As usual blah blah blah GM transmission bad. GM, Aisin or whatever Volvo decided to use for the transmission is not the only potential expensive problem. Either transmission won't be cheap to replace and from my experience with the two hpt 5-cylinder 2.3 the Aisin transmission couldn't take hard dr...

That one in Dallas-- I think they may be off on a couple details: Newer style headlamp assemblies started in '05, I didn't think they put a 6cyl in the V70s, I thought they're all 5cyl (??). That doesn't necessarily mean they are trying to pull something: it just may mean they don't know. A lot of ...

As usual blah blah blah GM transmission bad. GM, Aisin or whatever Volvo decided to use for the transmission is not the only potential expensive problem. Either transmission won't be cheap to replace and from my experience with the two hpt 5-cylinder 2.3 the Aisin transmission couldn't take hard dr...

I do really like the looks and other features of the V70 and the XC70 cross country, but wonder how they'll hold up. Drivetrain configurations mirror other Volvo full size sedans and SUVs. They're good so long as you don't neglect maintenance/oil changes etc. In Texas it'll probably never rust ever...

Gone Agian, welcome to MVS. MrBrian makes good points above. Barring April of this year until now, I've been driving in Colorado (metro 98%, snowy mountains 2%) since 1988, across perhaps eight different cars, some FWD some RWD. Only one of those eight had AWD. I was ok. Hi Matthew, Just to echo wh...

AWD/4WD systems are a source of potential problems across virtually all makes and models. Volvos merely are not an exception to the rule. My rule is, if you live in an area where roads are plowed, snow rarely falls, or mountains don't exist you don't really need it. You may think you do. With the P...

Greetings all, I've just joined. I decided this would be a good placed to get well informed input on which Volvo to buy. I've been doing research for about six weeks and am seriously confused. It seems that 2000 to 2003 are generally considered problematic. I've targeted 2004 to 2007, as those are w...