AWD*V70XC
06-19-2006, 08:27 AM
Let me declare that I have nothing against wagons. We owned two Taurus wagons, and as a kid I remember an adventurous move from California to Pennsylvania in the back of a Chevy wagon. But this Ocean Race Volvo is too stoic for me. It looks much more interesting than it is to drive.
Not a very flattering report, says some nice things and then really turns the knife to leave a very sour note to savour afterwards.
I often wonder what these journalists compares these test cars to? If they wouldn't buy a Volvo, why test a Volvo? Would you compare a Volvo XC90 against (say) a BMW X5? different cars, different buyers. There appears to be no bases for what some of these so called test drivers will say about a car. I expect that if they (and that should be 'even allowed near' such a car) to have a F430 at their disposal what would they say about that, "the trunk was too small for the shopping" or "I couldn't get my golf clubs in the car"
Let's start looking for proper comments from journalists who know what to expect from a Volvo and give their honest opinion, based on experience.
The full report can be read here - http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1150367949342&call_pageid=970599119419
Not a very flattering report, says some nice things and then really turns the knife to leave a very sour note to savour afterwards.
I often wonder what these journalists compares these test cars to? If they wouldn't buy a Volvo, why test a Volvo? Would you compare a Volvo XC90 against (say) a BMW X5? different cars, different buyers. There appears to be no bases for what some of these so called test drivers will say about a car. I expect that if they (and that should be 'even allowed near' such a car) to have a F430 at their disposal what would they say about that, "the trunk was too small for the shopping" or "I couldn't get my golf clubs in the car"
Let's start looking for proper comments from journalists who know what to expect from a Volvo and give their honest opinion, based on experience.
The full report can be read here - http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1150367949342&call_pageid=970599119419