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Test Drive: 2006 Volvo S40 2.4i
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Jeez, or get a Fusion with an equal or better transmission (no AWD, mind you) and pay thousands less. Plus... 2600RPMs @ 100KM/H? Even the SPI turns less than that with a 4-speed. I'd wager spinning 5 cylinders at that speed all day long is a waste and also excessively droning. Surely there's enough torque and gear space to run that puppy @ 21-2300RPMs and save some fuel.

Anyways, they're nice cars... but damn, they're about $4Gs too rich for my blood at the very least for what you get. For over $36Gs you don't even get an automatic (which I'd rather have when it's 5 cogs vs. 5).
Daily driver 1: 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport "S"

33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.

Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT

COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.
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Test Drive: 2006 Volvo S40 2.4i - SVT ZX3 - 09-05-2006, 11:50 PM
Test Drive: 2006 Volvo S40 2.4i - NOS2Go4Me - 09-06-2006, 05:16 AM

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