OT Choosing the right car

[bodyman5000 and 1]

OH CRAP ONE IS LABELED VOLVO NOW YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GUESS!!!!!

 

[Lanny]

You could just get an old Rogue apparently. Damn that Volvo for not making a 5 door SUV in a completely different shape than other automakers.

Second time in a few weeks I've clicked "show ignored content" and been blown away by what I'm missing. Here are some more pictures of a ten year old Rogue for you to compare. View attachment 23802 View attachment 23803

Volvo has a nice looking wagon going on sale soon that looks pretty awesome. One of these two cars is the Volvo, see if you can pick it outView attachment 23804 View attachment 23805

I don't like station wagons or SUVs because they don't have a trunk where I can properly hide stuff from thieves.
Edit: Also, they are less aerodynamic.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

I don't like station wagons or SUVs because they don't have a trunk where I can properly hide stuff from thieves.

All the new Volvos are nice looking.

 

[Lanny]

All the new Volvos are nice looking.

The station wagon tail lights really needed improving and they did that. I still wish they could look better but they are a lot better than they used to be.

My '83 with the 400,000 miles got totaled. I gave it to my cousin's son, my second cousin, and he fixed it up and it's still running today. Never got a thank you out of it even though I had to pay for a salvage title and lost the scrap metal $50 bucks or so. He should have at least said thanks.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Here is a new Volvo and what some people think the automakers should do to stand out from the crowd. I'll take the Volvo

 

[Lanny]

Here is a new Volvo and what some people think the automakers should do to stand out from the crowd. I'll take the VolvoView attachment 23808 View attachment 23809

LOL, reminds me of that Chevy Chase movie, Vacation.
Yeah, the new Volvos look better and better. Damn, those Viking Swedes make great cars.
A buddy of mine who worked with me at Tektronix, the guy that bought the 280Z and before that it's predecessor, worked on large chip testing machines. So, someone in Sweden bought one and Tek sent him over there to teach them how to use it. While there he learned, now this back in the early 80s, that they had a law that said any Swedish car must withstand a horizontal drop from ten feet and drive away. Saab also had to follow this law.

I like Saabs also except they are a bit more sporty than a Volvo and my sporty days are behind me.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

LOL, reminds me of that Chevy Chase movie, Vacation.
Yeah, the new Volvos look better and better. Damn, those Viking Swedes make great cars.
A buddy of mine who worked with me at Tektronix, the guy that bought the 280Z and before that it's predecessor, worked on large chip testing machines. So, someone in Sweden bought one and Tek sent him over there to teach them how to use it. While there he learned, now this back in the early 80s, that they had a law that said any Swedish car must withstand a horizontal drop from ten feet and drive away. Saab also had to follow this law.

I like Saabs also except they are a bit more sporty than a Volvo and my sporty days are behind me.

My 69 cutlass hardtop wouldn't be able to survive an 18 inch drop on the roof. Remember reading how that GM fought the rollover rules tooth and nail.

 

[Lanny]

My 69 cutlass hardtop wouldn't be able to survive an 18 inch drop on the roof. Remember reading how that GM fought the rollover rules tooth and nail.

My parents had a Cutlass of about that age. One night while driving back to SW Portland from their beach house in Gearhart while going downhill on that long straight stretch West of Banks, I got their, my parents', Cutlass up to 130 MPH. Would I ever do that again? Are you kidding? I'm not as stupid as I once was.

In fact, I'd have to say that if it weren't for a multitude of fortuitous occurrences, I would be pushing up daisies now. God, kids are dumb.

 

[Hoopguru]

My parents had a Cutlass of about that age. One night while driving back to SW Portland from their beach house in Gearhart while going downhill on that long straight stretch West of Banks, I got their, my parents', Cutlass up to 130 MPH. Would I ever do that again? Are you kidding? I'm not as stupid as I once was.

In fact, I'd have to say that if it weren't for a multitude of fortuitous occurrences, I would be pushing up daisies now. God, kids are dumb.

Lanny, did you work at the Forest Grove Tech plant?

 

[Lanny]

Lanny, did you work at the Forest Grove Tech plant?

No, as I recall they made circuit boards there.
I worked first at the headquarters location off Jenkins rd. in buildings 47 and 49 and in bldg. 19 and then at the Walker rd. facility in bldg. 94?, 90 something.