I guess I should give you some background information. I am a retired Volvo service tech. I am very knowledgeable of what happens in the service dept. of a dealership. The only reason I have taken in my wife's S80 is that in came with free service until about 30k. I have put well over 1,000,000 miles on Volvos since 1967, and I have serviced them all myself. I have had nothing but Volvos as my personal transportation until about two years ago when I purchased a 2004 Toyota Camry from a my son's dealership. I did so because I feel that for the money the Camry is the best buy. No matter what Consumer's report may say, the Camry has a better track record than the Volvo. One does not need a degree from MIT to service a Camry. For example, I wanted to turn off the running lamps on the S80 and Volvo wanted to charge me $75 to reprogram the computer. With the Camry it is just an extra turn on the light stalk. With the Camry resetting the service light is as simple as holding in the trip odometer button while turning on the ignition switch. Volvo has designed their autos so that you NEED to go to the dealer for service. As far as I am concerned that should be illegal. If Volvo does not come out with a more fuel effecient auto in the next few years I think their sales are going to go south. One thing Volvo had going for it for so long was the fact that it was the safest auto on the road, but not any more. Others have caught up with it. Now with Ford calling a lot of the shots, Volvo is going to be just another choice among many. The new generation is not going to have any conception of the "brick" that it once had.