Reply With Quote'08 Ford Escape - converted from driving Chevrolet all my life, and I love it. Can't comment on the Forester.
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03-17-2008, 11:38 PM #61
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I don't know why everyone thinks the Forester is awkwARD looking....(re the article) I LOVE my Forester; it was love at first sight in fact, because it looked so sturdy...like a good pair of brogues...solid on all 4s..
Like a cross between an old Volvo and a Jeep...
I DO admit a preference for the 1st & 2nd gen. This new one..like most new cars these days..looks like all the other new cars...Volvos don't even look like Volvos anymore...they look like freakin' Mazdas....
(not that there's anything wrong with Mazdas...Volvos aren't mazdas, that's all.)Discipline is remembering what you want.
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03-18-2008, 09:24 AM #62
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03-18-2008, 02:05 PM #63
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My son just bought a Scion Xb. It is much more curvy than it used to be. A bike would fit in it, but only lying down. And there's carpet on the back of the back seat, just like the Subaru's. It would be an okay car for a cyclist, but not as utilitarian as an Element.
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03-18-2008, 05:44 PM #64
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Originally Posted by elk
Mazda and Volvo use the same platform.
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03-18-2008, 05:48 PM #65
Don't whine
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And Ford owns Volvo.
"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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03-18-2008, 06:53 PM #66
In through the out door..
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Yep. We love DH's 98 V70, but there will probably be no more Volvos for us. The safety isn't what it was, and they don't have the same feel anymore Originally Posted by KnottedYet
Ford seems to have made their cars safer at the expense of the Volvo safety (I'd be happy so long as they had kept Volvos safe, but they DO NOT crash test well from what I've read).
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03-18-2008, 07:08 PM #67
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My step-dad stopped buying Volvos after they got bought by Ford. Now he buys Toyota.
"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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03-18-2008, 07:12 PM #68
A bike named Jake.
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Same here. I was kind of upset when I heard Ford bought Volvo. (Not that I have anything at all against Fords, my Dad has an F-250 that has served him well and is now a farm truck and I seriously considered an Escape.) Originally Posted by CA_in_NC
Yep. We love DH's 98 V70, but there will probably be no more Volvos for us. The safety isn't what it was, and they don't have the same feel anymore Ford seems to have made their cars safer at the expense of the Volvo safety (I'd be happy so long as they had kept Volvos safe, but they DO NOT crash test well from what I've read).
When my parents bought the Volvo I drove in high school, another family came in looking for one. They told us a story about how their son had just crashed theirs. He wrapped it around a telephone pole and came out of it alive and ok. They thought the Volvo saved his life and vowed to stay with the brand.
I considered getting another Volvo (yeah, I know I said I thought it was dorky in high school but I really did love that car) but found the reviews were pretty mediocre now. It's disappointing.
