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posted by  someone claiming to be tjts1 on  Sun Jul 17 17:55 CST 2005 [RELATED]

960 is the best used volvo out there. Of the breed I would choose 92-94 wagons. They combine the best of both worlds. All the body, interior and suspension parts are identical to 700/940s (NO IRS). Its easy to find parts at the junk yard. On my 94 960 have installed a front sway bar from a 92 960 sedan, rear sway bar from an 86 760 sedan, front aluminum control arms from 91 740 wagon, rear springs from a 740 wagon and a few interior bits from an 89 760. None of these parts are compatible with 95+ 960s. The whole porous block issue was resolved years ago. Those cars are off the road or have been repaired. People just love repeating that story. Keep in mind that 92-93 have 30k mile timing belt while 94s have 50k mile timing belt.
The drive train is bullet proof. There is no turbo to deal. Also unlike turbo Volvos, 960 runs on 87 octane while still returning 25+ MPG on the highway. All 960s in the US have a 3.0 litre 24 valve inline 6. 92-94 models have 200hp. 95+ was derated to 180hp.
Good luck





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