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    • Exage03040
      Exage03040 last edited by

      ⚠ Poll May Switch Choices

      Welcome to This or That; Where I choose 2 vehicles (but probably can't afford) and you choose which one you'd rather have with the poll.
      You can explain your choice below, or not.

      Last time we had some boxy SUV from the 90’s. Most opting for the older Toyota Land Cruiser FJ62 over the Big Block GMC Suburban, 29 :12


      European Wagon Day

      First up is a Techno Violet 1997 BMW 320i Touring M-Sport [Euro]. It has a Naturally Aspirated 2.0L Inline-6 [M52] Engine with 148hp, 5-Speed Manual Transmission and RWD. Inside is a Black Interior with Heated Sport Seats, Sunroof and Pioneer AM/FM/CD Player.
      Exhaust

      Too much show and no go?

      It’s up against a Silver 2006 Volvo V70R. It has a Turbocharged. 2.5L Inline-5 with 300hp, “Spaceball Shifter” 6-Speed Transmission and AWD. Inside is a Atacama Orange and Black Interior with Heated Leather Front Seats, Automatic Climate Control, and Retrofitted Kenwood Head Unit.
      Bolt-on, Suspension and Wheels


      1997 BMW 320i Touring M-Sport [Euro] - Sold NR $21,759 USD – 101,100mi / 162,700km
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      Link to listing for more information


      2006 Volvo V70R - Sold $22,000 USD – 113,400mi / 182,500km
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      Link to listing for more information


      Link for more information on This or That or to make your own.

      Hey, thanks for voting. I hope you enjoyed today’s poll. 🙂
      Have some vehicles you’d like to see in the poll? Send me a message!

      ToT: https://opposite-lock.com/topic/66234/this-or-that-234

      e90m3 AestheticsInMotion Milky MUSASHI66 Tripper 10 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 3
      • e90m3
        e90m3 @Exage03040 last edited by

        @Exage03040 E36 for me, mainly cause high school me really wanted an E36.

        E90 M3
        E92 328i
        G01 X3 - wife mobile

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        • Just Jeepin'
          Just Jeepin' last edited by

          One of those is lovely. The other, good grief, Volvo used to make great boxy wagons what went horribly wrong?

          On walkabout. Back soonish.

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          • AestheticsInMotion
            AestheticsInMotion @Exage03040 last edited by AestheticsInMotion

            @Exage03040 said in This or That 226:

            It has a Naturally Aspirated 2.0L Inline-6 [M52] Engine with 148hp

            I must be spoiled by modern cars, because that sounds downright anemic. Still... One hell of a wagon. Especially in that color.

            The Volvo comes with stock Pegasus wheels which would be swapped over ASAP, and a laundry list of good modifications. The dyed Atacama seats look to have been done quite well—definitely looks better with silver than the blue Nordkap.

            They're both gorgeous manual wagons that are hard to find, but the Volvo gets my vote here as it feels like the better all-around package as apposed to a the Beemer which would come out of the garage on sunny days for a quick cruise. It's closer than you might think though!

            2006 R55 AMG
            2021 701 Enduro
            2013 Hayabusa
            1995 Miata

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            • Milky
              Milky @Exage03040 last edited by

              @Exage03040 Why is that Volvo twice as expensive as it should be? For $20k Im going with the rarer purple one.

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              • MUSASHI66
                MUSASHI66 @Exage03040 last edited by

                @Exage03040 BMW has double the age and half the HP, so Volvo all day for me.

                2022 Toyota Tundra | 2019 FIAT Abarth 500 | 2021 TREK Roscoe 6

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                • ash78
                  ash78 last edited by ash78

                  My birthday is September 19, which is also Talk Like a Pirate Day.

                  So that makes this easy for me.

                  RRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!! 🙂

                  Hate the wheel setup, though...

                  Generally just sh*treplying to things.

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                  • CoolMinivan.......Nobody
                    CoolMinivan.......Nobody @AestheticsInMotion last edited by

                    @AestheticsInMotion said in This or That 226:

                    I must be spoiled by modern cars, because that sounds downright anemic.

                    You also gotta remember, this doesn't weigh anywhere near what modern cars weigh, it doesn't need 300+ to move it's fat ass.

                    My 94 only has 180hp, yet it's quicker 0-60 than my 2018 that has almost 300hp and 2 extra gears.

                    2019 Chrysler Pacifica S.
                    2018 GC SE Blacktop.

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                    • ash78
                      ash78 @Just Jeepin' last edited by

                      @Just-Jeepin said in This or That 226:

                      One of those is lovely. The other, good grief, Volvo used to make great boxy wagons what went horribly wrong?

                      Not long after this, they got a little weird, but the current batch of Volvos look amazing to me. It's so nice to see actual wagons around for a change.

                      Just a shame about the weird combo powertrains and "all screen, all the time" interface on the modern ones.

                      Generally just sh*treplying to things.

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                      • AestheticsInMotion
                        AestheticsInMotion @Milky last edited by AestheticsInMotion

                        @Milky that's the going rate unfortunately. Manual wagons have become increasingly rare, especially in a condition like this. If the seats were Atacama from the factory, this would have been sold on BaT for 20% more instead of C&B.

                        @Long_Voyager94 it's light at 3000lbs—I'm sure it's a blast—but even so, 148hp is barely more than the 3000lb Miata made out of a 1.8 4-cylinder during the same era. It's just a dissapointing power figure.

                        2006 R55 AMG
                        2021 701 Enduro
                        2013 Hayabusa
                        1995 Miata

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                        • Tripper
                          Tripper @Exage03040 last edited by

                          @Exage03040 E36

                          E46 M3 | 1502 Hotrod | 11th Gen Civic Si

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                          • facw
                            facw @Exage03040 last edited by

                            @Exage03040 The BMW is better looking, but it's just too slow.

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                            • HFV_Junkyardin
                              HFV_Junkyardin @AestheticsInMotion last edited by

                              @AestheticsInMotion I was going to say it should be alright for such a lightweight car, buuuut the E36 touring is 3100lbs so, yeah. So yeah, I'd want some sort of inline 6 swapped in there. I don't even care which one. 4 cylinder BMW are sad..... says the guy with a 2.0t BWW crossover.

                              Comin' in first, never in last
                              'Cause my car too fast (Zoom, zoom)

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                              • UpCreekwithShitPaddle
                                UpCreekwithShitPaddle @Exage03040 last edited by

                                @Exage03040 Not many times I would pick a Volvo over a BMW. But here I am.

                                Volvo for the win.

                                F22 M235i, 987 Cayman, Outback XT, Ram 1500
                                Past: Tacoma, Boxster, Outback

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                                • Tripper
                                  Tripper @HFV_Junkyardin last edited by Tripper

                                  @HFV It is a straight 6 but still HELLA slow. I'd stuff an S52/S54 in there right away.

                                  E46 M3 | 1502 Hotrod | 11th Gen Civic Si

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                                  • HFV_Junkyardin
                                    HFV_Junkyardin @Tripper last edited by

                                    @Tripper hun. little baby 2l straight 6. huh. it should at least still be toruqier than a 4 cylinder. 6124f071-359f-46d4-8cb9-ed213922ffca-image.png

                                    Comin' in first, never in last
                                    'Cause my car too fast (Zoom, zoom)

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                                    • Tripper
                                      Tripper @HFV_Junkyardin last edited by

                                      @HFV said in This or That 226:

                                      little baby 2l straight 6

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                                      E46 M3 | 1502 Hotrod | 11th Gen Civic Si

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                                      • dtg11
                                        dtg11 @Exage03040 last edited by dtg11

                                        @Exage03040 one is purple, one is not. The choice is simple.

                                        83 Honda Urban Express
                                        03 Ford Ranger
                                        07 Honda Odyssey
                                        07 Lexus ES350

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                                        • CoolMinivan.......Nobody
                                          CoolMinivan.......Nobody @AestheticsInMotion last edited by

                                          @AestheticsInMotion said in This or That 226:

                                          it's light at 3000lbs—I'm sure it's a blast—but even so, 148hp is barely more than the 3000lb Miata made out of a 1.8 4-cylinder during the same era. It's just a dissapointing power figure.

                                          I think the bigger problem here is people are too hung up on power numbers instead of when/where the power is delivered, weight, and torque.
                                          148hp is barely more than a Miata, but the 150ft-lbs of torque coming in right off idle is substantially more than the Miata ever thought to have, which in turn make the car feel substantially quicker than it is.

                                          I understand the sentiment, but 148hp in a 3k car is more than enough to have fun with. I'll take a sub-3k car with a sub 2k motor that has a wonderful powerband over any of the 4500lb cars with 300hp peaky engines we have today, they're just so much more fun without needing to wring them out.

                                          2019 Chrysler Pacifica S.
                                          2018 GC SE Blacktop.

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                                          • facw
                                            facw @CoolMinivan.......Nobody last edited by

                                            @Long_Voyager94 The problem of course is that the BMW is not a < 300lb car, and the Volvo is not a > 4500 lbs car. Granted, as a P2 S60 driver, I do think that the S60/V70 is too big and too heavy (and the V70R's AWD makes it a few hundred pounds heavier than my S60). Maybe not massively too big and too heavy, but I'd prefer to be lighter. But the BMW just isn't going to have much zip with that engine. If we were talking about a 200HP engine in the BMW, I think that would be enough to turn the tables in its favor.

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                                            • CoolMinivan.......Nobody
                                              CoolMinivan.......Nobody @facw last edited by

                                              @facw said in This or That 226:

                                              @Long_Voyager94 The problem of course is that the BMW is not a < 300lb car, and the Volvo is not a > 4500 lbs car. Granted, as a P2 S60 driver, I do think that the S60/V70 is too big and too heavy (and the V70R's AWD makes it a few hundred pounds heavier than my S60). Maybe not massively too big and too heavy, but I'd prefer to be lighter. But the BMW just isn't going to have much zip with that engine. If we were talking about a 200HP engine in the BMW, I think that would be enough to turn the tables in its favor.

                                              The conversation was in terms of modern vehicles vs the BMW, not the BMW vs the Volvo.....
                                              In this particular instance, I'm taking the Volvo, but that's not because I think the BMW will be slow or boring to drive.

                                              2019 Chrysler Pacifica S.
                                              2018 GC SE Blacktop.

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                                              • Manwich
                                                Manwich @Exage03040 last edited by

                                                @Exage03040

                                                The Volvo all the way for me. The BMW in this case is the one for people who just wanted the badge.

                                                The Volvo is a better vehicle as far as wagons go

                                                2008 Honda Fit
                                                A Known Dad, prone to Dad Jokes
                                                Full of Meaty Goodness

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                                                • Manwich
                                                  Manwich @HFV_Junkyardin last edited by

                                                  @HFV

                                                  No. A 2L I6 will have less low end torque and have more top end power than a 2L 4 cyl…. All other things being equal (such as 4 valves per cyl and DOHC)

                                                  2008 Honda Fit
                                                  A Known Dad, prone to Dad Jokes
                                                  Full of Meaty Goodness

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                                                  • WBizarre
                                                    WBizarre @Exage03040 last edited by

                                                    @Exage03040 voted Volvo against my instincts, mainly for novelty reasons. But parked next to reach other, I have a hard time guessing which would draw more attention.

                                                    https://www.instagram.com/carmorphs/

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                                                    • Saracen
                                                      Saracen last edited by

                                                      I picked the V70R, but only afterwards realized it's an auto. Ugh! For that price it should have had the spaceball..

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