Getting my second car, possibly an old volvo?
(2011-05-07 14:15:19) 1. Says: Hello, so I am 19 years old, and I was in a terrible car accident on 4-20-2011 this year. I was not paying attention and I somehow got into the worst car accident I have ever been in. I hit one car so hard that they hit the car in front of them. Long story short everyone had minor injuries, and the two cars were just a little beat up, mine was totaled. That first car of mine was a 2002 Toyota Corolla, 4 door, automatic, she was my love. I had her for a little over 4 months, and now she is gone :(Anyways now about 2 weeks later I am taking care of all of my insurance things and getting my car loan taken care of. The point is I have learned my lesson from driving, and I seriously need a new car in order to get to work. So I think I found the perfect one. Tell me if it is a good car. She is a 1989 Volvo 240 DL Wagon, she is an automatic, she has 140k miles on her, beautiful burnt orange/red color, in fantastic shape, and has leather seats and a CD player. She is only $2,500. I am seriously considering buying her. Please do not judge me on my car accident. Please just tell me if this is a good second car? Thanks.2. Says: 1st of all Rolando, you don't seem to know too much on the Volvo. There is a red 1967 Volvo out there with 2 million miles and running strong, so it may be surprising for you to hear a Volvo runs 140000 miles eh? Otherwise Rolando got it straight on the money.
I although personally think the 1989 era Volvo's were pretty ugly/boxy looking, but they are like tanks all steel, and fully loaded too considering the year. But if you do buy a Volvo remember this, since they are stacked in the same genre as the "Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Volvo" class, if something does break, expect to pay through the nose getting it fixed properly. They are such good cars you won't find too many of them in junk yards for the possible spare part if needed, as well as not too many mechanics want to mess with them, unless they are Volvo certified.
If I were you, I would look up a few years newer, like maybe the 1995-1997 range, they are still original Volvo, and look sportier than the old 80's era Volvo. Plus a 1997 Volvo 850 with the B23425T engine does under normal driving conditions and with a tuneup about 18 mpg city and 25mpg highway, the old 80's versions are more like 15 mpg city and 22 highway.
If you want peppy you have peppy, the "T" in the engine designation stands for TURBO. Volvo uses a low spooling turbo charger to send more power to the engine when needed, so if you need to get out of people's way in a hurry, the car will suffice. Handling on all weather radials are exceptionally well. And you can add snow tires if need be for that extra traction in the winter. Some 1997 Volo's have the sport suspension option as well as the 3 stage economy, sport, winter mode on the transmission.
So overall Volvo will be a great choice. And she is VERY SAFE!!!3. Says: volvos are safe. not fun cars, they have side impact protection in the doors long before many other car makers4. Says: Hi , VOLVOS R EXTREMELY SAFE the main safety that makes one car company different from another is the type of metal and how much etc etc they used of it. Volvo is one of the best i can assure you if you did get in another accident (i hope you dont and i hope your ok and recovered) your car wont be totaled. Now milage side its kind of alot... Also the year of the volvo you have to take into consideration, the parts are more than 20years old... the fact that its still running is surprising.
Bottom line the cars safe but it does have alot of miles and the ago of it, is pretty high..
Ultimately the choice is up to you, the parts are most likely gonna break soon and your gonna have a reck on your hands. And pay more than you bought the car for cause volvos are expensive and so are the parts. Tag: Getting my second car, possibly an old volvo?