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To: Ilaine who wrote (43771)	12/22/1999 1:13:00 AM
From: JF Quinnelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

Volvo? Did someone say the Magic Word? It must be time to post my dissertation on the mighty Volvo once again, I know that Lather and Drygulch both get a laugh out of it: Talk : Misc (General) : The Official Guide To GOOFS \| Previous \| Next \| Respond \| To: Christine Grace Bartley (393 ) From: JF Quinnelly Saturday, Aug 3 1996 11:38PM ET Reply # of 3316 >Volvo looks interesting. I've been pondering this Volvo thing since I saw a chow dog pissing on one this morning. Sure, no one is getting killed in Volvos. Because no one is driving them. Let's do some serious analysis of the potential market for Volvos. Can you picture any self-respecting Generation X'er with a tatoo and nipple-ring puttering around in a Volvo? I thought not. Can you see Beavis and Butt-head lusting after a sleek and powerful Volvo? Let's get real. So what we_do_know is that Volvos are cars for fuddy-duddies, for super-annuated '60s peaceniks. "Oh", you protest, "but look how many of them there are! They are the Baby-Boomers! They are the pig in the demographic python!" Tschaa!!! No way! We're talking McGovern voters, not the whole herd of 'Boomers. McGovern only won one state! How many do you think there are? Do you think Bill and Hillary and their corporate piranha yuppie pals are going to drive Volvos? Not! We're talking Lexus, Infinity, Big Beemer, Mercedes Benz!! Now if we are going to see just how big the potential market is for these frumpy Swedish sleds, we ought to find out how many pairs of Birkenstocks are sold each year. And even that won't help. These Volvonauts don't even drive them. They park them in the driveway and feel guilty. They walk. They ride bikes. They carpool. Clueless yuppie friend, face the bitter truth: whale-huggers are a useless target audience. Volvo is not a GOOF: it is a TWIT: Totally Worthless Investment Theme. Put your money elsewhere. jfred. Next Previous

To: Ilaine who wrote (43771)	12/22/1999 11:51:00 AM
From: Daniel Schuh	Respond to of 71178

I don't know about Volvos, but I got to agree about the beetles. I drove a couple into the ground, and in retrospect I have no idea why. They had this reputation for reliability that was totally undeserved, I guess because it was so easy to put in a new engine. The new beetle is a modern car, not the most efficient design for interior space, but reasonably fun. A bit expensive, though. But beyond the econobox or bare bones pickup, most vehicles these days are a trendiness and style statement as much as anything, and why not? Flush times, people tend to buy way more house than they need too these days. If you got the disposable income, you may as well buy something you like. Cheers, Dan.