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Contest Winners

Posted by Anna Kruchowski on Jul 29, 2009 in General

Of all entries received, Mike G. from Washington state and Randy E. from Connecticut came closest to guessing what that little bracket does. Mike gets the shirt off my back -– thanks Mike. Randy scores with his very own, brand new XC60 (model). My brother Tom had an interesting answer — something about it being [...]

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Car reviews

Posted by Anna Kruchowski on Jul 20, 2009 in General

Our group sometimes is asked to answer customer e-mails/letters/phone calls, usually about safety or something more technical than our call center can handle, which isn’t much, but I think they toss these our way to play “stump the chump” with us. A good one came in last week, about why our C70 is not in [...]

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Life in the right lane

Posted by Anna Kruchowski on Jul 2, 2009 in General, XC60 General

The other day, we were driving to Home Depot and a family passed us in their minivan. No big deal. Lots of people pass us, but I guess they failed Math 101. Here’s the question:  Does going over the posted speed limit to get you to a destination faster justify increased accident risk, fuel consumption, [...]

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Lemonade, Virtual Cups of Lemonade For Sale!

Posted by Anna Kruchowski on Jul 1, 2009 in General

So, there’s this great thing going on between Volvo and Alex’s Lemonade Stand for Life. Now, through July 31, for every cup of virtual lemonade Volvo owners purchase on the site, they will receive a discount for the same amount, up to $100, on their next service visit at any participating authorized United States Volvo [...]

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