Gee, by your reasoning, every Chrysler is really a Mercedes. Of course
Volvo still makes cars. there is some sharing of technology between Ford and
Volvo, but Volvos are still Volvos. It's not like Ford fired all of Volvo's
workers and brought in UAW labor from Detroit.
To help Sills out- I bought an '05 S40 T5 and absolutely love it. The only
pricey maintenance issue is that is uses synthetic oil. I would, however,
stay away from pre '07 S80s since those particular cars seem to be earning a
less than stellar reputation. I can't speak to the sales issue, but I do
know that sales are cyclical.
