1994 Volvo 940 Highlander Estate from UK and Ireland - Comments

Inherent problem with rainwater seeping through the bonnet seals onto the distributor cap. New seal brought out by Volvo which cured this problem.

I've had 2 petrol sender units and 3 petrol gauges and they're still not working properly!

Interior trim suffers a bit.

Driven 740s and 940s for 10 years and they're safest largest cars on the road today.

Since writing this review I have sold the car and bought a scenic (!)

I just couldn't justify the fuel costs driving 100 miles everyday on the motorway was costing £60 per week!

I miss it and still look out for other 940's. I wish Volvo did something this good nowadays!

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You haven't quoted mpg, but the Volvo 940 isn't that heavy on fuel - I think there was something wrong with it.

I'm a 940 Turbo owner here I'm the US, and I think the issue over the fuel consumption isn't that its "bad" per se (about 20mpg on average, fairly typical of most cars on the market), its just bad in comparison to the 940 itself. A medium-sized car, with a small 4-cylinder, getting in the high teens to mid-twenties using high-test fuel? Full-size V8 Cadillacs get the same figures, and on regular unleaded! The fuel use is just a bit out of whack for a car of this type.

I've driven many Volvo's and the only one that drank petrol was the 760 and even that one was OK on the motorway. Best One I came across on economy was a 240 series... it was a rocket powered brick and surprised a few rev heads who thought they were going to beat me to the next set of lights. For the record here in Australia petrol is currently about $1.20 for 98 octane and 350km travel costs about $30 in a 240 series and maybe the same in a 940 series too. This is derived from my travels to work and always over the speed limit with fast acceleration. Should also note that these cars are extremely safe in side impact crashes.. even without air bags.