Comments by "S Andersson" (@sandersson2813) on "Polestar 1 review - is it really worth £140K?" video.
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@aramzyf You're being narrow minded and missing the point.
Look at it from the point of view of someone who actually has the money to buy one.
They know that everyone as rich as they are could buy any car they want, could be better, could be faster, could be better looking, could have a more prestigious name, the difference is that they'll have something different, interesting and unusual.
If you look at money from the mentality of a Premiership footballer, you'll always go route one and pick the obvious choice of an Aston, Porsche, Mercedes or whatever, and it's boring to buy what all these predictable people would pick.
This is more of a thinking man's choice, someone with a bit more imagination, someone who wants to stand out a bit more, but still remain tasteful.
Well done Volvo.
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@MrEMIT777 Exactly, I'm not saying it would be my choice, but I can see why someone would go for it.
Whatever you buy, there's always a "better" alternative as it were.
Personally I'd rather drive something that Raheem Sterling or Jamie Vardy didn't and wouldn't even look at, so it would certainly be something I looked at rather than the somewhat tired and predictable option of an Aston, Porsche or Lambo.
Understated is much more desirable than something which will have people think you're just a wanker with too much money and no imagination or taste.
When it comes to a certain point in performance, its pretty irrelevant as you are constrained by the laws of the road and the presence of other road users, same goes for handling.
If I could afford a Polestar, I could afford to have another half dozen cars in my garage too, so it wouldn't necessarily have to be faster, better handling etc because I could well have that catered for by all the other cars I could afford.
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