One big caveat - Is there someone near her that can take care of the car?

My daughter could find no one to repair her '96 855 and had to junk it several years ago when it would not start. The nearest Volvo shop she could find was 4 hours away. She lives in Bemidji, a pretty good-sized city, but she never saw any Volvos there.

Realistically - what is the car worth?

When I had my dealer go through our '96 855R, they showed me brake lines that were cracked and needed attention, rear brake calipers that were lumps of rust, a rear suspension that was tearing up right rear tires that needed new parts, and several other items.

I needed repairs that equaled the book value of the car.

We drove that car for 11 years, and I smiled every time I was behind the wheel.

When I traded it, the used car manager told me that it would go to the auction - I told him to drive it - they advertised it for two months and sold it! He later told me that it was a pretty fast car!

Send her the proceeds from the car and the cost of shipping and have her put it towards another Volvo. That is actually what you would be doing!

To people in the business, our cars are just hunks of meat anyway.