Faults:

- Alternator Replaced

- Various Seals and Gaskets on Engine and Transmission Replaced

- Transmission Bushings

- Front and Back Windshield Wiper Motors

- Besides these repairs and routine replacement parts, nothing else! Still on the original turbo charger!

General Comments:

A Terrific car! Slow take off power, but great torque and power once the turbo spools up. The only bad side to the turbo engine is that it devours gas... EPA 19/24 and REQURES premium fuel. But I suppose that is not too terrible for a midsize luxury car of the 1980's.

The interior is roomy and very comfortable. Volvo makes extremely comfortable seats. However, it's obvious they had not grasped the concept of bolsters in the seat bottom to keep your butt from sliding on your seat around corners, especially with leather upholstery. Besides that, a super comfy interior.

The body has held up pretty well inside and out. Trim quality is horrible on older Volvos. The trim pieces inside and out are always falling or breaking off somewhere. Overall build quality is very solid though with minimal squeaks and rattles.

Even with high mileage, the car runs incredibly well on the original engine and tranny. No doubt, this car will last well past the 200k mile mark.

I love this car, but honestly, the only things that make Volvos better than the average car are their superior safety, and durability/longevity of the engine and transmission. Electrical problems are common on older Volvos, as are poor quality trim and average reliability of the other major mechanical components of the car, like radiator, alternator, etc. But even with these common flaws, Volvos typically last around 300k miles and are more reliable compared to the average car.

Faults:

Nothing apart from a noisy fuel pump, which still runs perfectly.

General Comments:

Now converted to 7 seats with a kit from a 245, cracking car, indestructible, lovely and comfortable, I've never had a better all round car. Although we do run a 1.1 Metro for my wife, both cars, bought, MOT'd, taxed and insured, Comp on Volvo, and TPFT on Metro for less than a grand.

Faults:

Car had sat for 2 years without turning a wheel, rear disc's, pads and h/brake shoes replaced as matter of course, front pads were new, disc's cleaned of rust, needed a track rod end and a frayed seatbelt replaced for MOT.

General Comments:

Considering I saved the purchase price of the car simply by changing insurance company, and sold a dead Sierra (head gasket) which more than covered the cost of parts for the MOT, I am totally delighted with the car, not much more expensive to run than the 2.0 L Sierra, apart from a noisy fuel pump it is a lovely and comfortable lazy car to drive, enough room for family of 5 and large dog with room to spare.

Faults:

Right front directional signal lens fell off.

General Comments:

This is a very reliable car. High mileage does not affect this car's performance, just keep it maintained. This is a solid built car. Safety is one of the reasons I picked this car.

Faults:

The only real problem I really had was I had to replace the timing belt and.

The fuel injector, but that is about it.

General Comments:

This car is very comfy and it is plenty big.

It’s not very fast, but it gets the job done.

Very, very durable, it was hit by a truck and the only damage that sustained was on the front turn signal.

Faults:

The car was in an accident and the back door was destroyed. A friend of the family who is a mechanic purchased it in this condition, fixed it and sold it to us. There have been no major problems since.

Passenger seat warmer no longer works.

Drivers side back door power lock does not work, must be locked on it's own.

General Comments:

Great car, was in outdoor storage for about two years, and has survived Canadian winters with only one small rust spot on the original paint.

Very comfortable and safe.

Handles quite well for a large car.

No engine problems in 12 years and over 300,000 kilometres.