JeremyK;35657 wrotei dont get why, if hes a tradie and its probably gonna get fairly bashed about, why he bothered to pay the extra to get it repainted
850 and V70s are becoming more and more popular locally(ish). My V70 belonged to a carpenter and was full of sawdust, shavings and broken plastic interior bits.
They're typically cheaper than a ute, usually reliable and when you run one into the ground you pick up another one and carry on.