Thank you Matt for the feedback, but I have not been able to locate the writings you refer to that discuss how 2001 was a bad year for Volvos.

It may be because I am new to the forum.

Thanks again, Grubsnelle.

I'm looking too, so I can't answer your question (my current Volvo is a 1983 Volvo 240 (what a great year). Now I'm looking at a 2001 S80 and my question is whether I would be substantially better off with an S60, around the same year? This S80 looks clean and checks out mechanic wise. Does the S80 ...