On Wed, 27 May 2015 09:58:20 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
wrote:

> I never got the appeal of Volvos. They seemed unrefined, as if they were meant to be operated by people wearing snow gloves. They are Sweden's answer to the American Chevy. I guess that's fine if you like Chevies. The only thing special about them to me is that they have a Volvo plant in my step-mom's home town.

There was a time back when Volvo had those commercial of one going off
a cliff and showing how the front end absorbs all the damage, that my
son (who so badly wanted me to be part of the crowd) campaigned for me
to buy a Volvo wagon when I was looking for a new car. I bought a 2
door Lancia hatchback with a sunroof instead (no air-conditioner or
auto-transmission). It was fun and utilitarian too. Those were the
days when I had a decent tan just because of the amount of time I
spent driving around in that car with the sunroof open.

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sf