I drove a 1959 544S when a grad student in M-SP back in the bronze age (1969). Cruised all day at 77 - tight as a drum. Bought it for $389 and sold it a year later for $325.
On Sat, Jan 7, 2017 at 1:19 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I think they started going down hill after the 544. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_PV444/544 > > > On Sat, Jan 7, 2017 at 9:34 AM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > The 200, 700, and 900 series cars were essentially indestructable. Ran > > forever, the 700 and 900 didn't rust, they were great cars. > > > > All later models (after Ford bought Volvo) are rolling junk. My neighbor > > bought an 850 to replace their 245 with 300,000 miles on it, sold it in > six > > months after the altenator failed the second time since they had the car > at > > $450 each (unique to the car). > > > > For light duty they are OK, but have a reputation for electrical issues > > and mechanical reliability problems. A Ford at twice the price, so to > > speak. > > > > Peter > > > > > > > -- > OK Don > > *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of > our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who > learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence > for themselves." > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
