Of the Volvo's I've owned, '88 745t M46, '91 945T, '95 855T, '07 C70, '08 V70, the 855t was my favorite. I put over 220,000 miles on it virtually mechanically trouble-free. I started refreshing things and replaced the headliner, moonroof, complete suspension, radiator (again), T-belt and water pump, brakes, etc. Normal stuff. The AC evaporator never failed!

Early on I did swap to 15" wheels from another Volvo which smoothed out the ride tremendously. It was fast, good looking and devoured the miles. Then the dashboard started breaking loose around 200,000 miles and I wasn't going to remove it to redo the clips. Then the tranny went out and for the first time I took it to an independent shop for a replacement which they botched twice. The clearcoat and paint were peeling and I decided it was time to let it go. A kid bought it for a summer car before going back to college.

I saw it on Craigslist later for a few hundred bucks and thought of all the new parts on it. Made me ill.

Tell you what, if the Lincoln had Volvo seats there wouldn't be any hesitation. They never got the ergonomics figured out like Volvo did.

Erwin