hey! thanks to you both.............the expectant child is acutally number 4!!!

ive also got an s70 - but my wife moans we can run two such expensive cars (and ive got a 144 as a hobby! it only did 53 miles last year and she says its a waste of money!) - the s70 will no doubt go soon................

i say to her the eldest is 15, and never wants to come out with us, and the other 2 are 8 and 6, so with a baby we could fit all 3 across existing rear seats.............just!

and if we go out as whole family, yes it will mean 2 cars! but that is rare. I dont like idea of 3rd row of seats, but like idea of MPV even less! not after my 264, 244, 745 turbo, 940, s70/855/144!! and i trained as volvo tech (not in trade anymore, but you get the idea!) i 'gave up' when 940's were current, but ive really taken to the 5 cylinders/fwd and do any job on them. while i was in the trade, i rarely saw a 245 with 3rd row, and only one 945 with them! and both cars are cd trim - cant get that in mpv! and im out of cash now too!!