I have the same problem.

Thanks for posting all of these things in detail. Our '99 S80- well, it's making funky sounds when it first starts. Overall, we haven't had the issues one reads about, but we shall see.

I have over 400,000kms ( metric) on it. I think that you should keep yours. I have replaced a lot more than that on mine ( some things twice actually). Wait until you have to replace those knox censors and all of those other funky things....

Thanks to everyone for their input and advice. I went and looked at a '96 850 wagon. Something told me it had issues. Besides, the cargo space seemed a lot smaller than what I have.

Congratulations on your new job. They are hard to come by these days, and best of luck with that Cruze. Keep us posted.

that would be a good mileage to buy at taking into consideration that they did the timing belt at 70k. whats the price of this cross country wagon? and how many miles does your old faithful have? sounds like you have some problems with the transmission. i mean if the cc has been well kept i would ...

I have had my ole' faithful since 2000. He was made in Sweden('89) and I brought him to the States when I moved here from Canada. This vehicle does NOT have A/C ( an it's mighty hot in NC) and the odometer is in metric. The tigerduck ( that's his name) also needs a main seal done on the transmission ...