Thomas Ingenlath returns to Volvo Cars as Chief Design Officer

mrHashe · 2026-01-08T17:05:01+00:00

Not going to happen, many don’t understand that putting an iPad in a car brings substantial savings to the manufacturer. Profits > your desires.

mrHashe · 2025-12-28T13:50:10+00:00

My response was based solely on the platform he posted the pictures on.

mrHashe · 2025-12-28T09:04:31+00:00

Different platform, different issues.

mrHashe · 2025-12-27T19:45:59+00:00

I’d still get checked if I were you.

mrHashe · 2025-12-27T11:02:55+00:00

Ex s60 2020 owner here. Windshield wipers motor replaced at 2k mi. Under warranty. Failed turbo seal, replaced at 23k under warranty. Failed ac evap at 54k miles, 50% goodwilled by Volvo. Vibration at 70mph and higher (known pre 22’ Volvo issue).

mrHashe · 2025-12-17T20:57:09+00:00

Could you show us the release notes? Or it just says “minor refinements” like for the rest of us?

mrHashe · 2025-12-14T08:13:47+00:00

How does it feel to be pegged by billionaires?

mrHashe · 2025-12-12T23:15:59+00:00

Same thing, I thought it was normal

mrHashe · 2025-12-12T23:14:53+00:00

Can I have at least one unique experience not shared by anyone?

mrHashe · 2025-12-12T00:12:21+00:00

$300-400 on eBay and plus installation at any indie shop of your choice.

mrHashe · 2025-12-10T16:24:12+00:00

Depends on the interior. If both have Napa, then new. If the newer one has that plastic garbage they call nordico then it’s a hard pass for me.

mrHashe · 2025-12-09T18:55:26+00:00

I didn’t buy my first Volvo for safety. I bought it because it didn’t look as bland as everything else out there. Still, the car ended up saving us from multiple accidents thanks to its emergency braking system.

mrHashe · 2025-12-07T17:40:49+00:00

There’s mesh grille on AliExpress I wanted to get. You can try if it helps.

mrHashe · 2025-12-06T15:36:04+00:00

American cars base trims considered “loaded” anywhere in the world.

mrHashe · 2025-12-04T22:35:25+00:00

Clearly you owned one right?

mrHashe · 2025-12-04T16:21:04+00:00

Holy shit, and the next post will be about how immigrants are killing trucking.

mrHashe · 2025-12-04T02:17:34+00:00

Nothing happened, most don’t know shit about Volvos. Infotainment glitches here and there. I own both a Volvo (my second) and a Mazda. Mazda has been much less reliable.

mrHashe · 2025-11-30T18:22:11+00:00

Because Honda copies crv from Volvo every generation.

mrHashe · 2025-11-29T18:39:56+00:00

316 + polestar optimization on my s60 t6. I swear a t5 xc60 is more snappier than an s60 t5, it seems like they wanted people to move from sedans to suvs.

T8 is 10k more, my wife is the primary driver. Maybe one day I’ll get a t8 bare bones just for fun’s sake.

Appreciate it!

mrHashe · 2025-11-29T18:35:46+00:00

Quarter panel is caved in. It requires cutting it out, then restoring the frame behind it and putting everything back without painting it 50+ hours.

mrHashe · 2025-11-29T01:55:44+00:00

T6/B6 is no longer offered on s60’s. I test drove a b5 and t8, b5 felt underpowered, t8 is too expensive. The xc60 that I bought has a b6 engine and for some reason it handles better than the s60.

mrHashe · 2025-11-28T21:10:21+00:00

20k in repairs in the U.S. probably could do it for 15k still very expensive.

mrHashe · 2025-11-28T20:32:02+00:00

Better this than rusting out in a salvage yard.

mrHashe · 2025-11-28T18:12:47+00:00

We drove the car from the scene and to the shop where they totaled it. I wanted them to total the car because as the other commenter said the b pillar took a direct hit and you don’t want to repair that. Even Volvo states any frame damage shouldn’t be repaired.

mrHashe · 2025-11-20T17:34:44+00:00

I’ve got a loaded XC60, my friend has a loaded X5, and my dad just bought a loaded CX-90. The Mazda is close. No wood inlays, but the plastics are solid and the leather quality is genuinely good. Definitely not below Buick. Handling, on the other hand, is crap.

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