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Need Information on a 1973 Volvo 145 S/W - are you serious? 140-160 1973

posted by  someone claiming to be V70driver on  Sun Sep 28 15:07 CST 2008 [RELATED]

Are you goofy or something? You want a 35-year-old car as a reliable daily driver? It may only be 26,000 miles old, and the 140 cars were terrific, but it is 35 years old. AGE affects a cars as much as mileage does. Every plastic and rubber part is 35 years old, every seal is 35 years old. Every bit of non-replaced lubricant (as in the odometers and heater fan) is 35 years old. Buy this as a hobby car and restore it. Drive it in summer to shows or on fun outings. But you better trust on a much newer generic car to get you to the store in winter. (If this is fuel-injected, wait until you see the cost of Bosch control components and other parts.)






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