I am thinking of buying an S-40.. used. I guess I'd like to hear from
present owners... What are the common problems with the various years..
I checked the S-40 forum some but didnt get a general feel for the car
I currently have a 98 S-70 that I get to care for.. (wife's car)
and a 240 (daughter's car).. I drive a 74 VW bus or a 98 Jetta and just
finished up a 2L 16v conversion on a 83 Rabbit. i dont mind so much
working on the minor stuff but dont want to deal with a bunch of major
issues.
Opinions wanted.

thanks for your time!
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Just like many boats the two happiest days of S-40 ownership are the day you buy it and the day you sell it.

LOL! I like boats too! Actually most boats and cars I have bought
have been like that... cept my 74 VW bus. (owned for 12 years now)
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Hey Axel,
The S-40 is to Volvo, what the Fox was to Audi...
say no more.
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hhmm and some people love those too..
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You seem like yo uhave powerful cars for your family from the 240 to S70 model. Even the other has 16valve on a 2.0 engine. S40 however is like the entrance model for the Volvos- the bare basics model. I think that is being too minimalist. Unless this of course will be your wife's car and you have a vendetta against her- or she likes driving at 55mph and no more. I still think you could consider ammenities besides performance. I say just upgrade or stay at the S-70 level.

First off.. the 240 doesnt fit my definition of powerful. :-)
The S-70 is my wife's and is not going away.
The 98 Jetta VR6 wil be my son's upon graduation.
The 83 rabbit hybred was a great father son project and is a
minimalist car.. it is bare bones although street legal it is
built for the track.
http://www.geocities.com/vdubbers2/index.htm
The S-40 is under consideration for me. It will give DAS bus
a break from being driven daily as it is 30+ years old now.
Having said that... thanks a lot for your input!
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On second thought anything that gives DAS a break is much needed. You dont mind the small stuff so the S 40 should work.Good Luck!

Thanks.. Ican handle the little problems here and there....
the other car that I am looking at is the VW R32..
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