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I also went the "daughters" route. My elder daughter was happy to drive the '80 dark green wagon with the roofrack, it was a car. Her younger sister threatened and said many times absolutely, positively she would never, ever drive that car. She was told it was the 240, or her feet, or the bus and I was very firm on that. She ended up driving it for a couple of years and had a grudging respect for it by the end. About three years ago when her '93 Suburu Legacy got just too expensive to keep repairing I said I would buy her a car and lend it to her till she could afford her own; but it had to be one that I wanted to drive when she gave it back and it had to be maintained well. I got a one owner '92 240 wagon with 155,000 miles on it - more miles than your 240. The car came with the service manual stamped by the dealer for every service. Two years later, last fall, I got the car back and the car now has 188,000 miles on it and I plan on driving it for several more years; I also still drive the '80. One thing both daughters loved about the 240 wagons is the space! Going to college and then out in the world working they have done a lot of moving in and out of different apartments and the Volvo wagons rule at that! Their friends also really appreciated the wagon as it was used many times to help friends with their moves. Stick to your guns about that 240 being your daughter's car!
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