I used to have a 2002 or 2003 (or around those years) S60. It was their bottom version. Meaning it had the 5 cylinder engine, normally aspirated, no turbo, creating something like 170 horsepower. I ordered it new with a manual transmission. Yep. You read that right. I love manual transmission cars. I had the car for about 10 years and traded it in with 105,000 miles on it. I upgraded to a used low mileage 2012 Audi A6 3.0T. While I like the Audi much better as a car, to be fair they don't compete with one another. However, I can honestly say that the Volvo was the most trouble free car I've ever owned. And I've owned quite a few. It got decent gas mileage. The only maintenance and repairs it needed was regular oil changes, filters, tires, brakes. That's literally it. And I think if there was a recall it was for something totally unrelated to the engine. The Audi has had lots of recalls, some of them engine related. Fortunately I have not yet had to pay for any real maintenance beyond normal and ordinary stuff for the Audi but if there had not been recalls, I suppose all that work would have been on my dime. Anyway, I really loved my Volvo and sort of miss it. I guess I miss driving it like a car is supposed to be driven, meaning manually shifting and really using the engine. Sadly, I won't buy another Volvo again. And the only reason is because the company is now Chinese owned. I realize it's still made in Sweden but I have political positions that make buying a Chinese car undesirable for me. And no, I'm not a fan of "that" guy. But I am loving my Audi. It now has a little over 105,000 miles and I have no plans to trade it in at this point.
.....a lot of money then.
