I bought a Volvo 240 Sedan for my niece when she turned 16. I wanted her to learn to drive a stick shift, in a safe car, that got good fuel economy. She delayed getting her license, so as I rebuilt the brakes, replaced the bearings, fixed the fuel tanks sensor, etc, I started driving it. I discovered that it was really fun to drive. I drove it about a year and missed it when she finally got her license and learned to drive it. The only thing I did not like about it was the fact that is was a sedan, not a wagon. Years ago, my brother had the previous version of this car and I had an opportunity to sleep in the back one night and was amazed how comfortable it was. As the years past car styles changed and cars/SUVs became shorter and lost that wonderful space in the back. To haul building materials you need a pickup truck.
Our sedan is a 1992 model year. This is the last full year of production and features black trim, without chrome, and a black grill. These are minor differences, but I like that look better than the other years. The 1993 year was a short production year and they went back to a chrome surround on the grill--which I don't like--but this can be changed I suppose. The 1993 had a few more features I liked, like sound insulation in the hood. I can always add that in later at some point. So my goal was to find a 1990 t0 1993 Wagon in a color I liked. Color choice is actually hard, as Volvo was notorious for ugly paint colors--weird pastels for example. Also I wanted cloth seats, power windows, and if possible heated seats and power mirrors--these last two can be added easily enough.
After two years of searching I found a 5 speed wagon. I named it Sea Dog because the black and silver look matched the coat of my Portuguese Water Dog. Sea Dog had worn and cracked front turn signals, one new headlight--the other looked yellowed and faded, a rust hole visible when the back passenger door was opened, a small amount of surface rust on the front drivers side fender, a missing antenna, blown spare tire, and broken wiring in the tailgate. I bought it for $1705.
I bought a Volvo 240 Sedan for my niece when she turned 16. I wanted her to learn to drive a stick shift, in a safe car, that got good fuel economy. She delayed getting her license, so as I rebuilt the brakes, replaced the bearings, fixed the fuel tanks sensor, etc, I started driving it. I discovered that it was really fun to drive. I drove it about a year and missed it when she finally got her license and learned to drive it. The only thing I did not like about it was the fact that is was a sedan, not a wagon. Years ago, my brother had the previous version of this car and I had an opportunity to sleep in the back one night and was amazed how comfortable it was. As the years past car styles changed and cars/SUVs became shorter and lost that wonderful space in the back. To haul building materials you need a pickup truck.
Our sedan is a 1992 model year. This is the last full year of production and features black trim, without chrome, and a black grill. These are minor differences, but I like that look better than the other years. The 1993 year was a short production year and they went back to a chrome surround on the grill--which I don't like--but this can be changed I suppose. The 1993 had a few more features I liked, like sound insulation in the hood. I can always add that in later at some point. So my goal was to find a 1990 t0 1993 Wagon in a color I liked. Color choice is actually hard, as Volvo was notorious for ugly paint colors--weird pastels for example. Also I wanted cloth seats, power windows, and if possible heated seats and power mirrors--these last two can be added easily enough.
After two years of searching I found a 5 speed wagon. I named it Sea Dog because the black and silver look matched the coat of my Portuguese Water Dog. Sea Dog had worn and cracked front turn signals, one new headlight--the other looked yellowed and faded, a rust hole visible when the back passenger door was opened, a small amount of surface rust on the front drivers side fender, a missing antenna, blown spare tire, and broken wiring in the tailgate. I bought it for $1705.
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