Used Car: Volvo S80 vs. Acura TL?

My fiance is looking for a car. We have it down to two and would like
some suggestions/opinions on which one to go with.

2003 Volve S80 - 44,000 miles
2003 Acura TL - 27,000 miles

Price wise, they are going to be very comparable to each other so that
isn't too much of an issue. My main concern is mechanical reliability.
I have a lot of confidence in the Acura but am not sure about the Volvo

(no experience w/ these cars). She LOVES driving the Volvo. Based on
the extensive research (edmunds, msn, etc.) we've done so far when it
comes to reliability and cost to maintain, the Acura gets a slight nod.

I would like to keep this car for 5-10 years as it will be one of our
two primary cars.

Your thoughts?
(We may be making this decision as soon as tomorrow 8/1)

I also posted this in alt.autos and alt.autos.acura.

-diro

Acura -- all the way.

JB
(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> My fiance is looking for a car. We have it down to two and would like
> some suggestions/opinions on which one to go with.
>
> 2003 Volve S80 - 44,000 miles
> 2003 Acura TL - 27,000 miles
>
> Price wise, they are going to be very comparable to each other so that
> isn't too much of an issue. My main concern is mechanical reliability.
> I have a lot of confidence in the Acura but am not sure about the Volvo
>
> (no experience w/ these cars). She LOVES driving the Volvo. Based on
> the extensive research (edmunds, msn, etc.) we've done so far when it
> comes to reliability and cost to maintain, the Acura gets a slight nod.
>
> I would like to keep this car for 5-10 years as it will be one of our
> two primary cars.
>
> Your thoughts?
> (We may be making this decision as soon as tomorrow 8/1)
>
> I also posted this in alt.autos and alt.autos.acura.
>
> -diro

Unless the year of the Volvo is 199X and before, I do a thumbs down on
newer Volvos.

PS: I also happen to love Acuras. Honda is a GREAT company who seems to
build BETTER cars as time goes by.

;-)

Jamie


Jamie wrote:
> Acura -- all the way.
>
> JB
> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> > My fiance is looking for a car. We have it down to two and would like
> > some suggestions/opinions on which one to go with.
> >
> > 2003 Volve S80 - 44,000 miles
> > 2003 Acura TL - 27,000 miles
> >
> > Price wise, they are going to be very comparable to each other so that
> > isn't too much of an issue. My main concern is mechanical reliability.
> > I have a lot of confidence in the Acura but am not sure about the Volvo
> >
> > (no experience w/ these cars). She LOVES driving the Volvo. Based on
> > the extensive research (edmunds, msn, etc.) we've done so far when it
> > comes to reliability and cost to maintain, the Acura gets a slight nod.
> >
> > I would like to keep this car for 5-10 years as it will be one of our
> > two primary cars.
> >
> > Your thoughts?
> > (We may be making this decision as soon as tomorrow 8/1)
> >
> > I also posted this in alt.autos and alt.autos.acura.
> >
> > -diro

> Unless the year of the Volvo is 199X and before, I do a thumbs down on
> newer Volvos.
>
> PS: I also happen to love Acuras. Honda is a GREAT company who seems to
> build BETTER cars as time goes by.
>
> ;-)
>
> Jamie

Your arguments are superb and very usefull. Keep up the good work.

Niels

Am Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:19:50 +0200 schrieb Niels Bengaard:

>> Unless the year of the Volvo is 199X and before, I do a thumbs down on
>> newer Volvos.
>>
>> PS: I also happen to love Acuras. Honda is a GREAT company who seems to
>> build BETTER cars as time goes by.
>>
>> ;-)
>>
>> Jamie
>
> Your arguments are superb and very usefull. Keep up the good work.
>
> Niels

I do not see one single argument in this posting. This is not helpful at
all. Where are the facts. ;-(

*ROTFL*

Joerg
--
Errare humanum est

I would go with the Acura fir the same reasons as above. Additionally,
the six cylinder volvo engines that are spec'd in the s80 seem to be
prone to many more problems than the five cylinders.
-Ed

Acura gets my vote. Since the Ford takeover, Volvo has gone WAY down in
quality. Everything seems nice on the outside, but it's just a Ford
underneath.

On the other hand, Acura has taken Honda's legendary quality and
reliablity to the next level. Sorry, but Volvo just can't compare.

do you want asian or european style
and function? drive each one for 2 hrs
straight and see what one is more comfy....




Robert wrote:
> Acura gets my vote. Since the Ford takeover, Volvo has gone WAY down in
> quality. Everything seems nice on the outside, but it's just a Ford
> underneath.
>
> On the other hand, Acura has taken Honda's legendary quality and
> reliablity to the next level. Sorry, but Volvo just can't compare.

Am 31 Jul 2006 10:55:40 -0700 schrieb Robert:

> Acura gets my vote. Since the Ford takeover, Volvo has gone WAY down in
> quality. Everything seems nice on the outside, but it's just a Ford
> underneath.

Crap! The discussion is S80 vs Acura. The S80 was developed long before
the passenger car division of Volvo was sold to the Ford Group.

There is not one single vital part produced or deliverd by Ford in a
S80. Even the current V70 and S50/V50 are a Volvo-development.

Volvo belongs to the Ford Premier Group which up to now has not very
much to do with the Ford mass products. That may change in the future.

>
> On the other hand, Acura has taken Honda's legendary quality and
> reliablity to the next level. Sorry, but Volvo just can't compare.

Facts and figures please. No unfounded prejudices!

Jörg


--
Après moi le déluge

>
> Facts and figures please. No unfounded prejudices!


The fact is, I can't figure out how to get Volvo back to the way they
used to be...

;-)