For Linda Lott, DDS, “VOLVO FOR LIFE” is truly a lifetime commitment.Linda is a Pediatric Dentist and has been driving Volvos since 1971 when she was still a graduate student at UCLA. “I’ve owned seven Volvos since 1971. The first one was a fuel injection 142E two-door coupe with a manual transmission. I didn’t know how to drive a stick, so my friend had to help me to learn so I could drive my car back to UCLA,” said Linda. This first car captured an official “300,000 Mile” certificate from Volvo for driving the car over 300,000 miles. “I just drove that car everywhere!” Linda said with a laugh.
Her next Volvo was a 1985 745 grey station wagon with black leather interior and fuel injection; then she bought a two-door 760. Linda says the most important reason for choosing a Volvo for her is safety and then comfort. “We always chose top of the line, loaded Volvo’s. They are just so comfortable.” In fact, Linda’s dad tried to convince her to buy a Volkswagen when she was a student, and she told him, “Not on these freeways!”
In 1988 Linda bought two Volvos; one was a white 980 station wagon and the other one was a 780 Limited Edition Bertone two-door coupe, which was her favorite. “It was a special design that particular year because it was designed by Nuccio Bertone, an Italian designer who worked for Maserati. I really wanted to keep that car."
The white station wagon got Linda through AYSO soccer with all three of her kids, and when her youngest daughter was ready to get her license she felt very confident riding with her and letting her drive. Linda remembers Halloween 2000 when another car got impatient with traffic and literally jumped across the lanes of traffic on Beverly and La Brea Avenues and t-boned her Volvo. “All we could do was bear down. The air bags discharged, and the whole front end was demolished. My Volvo was totaled, and it had over 200,000 miles on it.”
Linda’s next Volvo was a 2001 XC70, and she quickly fell in love again. “It was espresso brown with tan interior. I loved that car. The interior was like butter,” said Linda. While travelling between her mother’s house in Camarillo and her home in South Pasadena, she quickly put 157,000 miles on that car, so she bought another XC70 - a 2007 with less than 15,000 miles on it. Her son took over the 2001 XC70, and that car currently has 156,000 miles on the odometer and is still going strong. In fact, Linda’s sister borrowed her station wagon so many times that she finally bought herself a V70 2.4T station wagon.
Linda says she really does try to give other car manufacturers a chance. “I tried to make a change, but when I’m in doubt, I always go back to Volvo. Every time I go out of town, I lease a Toyota Prius, and I drive it around, and I am impressed with the mileage. I really wish Volvo could figure that out, but after all the bad PR about Toyota, I won’t be buying one.”
It goes back to her priorities which are safety and comfort. “I’m just comfortable with a Volvo. I appreciate the thoughtfulness that went into the engineering. For now, I’ll just have to pay extra for the gas.”
For Linda, Volvo has been such a big part of her life, she can’t imagine driving anything else. “I’ll always have at least one Volvo in my family.”
In 1988 Linda bought two Volvos; one was a white 980 station wagon and the other one was a 780 Limited Edition Bertone two-door coupe, which was her favorite. “It was a special design that particular year because it was designed by Nuccio Bertone, an Italian designer who worked for Maserati. I really wanted to keep that car."
The white station wagon got Linda through AYSO soccer with all three of her kids, and when her youngest daughter was ready to get her license she felt very confident riding with her and letting her drive. Linda remembers Halloween 2000 when another car got impatient with traffic and literally jumped across the lanes of traffic on Beverly and La Brea Avenues and t-boned her Volvo. “All we could do was bear down. The air bags discharged, and the whole front end was demolished. My Volvo was totaled, and it had over 200,000 miles on it.”
Linda’s next Volvo was a 2001 XC70, and she quickly fell in love again. “It was espresso brown with tan interior. I loved that car. The interior was like butter,” said Linda. While travelling between her mother’s house in Camarillo and her home in South Pasadena, she quickly put 157,000 miles on that car, so she bought another XC70 - a 2007 with less than 15,000 miles on it. Her son took over the 2001 XC70, and that car currently has 156,000 miles on the odometer and is still going strong. In fact, Linda’s sister borrowed her station wagon so many times that she finally bought herself a V70 2.4T station wagon.
Linda says she really does try to give other car manufacturers a chance. “I tried to make a change, but when I’m in doubt, I always go back to Volvo. Every time I go out of town, I lease a Toyota Prius, and I drive it around, and I am impressed with the mileage. I really wish Volvo could figure that out, but after all the bad PR about Toyota, I won’t be buying one.”
It goes back to her priorities which are safety and comfort. “I’m just comfortable with a Volvo. I appreciate the thoughtfulness that went into the engineering. For now, I’ll just have to pay extra for the gas.”
For Linda, Volvo has been such a big part of her life, she can’t imagine driving anything else. “I’ll always have at least one Volvo in my family.”
