On 5/27/2015 10:06 AM, sf wrote:
> 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.
>

I like to drive over the mountain in the morning with the moonroof open.
It's quite a pleasant drive. I'm not getting a tan from that drive though.

Years ago, I was looking for a Lancia Zagato. Fortunately, I was never
able to find one at a good price. Hee hee.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei-IezGYgvU