The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

What year is better 89 vs. 92? 200

posted by  scorron on  Fri Mar 9 03:18 CST 2007
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Tue Oct 7 21:10 CST 2014
[RELATED]

Like Blue Horse said, there is little difference between the two years besides that which you already know.

I would go for the '89 and here's why: At right about 13 years, everything but the engine and body on these cars begins to wear out - bushings, shocks, struts, seat foam, vinyl, etc. I know, Dad bought his 245 at about 13 years old and we spent a few years steadily replacing worn parts. Last year I bought my completely original '93 at 13 years old and I've spent the past year replacing shocks, struts, bushings, etc. and the plastic is only now beginning to crack.

An '89 in constant service has probably already had all of this stuff replaced but a '92 could still be hanging on with those old wear items ready to be a major pain in the butt and hit to the wallet.

If the level of maintenance on the two cars has been comparable, I'd go with the '89.
--
Sean Corron






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.