...buys a Toyota Camry.

Unfortunately, the Camry is "the one car that lasts longer than you actually want it to".

(C/D once actually said this about the Volvo 240DL!)

I think a 328iT wagon or 535xiT would be *nicer* than my 10-year old Volvo. But not $40,000-$60,000 *nicer*. Plus there's the financial "black hole" for repairs after the warranty is gone. At least Honda and Toyota don't break much and you can do a lot of the routine maintenance stuff yourself.

-BTC

'98 V70 T5 5-speed, 171k mi, Bilstein HD, front IPD stabilizer bar, Volvo strut tower brace and skidplate, XC grill, C70 jewel E-Codes, V-1, Lidatek, Mobil-1 since new.

"Being offended by things is the world's big hobby at the moment. It's almost taken over from wearing goatee beards."-Douglas Noel Adams (1952-2001)