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Mon 9 Jun 2008 22:57

Slow seller? - Brian Tryzers

> Small Volvos are very expensive for re bodied Fords.

That 'rebodied Focus / Mondeo / Vectra / Golf' jibe is just lazy - and, let's be honest, rather boring now that it must be approaching its tenth birthday. The truth is that, much as motoring journos might drool over the oily workings, and know every detail of who shares what with whom, yer average car buyer is more concerned with a comfortable seat, a quiet engine and a nice interior to sit it while trundling to and from work or the in-laws.

I had Saabs for seven years without ever thinking, 'Gosh, this is just like the Vauxhall it's based on; why didn't I have one of those and save some money?' My current biggish Volvo has no Ford parts (does it?) but I've driven the small ones and, while there are similarities in driving feel to the Focus, the Volvo interior, seats and design philosophy make the S40 - for me - a nicer place to be.
Conversely, we've just offloaded our Fabia - an excellent little car in many ways, probably better value and certainly - to me - better looking than the VW Polo it was 'rebodied' from. But was it a nicer place to travel, when everything you touched or looked at was rough-textured, hard grey plastic? Debatable, at best.

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Messages	Author	Date
Slow seller?	Martin Wall	Fri 29 Feb 2008 02:11
Slow seller?	shawad	Fri 29 Feb 2008 08:09
Slow seller?	Waino	Fri 29 Feb 2008 08:44
Slow seller?	runboy	Fri 29 Feb 2008 08:58
Slow seller?	Ed V	Fri 29 Feb 2008 11:38
Slow seller?	colinh	Fri 29 Feb 2008 11:51
Slow seller?	SpamCan61 {P}	Fri 29 Feb 2008 12:12
Slow seller?	v0n	Fri 29 Feb 2008 15:00
Slow seller?	hugopogo	Fri 29 Feb 2008 15:15
Slow seller?	Bill Payer	Fri 29 Feb 2008 16:41
Slow seller?	jmaccyd	Fri 29 Feb 2008 22:18
Slow seller?	Tornadorot	Fri 29 Feb 2008 23:29
Slow seller?	Dave N	Sat 1 Mar 2008 07:28
Slow seller?	Brian Tryzers	Sun 2 Mar 2008 16:39
Slow seller?	mike hannon	Sun 2 Mar 2008 17:23
Slow seller?	Brian Tryzers	Sun 2 Mar 2008 18:49
Slow seller?	Pugugly	Sun 2 Mar 2008 18:57
Slow seller?	mike hannon	Sun 2 Mar 2008 21:03
Slow seller?	Bilboman	Sun 2 Mar 2008 21:58
Slow seller?	chewy	Mon 3 Mar 2008 17:15
Slow seller?	Pugugly	Mon 3 Mar 2008 17:51
Slow seller?	drivewell	Sun 8 Jun 2008 15:43
Slow seller?	Avant	Mon 3 Mar 2008 20:18
Slow seller?	sony	Sun 8 Jun 2008 08:18
Slow seller?	krs one	Sun 8 Jun 2008 10:57
Slow seller?	pd	Sun 8 Jun 2008 11:44
Slow seller?	Falkirk Bairn	Sun 8 Jun 2008 14:33
Slow seller?	Brian Tryzers	Sun 8 Jun 2008 23:25
Slow seller?	Bilboman	Mon 9 Jun 2008 00:32
Slow seller?	Avant	Mon 9 Jun 2008 00:51
Slow seller?	mattbod	Mon 9 Jun 2008 01:41
Slow seller?	BazzaBear {P}	Mon 9 Jun 2008 20:59
Slow seller?	Pugugly	Mon 9 Jun 2008 21:48
Slow seller?	Brian Tryzers	Mon 9 Jun 2008 22:57
Slow seller?	gmac	Mon 9 Jun 2008 23:09
Slow seller?	Ed V	Tue 10 Jun 2008 10:41
Slow seller?	Shaz {p}	Tue 10 Jun 2008 11:01