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[Sixty8panther]

I love this ad. If I was thinking about buying a BMW 3-series and I saw this in some magazine in the late 1980s I'd think twice.



Turbo Edited November 20, 2005 by Sixty8panther

[Sixty8panther]

damnit... sorry guys, stupid tripod is being a Deuchebag...
copy and past inot browser.



http://members.tripod.com/~stuartre/740.GIF

[the_yellow_dart]

I see they had to choose the "e" model BMW to compare against. These models had a longer stroke and slower engine speeds to increase efficiency while retaining horsepower. Torque suffered however.

[Enzora]

Anyone else think "No Pilot's License Required" would have been a much better tagline for SAAB than its current one?

[Endo]

I see they had to choose the "e" model BMW to compare against. These models had a longer stroke and slower engine speeds to increase efficiency while retaining horsepower. Torque suffered however.

[post="45616"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post]

The "e" used a 2.7 liter engine instead of the 325i's 2.5

The e actually had slightly more torque but significantly less horsepower. It was designed for fuel economy, the i was the sporty model. The 325i would probably be faster than the Volvo.

And what the hell is 0 to "legal speed"? 55? Edited November 20, 2005 by Endo

[Sixty8panther]

I though about that myself. Even at 0-55 6.7 sec. is pretty good.

[pow]

I love this ad. If I was thinking about buying a BMW 3-series and I saw this in some magazine in the late 1980s I'd think twice.

[post="45613"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post]

Possibly... but I reckon you'd go back to the BMW dealer after driving one. We had a 1987 Volvo 740 Turbo, which is now our grandfather's, and despite the turbo, it wasn't really that good to drive. The steering was terrible, much worse than any 3-series from that era, and the turbo didn't kick in until 3000 rpm. But, hey, my parents bought it because "it was safe."

[Sixty8panther]

Well, it IS true, back in those days before Ford came along Volvo was in the forefront of Safety.

[balthazar]

They also did a lot of fraudulent advertising to 'reinforce' that image, don't forget.

[Sixty8panther]

They also did a lot of fraudulent advertising to 'reinforce' that image, don't forget.

[post="45662"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post]

Which models did you feel were over ratede safety wise?

I know that like any other advertisement liberal use of exageration for effect is used but I think the old school Volvos were decent cars for the money. MIddle class people could afford a mid size 240, now these days Volvo sells over glorified Fords and charges a fortune. (again I'm generalising)

[Flybrian]

A more accurate statement would be that Ford is selling underglorified Volvos.

[Sixty8panther]

I guess... I read the magazines, I just don;t agree the propaganda reflects reality. Edited November 21, 2005 by Sixty8panther