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n3il-
Yeah I prefer the v70 but it was three times as expensive, has leather seats and lots of gadgets and is sort of new by my standards (2012). So not really a fair comparison. OTOH as I wrote earlier in this thread, the clutch broke at 135000 kms whereas the saab never had any 'real' mechanical issues. Cam chain that won't need changing etc.
russmeyer
I haven't anymore but did until recently (-07 95 estate, 2.0 biopower engine). Good cheap workhorse. Nothing major until 200000 kms when the turbo popped. Lots of minor stuff went before that obviously. Make sure it's had the oil changed regularly, particularly if it's an earlier model as they were prone to sludging apparently.
Edit: also have two kids, never felt it was too small. The Volvo V70 we have now has a much bigger boot though.