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850 RIP (Soon, anyways) 850 1993

posted by  Jake850 on  Wed Nov 5 16:10 CST 2003
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I got a call from my mechanic, I was told that my engine had lots of "blow by". To make a long story short, he told me to unload the Volvo ASAP. What is that ("blow by"), and is it bad? I just took the car in to get winterized and now this! He said with the age and mileage (155,000) its not worth fixing ($4,000), do you agree? If so, being a college student, I doubt my wallet will withstand another Swedish Product's maintainence. However, I have heard that three-series BMWs are reasonably reliable cars, and I have an independent mechanic who is dirt cheap. Sound like a good idea? Thanks.


-Jake






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