Michael--thought of having a block heater installed on my 97 850 wagon which is in Norway (gift to my wife who lives there. I live here in the US). This is a relatively inexpensive accessory to put on your car, but if you're in a very cold climate, a nice one to have. I looked around at a lot of cars in Norway and finally found an 850 or V-70 ( I can't remember which), and it was very neatly done, a receptacle coming out right beside the foglight in the little pop-in grill with a snap cover on the right side, if I remember correctly. I do a lot of work on my 850, but knocking out one of the plugs in the engine block to install the block heating element wasn't one I felt up to with the 850 being my only car in Norway and a merciless Volvo dealer in the next town thirty miles up the road. Here in the US I wouldn't have hesitated, because I could always lean on a friend if I screwed up. Take the car in to your "friendly" Volvo dealer, and ask how much, and then grill them about the installation in the lower part of the front bumper and how they plan to install it and what it will look like. If done right, it looks very nice. Dick