1982 Volvo 245 GLT review from Italy
"High performance and high comfort, but this car drinks too much fuel"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
When we bought it the turbo was broken, changed all the engine, turbo and transmission.
Front lights became bad and are a little bit broken.
The heat is too hot and it's difficult to have warm temperatures with its air conditioning... only cold or hot.
General comments?
We bought this car in 1996 and we paid it almost nothing, it had a tired engine and broken turbo. We bought a crashed 244 and placed its engine and transmission in the 245.
It works very good, but it needs much too fuel to go on. The car is very big and we use it to bring heavy and big loads inside.
The comfort is excellent!
I like very much to drive it!
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| First year of ownership | 1996 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2001 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.0 turbo Manual |
| Performance marks | 8/10 |
| Reliability marks | 8/10 |
| Comfort marks | 9/10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 7/10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 3/10 |
| Distance when acquired | 240000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 314000 kilometres |
| Date of Entry | 27th September, 2001 |