Thanks for the response. I will let them know tomorrow. I was at the dealership today, and the car started like nothing was ever wrong. There are no codes on the computer, so this makes it difficult to track down. The service manager proposed that the problem may be compression. She said that in this 5 cylinder car, sometimes there is a cylinder that has lower compression, and would require a valve lifter kit. She offered to let me have a loaner to drive for a few days while a service technician drives mine around (I'm not sure if I like this idea). I'd rather have them try and duplicate the problem by letting the car sit for three days and then trying to start it.

By the way, when I say babied, I don't mean it's not driven at high speeds, etc. It is at least once per week driven on the local highways for 30 minutes or more at speeds of 70+. For the most part, though, it's driven around town.

Also, although I'm no car expert (used to be when I'd rebuild Fords I had in college vintage 64-68 -- Ford falcons--, and the old Studebaker I had), I don't know if I buy the compression explanation. I think it's an fuel and/or fuel injector problem. There is a funky smell that was in the air when I tried to start it up, and cranked it for 15-30 seconds...something like the stuff you used to spray into the carburetor on old cars to get them to start in the winter time...not a gasoline smell, but something else. Anyway, hard to describe. I'll keep you posted.

One last thing, I have been reading the Brickboard site for a year now, but never had to use it for anything. I thank everyone for the notes. This has got to be one of the better perqs about owning a Volvo.