The one primary reason this is a bigger deal and as mentioned on this site by others is that this was a “problem” VW intentionally engineered. So for example, if GM had instead engineered their ignition switches to fail- as soon as the cars left the factory floor- then that would be akin to what VW did: they designed…

This is only about presenting a plan on how to fix the cars, not actually have them all fixed by such and such date. VW has had over 6 months to come up with such a plan to move forward and now they have been given a month more on top of the deadline. So to me it seems like the judge isn’t exactly being unfair.

I distinctly remember family friends of ours owned one of these vans and it one day caught on fire and incinerated itself

From what I read it sounds like starting in 2006 Volvo wanted to develop a new set of engines. But Ford wouldn’t exactly let them. But as of 2015 the new engines are now developed. I’m guessing because they probably know many luxury car buyers are keen on the details and would turn their noses up at an Ecoboost engine…

Ok, fair point and I missed that. But Volvo had been- literally up to this year- still been reliant on a number of Ford engines.

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Current Volvos ( the S60 for example) are using Ford engines like the Ecoboost.

I’m very keen to see what the Model 3 will be like. The only thing is that my wife and I tend to take long weekend trips and even the Model 3 would be problematic. The other “car” is my 20 year old Tacoma, which I don’t really want to sell.

Here’s something to consider: I owned the first gen Prius. Ever seen one of those? You might confuse it with a Nissan Versa or some other small compact car. That car was tiny and so too was the interior. And then over the next few generations it inflated. My mom owns a 2013 Prius V and the thing is like a minivan. Our…

I was referring the Land Rover and Jaguar. Sorry, I should have been more clear.

On the old Volvos, sure. The “new” S60's since 2010 have used Ecoboost engines, which is interesting as that was the year Volvo was sold to Geely. The new models retain the same engine.

I am not totally agreeing with you in regards to the Prius. The name “Prius” has become a dictionary term for “Green car”. It has tremendous mindshare and familiarity. People are still buying the absolute snot out of those cars and with the variety they now have with the Prius C, V, and now this model “Prime” there’s…

The S60 uses a Ford Ecoboost engine. Albeit its branded as “Volvo” bit virtually a Ecoboost engine. I mean- its not like its a bad thing: the ecoboost has proven to be very reliable and fuel efficient. Also of interesting note: The S60 will be the first car sold in the US that will be made in China.

Probably the best volvos are the ones based off of mazdas.

intresting that the car still had ford parts inside.

Congrats! BTW, my best friend from high school owns a 96' Cherokee that he has used and abused for years. Last time I talked with him it had 600,000 miles. I don't think he bothers to change the fluids.

Color me ignorant. But this thing weighs 45,000 tons. The same size as a ww2 era carrier. So its huge. Granted the current carrier size is 100k tons. But what are these things before besides being a smaller carried?

How much of Volvo is actually Volvo? It’s a company bought and then sold to Ford, sold to a Chinese firm, now re-hashed as a new redesigned “volvo”.a friend of mine bought a new cross country recently. The first thing I saw when I lifted the hood was an engine support stamped “FoMoco”,

I can’t keep up with all the batman/superman/whatever movies. They all blend together.

I am a kind of short guy ( 5 ft 7" but my wife is around 6 ft. I’m ok with the Volt but she find it a tad cramped. The Volt was basically built around a Chevy Cruz- a compact car. So its a smallish car with compromised interior space due to the huge battery.