hola gang,

well, i am new to the brickboard, here on the recommendation of someone very near and dear to me who has a 940 GLE.

i am currently the not-so-proud owner of an 87 camaro convertible. a nice little zipping car, but a horrible gas guzzler. she has a list of repairs awaiting her to make her into a suitable daily driver. right now, she barely starts and isn't reliable transportation.

well, today someone ran across a 940 wagon, 1993 with 115k miles, for $3k minus whatever i get for trade-in on the camaro. finances are tight, so there is no way i could keep both cars. the question is...do i go with this nice-looking, but less image-fitting, vehicle or try to repair the camaro?

i will admit that i was drawn to the 940, even though it is a wagon, and i am a 21 yr old college student. and she is REMARKABLY more eco-friendly when compared to the camaro, and i like the idea of being "counter-culture." in addition, i could then load up six friends, or four friends and some lumber, and be merrily on my way. not that i have a whole lot of use for lumber at this juncture...but you never know...

other pluses in the 940's favor is being newer, better maintained, less maintenance intensive, in really beautiful shape, and being...yes, i said it...RELIABLE. so, my mind should be made up, right? except for one TEENSY little problem...

emotional tie.

i am very attached to my camaro. not this one specifically, but third generation camaros in general. my first car was an 88 camaro (baby blue with t-tops!!), and i invested SOOOOO much time and SOOOO many resources in her...and someone hit me head-on and she went quickly downhill from there. this 87 also has in its favor being a 20th anniversary edition, rare (because it's a convertible), and potentially valuable one day (should i ever be able to do the required work on her).

so what do you say--should i swallow my pride and emotions, and go for practical? again, i stress that it isn't that i don't LIKE the 940...and admire volvos in general, because i DO. i am just not positive that this is the move i want to make at this time.

any suggestions??

thanks,
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