1988 Volvo 740 review from North America
"Great car!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The left ball joint needed to be replaced around 250,000 miles.
Seats wore badly.
A/C stopped working.
General comments?
This car was a tank. The engine ran great.
Around 250,000 miles small problems started to mount. The engine and transmission leaked, a motor mount broke, there were some electrical problems with the rear lights. The car had almost 300,000 miles on it, though.
Big, solid, heavy car that has an engine that will run forever. I drove it to the junk yard. The engine just didn't want to die.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1988 |
| Year of manufacture | 1988 |
| First year of ownership | 2002 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2008 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.3 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 10 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 194000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 275000 miles |
| Previous car | Volvo 740 |
| Date of Entry | 6th March, 2009 |