# Safety of Volvos overrated?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safety-of-volvos-overrated/200549>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 9, 2003, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safety-of-volvos-overrated/200549 "2003-09-09T16:13:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safety-of-volvos-overrated/200549/21 "2003-09-12T05:55:28Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Rick \*  
> … [Required Lucas joke] If Lucas made assult rifles, wars wouldn’t start either.

[O/T]

Thanks, I needed that.

[/O/T]

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**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safety-of-volvos-overrated/200549/22 "2003-09-12T12:53:51Z")

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**rick** , did I once read that for a ten-year period, no one was ever killed in a Volvo 240?

This statistic stands out in my mind for some reason; perhaps it was mentioned at the time the car was discontinued?

You give lots of good information, by the way, thanks. I’m very excited today reading about the upcoming 218 hp, five cylinder, six-speed manual, all-wheel drive C 40.

Ten years ago who’d a thunk I’d be drooling over a Volvo?

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