1991 Volvo 940 GL from Israel - Comments

Bought the car with a none working A/C. A/C was fixed for 150$ - faulty control unit. - soldering problem.

Electrical passenger window did not work.

Cleaned the electric window switch for 0$. - did it myself.

Changed 2 tires.

Replaced a bad steering bar 20$ for the part.

Nothing else for now.

Bought the car for 3000$, a rare manual transmission here in Israel.

The car feels very solid.

It handles well on long rides, has a very small turning radius (RWD effect I guess).

I like the roar of the engine when revving up from idle and the boxy looks.

This car has alloy wheels with 205 cm tires, which makes it look very massive.

Reliability is good, though I've only done 11000 Km till now.

Gas milage is 1 liter per 9-10Km.

I am planning on using this car till it dies.

I do not drive it much; only about 10-15Km a day to the train station and back, so I won't be adding much mileage on it in the coming year.

You might want to consider driving more than 1000miles before claiming it will run forever.

I did write that reliability is still unknown.

Got 207KKm now,

Had to restore the A/C compressor coil. (150$)

Nothing else for now.

I am planning to buy a used 940 GL, the only thing that hold me back is the infamous AC problem with the model. Is it really that bad?

The A/C is a common problem, but after you fix/replace it, you are good for a few years.

I have 209KKm now and use the A/C most of the time, beside the faulty A/C unit (which I could have fixed myself if I only knew about the soldering problem in advance) and the compressor issue (that failed because of it's age) I have no problem with it. (maybe just that it is too cold).