To answer your question, I've been a Mopar kind of guy for most of my life, 1 Plymouth minivan, 1 Saturn (bad mistake) & 3 Chrysler LH series cars. I've always had a soft spot for Volvos so when the lease on my 2000 LHS was up, I hopped into a 1998 S70 T5 wanting a car with a stick again recalling the only redeeming feature of the Saturn. I love the S70 in all respects except it's apparent reliability... I got it 2 years ago with 35,000 miles on it, I know the previous owners and have complete service history with it. Now at 78,000 I've had the problems listed above, in addition I've had problems with the power door lock on the drivers side door, taillights that collect water, brake lights that come on when the clutch is depressed, the radio occasionally looses connection with the CD Changer and displays EEEE, the switches on either side of the steering wheel occasionally pop loose, a few dash lights are out.. All small details, nothing dangerous except for the ABS controller issue. All in all I'd still buy a Volvo again, I've been debating if the solution to my problems likes in an S60R