I am writing to seek your advice about the purchase of a new Volvo S80 DRIVe and would appreciate your views about the current quality of Volvo cars. I am taking one out for a test drive tomorrow and from reading your comments about the car I understand expectations regarding the performance. However the S80 meets all my other requirements I would like from the car. Volvo has always had a good, solid, reliable reputation but I am concerned that following the sale of part of the business by Ford to a Chinese company these qualities may not be maintained. Have I any cause to be concerned? What I would like from the Volvo car is good economy and value for my money. I intend to keep the car for many years. Is there another model I should be looking at that I have overlooked in the Volvo range. I intend to spend about £25k, give or take a bit. You have advised me a couple of times before and thank you for that, particularly with the air filter issue last year on the C-Max. I look forward to hearing from you in due course.