AllI can give you is the year the first one was a 2004 T5, and the wind is a 2015 T5 and we have not driven it much since we got it as we normally take the XC90 (3rd Volvo) which is a 2014 with 70,000 miles and the only problem we have had with that is that the starter wiring harness was rubbing against something and caused a short so the car 29 Scion. $6,400. 30. Toyota. $5,500. Luxury imports from Germany, such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz, along with domestic luxury brand Cadillac, are the most expensive. A Toyota is about $10,000 less TheR-Design package is a must as it makes the car look 100 times better, and go for a five-pot Volvo engine. It’s a good-looking, reliable car with a brilliant community behind it.” Advertisement Yeah makes sense. I personally feel like the Ford era was the last time Volvo was good, although I have very limited experience with the newer Geely Volvos. My first car, a big old Buick, would be hard to start in cold, rear defogger couldn’t melt snow, front defroster sucked, hideaway wipers get stuck under any snow, no heated mirrors Incomes the 2025 Volvo EX30, an all-new fully electric subcompact crossover that perfectly expresses this thinking in an adorably Scandinavian way. What Volvo is trying to tell us with this car Hasanyone had a Volvo as a first car and can you tell me how good they are? I really fell in love with Volvos a few week ago (Especially the Wagons) and I’m VolvoV70. The V70 has an impressive safety record as you'd expect from a Volvo. It is practical too, with a huge space in the boot. It is a comfortable place to be, with lots of adjustability in the seat. It can be heavy on fuel when equipped with the T5 but other engines can be more frugal, especially the D5. 23Dec 2015. An old classic such as the Volvo 740 is the perfect first car no matter what you’re into. Here are 8 reasons why. 1. It Looks Good. The Volvo 740 is a car that’ll always look good rHmQ.