All -

Found someone in McMinnville to repair my wife's dead 1982 240 SW and get her back on the road. Seems the main problem was a non-functioning fuel pressure regulator. It would run reasonably well on the highway at speed but just wouldn't run in town at all. He also replaced various ignition items which I don't feel were necessary, since I keep things tidy in that department, including plug wires for which he charged $88.00 alone! So I think he took some advantage of the situation but he did get the car on the road. Also, he did some shuttling around of her and the daughter which was very helpful.

Thank you all who replied to my plea for help - I tried to reply to some but couldn't figure it out.

Meanwhile, my 91 240 sedan, which has 120,000 miles on it and looks like new, is turning out to be a first class piece of junk! It's just one thing after another wrong with it and is costing me huge amounts of money (the Volvo's go to the shop - I have other more interesting cars to work on in my garage, and I hate working on cars that I have to use for transportation). Clearly it is a much inferior car to the wife's 82 240 SW (which has a quarter million miles on it)! Since I'm not about to put up with crap like that, it's going to go. My question for you all is what year Volvo do you think is the best in terms of reliability and freedom from trouble? I'm talking primarily 200 series here - I havn't heard anything good about the newer models. My thought is to find a good one and spend the effort to put it in proper running condition.

Free opinion time, guys (and gals if you're there)!

Frank Starr