1992 Volvo 240 or 1999 Chevy Lumina

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Steve - 10 Feb 2006 04:39 GMT

Have a choice to buy either. 240 has 155K miles, Lumina has 90K. Same
price and options. Which would you buy for comfort reliability,
durability, etc. Thanks!

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Tim McNamara - 10 Feb 2006 05:16 GMT

> Have a choice to buy either. 240 has 155K miles, Lumina has
> 90K. Same price and options. Which would you buy for comfort
> reliability, durability, etc. Thanks!

No question, the Volvo. How can you even ask? ;-) At 155K miles, the
Volvo is barely broken in. At 90K, the Lumina is almost used up.

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James Sweet - 10 Feb 2006 05:44 GMT

> Have a choice to buy either. 240 has 155K miles, Lumina has 90K. Same
> price and options. Which would you buy for comfort reliability,
> durability, etc. Thanks!

You're asking on a Volvo group, the answer you'll get here should be
obvious.

240s are legendary for their longevity and comfort and '92 is near the
last ones they made so fairly refined.

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Steve - 10 Feb 2006 13:26 GMT

Thanks for the insight - much appreciated. I have a 1991 740 Wagon that
has proven to not be a good buy due to costly repairs over the years
and was hoping to hear the 240 would likely be a better investment.
Sounds like it should.

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Tim McNamara - 10 Feb 2006 17:27 GMT

> Thanks for the insight - much appreciated. I have a 1991 740 Wagon
> that has proven to not be a good buy due to costly repairs over the
> years and was hoping to hear the 240 would likely be a better
> investment. Sounds like it should.

I have paid a bit under $1000 per year in repair and maintenance costs
for my 1990 240, which I have owned for four and a half years. In
that time I have put 56000 miles on it and it now has 160K miles.
While that seems expensive, it's still at least four times less
expensive than car payments for a new car. If I was a bit more
mechanically inclined and had tools and somewhere to work on it, I
could have cut those maintenance and repair costs in half quite
easily. A 240 is pretty easy to work on.

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SEJ - 10 Feb 2006 18:58 GMT

hi i live in denmark next to sweden and we have the higest tax on autos.
my Volvo is from 1984 and most of the people i know say that a volvo of that
kind should alt least go 500.000 km.
Our Volvo 240 GL Aut. has gone 180.000 km, we have winther and a lot of salt
on the roads(sweeden is worse), have to check the old cars every 2 years,
last time they saíd, - no problem with rust, please check the the thickness
the body, allmost 3 times as thick as new cars(1.450kg), who needs airbags ?
155 K miles match 90.000 km, -go ahead

regards Svend

P. S The price for a used Volvo in denmark
http://www.autocom.dk/dealer/whatiscarworthview.do?ma=volvo&cat=1&f=1&ye=2000&t=
2&aid=4030&eid=417068&mo=v70&l=2.4&at=0
2000 Volvo V70

2.4 Classic, 5d, 5g, Benzin, St. car, 140 HK
1. Indregistreret:
02/2000 Kilometerstand:
km 145.000 Farve:
Bordeaux metal

DKK 176.000
match 26.619,48 USD adn by the way 1 liter petrol cost 1,37 USD, 1 gallon
cost 5,19 USD in denmark

> Have a choice to buy either. 240 has 155K miles, Lumina has 90K. Same
> price and options. Which would you buy for comfort reliability,
> durability, etc. Thanks!

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