Got my V70 R AWD from a dealer at about 80,000KM,( 50,000MI) and was given a $50.00 deductible version of the VIP warranty to 160,000KM as an inducement to buy, along with 1.8% financing for 3 years.

So far, the main front-rear propshaft assy has been replaced, as have the sunroof guides, front steering links, a stabilizer link, replacement of faulty tailgate latch unit, and faulty drivers' power window switch pack.

This recounting reminds me that after the car sits all night with a heavy rain during the night, I often find a few drips coming down at left front corner of opening in the headliner in the morning when I round the first corner!..despite once having the little drain pipes that run down inside the A-pillars checked.

In general I've found the warranties have paid off...indeed I've found some dealers play a good warranty game! They poke around, find something I have not mentioned, get the service advisor to call in a claim to VIP, advisor calls me and tells me what they've found and assure me it'll be covered..when I pick up the car the item is described on the work order as " customer complained about grinding sound in left front..diagnosed as faulty XYZ." Can this be a symptom of a dealership with dwindling business having to fight for every item they can possibly spend time on?

If the wagon were a new 245, or 745, I might avoid the extended warranty but the v70? Especially a vehicle as complex as the R AWD.