I have found Erin Mills Volvo to be extremely helpful and couteous when I have used them. Fortunately I service my own vehicles and have only had the dealer handle warranty issues.
My brother has a...

The bottom line here is that if you want the security of an extended manufacturer's warranty, negotiate it when you buy or lease the car. You have very little negotiating power 3 years down the road...

I had a downpayment of $8500 that you need to factor into the calculations.
With the same downpayment on an '08, payments still increase 60%.
I leased the '04 XC70 in Nov. '03 and the lease is up...

Canadian pricing for the '08 XC70 has now been posted at

http://www.volvocanada.com/Showroom/2008/XC70/Specs.aspx?lng=2

Base price has dropped $1,000, but then you have to add a lot of things...

Can you share any details on pricing or lease rates? My '04 XC70 is also coming off lease and I suspect the Canadian lease rate on the new ones will be substantially higher.

on Motor Trend website, video loads after Kia commercial:
http://www.motortrend.com/av/autoshow/geneva/112_0703_2007_geneva_2008_volvo_xc70/

I inquired with my dealer what an extended warranty on my '04 XC70 would cost and got the following reply:

If you are to purchase extended warranty you need to do it one month or 2,000 km before...

You might check your PCV valve, if it is plugged moisture can build up in the crankcase and cause all kinds of sludge problems.

My Pirelli Scorpions do the same, it's barely noticeable in summer but as temperatures drop below 50 dF it gets worse, especially if the car has sat for a few days. My Gislaved winter tires do not do...

You should check your upper engine mount that attaches to the firewall, this is a common problem and would cause the symptoms you describe.

I had to replace my drivers side mirror and the new one they gave me was doing exactly what you describe. It turned out the dealer had ordered the wrong one, despite having my VIN number. There are...

Re: the brake noise, try pulling the disc (rotor) off, you will likely find a lot of rust and corrosion debris trapped between the disc and the hub is causing the noise. Mine was making exactly the...

Thanks Willy. I suspect the foam is there to prevent wind-blown snow that may enter the small auxillary airbox inlet from wetting the paper filter at that end. I may just block this auxillary...

Just replaced the air filter in my 2004 XC 70. The dealer gave me part number 9454647, but the original was marked part number 8649788. The dimensions are identical but the original has an additional...

Sweden uses 260,000 tons of road salt per year for a country of 9 million people.
Canada uses 5 million tons for a population of 32 million.
We seem to use a little more salt in Canada, that may be...

I think it's interesting that the two coil spring failures occurred in Canada and appear to be corrosion related failures. Sounds like Volvo may have an issue with winter salt on roads attacking...

Crunched the mirror on the drivers door of my 2004 XC70 last weekend in an underground parking garage - only damaged the plastic housing. Off to the dealer on Monday; surprise, have to buy the...

I can answer your one question - the headlamp washers activate everytime you use the windshield washers.

If you're interested in heated washer fluid, they were showing this at the Detroit auto show last January:
http://www.microheat.com/News/web.asp

I've had my '04 XC70 just 2 weeks and so far love just about everything about it. I have noticed one annoying item though, that in 35 years of driving and 15 cars I have never previously encountered....