They are basically good cars that by 1990 had been pretty well sorted out (about time, seeing as they made their debut in Europe in late 1974).
You will find trim pieces (both interior and exterior) break easily and are generally way inferior to Mercedes. Exterior trim bits are insanely expensive from dealers. Look on eVilBay. Drivetrain is excellent. Not that slow at all, that reputation is a leftover from some of the 1980s models that were imported with an anemic 2.1 liter motor with a weak cam profile. If the car is sluggish you may want to gently put it through some Italian-tuneup workouts, as some Volvo owners are chronic slugs and the motor may be full of gunk. Unfortunately all Bosch injection parts are now very expensive. Other than that the only major OUCH is replacement of the blower motor, which was apparently the first thing bolted to the chassis on the assembly line. Not hard in terms of competence, just requires removal of most of the dash. Not a hard car to work on but you will find things are not quite as well thought out as on a Mercedes. Cheers -- "Mac" Steve MacSween Aylmer, Quebec (Canada) Mercedes: '82 300sd / '82 240d (x2) / '60 220s on 8/5/08 14:57, Donald Snook at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I found a 1990 Volvo 240. It is a 1 owner car with 135,000 miles and perfect > shape. I have never had one of these. I think I have asked about Volvos and > somebody said there were a couple of models to avoid. The only complaints I > seen from reviews online is that they are pretty slow to accelerate. > Evidently those that were complaining about that have never driven a Mercedes > diesel. After all the 2.3 4 cyl. has 114 HP. > > Any one know anything about these cars? > > Donald H. Snook > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
