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I wrote: "So your in the lets do nothing now camp and lets see how things play out?" Really all I am getting at is the rest of the world wants what we have, the Chinese will beg, steal, borrow and buy whatever they can get its in our own national interest as U.S. Citizens to keep our advanced technology out of others reach who may use it against us in the future. There is a reason we have export controls on high tech (whether it be physical or intellectual) Having a strong industrial base with cutting edge tech has been a strength of the U.S. for decades and the sale of Volvo to the communists it but one more piece of the pie we will not have. Anyone who thinks the Chinese government in our friend is misguided at best.

I do not understand the basis of your question? "lets" was used as a verb a doing word. Though I did use the word camp so one could imply other folks who do not care or who are to ignorant to know better. You will have to clarify the question.

I'd buy it if I was 16 (daddy paying of course) and liked Crapmeros.

So your in the lets do nothing now camp and lets see how things play out?

I still contend its shortsighted if they sell to the Chinese.

I can see your confusion, what I was going for was that Volvos current tech will enable the Chinese to enter the U.S. and Euro markets by being able to meet federal crash standards which they currently cannot. Money talks and cheap cars sell ( see Hyundai + Kia ) this is where the shoot self in foot takes place. Long range I doubt the Chinese will continue the to fund the expensive Swedish labor and design/crash facilities will stay afloat. I could see a small design (as in styling studio) being kept Swedish but ultimately all engineering and consruction would be chinese for the obvious cost savings.

Yep " 5 dollar me love you long time!" LMAO

Fanboys can blame this on Japan see ---> http://www.cnbc.com/id/32011967/site/14081...|&par=yahoo "The new man in charge of Toyota North America, Yoshi Inaba, is focused on getting the Japanese auto maker back on track in the states by making decisions faster and getting closer to the customer. Inaba, who was a key leader as Toyota picked up U.S. market share in the mid to late 90's, sees signs in the market Toyota could be profitable next year. The Japanese auto maker is currently not profitable in the U.S. Inaba is working on assessing Toyota's capacity in the U.S. and re-planning the best use of its plants. That includes deciding the fate of the NUMMI plant in California Toyota operated in partnership with GM. Since GM dropped its stake in NUMMI during bankruptcy, Toyota is analyzing if it should keep the plant open or close it all together. Inaba expects a decision on NUMMI relatively soon, but would not give a time line. "

I remember when the domestics got beat to death about "busy buttons" on the dash curious to read what the rags say about this monstrosity! FAIL=ZDX there naming scheme is getting as confusing as the Lincoln one yet we do not hear about that!

"Mr. Li’s plan for Volvo, according to the report, is to slash the brand’s costs by taking advantage of lower product development and manufacturing costs available in China." Sounds like some swedes will be out of work if they move development to China too! This will put the last nail in the coffin of Volvo if Geely starts developing Volvos, it will be a Volvo in name only. I do not see the Chinese doing the extensive R&D and crash testing they do now. Wonder if they will duplicate the Volvos extensive crash lab or send them to Sweden or forget it all together and just run them into a brick wall to meet min fed standards. Color me a skeptic! I also see this as a long range case of Ford shooting themselves in the foot.

Is that a waterfall grill in a hurricane? Perhaps you meant the Gillette Mach 3 grill. And a I say booooo to corporate grills across the entire line.

Sweet ride! Love that red!!!

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,533803...html?test=faces " The last time Rachel Veitch bought a car, gas cost 39 cents per gallon, Lyndon B. Johnson was in the White House and "The Little Old Lady From Pasadena" was a hit song on the radio. Nearly 600,000 miles later, the 90-year-old Florida woman still drives her 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente every day."

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/articl..._wZEegD99GHKMG0 "Police said the driver was trying to turn the Wienermobile around in the driveway and thought she was moving in reverse. But she instead went forward and hit the home. It sat in the driveway as if it were stuck in the garage Friday afternoon." LMAO

Keep your name calling to yourself no one wants to read that trash...

LOL love it! I agree just another frackin fad vehicle that not a whole lot of people will be buying because the good o'l USA is out of credit, I have seen 1 on the road thus far. I'm sure hoards of HHR, PT looser, XB owners have been flocking to Nissan to get the latest "it" vehicle only to be denied credit and the house is under water so they are crap out of luck. Hopefully this current credit/financial crunch will be the end of crappy niche vehicles.

umm take it to the dealer? Do a ride along if necessary with the tech to show him what exactly its going.

This diagnosis can also be used to tell if the wheel bearing is going out, it squeals due to being slightly out of tolerance and when the breaks are applied it forces it back into alignment and stops squealing. Coudl be a rock in the rotor too.

I see this only remotely viable that not withstanding I also only see a limited use such as "road trips" on interstate highways and other road warriors. This might be a good idea for long haul truckers though I think rail is continuing to displace trucking for country wide dispersion. This would work great for regional routes. n the end I think smart roads are a more viable future tech not requiring a prof driver.

http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansasci....html?ana=yfcpc "Ford Motor Co.’s Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo is scheduled to stop production on the F-150 side of the plant for the week of June 22. The UAW Local 249 posted the information in a newsletter on its Web site. Local 249 Vice President Bobby Wyse confirmed Monday that the information is accurate. The production stoppage comes a week before an already scheduled one-week summer break for the entire plant starting June 29, a Local 249 spokeswoman said. The plant also is scheduled for a summer break during the week of Aug. 17. Sales of Ford F-series trucks were 33,381 in May, up 16 percent from 28,757 in April but down 22.3 percent from 42,973 in May 2008." Bittersweet news they are canceling the down week in Dearborn but not in Kansas, hopefully sales will stop softening and pick back up. I got a new '09 F-150 for my work truck back in Dec '08 and I LOVE it, drives great.

In the side crash test, the horn starts honking and the turns signals flashing. Is this occurrence normal?

Saw the show, very nice looking car. I think this continues to vastly help Fords image and the fact they continue in this crappy economy speaks volumes. Also on Idol the folks are shuttled around in Flex's.

so much for a superior resale value...

Having Chevy trucks and SUV's along with GMC re badges is redundant and a waste of my tax dollars... Do either or but not both.

I think the new tail lights look 100% better and the new IP and dash are 1000% improvement over the outgoing. For 34K starting I thought the old dash/IP was not fitting of the price tag. The new higher quality leather should do wonders for durability too and hopefully resale value.