OT: 1990 Volvo 740GL for winter car?

[winfred]

$300-400 for a good new aftermarket harness, keep the oil changed (as the oil pick up can clog killing the motor) and the flame trapp/vacuum line and nipple clean (to reduce the notorious volvo oil leak) and it will live a long life

I found a 87 240 - auto wagon. Looks like wiring becomes an issue in these older cars , the **** just falls apart.

[Black 535i]

My wife has a 98 V70 Turbo and loves it but check out the info on the following pages:

http://personal.linkline.com/dbarton/

http://www.brickboard.com

She used to have a 86 740GLE and it was great in the off winter seasons but in the winter it needed 100 pounds of sand in the ass end even with good tires.

What's up everyone,

I know this is a liitle OT but I need some suggestions. I thought there may be someone on here with some Volvo knowlege. I am looking at a 1990 740gl with an automatic transmission and 172,000 miles. The motor is the 4cyl (2.3 I think). This is just going to be my winter car since I recently found a garage to store the E34. I don't know anything about Volvos and I am wondering if this is something I should buy or stay away from. How are the engine/transmissions in these cars? Is 172k too many miles? I will probably put 600-700 miles on it a month. The asking price for the car is $900US dollars. From the pictures I've seen the car has no rust. The reason I am posting is because the car is about two hours away and I don't want to drive that far for nothing. My mechanic has a similar car and says the drivetrain is bulletproof with proper maintenance. Do these have any issues or problem areas? Is there anything I should look for when I go to see it? Any help is greatly apprciated.


Thanks,

Phil