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**thefultonhow** · 05-07-2005, 11:09 AM

Most BMWs and the older Volvos are RWD, so there's probably no comparison between their handling in inclement weater and that of AWD versions. Also, I actually am a little worried about Volvo's current reliablility -- my aunt has a pretty new S80 and it hasn't been the most reliable car (e.g. the radio failed within the first month).

My mom is really busy right now, but the local BMW dealerships are trying to clear out 2005 inventory by the end of the month to make room for the new 2006 models, so I'm probably going to go for a few test drives sometime next week.

05-07-2005, 11:09 AM	#21
thefultonhow Moderator Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2,918	Most BMWs and the older Volvos are RWD, so there's probably no comparison between their handling in inclement weater and that of AWD versions. Also, I actually am a little worried about Volvo's current reliablility -- my aunt has a pretty new S80 and it hasn't been the most reliable car (e.g. the radio failed within the first month). My mom is really busy right now, but the local BMW dealerships are trying to clear out 2005 inventory by the end of the month to make room for the new 2006 models, so I'm probably going to go for a few test drives sometime next week. __________________ Computer: Intel Core i5-750 2.66 GHz quad-core processor @ 3.71 GHz \| Asus P7P55D-E motherboard \| Crucial 4 GB DDR3-1333 RAM \| nVidia GeForce 8600GT \| 2x WD Caviar Black WD1501FASS 1.5TB hard drives in RAID 1 \| Antec Sonata III case with Antec EarthWatts 500-watt PSU \| Dual Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP 24" widescreens \| Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit Other: 2005 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT sedan 5MT \| Samsung Epic 4G Smartphone \| Mamiya M645 1000S medium-format SLR with 55mm f/2.8, 70mm f/2.8, 210mm f/4, teleconverter, 120 and 220 film backs \| Olympus E-PL1 Micro-4/3s DSLR with 14-42mm and 40-150mm lenses