Volvo celebrates 80 years and a new model!

Volvo's I think have been pretty good in catering to a niche market of consumers who look for safety. Even though they have many competitors now in terms of safety I still respect them as a company. They do more than just produce automobiles. They have trucks, buses, construction vehicles, & Volvo Aero which produces high tech components for rocket & airplane engines. They are the company that makes up the core of the Euro Space Program I believe. Lots of respectable businesses they are involved with aside from building cars.

That's why I think Volvo is so under-rated. Most people don't know what else they do in terms of engineering. 80 respectable years of services!

— Agent63 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/13/2007 8:50:57 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

I really loved my old S60 T5. It was a fun car that made me feel responsible and all grown up LOL (I was 23 at the time).

— aeyjay (View Profile)

Posted on 4/13/2007 9:29:24 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

volvos will always be underrated and be uncool but they are still the safest and non offending car out dere

— jt716 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/13/2007 10:01:18 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

The P1800 was one of the nicest sports cars back in the sixties -- I should have bought one then instead of driving cars like the big Imperial and a couple of Ford convertibles. Too bad Volvo never evolved the P1800's basic design and kept it alive to the present day . I would love to own a modern RWD version of this car with Volvo's in-line six cylinder engine.

— EnnNorak (View Profile)

Posted on 4/14/2007 2:48:46 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

In repsonse to Agent63:

I agree with what your saying. But Volvo cars has nothing to do with the other businesses you mention-Ford owns the cars bit, the rest is part of a separate Swedish company-they sold the car business in about 1998/99.

— dude30 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/15/2007 6:29:38 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1