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Saab or Volvo?

JayChou

JayChou

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I'm wondering which of them will people choose when comparing :

1) build quality
2) ride quality
3) 2nd hand price
4) possibility of modifying

I personally like volvo more!
just curious on what you think.

p.s. we do not consider safety this time coz Volvo must win.
 
I'll lean toward saab, just that more unique, even if my dad's is the most unreliable car he's owned.
 
andyhui01 said:
jaychou said:
why???? :p
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how would that be a surprise from me?... look at my sig :lol:
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yeah that's a nice S60R =)

Greatgraddage said:
I'll lean toward saab, just that more unique, even if my dad's is the most unreliable car he's owned.
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what kind of issues does yr father have with his saab?
I heard of the problems related to the electric components of both volvo and saab, and people dislike it usually.
 
I just know that saabs and volvos generally have problems in hot weather... in terms on reliability and the interior, in malaysia where it goes to 33+degrees, the dashboard plastic melts
 
Yeah, me2 like both of these cars very much...
if there would be other car instead of Volvo, the SAAB would win.. but now i also say Volvo... especially when you know that SAAB is half of OPEL... (I hate opels... just can't stand them... and this is not because JC thinks so... i didn't like them for a loong time :))
 
Re: Saab or Volvo?

JayChou said:
I'm wondering which of them will people choose when comparing :

1) build quality
2) ride quality
3) 2nd hand price
4) possibility of modifying

I personally like volvo more!
just curious on what you think.

p.s. we do not consider safety this time coz Volvo must win.
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1.) Build quality on Volvos of late has been going way down hill, Saab is better, but not up there with BMW and Audi yet.
2.) Saabs are fantastic fun to drive, the car really talks to you and is fun to toss around.
3.) Saabs suck on the 2nd hand market, my car was 40K new and 14K when I got early this year.
4.) Saabs go faster, period.

Safety, Saabs are right there with Volvo actually
 
1) build quality
2) ride quality
3) 2nd hand price
4) possibility of modifying
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1. Saab is on-par with German vehicles in terms of build quality and reliability, perhaps better than most late-model Mecedes and Volkswagens. The 9-5 is considered to be one of the most reliable European cars out there. Volvo is sliding in the quality department, and the S80 is a POS.

2. I haven't driven many Volvos, but the last one I drove was the old RWD 960. Comfortable cruiser, decent power, but very boring driving experience. Saab on the other hand, it's all about the four-cylinder high output turbos.

3. Saab has pathetic resell value compared to Volvos. I think with the massive rebates to push these cars off the lot new has taken a big hit in depreciation. Otherwise, Saabs are an excellent used car buy.

4. Aftermaket parts for both makes aren't as huge as the German makes, but they are out there. Saab has Abbott Racing, Hirsch Performance, Nordic Tuning, just to name a few. Volvo has IPD, Evolve, etc.

I'd pick Saab > Volvo, because as much as I like the look of recent Volvos, there are way too many of them out here around these parts and they seem to be all driven by the granola bar-eating, Birkenstock sandal-wearing, NPR-listening types. Not that I have anything against that, but I think Birkenstock sandals are ugly. And Saabs are more fun to drive.
 
Saabs are faster than Volvos.. but Volvos are more valuable. Hmm if I had money and didn't care i'd go with the Saab (acutally if i had money i wouldn't go for neither)
 
Volvo makes trucks.
Saab makes fighter jets.

Seriously though, a Saab has more personality than a Volvo. I also noticed that the Volvo build quality has been going downhill lately. They don't feel like the solid tanks that I used to see in the 80's.

Saabs has always been one of my favorite cars to look at.
 
I agree with the Volvo's are getting worse in build quality, I haven't been in many new ones but I compared the 850 and the S70 and the S70 was the biggest POS in build quality compared to the 850... I think the buildquality has started to go downhill since the S70
 
I don't follow Volvos much...didn't know that their build quality was deteriorating. I based my vote on preference as to looks...maybe I shoulda thought about it a bit :mrgreen:
 
well since Saabs are becoming bastardized GM's and Subarus, my vote goes to Volvo
 
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