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Having very impure thoughts about moving on from our 240 200 1993

posted by  Onkel Udo II on  Fri Aug 26 04:00 CST 2011
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Been there and done that. I would add the 2001+ Saab 9-3 Sportcombi to the list along with Mercedes E-series wagons from the late '90's early 2000's.

Keep in mind three things:

You will be financing (most likely) so on top of depreciation and repairs, you throw the interest out the window

You will have a very steep learning curve for repairs, and used cars always have repairs, which includes finding the right garage and learning some skills yourself and finding an enthusiast site like this

You would be giving up the pinnacle of 140/240 evolution . Most of the problems, including the sub-par AC, were fixed on that model (except the blower motor).

You could reduce the second one by picking up a nice V70.

You could reduce the first one by going with a Taurus wagon that cost almost nothing, is reliable but is far from stylish and may or may not have rear airbags.

In the end, everything in life is a trade-off but the 240 you describe is one in need of a little love and a little money to be ready to go for the next 10 years.

Mike





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