Faults:

Faulty starter motor when I bought it.

Plastic clutch foot pedal broke at 215000 (common on these cars, the plastic foot pedal connected by a cable wears through - cheap to fix).

Key barrel broke, locked on ignition, starter motor burn out as a result.

Fittings: roof lining sagging, hard to fix.

Replaced injectors, after sending them for cleaning - they had to be replaced.

General Comments:

This is the most reliable engine ever built by this company according to taxi drivers in Sweden, and my car so far has given me little trouble after many kilometers.

The turning circle is really impressive for such a large car, it cruises at 120km comfortably, and it capable of going much faster.

Fuel consumption is good for it's size, but as petrol gets more expensive this could be one reason for giving it up, as it won't die out on it's own I think.

The station wagon has a huge load capacity. The car also has good ground clearance. You can easily use it as a tent to sleep in on a camping adventure!

Faults:

Hose between twin tanks leaked after its first full tank for some time; poured about 16 litres of Optimax on the driveway. Fixed by dealer no problems. Common problem in cars using ethanol, as it rots rubber lines. I use only quality fuel for this reason.

General Comments:

It's black with a wing on the boot, and still at 14 years old, even young guys comment as to how good it looks. My wife gets the same comments for her 16 year old silver turbo too. Yet mine handles much better and has more punch, while hers rides smoother.

Both give reasonable economy and power for the $.

Faults:

The starter went out. Fortunately it was in my driveway.

The sway bar bushings went out. First the left. I was still able to drive though. Once again a good thing because I was 100 miles from home when it happened. The right side didn't go out until the day I took it in to have the left repaired. So I had them both done.

Brakes needed to be replaced. Of course this happens on any car, but my mechanic didn't use Volvo parts so it took a few trips back until he finally put Volvo parts on it. The other brand parts squealed like mad.

The seat belt receptacle on the driver's side broke.

The headliner is coming down.

Air conditioning didn't work when I bought it.

General Comments:

I love this car. It's comfortable and gets me where I need to go. I'm a musician and it's got a lot of room for gear without sacrificing comfort. It's not quick, but I'm no race driver. Parallel parking is surprisingly easy. It feels dependable and so far it has been. Nothing is leaking or creaking. I have 190,000 on it and should get another 100. I owned a 240 Wagon a few years ago and had to part with it when the clutch went out. It had so much floor rust I didn't think it was worth the repair cost.