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What impact has Ford had on Volvo? S70

posted by  bill d cat on  Sun Jul 31 00:17 CST 2005
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The same generic Ford C1 platform is under the new Ford Focus, the Mazda 3 and the Volvo S40/V50. Oddly the S80 platform is under the Ford Five Hundred/Freestyle (obviously they pulled some S80 things out to cut the price to Ford levels).

Are Volvos any less safe since Ford? I doubt it. A 2005 S40, even with ford underpinnings, is probably safer than a 1993 850. Technology always evolves.

In the US at least, Ford seems to have taken over Volvo's parts distribution system and it's becoming a nightmare. They're definitely not trying awfully hard to suport the older cars. (7 years is "older"???)

-BTC

'98 V70 T5 5-speed, 162k mi, front IPD stabilizer bar, rear factory HD bar, Bilstein HD, Volvo strut tower brace and skidplate, e-codes, V-1, Mobil-1 since new

"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair." -- Douglas Adams (1952-2001)





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