Thanks for that reply.

I also think CPO is a gimmick and it costs us to buy that gimmick. Although the CPO Volvo warranty is a good one and I get another 2 years of warranty. I think 2 years.

I also think that the techs may not check all the points. Our Subbie CPO car the day after purchase I was looking under the hood and saw a coolant reservoir that was 99.9% empty. Hm? Now how could the tech miss that one. During the initial test drive the car wouldn't start .... dead battery. Installed a new one and off I go. The first time I go to hit the brakes the pedal fades almost to the floor. Told the sales guy, you need to bleed these brakes. Now how did the tech person not notice?

It is only recently that we started buy CPO cars. I've reached an age that the only work I want to do on cars is the easy stuff. But I'm not sure if our next car will be a CPO?

There were some other things the tech people didn't notice and it took me a while. Such as the radio head unit had lines in it while the Nav unit was turned on. Fixed under warranty but another missed item. There were others I just can't remember.

So I am a bit gun shy about believing the check points. Plus this particular dealer falls under the fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me mantra. What they did with the PCV extended warranty that Volvo was paying for did make Volvo of America very unhappy.

I've never had low profile tires and never had a tread pattern like these tires. To my they look more used than what is noted on the measurement. I won't know until they car measured.

These Continental tires have this --- I think:

"Continental Tire’s QuickView indicators are visual signals located in the tire tread that reveal the tire’s performance level as well as if the tires are wearing evenly. They visually inform drivers of the level at which the tires are performing in dry, wet and snow conditions and also when it’s time to check the vehicle’s alignment.

The Tuned Performance Indicators are the letters D,W, and S which are molded into the tire tread and fade as the tire wears. The D stands for Dry, the W stands for Wet, and the S stands for Snow.

When the S fades away, it shows that the tire is no longer optimal for snow traction. When the W fades away it indicates that the tire is no longer optimal in wet conditions. Finally, when the D fades away it is no longer optimal in dry conditions and has met the minimum legal tread depth and the tire must be replaced."

This tire thing is (so far) the only thing I have questions about and that is a good thing that makes me happy!

I read a lot of contracts. I expect to get what the contract calls for and nothing more. If they offer more, it is out of goodwill.