1981 Volvo 245 GL review from Australia and New Zealand

The things that have gone wrong with the Volvo are not really surprising given that it has done in excess of half a million kilometres. The vacuum assist booster for the brakes failed and was replaced with a reconditioned unit and I have had to replace a unreliable thermostat. Nothing else in the past 2 years.

I really had to add this review so that my remarkable 500K+ kilometre Volvo had a spot on the Web. I bought it from my wife's uncle (A$500 = US$250) who owned her from new and clocked up 510,000kms on her. So really the 20,000kms I have added are inconsequential except that these have been at the more 'mature' end of her life. So what can you say for a car that is in excess of 20 years old, has travelled to the moon and halfway back, and looks set to make it home.

I really don't want to comment on her other than she really is a marvelous piece of engineering. I couldn't recommend her highly enough.