Hi,

Tell your wife this:

We just got rid of our LAST Volvo 240 wagon. We gave all three away.
One - only a local Volvo nut recycler wanted. (Bad trans and engine
harness - stopped running one day.) One went to Goodwill. (Rear end was
going out after spending $500+ on engine, but it moved.) The last one,
we paid off the loan and donated it to a local charity. (Bad trans,
rear main seal, rotten exhaust, bad rear fuel pump...). My wife is very
happy that we got rid of the last "albatross".

You can put $1000 into a Volvo and sell it for $500. You can put $1000
into a Vanagon and sell it for $1000! Or, even better, part it out for
$2000! ;-)

Conrad

>> Your plates are here. Of course, the van is not!

We have ancient Volvos - even older than our van - and they are very
rarely in the shop.