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    Creepy Sparkle Vampires Want To Sell You A Volvo

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    Image of Ford Tempo Fanatic Ford Tempo Fanatic
    11/18/09

    In reply to BMW, Toyota Don't Make IIHS 2010 Top Safety List
    Now if anyone, even just one, person at Chrysler had half a brain, they'd really grab this opportunity. Safety is important, and a fantastic selling point.

    This may be the one and only thing Dodge can shove into Toyota's face and actually have ground to stand on.
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    Image of dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
    11/18/09

    In reply to BMW, Toyota Don't Make IIHS 2010 Top Safety List
    Want to be safe? Just buy the black car with the concrete front in the first picture.
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    Image of Rabbi Dave Rabbi Dave
    11/18/09

    In reply to BMW, Toyota Don't Make IIHS 2010 Top Safety List
    Just a big FYI
    The IIHS does not test Porsches. It does not test many of the most expensive BMWs and Mercedes either. Therefore their absence should not make a big difference.

    The IIHS told us they tested only 52 roofs at this point. Why? Because when they told manufacturers of the tests and asked them to send cars they thought had a chance of passing, all they got was 52. of those 27 passed. They will add new models to the list throughout the year though as they do more testing. That's why so many 2010 models were rushed through the old testing to get 2009 awards.
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    11/18/09

    In reply to BMW, Toyota Don't Make IIHS 2010 Top Safety List
    Single most important safety feature: an alert driver. Everything else is bandaids to minimize the consequences of the driver's failure, both of this vehicle and of those around him.
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    Edited by Elhigh at 11/18/09 7:57 AM Elhigh was starred Elhigh was unstarred
    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    11/18/09

    In reply to BMW, Toyota Don't Make IIHS 2010 Top Safety List

    I guess it would be best to drive in overstuffed furniture. That would, you know, cushion any impacts.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/18/09

    @DoctorNine: Where's the cup holders?!
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    Image of YankBoffin YankBoffin
    11/18/09

    In reply to BMW, Toyota Don't Make IIHS 2010 Top Safety List
    Wow, a Sebring superlative that does begin with the word "worst."
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    Image of BigHarv BigHarv
    11/18/09

    In reply to BMW, Toyota Don't Make IIHS 2010 Top Safety List
    The S80, Ford Taurus and Lincoln MKS all share architecture-no surprises there #iihs
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    Image of area_educator area_educator
    11/13/09

    In reply to Creepy Sparkle Vampires Want To Sell You A Volvo
    If you want a swedish vampire crossover just watch Let The Right One In. My copy is in the post.

    It's times like these I have to point out, again, that I bought my C30 before I knew the shiny stalker drove one. #twilight
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    Image of Turboner Turboner
    11/12/09

    In reply to Creepy Sparkle Vampires Want To Sell You A Volvo
    Actually, it's my wife's obsession with "The Ghost Whisperer" that is creepy, but also kind of hot. #twilight
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    11/12/09

    In reply to Creepy Sparkle Vampires Want To Sell You A Volvo
    Not just Christian, Mormon to be precise. The author is a Mormon. I just learned that from my wife.

    Actually my wife saw this commercial yesterday. Luckily we had recently looked at the XC60 and decided together that it is an absurd, overpriced, impractical vehicle, so when she realized the commercial was for the same car, she realized that her obsession with Twilight was just as absurd and has now given it up completely, and won't be making me go to the 2nd movie with her when it opens later this month.

    I wish. #twilight
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    Image of Rabbi Dave Rabbi Dave
    11/12/09

    In reply to Creepy Sparkle Vampires Want To Sell You A Volvo
    I think the market is for the moms and dads of 12 year old girls who have to sit through the movies or want to see the movies too and might notice a good looking SUV from Volvo? and since they can't get it on with a vampire they might go out and buy a new car. Sure that makes sense. #twilight
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    Image of LuciferV8 LuciferV8
    11/12/09

    In reply to Creepy Sparkle Vampires Want To Sell You A Volvo
    "...the target demographic for this teen marketing campaign movie is 12-year-old girls. Is that really the market for Volvo XC60s? "

    No Wes, but the Twilight fan contingent of well-heeled 30-something fat chicks who grew up reading idiotic Anne Rice novels is.
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    Image of omgwtflolbbqbye omgwtflolbbqbye
    11/12/09

    In reply to Creepy Sparkle Vampires Want To Sell You A Volvo
    Goddamn it, as if I wasn't embarrassed enough about driving a Volvo in the first place.. #twilight
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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    11/12/09

    In reply to Creepy Sparkle Vampires Want To Sell You A Volvo
    Sookie drives a canary yellow '75 Civic hatch.

    Vampire Bill drives a black E39.

    Jason drives a jacked-up Dodge Ram.

    Lafayette drives a white Merc R107 roadster (with purple velvet and leopard-skin interior.)

    Maryann the Maenad drives a candy apple red, lowered XJS convertible.

    Detective Bellfleur drives a Beige Ford Police Interceptor.

    You can tell whether a Vampire show or flick is any good by its choice of vehicles.
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    Edited by bmoreDLJ at 11/12/09 2:15 PM bmoreDLJ was starred bmoreDLJ was unstarred
    Image of bzr bzr
    11/12/09

    @bmoreDLJ: Didn't Spike drive some sort of old blacked-out Lincoln Continental or Chrysler New Yorker in the TV series? With the windows blacked out, naturally, because he was a proper badass vampire and didn't "sparkle" or any sort of bullshit. #twilight
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    11/12/09

    In reply to Creepy Sparkle Vampires Want To Sell You A Volvo
    I think sparkle vampires suck. #twilight
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