R. -

Not necessarily directly on topic but...

My second car was a '67 122 wagon. Oft confused with a Volkswagen by unknowing locals. Drove just fine. I never really warmed up to it but it always did everything I asked it to. Gave me some great memories. At the time (1972), I outright laughed at the Duetts. They looked ancient even when rolling off the truck back in '67.

I have a Duett now. Wouldn't trade it for the world. The crowd favorite (and mine too) everywhere I go. If I had time, space, and money, I'd try to convince you to sell me yours.

As for Volvo, and their niche, yes - maybe it *was* the 'thinking man's car'. Unfortunately, the people at Volvo weren't thinking. Their focus became competing with Mercedes and BMW. Which is fine, except - Mercedes and BMW do what they do *really* well. Everything that was Volvo is now Subaru. They make a great car for the money, don't pretend to compete with anyone else because they are, like Volvo once was, in a class by themselves.

Being a 'thinking man' (I think), I'd be embarrassed to tell anyone I drive a contemporary Volvo. There are many better choices.

All of that having been said, I'm doing all I (reasonably) can to keep my '96 960 going. My brother dubbed it 'der Panzer'. 310k and climbing...

(Just my 2c..., I surely didn't mean to offend)

KaiS