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Bill-
it sounds like you and I have the same wife. My wife also did not like the idea of an suv or a minivan. Both were too big, both have their stigmas. I grew up on volvos and took her to drive a v70. She fell in love with the car right then. Lots of room and a lot safer than either an suv or a minivan.
I like the safety, not only from a design standpoint, but also that the cars have better power (non-turbos notwithstandin), handling, and braking than almost any minivan or suv. Plus those seats... oooo she went nuts.
anyway, back to the tether discussion. Thanks for the rear seat pointer. That is good info. Actually, I was not aware that rear facing infant seats could be tethered! So this is bonus info! I was thinking mostly of the 6 mo and up (forward facing and booster seats). We will definitely go by the volvo dealership to ask.
Now to find a good infant seat that goes in a v70. any suggestions? I am a believer in testing them to find the best performer (I'm an engineer), but these tests are precious few. Consumer reports did some testing but that was about 1.5 years ago and was far from complete.
by the way, you mentioned taking the car you bought to have it inspected at a volvo specialist. Do you feel that the car is idiosyncratic enough that the inspection needs to be done by a volvo specialist or would any skilled mechanic be able to do a good inspection?
Thanks again for the info! you have been extremely helpful! If you were in the raleigh NC area, I would buy you lunch to say thanks!
Dan
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