Thanks for the reply Giuvannru and Grim...
Yes, my neighbor hood is mostly family oriented, however there isn't any old people. I see many driving BMW's, Audi's, Merc's and sporty ones too. I might be able to sell it...
If I were to sell it, what would you recommend getting? I still need something that's at-least decent on gas...Btw, I know the rims are a big selling power, but the rims on the car currently look pretty nice, if I wash it they look better. Their the stock volvo rims. Can rims affect the performance ? If they can I can look into replacing those too.. I don't think Volvos are known for their 0-100, but 100-180 is much faster then most cars I have driven. I get about 6-7liters on highway, and 7-9 liters in city (depending on summer/winter)...My friend who is an old school mechanic looked at it a while back, when I brought it to his shop, and he told me that the engine is running perfect and I should not consider even taking it to the dealer for anything, just to do the regular stuff on it. I try to take care and put the best spark plugs that are available in normal shops, but I think there are higher-performance online (maybe)? I am looking for something thats a little bit quicker... So I could do with some modding on this to get it to go 5-6 seconds... I don't need to race
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Another factor that I bothers me is that the car is very stiff. Its very low, great on turns, but the suspension is stiff as a rock, and has always been. I like smoother rides, like my wife's mercedes. For the best price/performance boost and something that would make the ride quality softer, what would you recommend? BTW, the exhaust is still stock, I owned a different car and sold that, and surprisingly that car's exhaust went over the time I had it vs this one... Another thing I've noticed is that the breaks on it are not as good as my wifes car. Hers are always very pumped and you don't need to press a lot for the car to stop. My car is crappier at breaking, and I had the breaks replaced with premium ones...What should I do for that?
I have about $5,000 to spend on it max....So what would be best for all the things I want? (Faster, Softer, better at breaking ?)
BTW, I don't know much about the ECU, or anything, so I would have to have that all done else where...I need some direction so I don't walk into an Auto shop, notice that I don't know much about cars and get burned for no improvements what so ever.
Thanks...