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Advice on 242 GLT 200

posted by  someone claiming to be Skip on  Wed Nov 10 06:33 CST 2004 [RELATED]

Over the years, I have had 5 cars of that age and model (1 was a turbo wagon, the rest were 2 door turbos). You need to expect any car of that age to need occasional attention and a trusted mechanic is important. Good maintenance records are a big plus. The turbo is the biggest question mark. If the turbo is water cooled, it has been replaced at least once and you may be ahead of the game. From my own experience, Volvo dealers don't have a lot of expertise on 20+ year old cars. If you don't have a good indy mechanic nearby and are not inclines to DIY, you might want to shy away. These have been my "hobby" cars and I enjoy working on, modifying and driving them. Your results my vary.

Skip
'93 850GLT
'83 242TI Flathood






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