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Looks pretty dull to me! Whilst I think that the XC60 looks like the pick of the range I can't get away from the image that Volvos are driven by inherently conservative people with beards and a leaning towards conservation (not that there is anything wrong with either of these things)
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Every brand has its set of stereotype users.VanB wrote: βTue Sep 19, 2017 3:01 pm Looks pretty dull to me! Whilst I think that the XC60 looks like the pick of the range I can't get away from the image that Volvos are driven by inherently conservative people with beards and a leaning towards conservation (not that there is anything wrong with either of these things)
Eg, in my experience, most Porsche owners are pretentious wankers.
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Originally coined for Range Rover owners I believe, and much more fitting!
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Was it not police cars? In a similar vein to 'what animal has a c*** half way up it back? A police horse...'Nuclear Nick wrote: βTue Sep 19, 2017 3:40 pm Originally coined for Range Rover owners I believe, and much more fitting!
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"I can't get away from the image that Volvos are driven by inherently conservative people with beards and a leaning towards conservation"
On the 911uk forum you would find similar statements but with "Volvo" replaced with "993", "964" etc
As Goron indicates, there are stereotypes everywhere
On the 911uk forum you would find similar statements but with "Volvo" replaced with "993", "964" etc
As Goron indicates, there are stereotypes everywhere
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You forgot towing caravans !!VanB wrote: βTue Sep 19, 2017 3:01 pm Looks pretty dull to me! Whilst I think that the XC60 looks like the pick of the range I can't get away from the image that Volvos are driven by inherently conservative people with beards and a leaning towards conservation (not that there is anything wrong with either of these things)
Never park next to a Volvo as the owners tend to swing on the doors getting out
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Well that's definitely a better stereotype than what Porsche have earned over the years! While negative stereotyping has never put me off Porsche or Volvo ownership, I will never be seen dead in an Audi or Range Rover because of the image they have portrayed in recent years. I know it's irrational, but I would feel like too much of a twat, especially in a blinged up RRS for example!VanB wrote: βTue Sep 19, 2017 3:01 pm Looks pretty dull to me! Whilst I think that the XC60 looks like the pick of the range I can't get away from the image that Volvos are driven by inherently conservative people with beards and a leaning towards conservation (not that there is anything wrong with either of these things)
Forgot caravans - and pipes and corduroy trousersspook wrote: βWed Sep 20, 2017 4:04 pmYou forgot towing caravans !!VanB wrote: βTue Sep 19, 2017 3:01 pm Looks pretty dull to me! Whilst I think that the XC60 looks like the pick of the range I can't get away from the image that Volvos are driven by inherently conservative people with beards and a leaning towards conservation (not that there is anything wrong with either of these things)
Never park next to a Volvo as the owners tend to swing on the doors getting out
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I felt a lot more shame and embarrassment going from Audi RS/R to Porsche.
At least in an Audi, if you don't drive like a twat, you confound people. Which is fun.
Plus, in an Audi, you get to find out who really drives 5mm behind your rear bumper on the motorway. And it's never another Audi
At least in an Audi, if you don't drive like a twat, you confound people. Which is fun.
Plus, in an Audi, you get to find out who really drives 5mm behind your rear bumper on the motorway. And it's never another Audi
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