Well i did buy that car after all and just sold it two years later.
In the two years that i have owned the volvo, it has been very dependable.
I only put about 3000 miles on the car during that time and all i had to do was change the oil a few times and repair a door handle.
That car will go another few hundred thousand miles i am sure.
I was sorry to see it go, a guy in Norway bought it, go figure.