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    Image of dj_chick dj_chick
    10/30/09

    In reply to Badvertising: Get The Same Car The Sparkle Vamp Drives
    I really LOVED the car they had Edward drive in the first movie. It was hot. But a vampire in a crossover? Volvo must have dished out some serious cash for that product placement. #twilightvolvo
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    10/30/09


    @dj_chick: #twilightvolvo
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    Image of RunningCori RunningCori
    10/30/09

    @dj_chick: I like this car. That is all. #twilightvolvo
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    MushyHeirloom promoted this comment RunningCori was starred RunningCori was unstarred
    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    10/31/09


    @RunningCori: It's nice, but its predecessors were far nicer. This is a 480, produced in the '90s, but not sold here in America... #twilightvolvo
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    10/31/09


    @MushyHeirloom: ...and better still, the original P1800ES, of the Nixon era. #twilightvolvo
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    10/31/09

    @MushyHeirloom: I feel that only the P1800 is real vampire material, and sparkly wossisname need not apply even to touch it, much less drive it. #twilightvolvo
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    Image of okidokedork okidokedork
    10/31/09

    @MushyHeirloom: I like that P1800ES. Looks like something I would drive. Then again, I usually prefer the older Volvo's to the new ones. My mother-in-law has a C70, but for the price tag it just doesn't seem worth it. #twilightvolvo
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    10/30/09

    In reply to Badvertising: Get The Same Car The Sparkle Vamp Drives
    ...with metal flake finish? #twilightvolvo
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    10/30/09

    In reply to Badvertising: Get The Same Car The Sparkle Vamp Drives
    As the father of a Tween Twilight fan, and the spouse of another, I gotta say ... enough already.

    It does my heart good to see that several Jezebel commenters feel the same way. Wonder why we don't see more crossposts? #twilightvolvo
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    10/30/09

    @Alfisted: Crossposts work brilliantly when everyone's sober. ;-) #twilightvolvo
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    10/30/09

    In reply to Badvertising: Get The Same Car The Sparkle Vamp Drives
    Oh? You want a spooky Volvo? Hard to beat an indestructible 20-year-old 240 sedan with considerable ground clearance and faded paint, especially compared to that god-awful crossover-thing.

    Of course, I'm doubly biased - not only do I believe that real Volvos are shaped like roll-off dumpsters, I also have a complete hatred of Twilight. Die already, vile franchise. Die! DIEDIEDIEDIEDIE!

    Whew. Now I feel a bit better. #twilightvolvo
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    Image of smokyburnout smokyburnout
    10/30/09

    @MushyHeirloom: honestly, if you're a vampire, a car that can't be killed (like a 240) is a more fitting choice than a car designed to sacrifice itself to save you (like a modern Volvo). i mean, unless you have a stake sticking out of the steering wheel, a car crash isn't going to kill you anyway.

    i've just put way too much thought into Twilight. #twilightvolvo
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    10/30/09

    @smokyburnout: A true statement. Something like a /6-powered Dart/Valiant or a 22R Toyota truck would be good, too - but the former are fairly uncommon and the latter too rust-prone. #twilightvolvo
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    Image of Elizabooth Elizabooth
    10/30/09

    @MushyHeirloom: We recently put to rest a '82 Volvo that my husband's parents bought new. Her name was Yolanda, she was yellow, and she was as square as a box. Man, I loved that car. #twilightvolvo
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    MushyHeirloom promoted this comment Elizabooth was starred Elizabooth was unstarred
    Image of Maymar Maymar
    10/30/09

    @MushyHeirloom: I may have seen Twilight (against my will), and it's not so much epically bad as it's boring. I mean, it's still a terrible movie, but very forgettable. Which leads me into - unkillable, sparkly, and boring could either describe Edward Cullen, or a silver Toyota Camry (plus, as Scion's proved, Toyota would appreciate the youth following). #twilightvolvo
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    Image of RunningCori RunningCori
    10/30/09

    @MushyHeirloom: My mom's trying to get me to read it. i just keep refusing. #twilightvolvo
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    10/30/09

    @Maymar: Yeah, I think he's a Scion tC - attractive, yet mind-numbing, his existence is unfortunate. #twilightvolvo
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    Image of RosiMac RosiMac
    10/31/09

    @smokyburnout: My first car was a dark blue '92 (first year with airbags!) 240 station wagon named Bertha. Total tank. #twilightvolvo
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    10/31/09

    @RosiMac and @Elizabooth: I've still got my first, a Dodger-blue '89 named Violet. She gets driven aggressively on occasion, maintained fairly well, and doesn't miss a beat, returning 25 MPG if I don't drive like an idiot. I couldn't have asked for a better first car. #twilightvolvo
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    Image of Zombie Ms. Skittles Zombie Ms. Skittles
    10/30/09

    In reply to Badvertising: Get The Same Car The Sparkle Vamp Drives
    You know, I THOUGHT this had gone too far when I found a really pretty dress at Hot Topic being sold as "Bella's [something] Dress" but this is too much. #twilightvolvo
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    Image of SheelaNaGig SheelaNaGig
    10/30/09

    In reply to Badvertising: Get The Same Car The Sparkle Vamp Drives
    He has an Aston Martin in the books as well, but oddly enough, they chose not to cross-promote. #twilightvolvo
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    BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit) promoted this comment SheelaNaGig was starred SheelaNaGig was unstarred
    Image of tiredfairy tiredfairy
    10/30/09

    In reply to Badvertising: Get The Same Car The Sparkle Vamp Drives
    Because I love you all and Spike is way cooler, I give you this:
    [www.youtube.com]

    And also this: [www.youtube.com] #twilightvolvo
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    Image of staryberry staryberry
    10/30/09

    In reply to Badvertising: Get The Same Car The Sparkle Vamp Drives
    This isn't just for tweens. I am old enough to buy a car AND love Twilight.

    There is a reasonable tie-in. Edward drives a gray Volvo sedan in all four books. :P

    Bella drove an old Chevy truck which is later replaces with a Mercedes Guardian.... Alice drives a Porsche...

    And I am obviously not cool enough because none of the characters drove a Honda Civic like me. #twilightvolvo
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    10/30/09


    @staryberry: I drive a Volvo, but it's older than I am (also older than Bella) and it's not sparkly at all. Well, except for the chrome. Now I want rid of that, too. It's hip to be square, as they don't really say. #twilightvolvo
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    Image of mgrinshpon mgrinshpon
    10/31/09

    @MushyHeirloom: Huey Lewis says it all the time. #twilightvolvo
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    Image of Elizabooth Elizabooth
    10/30/09

    In reply to Badvertising: Get The Same Car The Sparkle Vamp Drives
    The thing is, much ink is devoted to Edward and his Volvo in the actual book (so I'm, uh, told). Lots. Frankly, I'm surprised Volvo hadn't jumped on it sooner. #twilightvolvo
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    la.donna.pietra promoted this comment Elizabooth was starred Elizabooth was unstarred
    Image of la.donna.pietra la.donna.pietra
    10/30/09

    @Elizabooth: I bet the delay was the result of some major arguments at Volvo Market Research:

    "Do we really want to associate ourselves with sparkly vampires?"

    "Did you see the reports? Twilight is the only thing keeping the economy alive!"

    "Well, yeah... but still..." #twilightvolvo
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    Image of la.donna.pietra la.donna.pietra
    10/30/09

    In reply to Badvertising: Get The Same Car The Sparkle Vamp Drives
    I cannot lie, though: in season 2 or 3 of Buffy, the WB had a contest to win a Buffy VW beetle airbrushed with purple swoops, the Buffy logo, and Sarah Michelle Gellar looking moody. I wanted it terribly and now cannot even find a picture of it. Alas. #twilightvolvo
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    Image of JessIsElf-ity JessIsElf-ity
    10/30/09

    In reply to Badvertising: Get The Same Car The Sparkle Vamp Drives
    Oh, good!My very own lurker-mobile for protecting my beloved! And here I've been stalking dependent teenage girls on foot... #twilightvolvo
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    BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit) promoted this comment JessIsElf-ity was starred JessIsElf-ity was unstarred
    Image of la.donna.pietra la.donna.pietra
    10/30/09

    In reply to Badvertising: Get The Same Car The Sparkle Vamp Drives
    Okay, so it's a lousy image, but here's Spike's car. Also cooler than a Volvo, even in a mediocre picture.

    Or it would be, if the freakin' picture would load:

    [media.photobucket.com]
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    Edited by la.donna.pietra at 10/30/09 6:18 PM la.donna.pietra was starred la.donna.pietra was unstarred
    Image of Miss. Money-Sterling Miss. Money-Sterling
    10/30/09

    @la.donna.pietra: Spike plays better music in his car as well. #twilightvolvo
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    la.donna.pietra promoted this comment Miss. Money-Sterling was starred Miss. Money-Sterling was unstarred
    Image of Dodai Dodai
    10/30/09


    @la.donna.pietra: hi, i love you! #twilightvolvo
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    Image of la.donna.pietra la.donna.pietra
    10/30/09

    @Miss. Money-Sterling: He does. He also drives drunk, but we'll overlook that on account of it being fairly low on the list of his character flaws. #twilightvolvo
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    Image of tiredfairy tiredfairy
    10/30/09

    @la.donna.pietra: Fighting and eating people being rather higher. #twilightvolvo
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    Image of CollegeCamel CollegeCamel
    10/30/09

    In reply to Badvertising: Get The Same Car The Sparkle Vamp Drives
    Volvo, how could you betray me?!? I'd boycott you for your silly support of this stupid franchise, but then I'd have nothing to drive... #twilightvolvo
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    Image of CurtCole CurtCole
    10/30/09

    In reply to Badvertising: Get The Same Car The Sparkle Vamp Drives

    Each car comes with a personalized Twilight can of Tresemme mousse, circa 1987, to get the full-fledge-Edward Cullen bouffant.
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    Edited by CurtCole at 10/30/09 6:09 PM CurtCole was starred CurtCole was unstarred
    Image of Lymed Lymed
    10/30/09

    @CurtCole: Don't forget the lifetime supply of Axe car fresheners #twilightvolvo
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    Image of B1663R B1663R
    10/31/09

    @CurtCole: wow! what an obscure hair product reference... kudos I suppose O_0
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    Image of otherginger otherginger
    10/30/09

    In reply to Badvertising: Get The Same Car The Sparkle Vamp Drives
    Nothing says Deep Erotic Chills like a sensible family car manufatured by Swedes. #twilightvolvo
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