So, spent about 1200 quid keeping the volvo on the road in the last two weeks. Today on the way home, it started playing up - some dodgy noises from the engine, then it stalled, was hard to restart. Then, on the big slope down into the valley, it kept dying (revs just dropped off constantly and stalled the engine), which meant the electrics went out, which meant the steering went. That was an interesting few hundred meters. Thankfully, there is a very good garage at the bottom of the hill, so the chap there had a look for me despite being closing time. Turns out, for some unknown reason, the coolant had boiled, blown a clip off one of the hoses, and emptied the entire system. 20 minutes and a few gallons of water and a new clip later, car was (and still is) fine. Fucking bonkers. Must have been the weather or something.