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On Dec 24, 2012, at 10:53 AM, Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> wrote: > I don't have any direct experience, but I did a lot of research on them > before I bought my first MB, a 1979 300TD.... > > Swedish Bricks http://www.swedishbricks.net/ is a really good forum for Volvo > owners if you're looking to get the skinny on these cars. The only > significant issues I recall were electrical in nature, that is, some model > years had wiring harness issues (sound familiar?) > > I question how much get up and go the normally aspirated ones would have, as > my 79 300TD had a hard time getting out of its own way at times, but the > Volvos were six cylinders, so you've got that one extra jug working for you. > Compared to a 240D it would probably be a rocket ship. > > The Boston area seemed to be covered with these things in the late 80s/early > 90s when I was out there a lot, so I would think there is a still a > significant population of them. > > I always liked these cars and often wonder where I would be today if I had > gone with a Volvo instead of an MB when I bought my first diesel wagon in > 1988. If it hadn't been for a friend with a 600k 220D that convinced me that > an MB was the way to go I would probably have gone with the Volvo. > > Dan > > On Dec 24, 2012, at 11:37 AM, Curt Raymond wrote: > >> I know somebody on here has some experience with Volvo diesels... >> >> >> With my 240D down for the count one of my options is to buy a new car. I >> seem to do reasonably well with $1500 cars if I plan to keep them in the >> 30-40,000 mile range. >> I found: http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/cto/3486147844.html >> which looks reasonably good to me. >> Keep in mind I've been driving a '78 240D, how would this be on power? Fuel >> economy? >> >> -Curt >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
