Well,
it's been about 36 hours that I have owned my car, and I love it so far (although I may have driven it only a total of 10 miles).

My only gripe - and this is a preexisting condition - is that the trim near the roof rack has some discoloration. I'm planning on taking it to the dealer to get it ...

Hey folks,
Well...I am happy to say that my wife and I are the proud owner of a '01 XC.

Thank you all so much for the input and for the overwhelming wealth of knowledge that you have on this site!

Hopefully now, I can become a regular contributor.

Thanks much,
Ryan

All else being equal I'd go with the T. The displacement is smaller (2.4) because the cylinder walls have been stregnthened (sp?) for the higher temps the higher output creates. So the smaller engine produces more power.

Hi Matthew...
Thanks for the quick reply. I love the site - you are really ...

Hey all,
My wife and I are currently shopping for a volvo to replace her Saturn.

We are expecting our first child in June, so we wanted to go with something that is safe and offers a fair amount of room.

This led us to our local Volvo dealerships. We have found a 2001 XC for around $28,000, a 2.4T ...