After a detailed explanation of how I've been doing, I asked, "And how are you?" He told me that his aunt died yesterday. And his car was totaled a week ago. (It was parked and he wasn't in it.) I didn't wish to be unsympathetic, but sometimes a person reaches their limit of grief and sadness.
I know a Volvo mechanic who buys old Volvos, repairs them, and then resells them. I'll pass that contact information on.