This is my second Volvo. I REALLY liked the first one, and kept it for fifteen years and 200,000+ miles. When it came time to replace the cars in our household, we had to make a decision about what to keep and what to replace. The SUV we had was aging so it needed to go. We decided that something more sporty would be a good thing as we no longer carried piles of sports equipment around. This lead us to search out a fun to drive sedan.

The car is an all wheel drive which is critical to our lives as we live in the northeast US. This provides ( well) the ability to go anywhere at any time during bad weather. During the summer months it is sporty and powerful so it fulfills two needs with one car. The creature comforts are good, remote entry, automatic climate control, even safety system that prevents the car from hitting things in front of you automatically. The car senses that something is there and stops by itself. The cost to operate the car is not bad as it uses regular level fuel and gets nearly 30mpg. Maintenance costs are low as nothing has broken that wasn't covered by the factory warrantee. The fit and finish is as you would expect from a car like this. Style is fine and the safety level is very high. Seats are comfortable, instruments easy to reach and operate. Storage is more than adequate. Overall this is a car that I would buy again