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#376 of 378 Re: Why don't they sell more XC70s? [kyfdx] by slance66 Sep 30, 2009 (9:52 am)
Replying to: kyfdx (Sep 05, 2009 11:29 am) >My take on it? Women hate station wagons, and love SUVs.. If it rides up high like a truck, you can sell almost any piece of crap... but, if it rides a little lower and looks like a wagon, you can't give it away.. big seller. The new one isn't selling b/c (1) quality issues and (2) stupid design. By stupid design, I don't mean the style, which is very nice...a nice update. Instead I mean that that they made it 400 lbs heaver and gave it a less useful engine, while decreasing space. What were they thinking?   2007 MPG 18 / 25 2009 MPG 15 / 23   Rear Legroom 2007 35.20 2009 34.60   Front Legroom 2007 42.60 2009 41.90   More power...same torque, but look at the RPMs needed to make it. This is one reason for the MPG hit. Horsepower 208 5000 RPM 235 6200 RPM Torque (lb-ft) 236 1500 RPM 236 3200 RPM   While folks at BMW were making a 5 series that was bigger, roomier and lighter weight, the Volvo got smaller and heavier. Take that, add quality issues with the new model, and you have a sales problem. Replies to this message: blckislandguy (Nov 01, 2009 6:40 pm)
#377 of 378 glad to find a place like this by bobofit Oct 13, 2009 (3:13 pm)
My sister and I were on vacation in Washington DC when our beautiful V70 required its scheduled maintenance. Being on vacation, we debated whether to trust a dealer other than our own with out beloved V70. We decided to try Fairfax rosenthal Volvo came in without an appointment expecting to be turned away and end up with nothing, but we were surprised. They got our V70 in and we even got a loaner car, a rarity among other Volvo dealers considering very few dealers even have loaners anymore. Our car was done quickly and we picked it up the next day. In addition, we walked around Fairfax Volvo's sun-filled showroom and admired models newer than ours, we came back from our vocation in compelete high spirits and ready to tackle the world.
#378 of 378 Re: Why don't they sell more XC70s? [slance66] by blckislandguy Nov 01, 2009 (6:40 pm)
Replying to: slance66 (Sep 30, 2009 9:52 am) The new XC70's may not be selling as well as expected but to blame it on fractional (e.g, less than an inch) differences in leg room doesn't make much sense. Rather we can look to a world wide recession that has hit the Volvo demographic fairly hard. (What the Volvo demographic? Probably college educated couples in their mid 30's to 50's working in white collar jobs other than financial services and medicine. How am I doing, Volvomax?)   We might also look to a shift in brand emphasis. Volvo must find it hard to claim the safety "space" since it probably is no safer than any other electronic stabilizer equipped mid range car. So, what is left? Scandanavian design and packaging, coupled with some decent pricing.   We have a new 2009 and enjoy it a lot. For the money these things can't be beat.

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