Matt and I are kind of the same breed, except he doesn't collect as many Volvos as he used to and I'm still addicted.

This is just my .02 from rescuing Volvos from all over the place, and I've driven a good number of them 300-500 miles home. It seems like you are trying to make an awful lot of work for yourself in this other guys driveway. Do the brakes stop the car? If they do, you don't need to flush them for the trip home. Is there oil and a filter on the car? Surely it can go another couple hundred miles before you change it. Do the tires have enough air in them so the rims aren't touching the pavement? That's probably enough air to drive carefully to the nearest gas station to air them up. If the car runs, surely, the current plugs and wires are still doing their job. Bring a fuel filter but don't put it on unless the old one clogs up. Having a boxfull of spares (distruibutor, fuel pump, water pump, belt, gallon of antifreeze, couple quarts of oil) is always a good idea and usually insures that nothing will break on the road.

See where I'm going with this? I've found that old Volvos are remarkably forgiving for being parked for long periods of time. I've never even flushed the gas out the ones I pick up, even when they had been sitting for years. Just fill up with premium and keep your foot out of it till you can burn the old gas out of there and the pinging goes away.

Good luck and let us know how it turns out.



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