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"Sam" says...

most exciting to drive. So older ones can still be found in serviceable
condition. Other similar large estates - like say Ford used to make - are
getting rare.

Scary prices for Volvo spare parts though, from what I remember.

No get them from people like http://www.eurocarparts.com/ or my current
favourite http://www.gsfcarparts.com/ coz they have just opened a local
branch. Any other difficult bits get them from the local scrappy. Course if
you have to go to a main street dealer they will rip you for parts - course
you will know they're not really cheap will you :-)

The Rover/Jaguar dealer that I used to buy parts from years ago was
very reasonably priced, and right in the middle of town. The last
Rover dealer I used (obscure parts needed) wasn't bad either, but a
bit slow. I usually buy parts from a grubby little backstreet
establishment, but I doubt they know a lot about Volvos. That's okay,
as I don't think I'll ever buy one, but a couple of guys I know have
had them and had problems sourcing obscure parts at a sensible price.
That was before everyone and his dog was on the internet though -
it's a lot easier to find specialists and shop around these days.