Been a while since I've posted. Both 960's are gone, but have been replaced with a 94-850, 98-V70XC, & a recently purchased 95-945. The 960's served us well and I really miss owning/driving one. The cross country lasted a year & a half before the head gasket went south. I missed a couple critical signs on the intial very cold Feb. morning where I 1st inspected it. Had I noticed that the valve cover (oil pump, & oil pan) had been RTV'd on instead of the volvo sealer, I would have walked. It had the noisy lifter syndrome common to the 960's & my impression was that it simply needed a real driver to get the engine loosened up & the lifter noise would go away. I was wrong.

Came across a nice non-running 95-945 that needed a fuel pump and an intake gasket. Bought it from a friend, was his wifes car & after it stalled out on her a couple times on her they replaced it. He's a BMW guy & really knew nothing about Volvo's. Replaced those 2 items & have been driving/enjoying it trouble free. It is largely intact as the day it left the factory, a big bonus. Needs some attention that any 160K brick would need. All in all, a very good buy. I see this one as a keeper, mostly due to its simplicity, condition, & it's rust free. Although, I would trade it for another nice 960, I miss the extra power from the 2.9L engine.

Would be interested in any green manuals(especially electrical) for the 940, have a few from the 960 for trade.

After the Cross Country gets an engine replacement the 850 will be sold, the RWD 940, hands down, trumps the FWD 850.

I'll try not to be gone for so long. I also own a 635CSi BMW and spend most my time on those sites. Good to see some of the old faces still around. As they say "Volvo for Life".

Dave
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