Bod wrote:
On 09/05/2011 10:44, Adrian wrote:
(Steve Firth) gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:

Just one more reason why Volvos are ****e. That and the fact that they
are downmarket Fords.

Apart from the fact that Ford don't own Volvo, where in the market would
that place Ford themselves?


Digressing slightly. I had a Volvo estate for years. Great workhorse,
very thirsty though.


It is true that most of the present Volvo range are built on Ford or
Ford-derived platforms.

I'm not sure I would agree with Steve Firth's definition but Volvo
definitely lost something in terms of quality and image during Ford's
ownership.

It could be worse, though: look at what GM's ownership did to Saab!