“Sometimes a car is so spot-on, you don’t care if it’s the right size or has the best features or comes from your favorite brand. Meet Volvo’s C30 T5, a royal, rollicking romp of a small, two-door car. … The C30 T5 is a marvelous car. The look is evocative of the 1800 ES sport…
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Review: 2010 Mercedes GLK350
The 2010 Mercedes GLK350 is an entry level SUV which competes with the likes of Volvo’s new XC60. Our manager told us to take one for a test drive today. This was a good idea as several customer’s have been comparing the two in the last ten days. As you can imagine, my loyalties are…
Review: 2010 Volvo XC60
Wednesday morning, I had the privilege of driving the new 2010 Volvo XC60. (Don’t ask me why they introduced a 2010 model in March of 2009—just accept it.) And I don’t use the word “privilege” lightly. This truly is a nice car and I was one of the first salesmen to drive it! Exterior The…
Review: 2006 SAAB 9-7X 5.3i
Note: This review was originally posted at Trollhattan Saab on July 29th, 2008. Working at a dealership has taught me several things. The first lesson is that you never know how long you will have a demo vehicle. It may last a month. It may last a day. You just never know. I’ve also learned…
Review: Jaguar XJ40 (1988-1994)
The original Jaguar XJ6/XJ12 went through three revisions during its twenty-five years of production (1968-92). It was a beautiful design, but toward the end of its run became known for its unreliability. Jaguar sought to remedy these concerns by replacing it with the new XJ6, code named XJ40. The new car was almost an instant…