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A grand? Let's see...how to put this gently...HELL NO! Actually, this is a Volvo, Audi, VW motor, and I think it is a case of too many cooks in the kitchen. There are no more 240 diesels in Tally that I know of because they all died. I know there are some "Wednesday" cars out there, and their owners absolutely adore them, but the majority of the diesels I have dealt with were the Volvo factory's Monday morning hangover cars, and the Friday afternoon Miller time cars. I just don't like them. I tell people to run fast and not look back. I tell people the first three letters are DIE and that is what they do. My husband is a Volvo master tech, I'm not a master but I've been to Volvo school, and I grew up in a shop. I appease my Dad by being the epitome of a responsible car owner...and she still died. I dropped a valve, had the head rebuilt, and then blew out the rings. That didn't seem quite fair! A customer of mine was kind enough to wreck his 1984 240 LH car, and Abbie got a new lease on life as a normally aspirated gas vehicle. I was dismayed that I had lost my "smutability" when someone was tailgating me, 'cause I could back 'em up two city blocks by sticking her in neutral and giving her a quick rev. I haven't missed that overly much though, because I can get out of the way now....
....but...if you love the car, feel some kinship to this car, and are willing to put up with all of the nuances that come with a diesel, buy her, find a really good technician that doesn't mind getting really nasty dirty, and don't, under any circumstances, pay more than $500.00...I'd say $250.00 if it were me.
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