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I just inherited a 240 DL Wagon - got some Q's: 200

posted by  someone claiming to be Rob on  Tue Dec 5 05:29 CST 2000 [RELATED]

Hi Guys,

About a week ago I was given a non-turbo, 240 DL Wagon, free of charge, except for the taxes, etc. I have a few basic questions. The car is right now temporarily parked at a relatives house so I haven't gotten to looking it over real close. It is a 1980's vehicle. I am still waiting for that info from the donor, along with the keys, owners manual. I wad told that they did not keep any documentation on the vehicle, but that it was maintained when needed. I saw the outside. The body has no rust or dings. It is a dark blue or black? The interior is tan leather with no tears or worn spots. It does have a lot of mileage, but then again from what I have read at this site for mileage, some of you might consider it to be low mileage. Anyway, it has 140,000 on it.

What I would like to know is this: Do the 40 DL Wagons have any idiosyncrasies or inherent problems that I need to know up front? (for example, my Mom has a 91, 740, sedan, non-turbo, and the Achilles heel on that car is the front brakes. Man, that car goes thru brake pads quick. But it rarely has other problems).

Any mechanical similarities between the 240 DL Wagons and the 740, B230 non-turbo sedans?

The Donor has told me that the 240 wagon fishtails and is not good in the snow. It does need a set of tires, but other than tires causing the fishtailing, do Volvo wagons or Volvos period suffer from fishtailing?

Any recommendations as to what you would check or test before operating or restoring?

Thanks,

Rob





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