I had a lady buy a 1990 Volvo 240 from me about 6 months ago. It was in beautiful shape. No paint fade (a rarity in Atlanta)... perfect interior... you get the idea.

Two weeks later she calls me up and relays the first step towards a painful death. She had taken it to one of those cheap ass Firestone places and they proceed to tell her that it needs a tune-up. Several hundreds of dollars later the car isn't right. In fact, it won't stay running. It gets towed to a mechanic and he finds the culprit in two months. A loose battery cable. Shumcks!

Then... the real disaster struck. She had another mechanic, not the one I told her to get her work done at, mess around with it. Apparently one of the headlight bulbs went out. He puts the wrong wires and fuses together, for reasons beyond my comprehension and blamo! Good buy computer. Welcome electrical issues. She then has it towed to my mechanic who doesn't believe it's worth fixing at this point.

So folks, we officially have a perfect 1990 240 with no rust and no paint fade that will now be a beautiful parts donor for a lot of aficionados. Either that or I personally take on the task of tracking down electrical issues that may never be found... which I don't have the time to do.

Anyone in Atlanta have the time or inclination? I'm open to selling, paying, donating, whatever would work.