Hi to all: You were all so helpful back in Feb and March when I was trying to decide what to do after I dumped by 1998 V70 AWD. I finally decided on the C class Mercedes wagon- one reason was the astonishing price and the other was the inclusion of a 2 year maintenance warranty. After my experience with the V70- 6 years of constant and never-ending repairs- it was a relief to know that, other than oil changes, the car will cost $0. So, time will tell whether this was the right decision.

But the service continued to be so bad that the day before the trade, something broke- again- they screwed up and ordered the wrong part, and then I had to hustle over to another dealer and spend an entire afternoon getting this thing fixed. Needless to say, I was relieved to get out of that car, away from Volvo who's service levels have fallen to atrocious levels, and into something that will be trouble-free- I hope. Has anyone else noticed a signficant change in service levels and attitudes in the last 5 years?

Now that I've done this, I have some accessories I need to sell. I have 2 dog guards, a set of floor mats, the plastic floor tray, some 'still in the package' sparkplugs and other never used incidentals, and a brand new Volvo car cover for a collector Volvo which I didn't keep long enough to store. If anyone is interested, let me know. I'd love to unload them.