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A car under 7k and not turning traitor? No brainer.
I have been seeing more 240 owners on the 900 board. There are plenty of ‘94-‘95 940s out there at about $5k, plus or minus, with 100K miles.
I told my wife that I would get her the best car ever after her beloved ’98 Merc Sable was wrecked. I bought her a mint ’95-944 with 42k last fall. Medium gray paint, gray leather, sunroof, bun warmers, alloys, elect seats, winter package. The tool kit was never even touched. Like driving it off the showroom floor! The second highest amount I ever paid for a car, $7000. (Well it is almost mint…just needs an evaporator.) It took about 4 month to find it checking ads, dealers, autotrader.com.
The point is, 940s are as rock solid as any RWD car out there. A newer (RWD) Volvo means fewer problems and the 940s have eliminated a lot (not all) of the issues that the 240s and 740 had. If you can work on a 240s, the 940s with B230F engines are not any different. Just stay on top of the preventative maintenance! Road side assistance?, a cell phone and triple A.
If you get one of the FWD cars on your list with one or two years left on the warrantee, what do you do after the warrantee is up? How in the heck do you change a seal or a timing belt? Answer, with $500 parts and labor. Of the latest two FWD drive cars I’ve had, the Sable was too young to have problems or I was lucky. The Plymouth Voyager, “Oh, the horrors”. Of the cars on your list, the Corolla/Prism should have fewer problems. A Camry would be a worthy upgrade
Photo: The wife’s “new”’95 944na. Foreground, my youngest son’s ’95-944T.
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Tom F Back to three 940s. Mods, RainX. Lien holder on two more (the kid's). Rust in pieces, '78 245
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