Can anyone give me any advise on whether a volvo 940 2.3 lpt with about 120K on the clock are a decent second car?
Belt changed already seems a decent car, what is ownership like in terms of cost and driving?
Thank you
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Hi A2B - I had a 940 some years ago and an 850 shortly afterwards. If space is your main requirement then stick with the 940 it's just huge ! However if you fancy a Volvo of this sort of age I would suggest the 850 every time. Much better drive with similar costs. As it happens I did about 70k in both of them with no trouble.
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Thanks it's a late 97 I think.
They are relatively trouble free then?
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Mine was very reliable. Wee bit thirsty maybe but I guess its all a function of whether you intend to do a lot of miles.
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good solid car ,about as reliable as you can get ,easy to work on and service ,parts are easily had new or second hand and reasonably priced,if you even sort of half look after it it should serve you well
it is a bit thirsty though as already said Mine is very reliable.
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These are the best cars Volvo ever made. Robust and will run to mega mileages with only routine maintenance. Downside, as previously mentioned, is fuel economy (low 20's) but you can't have everything. Much, much better than the later P2 cars and their electrickery.
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Fantastic cars, built to last. Fuel pump relay can go but hardly expensive and check seat belt anchorages. Some seem to rust, others immaculate in this area.
Getting harder to find nice examples now - many have fallen into the hands of tradesmen who use them as a cheap alternative to van. They will take a level of physical and mechanical abuse that other cars (including some newer Volvos) would curl up and die at. However, worth maintaining a good one - it will give many years of dependable motoring.
Fuel consumption a bit heavy - mid to high 20's is about as good as it gets.
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No hesitation in recommending the 940. The 740/940 series was the last true Volvo in terms of robustness of engineering. I ran a 740 2.3 auto for the best part of 10 years and then gave it to my daughter who has been running it for nearly three years. It is now over 17 years old and refuses to die. Sailed through the last MOT test. Despite considerable neglect by her it never seems to go wrong.
Until fairly recently I ran a virtually new V70 diesel. In the 9 months I had this it was in the workshop more than my 740 was in 10 years!
Only negatives are poor handling (you get used to this) and poor mpg (but this is less important if repair bills are few and far between).
Highly recommended.
HectorG
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Cliff will be along shortly to tell you at 120K it is barely run in ;)
My 86' 740 is approaching 240K and has had no real issues apart from the normal consumables, though I had to fit inner track rod ends and a s/h starter last year.
Reliability and cost per mile is best of any car I have owned. I was contemplating a change to a V70 but have changed my mind after reading of the electronic problems and so paid the garage to weld up the holes in the front floor pan to get it through this years MOT
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One mans junk is another mans treasure
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That's nothing my 89' G reg 740 GLE Estate - 270K on the clock starts first time even when it's cold, damp etc Fantastic cars .....
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Can they be converted to LPG?
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Yes but it will cost far more than the cars worth.Plenty of cheap S60's about just ripe to convert in fact some already are.
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It doesn't matter what the car is worth. The decision to invest in LPG conversion should be based on the expected return over a given duration. All you need to be reasonably assured of is that the car will actually last long enough to generate that return.
Obviously it will - it's a classic Volvo. You can confidentally expect to get another 200,000 miles out of it minimum. That should be a long enough pay-back time for the conversion.
Go to the Volvo Owners Club forum. There will be plenty of advice and recommended converters.
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We have a 940S (2.0 litre) auto estate. It's done 152k, and really feels like it'll go on forever. As has been said, 120k is small bananas for one of these. Lovely feeling of solidity, actually quite easy to park for a long car (as it's so square), and heated seats are lovely this time of year. Vast inside- we bought it as a workhorse while we do the house up, but like it so much will be keeping it! Ours is a 1993 on an L, and only cost £600. We've shelled out that again on cambelt change & rear pads & some other bits, but only wear and tear items.
Bangernomics at its best!
HTH,
Alex.
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Dr Alex Mears
Volvo 940S estate 1993
Maxda MX5 1.8iS 1997
Yamaha RD350 YPVS 1992
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>>All you need to be reasonably assured of is that the car will actually last long enough to >>generate that return.Obviously it will - it's a classic Volvo. You can confidentally expect to get another 200 000 miles out of it minimum. That should be a long enough pay-back time for the conversion.
Unless some pfd in a lorry drives up your rear end the week after the conversion :-/
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These are great robust cars, probably last of the cars for life type.
One note of caution, they are not much fun to drive. dont expect to get out of a Ford Ka and then enjoy the Volvo. But heh thats not the point.
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