Thanks for the addition Klaus. It did seem that the motor well got a little hotter than I was used to. I had to wait particularly long for the compartment to cool down after driving before I could mess around in there, even with the hood up. I almost burnt my hands just leaning on the sheet metal above the radiator.

So far, I'm actually happy with it (knock on wood). No more quirks really than any other brands I've had. i think part of the problem here (just a small part, these cars do have some issues) is that many of the owners base their expectations on former, spectacularly reliable, Volvos that they have recently owned or heard about. Makes the troubles seem that much more extraordinary or numerous.