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Dave,
If you go back and read my post (no I did not edit), I said "With the new 'Ford-inspired' Volvos that might roll off the line in the future". I was not expressing that there are Ford inspired Volvos right now. I was referring to the future. Yes I like Rear-wheel drive. And for your information, Volvo did indeed use the Mitsubishi Carisma to develop their first S40. Do a search on Mitsubishi Carisma, and tell me that that car wasn't 100% Volvo inspired?
"Volvo makes its own decisions, its own engines, its own suspensions, its own safety gear, its own everything!"
Volvo sure did a fine job in making their very own first-generation S40.
Just because someone does not like a change in vehicle design is not always a sign of hasty and illogical judgement. Change is sometimes good. Change is also sometimes bad. I do not like front-wheel drive at all. But I like my 850 because it is all that I have to drive.
The vehicle industry, like any other industry, also takes the form of a business at some point. Volvo had only been in Ford's acquisiton for 5 years. Of course no major changes are occuring at this point. I have been an avid reader of the history of Ford. I have read many reports of the Ford Pinto. I have also read many reports about Lee Iacoca saying "safety does not sell". I also read how the Taurus financially saved Ford during its run that started in the 1986 model year. I have personally seen several ways in which Ford cuts corners in vehicle design, and this is what makes me refer to the new "ford-inspired" Volvos that may come off the line in the future. Perhaps Volvo will inspire Ford to build better cars (which seems to be happening right now). And perhaps Ford may inspire Volvo to earn a better profit. Like I said, the acquisition is only 5 years young, so it's not that easy to determine where things will go. I did small report on the acquisition for a college course (I'm a 22 year old psychology student). In short, I get insulted when someone takes someone else's post and uses it to make them appear the better person. Corrections are fine, and misinformed people should be corrected. But please do not use my posts to vent your frustration about people on the board "bitching" that they do not like the new Volvo models. We are all entitled to our own opinions. Yes I'd like a new 240. And yes I'd like for people to respect each others' opinions on this board, even if they may be mis-informed. Because that is what this board is about right? people to post what they want. To read and adhere to what has been posted is solely up to the user. If there's one thing you'll never see me do on this board is rip another person for their opinion. It's just bad character to me. If someone is mis-representing information, however, I won't hesitate to correct them. Thank you.
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