Hi! Short anecdote: to finally get rid of my JEEP Grand Cherokee (stands for 8 weeks and eats money) I wanted to give him in payment. And because I’ve been a fan of the VOLVO since my XC90, I wanted to buy a new V50 2.0 D for my son, at the friendly one in Berlin. He knew that the Jeep was a prerequisite for the deal. He left my Filius the V50 for a test drive of several hours, which of course was very enthusiastic! The new car was as good as ordered! The VOLVO-man says that a payment of the JEEP would not be possible, not even for 22 TEUs (originally intended 26.5 TEU!). The car is currently “unsaleable”…Sprit prices etc… Too bad, I thought and drove the same day to my BMW dealer. He had the JEEP checked, calculated 30 minutes back and forth and now we have ordered a new 318i Touring EXCLUSIVE with frills (leather, sport, xenon etc). Color and equipment of his choice, delivery 3-4 weeks (Junior is happy!) and the JEEP they take for 25 TEU in payment!! VOLVO would have got it for 22 and I would have even accepted the delivery time (December 2004)! Too bad actually, right? Oh so: the leasing rate at BMW is even 30 euros cheaper than at the V50!! Are Volvo dealers just discouraged or even satisfied??? Ciao Michael