Hi,
My name is Ken, and I just registered today. I currently own a 93' 940 which my Wife drives. I also have a 90' 740 that will be junked soon. If anyone needs any parts, let me know.
I just posted a question about the AC in my wifes 940, and figured that I should give a little background info on myself.
My first Volvo was a 1969 P1800S. I loved that car and had a blast with it. I am most sorry that I ever sold it. I then bought a 1966 P1800 Convertible (originally modded by Volvoville). It wasn't nearly completed and had too many parts missing, so it sat in my Moms driveway until I sold it for $1,000. I even included the brand new IPD swaybar kit and the new brake booster that I had for it. Oh well...
Way later in my life, I bought my wife the 93' 940. It replaced her 1985 Mercedes 300D that was totalled in an accident. If ever there was a worthy replacement to that M/B diesel, this car is it! Overall it is great and she loves it.
I drive from Long Island into New York City (Queens) for work everyday (M-F) so I kill cars rather quickly. I drove that '90 740 GL for 2yrs until tranny problems took it out of the game. It worked well and I didn't HATE working on it (unlike any Ford product I have owned). The tranny wouldn't shift out of first gear one night while I was leaving work (at midnight in the middle of winter). I got it to shift by the time I got to the parkway (whew!). I am guessing that a problem in the tailshaft was messing with the governor because on my way home I heard parts ricocheting off the bottom of the car
(must have been the tailshaft bearing spitting its rollers out!). But it got me home (a quick peek revealed fluid coming from the tailshaft housing). So, it now sits in my driveway with me picking parts from it for my wifes car and it acting as a shed until I junk it (soon).
My name is Ken, and I just registered today. I currently own a 93' 940 which my Wife drives. I also have a 90' 740 that will be junked soon. If anyone needs any parts, let me know.
I just posted a question about the AC in my wifes 940, and figured that I should give a little background info on myself.
My first Volvo was a 1969 P1800S. I loved that car and had a blast with it. I am most sorry that I ever sold it. I then bought a 1966 P1800 Convertible (originally modded by Volvoville). It wasn't nearly completed and had too many parts missing, so it sat in my Moms driveway until I sold it for $1,000. I even included the brand new IPD swaybar kit and the new brake booster that I had for it. Oh well...
Way later in my life, I bought my wife the 93' 940. It replaced her 1985 Mercedes 300D that was totalled in an accident. If ever there was a worthy replacement to that M/B diesel, this car is it! Overall it is great and she loves it.
I drive from Long Island into New York City (Queens) for work everyday (M-F) so I kill cars rather quickly. I drove that '90 740 GL for 2yrs until tranny problems took it out of the game. It worked well and I didn't HATE working on it (unlike any Ford product I have owned). The tranny wouldn't shift out of first gear one night while I was leaving work (at midnight in the middle of winter). I got it to shift by the time I got to the parkway (whew!). I am guessing that a problem in the tailshaft was messing with the governor because on my way home I heard parts ricocheting off the bottom of the car