# Volvos good or bad?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvos-good-or-bad/6718>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** volvo\
**Created:** [November 2, 2007, 3:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvos-good-or-bad/6718 "2007-11-02T03:28:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jeffhalbrecht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6de8d8/32.png) [@jeffhalbrecht](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jeffhalbrecht)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2017, 2:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvos-good-or-bad/6718/21 "2017-02-15T02:01:34Z")

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My Volvo XC 90 spontaneously burst into flames while parked in my garage ! This occurred after being serviced at Volvo Marin.

Do not buy a Volvo !!

Please watch this video before considering a Volvo.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2017, 3:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/volvos-good-or-bad/6718/22 "2017-02-15T03:26:23Z")

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> [@Craig58](#):
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> …unlike ricers which will not have parts support after about 15 years.

I find parts for old ricers far more readily available than I do for old Volvos. Toyota, Honda, and even Nissan have sold countless millions of Camrys, Corollas, pickups, Civics, Accords, Sentras, and Maximas over the past 4 decades, far, far more of each than Volvo ever sold. Consequently, the market for aftermarket parts is far, far larger for all of these cars than it is for any Volvos. And so is the supply. Many of these models have even been designed and manufactured in high volumes in the U.S. for many years now.

I agree with those that imply that buying an old Volvo to try to save money is reverse logic.

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