jjg43 Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 What's up everyone,I know this is more of a performance oriented board but I was wondering if you guys could give me some suggestions. I am looking at a 1990 740gl with an automatic transmission with 172,000 miles. The motor is the 4cyl (2.3 I think) This is just going to be my winter car (I live in northeast Pennsylvania, US) but I am new to Volvos and am wondering if this is something I should buy or stay away from. How are the engine/transmissions in these cars? Is 177k too many miles? I will probably put 600-700 miles on it a month. The asking price for the car is $800US dollars. From the pictures I've seen the car has no rust. The reason I am posting is because the car is about two hours away and I don't want to drive that far for nothing. My mechanic has a similar car and says the drivetrain is bulletproof with proper maintenance. Do these have any issues or problem areas? Is there anything I should look for when I go to see it? Any help is greatly apprciated.P.S. If this is the wrong board for these cars, can you point me in the right direction?Thanks,Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderlord Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 What's up everyone,I know this is more of a performance oriented board but I was wondering if you guys could give me some suggestions. I am looking at a 1990 740gl with an automatic transmission with 172,000 miles. The motor is the 4cyl (2.3 I think) This is just going to be my winter car (I live in northeast Pennsylvania, US) but I am new to Volvos and am wondering if this is something I should buy or stay away from. How are the engine/transmissions in these cars? Is 177k too many miles? I will probably put 600-700 miles on it a month. The asking price for the car is $800US dollars. From the pictures I've seen the car has no rust. The reason I am posting is because the car is about two hours away and I don't want to drive that far for nothing. My mechanic has a similar car and says the drivetrain is bulletproof with proper maintenance. Do these have any issues or problem areas? Is there anything I should look for when I go to see it? Any help is greatly apprciated.P.S. If this is the wrong board for these cars, can you point me in the right direction?Thanks,Phil←Hi Phil,i'd run this one by the Turbobricks kids... they're the RWD gurus.. this is slightly more of a FWD (and awd.. i won't forget about you guys) forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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