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posted by Jorrell on Wed Jan 24 15:48 CST 2007
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Bypass your temperature gauge compensation board NOW!

Head pipe will either rattle or crack if you look at it funny.

Map pockets and E-brake console will shatter if you fart.

TABS fail and cause serious handling issues in 245s.

Pink label ECUs need taken out back to be shot.

Seat foam fails.

Crank position sensor harness fails... when you least expect it

OD relay and solenoid harness is a reliability menace.

Air intake thermostat sticks open and fries one AMM after another.

AC expansion valve plugs up, replacement required.

Rear tail light bulbs boil and pop after a hard rain.

Sun roof leaks due to plugged drain lines in the A-Pillars.

I'm sure there is a lot more I could add, but hey, is this a bad list for a new car? ABSOLUTELY! How is is for a 20 year old car??? you must answer that question on your own! Personal opinion is that with a bit of PM (knowing the above), breakdowns are almost unheard of, also, the above isn't that bad price wise to deal with!

Personal opinion of course!

jorrell
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92 245 245K miles, IPD'd to the hilt, 06 XC70, 00 Eclipse custom Turbo setup...currently in pieces

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Flaws of the Volvo 200 [200]
posted by punk240 on Wed Jan 24 14:19 CST 2007 >

Flaws of the Volvo 200 [200][1988]
posted by dwc240 on Wed Jan 24 14:28 CST 2007 > V

driver's seat, after about 150K miles [200]
posted by Sven's Maintainer on Wed Jan 24 15:02 CST 2007 > V
- driver's seat, after about 150K miles [200]
  posted by green volvo mechanic on Wed Jan 24 15:09 CST 2007 > V
  - driver's seat, after about 150K miles [200]
    posted by Jorrell on Wed Jan 24 15:25 CST 2007 > V
    - yes - junkyuard seats for foam [200]
      posted by Sven's Maintainer on Wed Jan 24 15:36 CST 2007 > V

CUPHOLDERS...D'OH! [200]
posted by mcduck subscriber on Wed Jan 24 15:19 CST 2007 > V
- How's this for a solution? .... [200]
  posted by Ken C subscriber on Wed Jan 24 17:04 CST 2007 > V
  - How's this for a solution? .... [200]
    posted by Jessie on Thu Jan 25 15:46 CST 2007 > V

Flaws of the Volvo 200 [200]
posted by Jorrell on Wed Jan 24 15:48 CST 2007 > V
- Flaws of the Volvo 200 [200]
  posted by CoolVolvo on Sun Jan 28 16:33 CST 2007 > V
  - Flaws of the Volvo 200 [200]
    posted by punk240 on Sun Jan 28 17:19 CST 2007 > V

Engineering oversights and technical difficulties of the Volvo 200... [200]
posted by Redwood Chair on Wed Jan 24 15:51 CST 2007 > V
- Engineering oversights and technical difficulties of the Volvo 200... [200]
  posted by Jorrell on Wed Jan 24 16:10 CST 2007 > V
  - Engineering oversights and technical difficulties of the Volvo 200... [200]
    posted by someone claiming to be allsoggy on Wed Jan 24 18:56 CST 2007 > V
    - Engineering oversights and technical difficulties of the Volvo 200... [200]
      posted by Jorrell on Thu Jan 25 12:49 CST 2007 > V
      - Engineering oversights and technical difficulties of the Volvo 200... [200]
        posted by tank87 on Thu Jan 25 16:28 CST 2007 > V
- Which shows we don;t have much to complain about, after all. [200]
  posted by Flab FC on Mon Jan 29 08:27 CST 2007 > V

Flaws of the Volvo 200 [200]
posted by yama on Thu Jan 25 00:59 CST 2007 > V

They're not very good at attracting good looking women. [200]
posted by Trev29 on Thu Jan 25 01:05 CST 2007 > V
- They're not very good at attracting good looking women. [200]
  posted by someone claiming to be csh on Thu Jan 25 03:08 CST 2007 > V
  - They're not very good at attracting good looking women. [200]
    posted by Paul Driver of Inga on Thu Jan 25 10:25 CST 2007 > V
- They're not very good at attracting good looking women. [200]
  posted by Ryan_R subscriber on Thu Jan 25 04:55 CST 2007 > V
  - I wasn't talking about smart ones Buh dum tzzzz tzzz... NMI [200]
    posted by Trev29 on Fri Jan 26 00:36 CST 2007 > V
    - You don't want them other types anyway.... trust me :-) [200]
      posted by Ryan_R subscriber on Mon Jan 29 08:38 CST 2007 > V
- They're not very good at attracting good looking women. [200]
  posted by Laine subscriber on Thu Jan 25 13:13 CST 2007 > V
- The problem isn't the car, the problem is the man driving it. [200]
  posted by Flab FC on Thu Jan 25 13:21 CST 2007 > V

Flaws of the Volvo 200 - List those evident when your brick was only 5 years old...........nmi [200]
posted by B.C. subscriber on Thu Jan 25 04:27 CST 2007 > V

Flaws of the Volvo 200 [200]
posted by Strackerjack subscriber on Thu Jan 25 08:52 CST 2007 > V
- Flaws of the Volvo 200 [200]
  posted by someone claiming to be Juan P. on Thu Jan 25 10:00 CST 2007 > V
  - Flaws of the Volvo 200 [200]
    posted by Strackerjack subscriber on Wed Jan 31 03:21 CST 2007 > V

Flaws of the Volvo 200 [200]
posted by Springfresh on Sun Jan 28 17:09 CST 2007 > V
- Flaws of the Volvo 200 [200]
  posted by Sven's Maintainer on Wed Jan 31 04:22 CST 2007 > V

TWO WORDS [200]
posted by mr.zorak subscriber on Wed Jan 31 07:02 CST 2007 > V

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