Thanks for the insight, Sean. Funny you mention the 99 S80 because my Volvo dealership has one for under 7k that I was considering...seemed like a good deal, but I guess not.

I'm looking to spend around $5-6000 on a wagon, and that's pointed me to the 98 V70 among others (Subaru mainly). One I'm looking at has 91k miles and has a clean Carfax report. They're asking $6900, so hopefully they'd come down. But am I getting myself into a money pit? I understand the higher pri...