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Tuesday, August 19. 2008

Next year in February i have to buy or lease a new car. I think, i just found my new car. A Volvo. To be exact: The Volvo XC60. Not because it´s a Volvo or because of the fact that it´s a really cool car. No, because of a little function integrated into the car. It´s called City Assist. The car has the capability to automatically brake the car in such situations like stop-and-go at a traffic light. As accidents in such situations hit me once or twice in the time i own a car, this would really reduce the costs for repairs and this feature would let my car insurance finally drop to a decent level. Sometimes technology is really a heaven-send...

Posted by Joerg Moellenkamp in English, Technology at 07:57 | Comments (6) | Trackbacks (0)
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Ich hatte das Vergnüpgen mit einem C30 und bin derzeit mit einem V50 geschlagen, und ich finde die Volvos... nunja.

(Also, der C30 war vom Fahrspass her spassig, der V50 ist jenseits von langweilig, das geht schon Richtung nervig. Ausserdem ist das Fahrwerk total schwammig.)

Aber weg vom persönlichen Eindruck, das ernsthaft technisch nervige ist die fliessende Mittelkonsole:

Die Hälfte der Knöpfe dort kann ich auf dem Lenkrad bedienen - wieso sind dann die, die ich NICHT bedienen kann - Lüftung und Temperatur - dann so dämlich hinter der Gangschaltung verborgen, so das ich bei der Bedienung meine Pfote mühselig zwischen Knie und Knüppel hindurch winden muss, um dann den passenden Druck- oder Drehschalter zu suchen?

#1 Andreas Rauer (Homepage) on 2008-08-19 10:09 (Reply)

Echte Volvos sind eh nur die ueberhalb 60 ... der Rest ist glaube ich momentan Ford Focus Plattform.

Also ich habe bisher einen C70 (den alten) und einen V70 gefahren bis ich den Drall bekam, das mein naechstes Auto auesserst preisguenstig sein musste (ergo Skoda Oktavia

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Bei meinen Volvos konnte ich nicht sagen, das die Fahrtechnisch keinen Spass gemacht haben ... insbesondere den C70 in T5 Motorisierung. 250 abgeriegelt und ziemlich gut auf der Strasse. Nur ... ich werde auch mal vernuenftig.

Ich lass mir jetzt mal ein angebot fuer den xc60 machen ... aber ich glaub, das wird zu teuer ...

#1.1 Joerg+M. (Homepage) on 2008-08-19 10:15 (Reply)

I find your blog useful and informative to read, but your reasoning behind buying a POS Volvo for "City Assist" is ridiculous. As far as it being heaven-sent well I nearly fell off my chair laughing. I think when you are this stage you should give up your license and use nice beige Mercedes Taxis. Still a brilliant Blog but its an awful car.

#2 Tarmac Pounder on 2008-08-19 10:29 (Reply)

Hey, mostly i hit the cars of people starting to drive when the traffic light gets green but stop half a second later with a full stop. Mostly no problem ... but sometimes you are out of luck. And those moments ruined my car insurance rebate for damage-free years

BTW: I really don´t like driving on my own .... driving in german cities or german highways got a really annoying experience ... i prefer train, planes and ... yeah ... taxis ...

#2.1 Joerg+M. (Homepage) on 2008-08-19 10:37 (Reply)

I have just got back from driving in Germany, in fact I go most years with my Kaefer or my 914, driving in German Cities and highways is great, people drive with their eyes open. Unless of course you are trrying to get to the museum in Sinsheim where everybody is looking at the Concorede on the roof rather then where they are going...

#2.1.1 Tarmac Pounder on 2008-08-19 12:28 (Reply)

The A1 is just horrible ... the same for the A7 near the big cities. And the most problematic issue is the sheer number of trucks. Especially this ones, who go to the fast lane without looking for the traffic.

#2.1.1.1 Joerg+M. (Homepage) on 2008-08-19 13:04 (Reply)

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