I feel I am visiting a "foreign" land here...My wife and I have been on the lookout (for the past 3 months or so) for a nice, used car, worth no more than $9000; preferably a Volvo but we were open to another "safe" brand in order to ship it to Greece where we spend at least 2-3 weeks every year. We usually rent a car and we end up spending close to $700 each time. Starting next year, she would like to visit (with the kids) for 4-5 weeks and there is no way we could afford to rent a car for this long.
As we were resigning to the fact that we may have to buy a 2 or 3-year old Ford Focus wagon, an old customer came over with her '92 944 GL and decided to trade it on an S60 AWD. The moment I saw her car I said "that is the one"! 103,500 miles where a single service was never missed! The exterior had a few dings (no biggie) and although the color is kind dull (Dark Gray Metallic) it was in great shape...no scratches! The interior is gray leather and almost spotless and the car also has ABS!
The A/C was not working (the compressor was fine, the R12 had leaked out) so no biggie. I gave it to one of our detailers who used a clay brick, stripped it and buffed it really good! The finish now is as shiny as glass!!! The interior was shampooed and it looks awesome! I took the old A/C charging system out and converted it to the CFC-free R132a. All in all, my investment is still under $2000 and the car is ready to be shipped (next Spring).
I cannot believe that my wife and I go out of our way to find a reason to drive this old (but full of character) Volvo! We love it! The car, despite it 12 years of age, does not rattle or creak. It is as quiet as a mouse! Sure, it has not guts but once it gets going, 80+mph is no problem!
I cannot believe we own a...RWD Volvo!
Yannis
As we were resigning to the fact that we may have to buy a 2 or 3-year old Ford Focus wagon, an old customer came over with her '92 944 GL and decided to trade it on an S60 AWD. The moment I saw her car I said "that is the one"! 103,500 miles where a single service was never missed! The exterior had a few dings (no biggie) and although the color is kind dull (Dark Gray Metallic) it was in great shape...no scratches! The interior is gray leather and almost spotless and the car also has ABS!
The A/C was not working (the compressor was fine, the R12 had leaked out) so no biggie. I gave it to one of our detailers who used a clay brick, stripped it and buffed it really good! The finish now is as shiny as glass!!! The interior was shampooed and it looks awesome! I took the old A/C charging system out and converted it to the CFC-free R132a. All in all, my investment is still under $2000 and the car is ready to be shipped (next Spring).
I cannot believe that my wife and I go out of our way to find a reason to drive this old (but full of character) Volvo! We love it! The car, despite it 12 years of age, does not rattle or creak. It is as quiet as a mouse! Sure, it has not guts but once it gets going, 80+mph is no problem!
I cannot believe we own a...RWD Volvo!
Yannis