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- No 900-series sold in the US ever had the "infamous v-6". That was the B27 and B28, and the problems were poor cam oiling which could be mostly alleviated by frequent oil changes using synthetic oil. The B27 was used in the 260 series in the late 70s, the B28 was used in the 760 (but not the 760 diesel or 760 turbo) until the mid-80s when it was replaced with the much-improved B280 v6. The B280 was used in a few very early 960s, but they never made it to the US. All 960s and S/V90s used the B6304 or B6254 inline-6. That engine had some teething problems; basically avoid anything older than 1995.
- I don't know what the "nigglies" that 940 owners report are; you might be getting confused with the electrical accessory problems that some 960s experience (more toys=more things to go wrong). The 940 is basically a 740 with a few minor upgrades (sound insulation, interior plastics, glass moonroof in later years). All 940-series models in the US used the same B230 engine found in 740s and 240s before them. The transmission is the same bulletproof AW70 series (no stick shift 900s ever made it to the US).
- Nivomat self-leveling shocks were used in the IRS on the 960 sedans, 960 wagons from 1995 on up, V90s, S90s, and on the 940se sedan (this was known as the 960 turbo in the rest of the world, so it has the 960 dash & other goodies but the B230FT turbo motor). Nivomats do fail after a while, and are expensive to replace. But, they're pretty damn cool.
Let me say all that in another way: if I had to buy another RWD Volvo right now, it'd be a 1995 940turbo, no two ways about it.
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