This is not a "For Sale" ad.

My wife's Volvo is a 2008 V70 with 100,000 miles. We bought it 5 years ago and have put about 40,000 of those miles on it. It's a wonderful car for highway travel and has been relatively trouble free. I've replaced two batteries, the alternator, brake pads and the engine mount near the coolant recovery bottle, the spark plugs and air filter in the last 1 year. The biggest gripes have been the sunroof drains that have blocked up twice, flooding the front footwells with 2" of water after a rainstorm and the silly insert key fob into the dash thing that sometimes takes several attempts before releasing the fob.

I've DIY'd all of our Volvos for the last 15 years. 745t, 945t, 855t, C70 and this V70, but am getting older and less able to crawl in, around and under a car like I used to.

Here's the question. My 85 year old mother is no longer driving and giving us her 2004 Lincoln Continental with 100,000 miles. It's a peach and rides beautifully. There are millions of them and parts are cheap everywhere. It's an "old lady's car" but my wife is interested in keeping it and selling the V70. The Lincoln is one of the last body on frame V8 RWD, 4door platforms. It's tempting.

Thoughts?

Erwin in Memphis