I have a biased opinion here, so I'll say that up front. The experiences I've seen people have with Volvo's, and being the car guy among my friends, meaning that I help people work on their cars, I think that for most people after a while driving a later model Volvo they will come to a point where they want to go get their shotgun and shoot it.

Of all the posts here, I would listen to Steve Brotherton and keep in mind the MASSIVE experience he has with Benz and other automobiles.

Good luck, whatever your decision,


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Larry Bible
'84 Euro 240D, 523K miles
'88 300E 5 Speed
'81 300D Daughter's Car
Over 800,000 miles in
Mercedes automobiles