Is it Bad?

Is it bad that I want to crash my Volvo just to test its safety features?

The day before Thanksgiving I bought my Volvo XC90 after leaving my Acura with 208,000 miles (thank you very much). Between the consumer reports and the dealer we visited, we were informed of Volvo's exceptional safety features. The XC90 features side curtain air bags even on the rear row of seats, anti-rollover technology that compensates for sudden swerves, and many other great options. The most impressive feature to me is the specially engineered steel used in each of the 4 columns that make up the frames of the windows and windshield. If the car were to rollover (which apparently would never happen thanks to the anti-rollover feature), the entire weight of the car could be supported by just one of those columns. Picturing this sounds awesome to me and instantly made me want to test out the claim.

I told my dad about all the safety features and I must take after him because his first question was, "So does that make you want to crash it just to see what would happen?" I responded, "Absolutely!" Driving down I-70 I have thought about what would/could happen if I "accidentally" veered into the concrete pole supporting the overpass above. Thoughts like this occur frequently in my slightly irrational mind. I am a crazy person. I'll settle for crash test videos though because I love my car and would hate to see her come to any harm.

I am an intense Twilight fan. No shame here! So it certainly helped that New Moon came out right as I purchased my Volvo. Edward gets an upgrade from the hatchback featured in Twilight to the brand new XC60. The XC90 is a little different from the sportier new model, but I felt pretty cool that my new car looks just like Edward's new ride (black and all). I thought about naming my car Edward, but I can't picture her as a male. It's just nice to know that Edward cares about safety too. We have so much in common.