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MussleGeeYem OP t1_izmbl7p wrote

Reply to comment by Dibujaron in Why are some more obscure car brands (e.g. Volvo, Saab) so popular in Cambridge MA? by MussleGeeYem

I have seen several Saab 9-3 around here and there, and several days ago, I have even seen a Saab 9-5 whilst biking around Cambridge.

I am curious how many trucks you see in Cambridge belong to the residents? From what I have seen, nearly all trucks belong to the contractors who work in Cambridge.

Even though Ford does sell a lot of trucks, they do sell passenger cars as well, such as the Ford Fiesta, Ford Focus, Ford Fusion, Ford Taurus, Ford Escape, Ford Edge, Ford Explorer, etc, and virtually all police cars in Cambridge are Ford Explorers.

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smashey t1_izmo8o4 wrote

The Saab used to be really popular. It was kind of like the Tesla of its day. Quirky, luxurious but not ostentatious, good design. It's sort of a classic professorial status symbol. It doesn't denote wealth as much as modesty and intelligence.

Unfortunately they stopped making them, and the latter models were rebadged Subaru at least in one case.

If you want an example of an even earlier example of this kind of vehicle, there's a Morris mini that lives near Dali.

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Dibujaron t1_iznsmrj wrote

Ford is still sort of "all American"; their target market is more conservative than Cambridge. As far as the police, I think I heard that the Explorer interceptor is basically the only new police cruiser sold in America these days.

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MussleGeeYem OP t1_izo9ven wrote

I have also seen some Ford Expedition being used as police cars in Boston by the way, so it is not only Ford Explorers. But you are correct that most police cars are Ford Explorers.

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