Perhaps not such a comment on the state of Volvo in the 21st century, as it is a comment on problems rife in our society today. Do we trace it Richard Nixon? Jack Kennedy, or that infamous person who first said "The check is in the mail"?
As to whether this is the dark side or not, you'd love the sweet six in my V70, at least until you opened the hood. Fuel economy can be comparable to an autobox 240, but the 240 won't hit the buck in third and still have three more gears to go...
Check out the 1800ES on bat this week.
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09 V70, 14 320i xdrive

Just ran into the same thing. The manual is wrong. Which can be annoying given how many lamps are in our 2008 V70 headlight assembly. I noticed the passenger side amber running light not working so figured it was the parking lamp. No, the parking lamp flashes when locking the car. There's another lamp right next to it. In addition, I discovered a small lamp between the high and low beam that isn't working on the other side. Do I trust the manual to give me the right number on these small glass and wire lamps?

Is there a verified list of what lamps are in my V70? The driver footwell lamp is out too. Going to pull all these out and get them from Amazon.

Erwin

The manual is wrong. I am the only person who has ever had the headlight out. H7 has a flat metal base that fits on just so and is retained by a metal clip. The prongs of the plug stick straight out of the back. H11 has a rubber gasket and ears that fit into the headlight and lock when you turn it. There is an L shaped plastic snout that the wire plugs into.
Mostly just an old guy being shocked at how sloppy the world has become. And a little bit grateful that the jobber is so close and open in the evening.
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09 V70, 14 320i xdrive

My manual came from Ford. I do wonder if the Chinese will be more through, or whether they let the Swedes handle things without micro management.
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09 V70, 14 320i xdrive

The transmission was the thing I was thinking about when I wrote the post. If it isn't leaking leave it alone is the essence of the manual's advice. When it leaks replace it? Throw the car away? Wipe it up and sell it?
I've got 80k miles on the car, I suppose I ought to figure out how to change fluid?
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09 V70, 14 320i xdrive

For those of us who still do transmission fluid changes...
The biggest mistake that I've come across is my 2001 S40 owner's manual recommendation of Dexron transmission fluid. It actually should be Mobil 3309 or equivalent.