2006 S40 Volvo or Ford

James1 · Post by **James1** » 17 Jan 2015, 16:54

Having found a lot of parts on my S40 with FoMoCo insignia.Do I have a Focus with Volvo skin.Please feel free to comment. thanks

mf70 · Post by **mf70** » 19 Jan 2015, 05:58

Yup. So do I. However, I test drove a Focus wagon before my V50, and the Ford fit and finish seemed almost punitive. The V50 offres a better passenger experince all round. The engine is Volvo, I think.

Post by **jimmy57** » 19 Jan 2015, 10:13

Go get a Mazda3 and a Euro FOrd Focus all of the same year models and barrier crash them along with the the same year Volvo S40. You'll get an answer that will let you know that the sum of ALL the parts yields a far different vehicle.
Ford is VERY proud of having "FOMOCO" stamped on the parts they have control over. The parts with that on them may only be used on the S40/V50/C30/C70 platform and would not fit on the Ford or Mazda versions of the platform. Volvo uses many body pieces of high strength steel where the others use conventional steel roll sheet to stamp those pieces from.