General Comments:

All the family really love this car, very comfortable fully loaded, didn't really want another car, but with a genuine 1200 miles on the clock and one very careful lady owner couldn,t walk away. When you hit the accelerator this car really heads for the hills, my son clocked it 0 to 60 in under 8 seconds, but driven normally a very sedate comfortable ride, feels really solid, my wife loves it for motorway driving it makes her feel much safer than in her small car. I aim to keep it for many years! It has all the refinements I could need, and not one spot of rust anywhere! The quality is what you would expect from Volvo, not over keen on the shape, but a great car.

Faults:

"Electrics"- cost £50 to replace when car broke down in service station.

A light failure warning signal occurs every time I start the engine, but switches itself off once I've used the foot brake.

General Comments:

This car is great. It's a bit of a tank to manouver as I don't have automatic steering for parking, but this is a small price to pay for all the good attributes- it's big and spacey with a large boot and efficiency of space within the cabin. I bought it because of Volvo's safety track record, but this aspect of my car hasn't yet been put to the test!!

It gives a smooth ride- I drove it between Dundee and Cardiff on a regular basis for several months two years ago and there were no aching shoulders or legs at the end of each journey.

The car offers good visibility with a narrow blind spot between the rear view and wing mirrors.

I've changed the speakers since buying this car as the existing speakers didn't have great base and these were easy to fit (even for a girl!)

Overall, I have no intention of parting with this car until it dies on me- it's a solid, reliable car which gives a smooth ride, doesn't drink too much petrol and comes with a great safety track record- what more would a sane person wish from a car?