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Excellent - thanks for the detailed response! Thanks to felow Brickboarders, I went in there sounding like I *invented* Volvos. The seller was totally clueless and apparently completely intimidated by my command of all things Volvo and promptly dropped the price to $700. Which turns out to be cheaper than a year's worth of monthly bus passes.
The wagon was first owned by a older lady who drove it for the last 18 years/125K miles. The next owner was her neighbor who bought it last year and put on the last 5K miles, and he is selling it because he bought a Jetta and doesn't have room to park two cars. All of the service/maintenance has been done at the local Volvo dealership.
I just test drove it and the interior is far better than what I could see last night, peering through the window in the rain. lol! The seats still have plenty of support and no twisting or sagging. The speakers fade in and out, but that was no surprise and not a big deal.
Everything mechanical seemed lovely, except it needed to crank a bit to start and then the idle was a little irregular at times, like going into reverse. It never killed, but it sounded like it was thinking about it. Both sounded fixable and not overly expensive. The transmission was great, which was what I was most concerned about. It also has an engine block heater, which is always helpful in MN in late January. Could probably do with new tires.
I'm bringing it in to the mechanic for the official go-over on Saturday but unless something truly gory is uncovered, I just may have found my semi-official winter car of 2003-04!
Many thanks!
Martha
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