1993 Volvo 240 2.3

Summary:

Reliable

Faults:

Nothing.

That is a tremendous endorsement considering this is my wife's car. She runs this car as if the brake and throttle were off and on switches.

General Comments:

I have been in the automobile business for 10 years prior to my present job and needed a car I could rely on to carry miss speedy and the children 125 miles a day. She had sent three domestics to their graves in one year, so I chose a known good bet.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 11th June, 2003

24th Sep 2007, 22:40

Why did they stop? I have yet to be impressed with anything since. Call me old fashioned, but I love this tried & true design. I recently purchased a '93 basic 240 wagon 164k and runs & drives like most cars at a third the mileage. I grew up with these, my folks drove, 122's, 145's, 164's & 240's. I have been in 4 major crashes in these things from rear enders to t-boned. Not a scratch. I hope to keep mine in the family as I start one of my own. Volvo saves lives...

In reply to 24th Sep 2007, 22:40

7th Jan 2017, 04:54

Most people do not have the same taste in cars as you, and would not buy a car as spartan and conservative as a 240. Being bought out by Ford would have led Volvo down their current path anyway, but the Swedes had seen the writing on the wall themselves and moved with the rest of the industry to modernize their designs.

1993 Volvo 240 Sedan

Summary:

Boxy and reliable

Faults:

Nothing has gone wrong with this car, except I must rev the engine when starting in temperatures over 90 degrees.

General Comments:

This car is awesome, nothing ever goes wrong with it, it is a shame that they have discontinued the 240 :(

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 23rd September, 2000

1993 Volvo 240 Station Wagon 2.3L straight 4

Summary:

A safe, reliable, practical car

Faults:

Nothing so far.

General Comments:

Big, heavy, a bit sluggish, feels like an expensive vehicle, as it should.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 28th June, 2000

27th Jun 2002, 13:03

I love the car. It's a 240 Wagon. 1993. I bit sluggish off the line, but you don't buy a 1993 wagon for pick-up. It has tons of room and is just about the safest car on the road. It's like a tank. Repairs are not cheap, that's the down side.

I purchased mine with 93k on it and now have 130k. It's running great, even after multiple repairs. I think you need to be into Volvos to appreciate the car. Certain people say to me "if I had to pick the last car on earth to buy, it would be your wagon." And then there are those that are crazy about them. I am crazy about mine. And plan on keeping it for years to come. It's a throwback car. Almost preppy on some level. It's boxy design I think even appeared dated when it came out. But that's what I love about the car. Slow, but sure.

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