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"Volvo story part 6"Rear axle or suspension compnents seem to be bent (sell it or fix it?) 700 85

posted by  someone claiming to be Carey Oswalt on  Tue Sep 18 10:51 CST 2001 [RELATED]


My first Volvo..ah I love it. An 85 760 Turbo. Although its bigger than all the little VW hot hatches I've owned in the past, I can't help but love the big girl. Well anyway. Its got 180,000+ miles on it (6000 just this last month! Ah reliability) I've only owned the car a short time, and just noticed somthig that haunts me. My rear suspension, axle, wheels and everything else seem to be shifted!? I can only put maybe 3 fingers tightly between the inner fender wall and inside tire, the other side can swallow a generous 4 fingers...without getting them dirty. I'm going to get under the car when I can get it to a garage. But I'm wondering....could this be really expensive? And if so...am I better off getting another Volvo. Ever since I got mine, I've been looking at other models..like the 240. I bought my car for only $1000..with two sets of studded snow tires thrown in to sweeten the deal (anyone wanna buy a pair?). Since I have bought it I have replaced the timing belt (who hasn't?!) the Alternator (with Volvo original parts!), the power steering pump, dropped a K&N and did some shadetree mechanic airbox work, spark plugs, new brake lines (Burnt a hole in those while replacing the Alt...last time I do that without disconecting the battery) and cleaned up the interior. Should I just cut my losses and sell the thing? I hear my connecting rods suck....but I don't think I need anything over 225 HP anyway. Anyone that can help, thanks. Anyone that can't...thank for hearing me ramble on and on and on about my "Volvo Story"





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