Our last 3 cars (including the 2 that we are now driving) have been Volvos. I’ve been happy with them. One has 200,000 miles and is still running well. I’ve been in 2 accidents over the years (totally not my fault of course) and emerged unscathed. My husband wants to switch to Lexus or Audi. I …

@josephEMeehan ;I agree that all cars are very safe today, and driver error is at least responsible for 85% of accidents. A few years ago I was in Paris, France, and the tour bus operator showed us the abutment where Princess Diana’s Mercedes crashed. This was an S Class and only the bodyguard surv…

Usually me, posting to debunk the Volvo safety myth. I’ve posted it quite a few times, and I’ll post it again: and yes, the engine IS in the Volvo Also, unless your son is buying the vehicle with his own money, tell him he’ll drive what you give him.

@bscar2 ; thanks for re-running the video. Safety engineering has come a long way.

The 2013 Ford Explorer, Honda CR-V, Lexus RX350 AWD, and Volvo XC60 SUVs all have 5 stars overall in the NHTSA crash tests. All area also top safety picks at IIHS.org . There are also many more top safety picks from IIHS. Check them out here: http://www.iihs.org/ratings/summary.aspx?class=58 Las…

No, Volvos are not significantly safer than many other cars. Here’s a site that combine the ratings and accounts for vehicle size, then ranks the different vehicles: http://www.informedforlife.org/viewartcl.php?index=24

I just want to reiterate what several others have said: Your money is much better spent on defensive driving courses than on expensive, high-mantainence cars with over hyped safety ratings. A lot of accidents, including many that are “the other guys fault”, can be avoided with Smith System defensi…

The OP wrote: Also, our 17-year-old son really doesn’t want to drive a station wagon. There is a very easy answer for that.

All new cars today are extremely safe, far safer than even the best were 20 years ago. Crash energy absorption not only in the cassis of the vehicle but also in the passice restraint systems (airbags mainly) is far, far better than ever dreamed of. But not all new drivers are safe. New drivers make…

I agree with the others who say your 17 year old son deserves no say in what you buy next. If he doesn’t want to drive whatever car you provide, he can find other arrangements or buy his own car.

Are Volvos still the safest cars?

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@texases, are not the frames the same as other carbodies from I think Ford? The frames have not been different for about 10 years now, since transition in 1999. Since 2010 they are built in china. A LOONG WAY FROM SWEDEN.

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