Especially bittersweet because it is about a top of the line new Volvo.....

Christmas came early to this home in San Francisco. We have just today accepted the lemon law buyback

offer on the 2001 Volvo C70.

We will get the entire $42k back we spent on it less car insurance AND

since this is a result of Lawyer vs. Volvo USA NEGOTIATIONS, we will get

charged about 20c a mile for 5400 miles, about $1100 or so. Better to

accept this than risk a trial-that maybe we could lose according to the

lawyer - a year from now, and the max recovery above this figure at trial

is mileage allowance only till lemon law problem first reported- at about

500 miles, so it is only about another $700 or so if we gambled AND

waited. Just not worth the bother. Get the $42k back in full LESS the

mileage deduction for use and the lawyer gets his $2000.00 fee.

Supposedly next month we will get instructions on how to deliver our

Lemon car to the dealer to turn it in, and get our check. The effect

having been we kind of rented it after all this time. (Bought it on

12-28-2000)

One thing strange about this. The agreement states *specifically*

that Volvo refuses to admit the car qualifies for buyback under the Lemon

Law but nonetheless they will buy it back. Does this mean that the car

can be gone through by Volvo, then fixed, and then RESOLD to some poor

unsuspecting ######---because, they (Volvo) do not have to report it as a

Lemon to the DMV where it will show up on the title as a Lemon Law

buyback car, same identity on Carfax etc?..And then, a while later, to

rise resplendent once again for sale on some Volvo dealer lot as a shiny

almost new low mileage car ?

The poor car has all the same problems at this point that it had right

after we purchased it brand new.

This car was the first AND THE LAST new car I will ever buy. I did not

care, it was suppose to be a special treat for my wife to enjoy. What an

experience.

Rape is a sorry introduction to sex. Everyone says, "Oh, never buy a used

car, all you get is someone else's problems." HAH. You could get a rotten

brand new one.

I am sorry to be sharing my story but felt you good people - my fellow Volvo friends - would perhaps be interested.

Happy Christmas-and Happy Hannukah to all of you. May your new year be full of wonderful unexpected surprises.

Jim

San Francisco, Calif.

1991 Volvo 740 106k "Volvito"

2001 Volvo C70 Coupe 7k mi. "Camille" (Lemon Law

buyback candidate & Peruvian wife's car)

1991 Mercedes Benz 560 SEC coupe 95k "Disco Volante"