# Should a Honda driver switch to Volvo? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [July 19, 2013, 6:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-a-honda-driver-switch-to-volvo/80418 "2013-07-19T06:59:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![dagosa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dagosa/32/9837_2.png) [@dagosa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dagosa)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 4:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-a-honda-driver-switch-to-volvo/80418/21 "2013-07-20T04:58:47Z")
Honda has a history; Volvo has a history. History has a way of repeating itself. I have seen Honda and Toyota owners delve back into the world of unreliable vehicles after years of being lulled into thinking, they all must be decent. The several I know quickly switched back. I got upset whenever I needed a brake job on one of our early Accords thinking it was too much repair work to expect in 80k miles. You get a little complacent owning a decently reliable car. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 5:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-a-honda-driver-switch-to-volvo/80418/22 "2013-07-20T05:10:44Z")
@dagosa Did that Accord have the trapped rotor setup? Whoever thought that up clearly never turned a wrench in their life . . . Unfortunately/amazingly, Honda was not the only manufacturer to use that system ---
**Author:** ![UncleTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9a140/32.png) [@UncleTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/UncleTurbo)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 7:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-a-honda-driver-switch-to-volvo/80418/23 "2013-07-20T07:25:14Z")
I would fix the Honda you have, way WAY before buying any Volvo. An old 240 Volvo will require a lot more repairs than the Honda you have now. ---
**Author:** ![MarkM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@MarkM](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MarkM)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 11:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-a-honda-driver-switch-to-volvo/80418/24 "2013-07-20T11:46:58Z")
I’m guessing our favorite provocative troll is back. What happy Honda owner who got 320k miles out of one would be considering an ancient Volvo? No good reason. The answer to a dying Honda is to buy one with some life left in it. Maybe three-five years old, very basic, manual transmission if possible. It doesn’t have to be a Honda, of course, but it can be. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-a-honda-driver-switch-to-volvo/80418/25 "2013-07-20T23:26:42Z")
Are you suggesting that the guy whose first initial is R actually started this thread? ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2013, 2:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-a-honda-driver-switch-to-volvo/80418/26 "2013-07-21T02:53:45Z")
…nevermind… @MarkM, thanks for the heads-up. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 1:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-a-honda-driver-switch-to-volvo/80418/27 "2013-07-22T01:43:13Z")
Consider brands comparable to the Volvo. Your favorite brands offer Acura, Lexus and Ininiti. I’d include the Cadillac CTS, but its your car. ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 4:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-a-honda-driver-switch-to-volvo/80418/28 "2013-07-22T04:31:34Z")
“Just imagine if the Volvo was 24 years old.” It would likely have a tree growing up through the middle of it. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 4:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-a-honda-driver-switch-to-volvo/80418/29 "2013-07-22T04:48:20Z")
I think it’s more likely that 24 year old Volvo is actually the soda can in your fridge [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-a-honda-driver-switch-to-volvo/80418.md?page=1)