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Originally posted by b318isp b318isp wrote:

Maybe BMW are worried that there is too much competition from Volvo against the 1, 3 and 5 series???

  
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Originally posted by Nigel Nigel wrote:

 

And if ever a brand needed to be butchered....its ovlov, closely followed by saab !



To me Saab don't exist any more - it's just another General Motors company. Proper Saab's were built by aircraft engineers, IIRC the original 900 was designed in a wind tunnel by a group of aircraft guys without a driving license between them - probably why they have a distinctive back end. Like Volvo, they were also built like tanks (my dad has had a 96, a 99L, a 900GLs, 900i and now a 900i 16v - tried to persuade him to get a turbo or a Carlson but turbos might be expensive to repair and Carslons are too low for country pot holes and hard to come by even though I saw one for sale for under 3K)

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Maybe BMW are worried that there is too much competition from Volvo against the 1, 3 and 5 series??? The S40, S60 and S80 are selling well. The C30 looks good too. I can see sort of similar reasons to when BMW bought Rover.

Also having seen Volvo's Ghent factory, they have at least one world class manufacturing facility.

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Originally posted by Nigel Nigel wrote:

And if ever a brand needed to be butchered....its ovlov, closely followed by saab !


SAAB is an even worse case scenario, they aren't even making money and both the 9-3 and 9-5 are deeply flawed cars.




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Originally posted by thepits thepits wrote:

You do realise that if this happens your favourite car would always be a BMW

 

p.s. - not another MiNi - aren't two enough already?



I don't care, I will be glad if it goes ahead! Ford are butchering Volvo as we speak.

And if ever a brand needed to be butchered....its ovlov, closely followed by saab !
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Key point from the Autocar link is that it is phrased in the past tense.....  thankfully....


Well as I said, it would be good for both brands. BMW need a platform to base the next MINI on so it would make sense to buy Volvo or Alfa Romeo. Methinks they are going to buy Volvo because of Ford's financial trouble they won't be too reluctant to let it go.
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Key point from the Autocar link is that it is phrased in the past tense.....  thankfully....
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Originally posted by thepits thepits wrote:

You do realise that if this happens your favourite car would always be a BMW

 

p.s. - not another MiNi - aren't two enough already?



I don't care, I will be glad if it goes ahead! Ford are butchering Volvo as we speak.


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is this a new language?

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o mi gawd, now every second thread will be about volvo.

no about BovlMoWv

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Originally posted by dryle dryle wrote:

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Originally posted by 635CSi 635CSi wrote:

I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this in Autocar! C'mon, how sweet would that be?? Volvo's safety knowhow combined with BMW's driving dynamics! It will be good for both of the brands because Volvos will be better to drive and BMW will have the next S40 to base the New, New, New MINI.

You do realise that if this happens your favourite car would always be a BMW

 

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http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/225528/
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http://www.egmcartech.com/2007/05/09/bmw-seriously-consideri ng-taking-over-volvo/
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I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this in Autocar! C'mon, how sweet would that be?? Volvo's safety knowhow combined with BMW's driving dynamics! It will be good for both of the brands because Volvos will be better to drive and BMW will have the next S40 to base the New, New, New MINI.
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