I've had SV40s as service loaners and I didn't think much of them.

I'd look for an 850 wagon or '98 V70 first. They are "real" station wagons. The '98s are the last Volvos with an actual throttle cable and are electronically similar to the 850s.

For anything newer I'd just get a Honda or Toyota SUV.

-BTC

'98 V70 T5 5-speed, 177k mi, heated velour cloth comfy chairs, factory HD suspension, Bilstein HD, front IPD stabilizer bar, Volvo strut tower brace and skidplate, XC grill, C70 jewel E-Codes, V-1, Lidatek, IPD stuff, JB Weld, Original Duck tape, zip-ties, two Honda license plate nut impressions in back bumper (gift from daughter), Mobil-1 since new.

"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair." - Douglas Noel Adams (1952 - 2001)