So, what has Volvo to do with Netscape/Mozilla that is so interesting??
//Anders
In2hoppn wrote:
> Try going to your local (if reputable) Air Conditioning guy. Maybe they
> have some insight on this type problem, and/or some tricks of their own?
> Going to the dealer is like going to the doctor. You get your problem
> fitted into a "rapid form" by the nurse, then treated for the "most common"
> ailment!
>
>
> "RJ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> SQQl7.521$[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:SQQl7.521$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
>>Volvo, Worst Car Ever Made
>> You never expect to pay 40 grand to get a car that has lower quality than
>>Toyota or Nissan; however, if you choose Volvo you will. I regretted that
>>
> I
>
>>chose Volvo, car with low quality, a car, which is full of problems; a car
>>doesn��t have good after sell service. No one expect these for a 40 grand
>>car. For 40 grand, I could have gone for BMW, Lexus, not Benz because I
>>
> don
>
>>��t like Benz, if I push it, I could get a Boxtser.
>> I��m running a S-80 2.9; I bought it in January 1999. I have this air
>>condition compressor problem since 2000, and it has almost been a year
>>
> that
>
>>the problem started. My air conditioning compressor will keep kicking on
>>
> and
>
>>off in period of 10 to 13 seconds. I realize that is reasonably normal if
>>
> I
>
>>set the auto climate temperature around 72F, and once the indoor
>>
> temperature
>
>>reaches that degree, the A/C compressor will starting circle. So, what��s
>>
> my
>
>>problem? Not a big deal, whenever I stop at red light, I will start to
>>
> count
>
>>the circulation of A/C compressor kicking on and off. Loud, the noise it
>>creates is simply too loud. Fine, you might say, turn on the music, yeah,
>>
> I
>
>>always do that, but don��t forget the vibration that comes from the
>>
> steering
>
>>wheel. Not mentioning if I set the temperature lower, A/C compressor
>>
> still
>
>>kicks on and off.
>> Bad service? Every time I brought in my car to check it out, it always
>>
> come
>
>>back the same, sometimes they will replace parts (so far, 3 parts), but
>>
> the
>
>>problem is still there. First it was throttle body, and it turned out to
>>
> be
>
>>definitely unrelated. They also changed two engine mounts the rubber piece
>>holds engine. What can I say? I��m sick of dealing with this problem, and
>>
> I
>
>>don��t have the money to trade my car, I need a car. There are loyal Volvo
>>customers out there, and believe me, I used to be one myself. My family
>>
> was
>
>>simply collecting Volvo cars from 740, 760, 960, S-70. We had faith in
>>
> Volvo
>
>>quality. I have tried out some other cars, Lexus GS, IS, BMW 530, 328,
>>Isuzu. They DO NOT have this problem, while they all have auto climate
>>control.
>> Volvo is safe because they are always in the shops it was a statement
>>
> from
>
>>someone else! So, if you are considering getting a new car, cross out
>>
> Volvo
>
>>from your list!
>>
>>Please Read Everything: feel free to distribute
>>
>>Imagine the following: you are driving a luxurious Volvo S-80. Mozart is
>>playing. You enjoy the ride on Malibu PCH, ocean view, and great music.
>>However, when you turn on your air conditioning, everything changed. As
>>
> you
>
>>wait for the green light, your air conditioning compressor (for AC
>>
> coolant)
>
>>turning on and off constantly. Not following the rhythm of Mozart, but
>>rhythm of itself. Don��t even mention about the noise it creates, as you
>>
> all
>
>>aware of, AC compressor creates noise as it start rotating. Oh, I almost
>>forgot to mention the vibration you would feel as you grab on your
>>
> steering
>
>>wheel. Unpredictable vibration and noise ruin THE DAY.
>>
>> To the best of my knowledge, I have those problems for more than half a
>>year, perhaps a year, I don��t remember. I live in Santa Monica,
>>
> California.
>
>>I drive PCH to Malibu everyday. I am a student. I am only twenty-two years
>>old. Fine, you have car problems, big deal! Go to your dealer and fix
>>
> them,
>
>>you might tell me that. Right, I have been to Santa Monica Volvo for more
>>than four times (just for this problem), and every time I mention the same
>>problem, and every time, I spent about fifteen dollars on a crappy rental
>>car. All those extra costs are fine with me, but they didn��t fix the
>>problem, they told me when I pick up the car, well, they had done a
>>
> software
>
>>upgrade, they have changed the throttle body (Advisor even told me that
>>costs 600 bucks, and they didn��t want to change it during my first two or
>>three visits.) the problem exists. I had enough, I went to a private body
>>shop, and the technician told me problems didn��t come from throttle body
>>but from AC system because I won��t have such problem as I turn off the
>>
> AC.
>
>>Santa Monica Volvo told me it was throttle body not the AC system after I
>>told them my finding; furthermore, they even told me that Volvo north
>>America��s technician (Volvo USA?) had told them the same thing because
>>
> one
>
>>of them was there that day. At my last visit to Santa Monica Volvo they
>>
> told
>
>>me the AC problem I am experiencing with is normal for Volvo. I don��t buy
>>that. I didn��t have that problem before. (You will not find it when you
>>test drive a new car, you won��t!) Okay, I gave up Santa Monica Volvo. Let
>>me call Culver City Volvo. Hey, I called on first of July 2001, what they
>>told me? I have to wait until 16th of July. Jesus Christ!! I am a college
>>student, and I am extremely busy with my studies as a transfer student, a
>>lot of G.E. are still waiting to be completed, do they expect me to wake
>>
> up
>
>>Monday morning for car repairing? And I have already been through enough
>>waiting in Santa Monica Volvo (for more than half a year for the same
>>problem!). This is the kind of service I expect from my 40,000 bucks?
>>Great!! I was even thinking about a trade-in for S-80 T6!! What was I
>>thinking?
>>
>> Another event I personally experienced: my car was making some kind of
>>noise as car jolted, and I brought the car to Santa Monica dealership
>>
> twice
>
>>or three times, well you guessed it, the cracking noise was still there. I
>>decided to check out the car myself. I FOUND the source of the problem. It
>>was the back seats that need lubricate! How obvious and easy the problem
>>was.
>>
>> Service stinks! or it��s simply incompetent technician (I��m very open
>>mind)! Or it��s Volvo! I did four-wheel alignment about three months ago,
>>two days after my alignment, my steering wheel start slant to the right. I
>>told them they should check it out again. Guess what they told me. The
>>
> road
>
>>is sometimes uneven, and I should try to drive on the central line of the
>>freeway. Oh well, I am young I admit it, but I am not stupid, I drive 10
>>minutes of 10 free and 20 minutes of PCH everyday. My family has a BMW (5)
>>and a SUV in Thailand, a Volvo (740) and a Lexus (IS) in Taiwan. I have
>>driven all of them; they don��t have those kinds of problems. It is Volvo
>>Santa Monica? Or it is simply Volvo? My advisor even asked me to say
>>��excellent�� if Volvo America asked for my opinion, and I did what he
>>
> told,
>
>>and of course I didn��t give up yet.
>>
>> Driving simply became a torture because I got very nervous with the
>>vibration and the noise especially the vibration. I am a very sensitive
>>
> man,
>
>>and I cannot stop counting for next wave of vibration in my mind. I don��t
>>know how many sperms have been killed. I bought this S-80 2.9 in 1999.
>>
> For
>
>>the first year, I was so satisfied about it I didn��t have any problem
>>
> what
>
>>so ever. I was thinking about BMW, but my dad had great confidence in
>>
> Volvo
>
>>��s safety. S-80 is Volvo��s first luxury four-door sedan. I wanted to be
>>unique; everyone else is driving BMW-3 or Benz-C. Furthermore, I hated
>>Lexus. It is Toyota, and it didn��t worth the price of BMW. I want
>>
> something
>
>>different. Problem comes and this is what I get for my 40,000. After a
>>
> year
>
>>��s struggle, I am about to get another car, finally. This time, I will
>>
> look
>
>>more into Lexus and BMW for GOOD! (Hey, Lexus gives you a similar standard
>>car if you have to leave your car with the dealer, not a crappy Enterprise
>>rental.)
>>
>>Thank you for reading,
>>
>>RJ Hsu
>>
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>Please visit the following web site!
>>http://www.volvostinks.com/letter.html
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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