I'd suggest the AAA "Plus" road service with 100 miles of towing and a cell phone. Also, find a nearby car rental place.

The two longest periods my car was off the road were following accidents, the dependabilty/ reliability don't have anything to do with that. Otherwise -- it was a day or two here, a day or two there. Seized brake calipers, that kinda thing. Having a back-up car is a good thing. We've had three cars down at once, one with an accident and two with mechanical problems. I actually found the repair rate going down after 100,000 although it might be that I am less fussy than I was when the car was covered by a warranty.

Mine still doesn't use oil, and still has the original clutch, although it's getting kinda funky.


-BTC

'98 V70 T5 5-speed, 167k mi, front IPD stabilizer bar, rear factory HD bar, Bilstein HD, Volvo strut tower brace and skidplate, e-codes, XC grill, Lidatek LE30, V-1, Mobil-1 since new

"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair." -- Douglas Noel Adams (1952-2001)