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I had one for about 6 months. 84 240 Turbo. Wish I didn't sell it. Great looking car
Aw man, what memories!
A close friend bought one brand new. He drove over and picked me up. We flew around country roads for about an hour, getting back to my house in the dark. Turns out we didn't need a night light to find the door, the manifold was glowing a bright orange for several minutes after parking it. He said the dealer told him that was normal, just idle the engine until it cooled enough to stop glowing.
My first car was a Volvo 740, drove a lot in the icy northern country roads in Sweden back then, which is quite a fun treat when you're in your late teens and have RWD
I also had a 240 after, (got it dirt cheap), and an 850.
The 850 felt a lot more luxurious in comparison to the other two, but was less fun to drive due to FWD in spite of almost twice the horsepower.
I had an S70, which was a transitional development from the 850. I liked it just fine, the car was very solid and comfortable and at the time it was the safest thing around in a crash. A big bonus - it came with an engine oil cooler and transmission fluid cooler and it was actually rated to tow 3,300lb and I used it as a local tow/launch vehicle for an 18ft aluminum boat, while it was still a good practical daily driver (as opposed to a big pickup truck). But as the miles added up, the maintenance bills were killing me, that was the downfall.
I had two, a '71 145 and a '72 145. Loved them both right up until the time I sold them.
My first Volvo was a '72 142E, followed by a '73 145, then a '76 265DL. The 142 had some electrical issues under the hood (a couple of years after I sold the car I finally found out what had caused the bucking at highway speed). The fan clutch failed and it was making a horrible noise, which was erroneously attributed to the transmission until an astute mechanic figured it out. The 145 was the only automatic of the bunch, and that made it a bit sluggish. The 265 had a four speed with electric overdrive. I had to drain and refill the transmission when a repair shop added 90 weight gear oil to the ATF in the transmission to top it off when I asked them to prepare it for a trip. One day the clutch master cylinder decided to take a dive, and that was expensive. Replacing the water pump was a pain in the tail, because Volvo secured it with aluminum bolts that invariably sheared off when you tried to remove them.
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