Lucky me... the proud new owner of a 1995 940 Turbo... off-white with graphite leather and sport rack (100k). I do have some initial new owner questions though.... any responses much appreciated.

1) Gasoline type? The owner’s book says that premium grade of 91 octane or higher is recommended. Is this based on real need... or just the ideal grade that might be used regardless of cost? Do bad things happen if one just uses unleaded ‘regular’?

2) Maintence Manual: Is the Chilton manual the best source of information for basic maintenance type things?

3) Paint remover? There is a slight amount of yellow highway paint splattered on the bottom panel... have to lean down to see it. Would kerosene based tar remover clean this up safely?

Generally I just love the car... but it does seem that compared to my 1980 240 wagon, Volvo is building lots of things out of plastic that used to be solid metal. Take the gas cover flap for instance... seems really flimsy compared to the 1980 version.

Also I’m miffed that most of the straps on the aircleaner box have broken off. Still being held down by a few... but that’ll need to get fixed. ($138 for the plastic box!... don’t suppose those could be found second hand anywhere?).