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Originally Posted by Giannis I strongly disagree with you Deutsch. AS far as I am conserned, my next car will definitely be a Volvo. Every time i get in this car i feel that whatever is going to happen, I am safe. I mean the feeling of safety that all Volvos give to the driver and the passengers. And this is something very important. If you know or if you feel that your car isn't safe, then you can't speed, you can't "play" with it. You can't enjoy it in general!
For me the feeling of safety is the most important thing. First I buy safety and quality, and then I look for driving fun. I drive because I need to, not because it is fun. |
Points taken, good post. After driving an E90 several times(both models) I became addicted to "road feel', being one w/ the car, once I got out I was a changed man. It's gotten so bad it's turned me against my own car. Volvo really doesn't do much for me in the way of driving experience, it's more like driving a tank of boron steel than a "sports sedan" as Volvo would like to have you think. It's nice, has all the quirky scandinavian features expected of a Volvo, but for a driving enthusiast it leaves wanting for more, much more(especially after drivng a 3). Is Volvo capable? Very much so, but they just won't step up to the plate and make a true drivers car. So another driver they loose, but for one they'll gain 10 new ones that are looking for a "safe" car. "Safety" is no longer a Volvo hallmark, sure there maybe somewhat more a garauntee for Volvo drivers because of the great length Volvo goes to to engineer advanced safety systems and features. At the same time pretty much every other car maker has safety systems on par or beyond Volvo's, especially MB. So Volvo is going to have to do more than switch up it's "style" and step their game up to the competiton. As of this moment, it's no where close.