>>> I still see brand new S80s and new V70s with one headlight out>>>

Oh, come on...how many of the new Volvos do you see with one of their headlights burned out??? It happens very rarely.

I have 24,500 miles on mine and NEVER have had to replace a lightbulb. On the other hand, my previous car (a '98 V70R) that I woned for about a year and 14,000 miles had two burned lightbulbs.

Let's not argue too much about design since beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. But I can tell you one thing, and I am being 100% honest, here: While I had my 1998 V70R, I NEVER EVER received a compliment on it. Ever since I got my 2001 T5, I can't tell you how many times people came up to me while I was filling up with gas and asked me "is this the new Volvo wagon?" or "what kind og car is this?" or once while I was waiting at a red light (with the sunroof open), a huge tractor trailor pulls up next to me and all of a sudden I hear "Yo, buddy...how much did your car cost? It is just the best looking wagon I have ever seen"!!! I just smiled and thought..."I will be damned...8 years of driving Volvos and NO ONE, I mean NO ONE has ever come up unsolicited to compliment a car I was driving..."


Yannis
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2001 V70 T-5M SR, Classic Red/Graphite Lthr., ipd ME7 ECU Upgrade, K&N Air Filter, Cold Weather, Dolby Surr. Sound, Rear Spoiler, 17" 'Tethys' alloys