1990 Volvo 740 Turbo Wagon any good?

M

mccarthy410

New member
Joined
Oct 8, 2008
Messages
5
Reaction score
0
Points
1
Hi,

I decided to take my future brother in laws advice and get a Volvo for something bigger to drive to haul me and my equipment to my sites that I support. Are they any good? I know Volvos in general are. How much should I pay for one? I've seen them from $800-$2500 on Craigslist and Ebay. I do tend to drive alot as my job demands it and as such I keep my cars in good shape as my livelihood depends on it. Anything I should watch out for?
 
the car may do you ok, but 2 things to look at when buying an older car of any kind. First thing is how old it is. That car is 19 years old. The second thing is it has a turbo and if that thing goes bad, it will cost you about as much as you are paying for the car to replace it and also if it goes out that car won't have "ANY" power to speak of.
 
Your future brother in law mustn't think too much of you if he tells you to buy a Volvo.

They are VERY expensive to repair, particularly the turbo'd versions and are pretty specialized cars, some mechanics wont look at them.

I'd avoid anything like that and buy something thats not an import, not turbo and not a Volvo.
 
Back
Top