It had new tires, a recent timing belt replacement, and all oil changes done at the dealer plus a transmission fluid change at 30,000 miles. The car looks like it was garage kept. I now have 65,000 miles.
So far:
1. Right rear red LED side marker lights went out. Replaced lens with new one that had LEDs in it. LEDs went out again
2. The front right parking light went out.
3. The cam position solenoid went out. Cleaning it was no help, but a new one fixed it right up.
4. The fuel pressure sensor went bad. It was replaced by the dealer with the wrong type and by me with the right type.
5. The top motor mount was ripped up and replaced.
6. The air box thermostat was stuck on hot. Fixed it by bolting it in the cold position.
7. Lean bank 1 errors fixed by finding and fixing vacuum leak.
8. The passenger window needed to be retrained to close correctly. It wasn't that hard once I realized the Volvo label for fuses was backwards as to which fuse is for which window
9. The radio barely works. CDs skip or don't play and the lights are out for the controls.
10. The speakers are awful. Radio and speakers to be replaced ASAP!
The actual money involved has not been much THANKS to this list
!So to me this seems like a LOT of things for a 58K car. For someone who used a shop for all repairs this would have been a total financial disaster. Thanks to some DIY skills and help on here it worked out well. Is this rate of malfunction going to keep on going or is this just what happens to 14 year old European cars? I am hoping I am getting to the end of the list and it will settle down for awhile.
because I like wrenching ) other that some cabin squeaks