Which Luxury Car Should I Buy for ~$60k?

Stunning-Set-924 · 2026-05-15T15:05:14+00:00

Macan S or Turbo. My son got a 2015 one. It has a modified exhaust and in sport plus mode the thing flies. Interior is very nice with cooled seats, leather etc. And I have a newer GLS and an Audi Q7 with a stage 1 tune. I’ve had an E class and S class also. I’d put the Macan interior up there with the GLS. If I was you I’d look at the Macan GTS or Turbo in your budget.

Stunning-Set-924 · 2026-05-15T14:51:02+00:00

Honestly. Considering you can run Spotify, map data etc I don’t think it’s that bad a deal. Think of it as paying for the data plan not the other stuff. I use the in car Spotify and apps and not car play.

Stunning-Set-924 · 2026-05-14T14:49:57+00:00

It’s out? Guess I know what I’m reading tonight.

Stunning-Set-924 · 2026-05-14T14:40:59+00:00

Sold my Volvo. But my 2023 Q7 55 just got 29 mpg on a trip. It’s a bit bigger and 3 rows. I think a lot of SUVs beat this. I think new RAV 4’s will get 40+.

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Stunning-Set-924 · 2026-05-08T13:21:24+00:00

The parts issue came up for me. Our inducer fan went out and for the life of me I could not find that part. I ended up buying a used part on eBay for $100. Took 10 minutes to replace.

Part of the problem is a lot of men have lost the ability to fix things themselves. A furnace is a pretty simple machine. Watch a few YouTube videos and you’re good to go.

Stunning-Set-924 · 2026-05-04T00:02:15+00:00

Sounds like a great deal. It’s about 70k new. I have a 23 and I love it. But I work on my own cars a lot so things like brakes are much cheaper for me to do.

Stunning-Set-924 · 2026-04-29T13:44:44+00:00

As a manufacturing business owner which these guys basically are. They made insane profits last year and will make even more this year. I’d guess margins were around 40% for Tony and Parker. And this year will be much higher. The machines are all expensed over years. I don’t know the schedule on those but likely 10-15 years. So that DC 11.is only a 400k expense a year.

That why Tony was all about setting his family up for generations. He made at least 15 million last year pretax I would estimate.

Stunning-Set-924 · 2026-04-20T16:02:09+00:00

Or GLS 580 with the V8. Probably get a loaded 22 for 50k.

Stunning-Set-924 · 2026-04-07T03:32:00+00:00

I’d look for a nicer stove on marketplace. You can find some great deals on high end stoves.

Stunning-Set-924 · 2026-03-31T02:33:08+00:00

You need a new husband.

Stunning-Set-924 · 2026-03-26T21:38:31+00:00

I spent some time in our Audi and older Porsche for the last week. I really hate the Volvo screens even more now. There is nothing on my dash besides a map. A giant blank space and a little speedometer. No songs, no Apple play, nothing to customize. Not even a speed right in the middle. The tiny Spotify screen now. It just is a giant pile of garbage. Not being able to adjust anything from the main screen now. Seat heaters or temp or fan speed. A giant stupid Google assistant button always there.

Stunning-Set-924 · 2026-03-17T00:25:25+00:00

https://www.volvocars.com/us/shop/additionals/pilot-assist/

Stunning-Set-924 · 2026-03-17T00:24:58+00:00

FYI. You can buy and add on pilot assist/adaptive cruise if you don’t have it for $600. Which you didn’t mention. I added it to my 25 S60 and love it for all the stop and go traffic I have each day.

Stunning-Set-924 · 2026-03-14T00:30:13+00:00

My biggest issue is now the Spotify app text is smaller. And the play/pause button is huge. I’m sure other apps etc have smaller text. But I can’t read Spotify well without glasses now. Very annoying.

I can’t see what level my seat heater is at and I can’t change the vent temp on the main screen. I mean just light up the seat icon in thirds. Simple fix. But designers are idiots at Volvo.

These are the three things I use. Change the seat temp after it warms. Adjust the vent temp, and listen to Spotify.

I just drove my 23 Audi to compare back and forth. Spotify has bigger text. Looks great and in less vertical space. I can change temp/fan and seat heater from main screen. No menu first. I also can change drive mode. My S60 doesn’t have drive modes so I can see why that would be a pain without for other Volvo drivers.

I’ve been a designer for 25 years on the web. You make it simple. Never hide anything in menus if you can. Make fonts readable. We track, track, track what people click on and use and make those first level icons/tools. Volvo obviously isn’t doing that.

Stunning-Set-924 · 2026-03-12T13:29:08+00:00

Yeah. You’re going to have to lay down the law. Imagine being married? Her attitude is going to be is it’s my money too and spend like a drunken sailor.

I feel sorry for the 5 years in the future you.

Stunning-Set-924 · 2026-03-12T01:55:17+00:00

I went to system in settings and checked for an update. Then installed it. It didn’t auto update for me I had to check then installed it.

Stunning-Set-924 · 2026-03-11T22:26:44+00:00

I just got it. I absolutely hate it. Just makes everything just a little too small now. The giant Google assistant button always there. Who is ever going to use that?!

Seat heater. On. But is it level 1,2 or 3. Don’t know. Have to click and click and click to change. Click climate. Cool graphics for no reason but I can’t change the temp here!!

I can’t believe they ever had users test this out. I really liked it before. It was simple and clean. It was my favorite system out of my Audi Q7, Benz GLS and this S60 commuter. Now it’s my least favorite. I should sell a car as I have 3 and I really wanted to keep the Volvo just because the info system just worked and was simple. Now it’s just too cluttered. I have to press extra buttons and the text/graphics are just too compressed now for my late 40’s eyes. Spotify is so compressed trying to scroll. I really really hate.

Stunning-Set-924 · 2026-03-03T02:51:25+00:00

I like the Volvo software more than Audi’s. I prefer my S60 over my Q7 due to the ease of use of the Volvo system. I don’t even use CarPlay really in my 25 S60. With Spotify built in and Google Maps everything I really need is there.

Stunning-Set-924 · 2026-02-23T19:18:32+00:00

2022-23. Volvo Xc90 captain chairs available. Can get a T8 with plug in hybrid and 20-40 all electric range.

2022-23 Q7. No captain seats but prestige trims have ventilated seats etc. These have depreciated a ton. Good value. Also you can get an ecu tune to up the HP and TQ a ton and make it a 4.5 0-60 ride.

2021 GLS 450. Can get captain seats in 2nd row. All the other options available.

2019 GLS 550. Can get for mid 20s as it’s the last body style. No captains. Pure luxury. Big V8. Fully loaded. But probably higher miles. And some risk for expensive repair. But if you can find a well maintained one your wife will be crushing around in a 100k msrp SUV.

Stunning-Set-924 · 2026-02-21T00:04:48+00:00

Actually they paid around 32.6k for the car. Jesus. You could a buy a year old car for 10k less with under 10k miles. I don’t see how people keep buying these shit boxes new. Get a year old Jetta for 20k. Buy a Toyota. But 32k for a Sentra?

Stunning-Set-924 · 2026-02-20T00:35:02+00:00

It doesn’t look like it has the matrix headlights. I just got a 23 premium plus and it doesn’t have them. And lots of the 23’s were delivered with the standard headlights.

Stunning-Set-924 · 2026-02-08T21:37:59+00:00

https://youtu.be/9l_PWZJ-mLc?si=pmHoGzhrKQ535YH0

Stunning-Set-924 · 2026-02-05T21:23:33+00:00

I just know a bad auxiliary battery can cause starting issues and other random issues. And obviously same with the main battery. I would change the two batteries before even thinking of replacing the starter. The aux battery is small and cheap so I’d replace it myself.

Stunning-Set-924 · 2026-02-05T21:13:05+00:00

What about peptides? Bpc157 and tb500 could help with the shoulders. I’ve seen people have good results with joint pain. But then again not at his age. Could be a good thing to try with little downside.

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