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Originally Posted by Ilow
I too would recommend a Volvo. My 940 Turbo was still running very fast when i sold it with 150,000. BTW, the 240, 740 and 940 are pretty much the same, but the 240's mostly used the B21 2.1 liter, the 740's used the 23 and the 940's used the B230 2.3 liter. slightly different. Having had both a 2.1 turbo and a 2.3 I'd take the 230 any day!
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That is not entirely true. The only 740 that used the b23 (bullet proof forged crank short block) was an 84. After that it was all b230's, with several head, intake, and exhaust manifold changes. Not to mention the various different turbos (if at all) these things came with. There are many similarities, to be sure, but it's defintaley usually not a straight swap between them.
Sorry, I'm a volvonatic rolling in a new v70r, having punished gls, 240's, 745s, 764s, and 944s severly over the years.
As far as Saabs are concerned, they can usually be picked up rather cheaply used since they are terrible holding any kind of resale. There's probably a reason for that.
I've always been freaked out by the ignition in the center console, and the requirement to put the vehicle in reverse before you could remove the key.
That said I would second (or third or fourth) the volvo recommendation. Stay away from R badged cars though, if your on a budget, as they were always cutting edge, top of line, and fancy-schmancy gizmo laden that ALWAYS had problems and was more expensive to repair.
Get a naturally aspirated Volvo, pre-96 (rear wheel drive) 9xx, 7xx, or 24x. Three pedal versions of the 9 or 7 series are very rare in the US. Not as rare for the 200 series, but definately not abundant.
$6500 btw is a good chunk of change for a used car and you could do very well, with a carefully researched, well planned purchase.
Happy Motoring,
-bear