1997 Volvo 960 from North America - Comments

Leather trim on the door panels shrunk and is now coming out of the weather stripping under the windows.

The sun visors do not stay up.

The cup holders will only hold very small cups and are not very solid/break easily.

Sunroof leaks in the passenger compartment after heavy rain.

Other than the few downsides I had listed above, this car is great! Has a lot more power than our older 240, and is good on gas for a 6 cylinder.

Passenger compartment is roomy, the seats have variable memory for different drivers, leather throughout, power everything.

The Bose stereo is fantastic. Sound quality is great, and the stereo comes as a radio/cassette/CD player.

Dummy lights in the dash are actually useful, letting you know if your coolant is low, when to service your vehicle, etc.

Trunk space is enormous. Great for long trips.

Seating for five is not impossible, and is even comfortable for three adults in the back seat with the front seats all the way back.

The automatic seats fully recline in the front, making a snooze on a long trip by a front seat passenger possible.

On the downside, for those out there that are smokers, the ashtray in this car is very small and in a very poor location, right behind the gear shift. You cannot remove the ashtray while the car is in "park".

The center rear seat back pulls down and has a storage compartment inside, and it is great for kids who want somewhere to put down a book.

In regard to the leaking sunroofs on these models, try flushing out the drainage pipes. Lots of European cars were not designed with the dusty conditions of dry countries like Australia. Add a little moisture to a build up of dust in a small pipe = mud plug! It may be possible to remove the whole panel (follow a repair manual like Haynes) then source a high pressure water jet or compressed gas (CO2). Check the outlet points also (grease & road grime build up) These could be behind front wheel arch or over rear wheels. Happy motoring :)