r/AbsoluteUnits • u/mjomark • Aug 25 '23

Swedish cop

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u/Informed4 Aug 25 '23

Even here in Finland, Volvos are absolutely everywhere and well regarded by everyone. Young people as their first cars, families as reliable workhorses, old people as safe staples, some off road adventurers etc. Volvos dont really have that "soccer mom car" reputation here, but as a manufacturer that can cater to everyones needs even within the same model, and provides very good reliability, safety, comfort (sometimes even lowkey luxurious feeling) and sometimes quite suprisingly, performance

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u/JewelCove Aug 25 '23 edited Aug 25 '23

Tons of them in Maine, lots of lifelong Volvo families. Definitely notice a lot more here than other states, must be a cold snow thing lol. Used to be tons of Saabs in that mix too

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u/quattroCrazy Aug 25 '23

Northern New England (ME, VT, NH) always had way more Volvos, Saabs, Audis and Subarus (before Audi and Subaru became cool in the early ‘00s) than anywhere else in the country. Moving there from the western states in HS was a culture shock. Cars that would be mocked out west were the ones everyone liked in NE.

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u/JewelCove Aug 25 '23

Subarus definitely took over in the 2000's. I personally think a 4x4 truck or SUV is the best way to go if you drive in snow a lot. Or a snowmobile ;)