Having a shop that has Volvo specific diagnostic tool or top of the line other type is imperative for any modern car.
They all use the same stuff under the skin if you think about it , it's only the Asian ones who want a cheap car that you see with headlights or taillights out regularly for example......I wonder what else is poor quality in them.
I met a guy at the blood collection place once waiting inline to do our bloods , he worked at main depot for a multi Euro car roadside assistance company.
He said their business was booming with Mercedes all day everyday and nothing they could fix, it's all dealer work to fix.
So we know a modern car is prone to issues early in model life till sorted and then when the fragile modules age and get a beating they begin to fail maybe 10 years on.
It's part of ownership nowadays.
The above horror story is just that, a really worst case scenario just waiting to happen.
You don't get the 1000s of happy campers coming here and applauding their great Volvo because they are out there enjoying it!
I've spent 1200 Bux on a failed radiator fan module/fan unit complete , two engine mounts , 200,000K V60T6. That's over the past three years.
Sure it needs suspension, ALL cars do at probably 120,000klmif you are serious.
I wouldn't get a 2009 one when the say , 2013 one is more cost effective the way prices are now. And you get a whole lot more extra safety in the newer one plus better powertrain control modules.
Ask here if it playsup , get your guy to scan it, the techs on here advise and off you go.....
Get one. A T6 one , fkn epic......