VW Diesels actually. I think after owning a Mercedes Diesel to will be disappointed in the Volvo. I like the Volvo 240 gassers a lot but not the Diesels. 740 is a lot nicer.
Mike On Dec 24, 2012 6:01 PM, "Gerry Archer" <arche...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim C" <bb...@crone.us> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Monday, December 24, 2012 12:00 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Volvo diesel? > > > On Mon, Dec 24, 2012 at 11:37 AM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> >> wrote: >> >> I know somebody on here has some experience with Volvo diesels... >>> >>> >> Not diesel, but I enjoyed my '92 940 - it was comfortable and easy to >> repair. Interior/exterior was pretty good, and mine had been rolled by >> the >> PO! With the 4-cylinder gas engine it had the performance of my '77 300D. >> Well, almost. >> >> Actually the 940 was great preparation for driving older MBs, as it had a >> tendency to lose power at random for a few months before the computer >> stopped working. I got used to driving with lots of room for turns. >> Probably should set one up for the kids in a few years. :) >> >> The diesels had a relatively good reputation among Volvo drivers, but I >> seem to recall reading here that they were similar to the BMW diesels of >> the time. No promise that recollection is correct. This was back in the >> days of usenet, if you can find an archive for alt.autos.volvo there is a >> lot of good information. >> >> Best, >> -Tim >> > > I seem to recall reading that Volvo used Audi diesel engines and that the > engines tended to be troublesome. > Gerry > > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<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
