Faults:

Changed brake pads, some bushings in the rear axle, rear muffler and burnt wiring for the rear lamps. Changed radiator after the front was hit by a stone and it started leaking. Some rust in the doors and wheel arches, but nothing serious.

General Comments:

Used as a work car for building materials and garbage. Extremely robust and well built, can take a lot of abuse. A lot of room. Paid 800 Euro for it back then, now these go for 10-15 times that. Crazy to think about, considering we used it as a disposable object then.

Faults:

Rust around windshield leads to leak.

Rear brake calipers need overhaul.

Windshield wiper motor was short-circuited when it fell apart, could easily be fixed. But lots of work hours, hidden behind dashboard.

Valve troubles, probably need replacement. Car drives anyway.

General Comments:

Unusually much space - little technology to hide, so you can actually stretch your legs everywhere, or carry 1 passenger + dining table with eight chairs inside the car.

It is very comfortable!

Style - everybody loves the car, and forgets that its performance is still that of a basic 60s car.

Very, very easy to maintain, any farmer anywhere can help you when in trouble.

Cheapest car I have ever owned! But the to-do-list is growing, so I need to upgrade to something else.

Faults:

Only problem was warping of front brake discs; seemed to happen several times, replaced them just before trading it in for a Pontiac wagon.

General Comments:

Quality was very good, good mileage, nice ride and performance (4:11 rear end), but the radio on the right side of the dash was awkward to adjust.

Faults:

She threw a rod in 1991 at about 150K miles, we rebuilt another B20B engine, now she's almost to 400K. We spin-balanced the new engine, the water pump has never failed.

Ignition condenser has failed twice in the last 10 years or so. Symptoms much like water in the gas.

The old carburetor needles ran too lean at speed and burned the exhaust valves so we redid the head about 300K. We added an air-fuel meter, it helped us choose the best needles for the SU-HIF6 carburetors.

General Comments:

4 speed + OD and manual steering makes me feel in control and in touch with the road.

Very comfortable front seats and driving position. Rear bench seat OK, not great, rear seat could be improved by adding headrests.

Nicely balanced rear wheel drive design, good winter handling.

We have IPD sway bars for flatter handling and like them.

Excellent tight turning radius.

Excellent visibility all round.

Good cargo capacity.

Easy to work on, except for under-dash jobs.

Faults:

Replaced transmission with a Ford t-5, mated via a v-performance.com adapter plate. Replaced fuel pump.

Ball joints, suspension bushings at 230,000 miles.

General Comments:

Excellent practical comfortable car that is easily owner maintainable. Good heater, good economy, excellent cargo capacity, great for camping (flat floor just over 6 foot long).

Faults:

After 30 years and 250,325 km no mayor problem ever!!!

General Comments:

This most be one of the worlds best cars, I bought it when I got married and that was three decades ago. During all these years, and after beign the learning car for my wife and three sons, the car has asked for nothing, but really basic maintenance.

The most expensive job I had on this car was changing the fuel pump about three years ago.

The best part is that with its I-4 2.0 B20F Engine this car can easily run at 170 km/hr, not forcing the machine at all. Not bad for a grand-pa.

Good car-good Volvo.

Faults:

The master cylinder went, constant points replacement. I love it.

General Comments:

I'm in a wheel chair {previous car accident}, this car suits me well. I put a lot of miles on in a summer, and bang it around a lot, dumpster green and all the chrome.

As stated by another, the trans shifts hard and sporty, unlike his mine will chirp second! Pretty cool for an old wagon!