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Volvo is shipping dangerously buggy cars and this guy's had enough
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this post was submitted on 23 Jul 2025
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Enshittification
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A pity. I love my Volvo, but it’s several generations old. The software (particularly driver assist) is arguably the best I’ve used, including current cars. The UI suffers from a small screen but everything just works and there’s real buttons. I do wish it had CarPlay of course.
No idea what to replace it with. Wagons are basically dead as a class (don’t say crossover); Volvo is apparently unreliable and besides, I can’t yet afford an EV with the range I need (I have one; it’s great; I need more range and that’s still more than I can afford). Ah well, hopefully I’ll have time to consider it before it dies; it’s barely 10 years old and I plan to have it another 10.