Last time I weighed the Tyvek envelope I keep my Volvo repair reciepts in, it came in at 4 1/2 pounds. We're long past the point where I list the repairs individually.

I'm not at all sure a BMW or Mercedes would be much bettter, although I'll probably never attempt the insane exercise of keeping a car for 200,000 miles again.

I'd dispute your statement about Volvo depreciation... kbb trade-in on mine is $4,280, which I think is just amazing (high).

-BTC

'98 V70 T5 5-speed, 161k mi, front IPD stabilizer bar, rear factory HD bar, Bilstein HD, Volvo strut tower brace and skidplate, e-codes, V-1, Mobil-1 since new

"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair." -- Douglas Adams (1952-2001)