What a fooler...the mom station wagon...HA!!!!!  This car handles the corners at very high speed, tremendous acceleration, comfort interior and it averages (and I am not a slagger driver) about 23.5 miles to the gallon.  It does use premium fuel (I do cheat and get mid grade octane) but the car just plain is a runner.  Volvo's are pricey to repair so do your regular maintenance and you should not have ANY issues until the 65,000 mile mark when you need to check tires, brakes and have a general check up.  I traded out my run of the mill radio/cd player for a Panasonic top line with GPS -this slipped right into the same hole as the old radio and could be taken with you if you choose when you sell this car.  This little sleeper is a sport vehicle in a Safe Soccer Mom shell.  Sticker for this car was in the high 20's but it's resale value is high also.  A little care and you have a 5 year vehicle (the styling has no major changes - a little rounding of the top) and a big resale or just keep it and run.  My other Volvo ( a 1985 240 GL is still alive and well-although it sits outside in the Texas sun so there is the fading and dash crack effect, but runs like a top, a/c goes down and frosts the inside of the windshield and it has over 200,000 miles.  All I can say is go VOLVO!