous I think. I'd say it looks more futuristic than retro. The lack of any straight edges and plasticy look of all the panels is one of the design aspects I do not like about modern cars.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #6Aug 9, 2025
What's the best BIFL item you own?
Volvo 240. Things a tank. Regular maintenance and that cast iron engine block just keeps going.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #7Aug 1, 2025
What products used to be well built back in the day but now are low quality?
Cars. My 29 year old Volvo 960 is better built than anything new.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #8Jul 11, 2025
What's something you've had forever that surprisingly outlasted its time ?
2004.5 Volvo S40, non-turbo, 168,000 miles. My wife got it for $2,500, 12 years ago, before she met me. She put about 2-3,000 in it with normal wear and tear type stuff, no major repairs. I used it for Uber from 2016- 2020, until it was too old to use for uber. Driving just at night 4-5 nights a week, made $30,000+ over the course of those years, and spent maybe $1,000 in repairs. Now it’s fallen apart inside. Door panels pealing, headliner falling, leaking inside from the sunroof, broken seat controls, half the dash doesn’t light up, broken ac vents, blown out speakers. Mechanically it keeps going though. Blown out front shocks are the only issue I know of mechanically that needs replacing. I drive only city miles on it, and I dog the living piss out of it, driving using the manual feature with the automatic transmission, but she loves it. She shows up every day, starts, and doesn’t ask for anything. My wife wants to replace it, she hates driving it because of how it’s fallen apart inside. But I love it and I come from the “drive it until the wheels fall off” school of thought. Who knows, she might last until 200k miles, maybe more. Or maybe it’ll blow up today, all I know is that it’s lasted waaay longer than I expected with the way I treat her.
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Brands you swear by that have Buy It For Life quality products
Berle pants Mizzen + Main shirts Seiko watches Allen Edmonds shoes Volvo cars
View on Redditopen_in_new - #10May 2, 2025
My dream car is a Volvo XC90 but
2016 Xc60, yes, the repairs are expensive and I've had a few big ones recently, I have close to 180,000 miles, and parts were a bit difficult to source. It's still a great car, very safe, though I am considering buying a 2017 with lower miles. I prefer the older models, don't need a big screen, am used to my buttons. We have a 2013 S60 also and it has also been great.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #11Apr 9, 2025
Treated my brick with some new wheels after reaching 600k km
I grew with cars like this(but not as old as now. If you sre good at maintain them and a lot of repairs are fairly easy if you have experience. Well except if you plan rebuilding the motor like my dad did on the 245, while it was success, I never seen him like that afterwards. With a Volvo station wagons, it is actually not that bad for a car that size and age(I think my dad's old 940's ran 11-12km/l, but they both had turbo). Also heated seats and climate control(heating) is pretty standard for Volvo, as they are made in Sweden, actual Aircondition is very rare. They have a standard size Radiounit, so finding one modern one that fit with bluetooth should be fairly easy(if you know wich standard size is). A lot of the older Volvos have good and powerfull speakers(for 70-80's midrange car). No subwoofer, but they can play really loud too.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #12Apr 9, 2025
Treated my brick with some new wheels after reaching 600k km
they do a metal for ownership years, at least here in the US: I have a 15 year on my Volvo [https://volvo.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a\_id/9333/\~/volvo-heritage-club](https://volvo.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/9333/~/volvo-heritage-club)
View on Redditopen_in_new - #13Apr 3, 2025
Meta: Can we stop with the "but its all made in the same factory" BS
Volvo, too
View on Redditopen_in_new - #14Mar 10, 2025
Bought this Volvo 960 in 2018 with 172k miles for £500. Currently on 225k and fully intend to drive it until it, or I, die.
I have driven Volvo 40 years. 240 is great, v70, S60, XC70 now. I am looking forward to buy a new XC60 this year.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #15Mar 10, 2025
Bought this Volvo 960 in 2018 with 172k miles for £500. Currently on 225k and fully intend to drive it until it, or I, die.
I got rid of my 1990 240dl at 315k, bought a 740 which was great, then finally an 850 which suffered a head on collision which totaled a Civic, drove away from the accident, and ran problem free for years and years after. I gave the 850 to my brother and am sure it's still running somewhere.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #16Mar 10, 2025
Bought this Volvo 960 in 2018 with 172k miles for £500. Currently on 225k and fully intend to drive it until it, or I, die.
Oh the boot was full of 4 people’s luggage on the way to Germany (so naturally lower), and the front springs are from a 940 as 960 ones aren’t available anymore. Forgot to list that!
View on Redditopen_in_new - #17Mar 9, 2025
Bought this Volvo 960 in 2018 with 172k miles for £500. Currently on 225k and fully intend to drive it until it, or I, die.
Whoops! It’s a load less work to fit the T6 from an original XC90/S80, you’ll need the original oil pan from the B6304 though.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #18Mar 9, 2025
Bought this Volvo 960 in 2018 with 172k miles for £500. Currently on 225k and fully intend to drive it until it, or I, die.
2.5 straight 6 petrol. Fitted 17” alloys from a C70, changed the clutch at 195k (original one), and it’s needed brake discs and pads since, along with a battery. Normal consumables. Soon replacing the rear shocks as well as they’ve nearly expired.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #19Mar 9, 2025
Bought this Volvo 960 in 2018 with 172k miles for £500. Currently on 225k and fully intend to drive it until it, or I, die.
My 2000 V-90 made 400,000 before my wife made me give it away. Still ran great.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #20Feb 7, 2025
In an age of things designed to be replaced, what currently-produced 1) trucks, and 2) cars come closest to BIFL?
I have an xc90 t5 100k miles on it, no issues so far except recently a usb port stopped working
View on Redditopen_in_new - #21Feb 6, 2025
In an age of things designed to be replaced, what currently-produced 1) trucks, and 2) cars come closest to BIFL?
The 2000 Volvo S70 and V70 are truly built to last. I have one that was subject to pretty terrible conditions and it's still running with almost 400k miles. Parts are largely still available, common problems are well known and documented. You need a good mechanic or must do the work yourself but they're reasonable to work on. There are few complex electronics to get messed up. S70 and V70 models through 2007 are built on the same tech but are a little more complex. AWD models from 2005-2007 are the best because their AWD systems are much more reliable than any which came before. Buy a 2000 Volvo for $500, fix it up for $3000, drive it forever. 90's Volvos are great but it's hard to find parts and people to work on them. For everyone praising Toyota, look into the Tacoma frame recalls due to poor rust prevention. That problem persisted for like 10 years across two generations of models.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #22Feb 6, 2025
In an age of things designed to be replaced, what currently-produced 1) trucks, and 2) cars come closest to BIFL?
I have a 2016 XC60 T6 and the mileage is atrocious too. The Volvo super turbos have been around in diesel form for a while and are pretty reliable.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #23Feb 6, 2025
In an age of things designed to be replaced, what currently-produced 1) trucks, and 2) cars come closest to BIFL?
Toyota 4Runner/Tacoma/Land Cruiser (last generation—not the new ones, at least for now). Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, Camry are all top of game for longevity. That said, check out current Volvos. I would favor the T5 models over T6 due to less engine complexity. They also offer an optional comprehensive 12 year 150,000 mile extended warranty on new cars, and at least until recently their CPO cars could get 10 year unlimited mileage. My family has had Volvos since the 1950s, and I find the current ones still have many of the qualities of those cars. They are very solid, well-made, overall reliable, but do have some nickel and dime problems. People on the Volvo forums all like the longevity, reliability and ease of repair of models from the early to mid 2000s, aside from a few years (2014-2017) when they first came out with the current 4 cylinder engines.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #24Dec 1, 2015
[Bifl request] A car, suv, or truck
Buy a Volvo and keep up the maintenance.
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