Used 1993 Volvo 940 Wagon Consumer Reviews
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300K + & Still Going
eshipman, 05/12/2011
1993 Volvo 940 4dr Wagon
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
We have over 300,000 miles on our 940. It has been the best car I have ever owned. It's a bit long in the tooth now, but perfect for my son to drive. We bought it used in '96 with 30K. No major issues. We have always kept up maint., I will buy another olvo soon!
Best built car I have owned
Jim, 09/12/2010
1993 Volvo 940 Turbo 4dr Wagon
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Bought this car as a Mommy mobile after our first child was born. She is now looking forward to "inheriting" this car. This is by far the best built car we have ever owned. At 233,000 miles it is still going strong with barely anything more than routine maintenance. In that time we have replaced a few window switches, radiator, hoses, water pump,heater control valve, OD relay and sunroof motor, everything else is normal tuneup and wear items. If Volvo still made them I would buy a new one. They are simple and utilitarian in terms of luxuries. Easy to drive handles well in parking lots, traffic and on twisty roads. Great in rain and snow too. This car has become one of the family.
school bus bait
whizz, 01/20/2022
1993 Volvo 940 Turbo 4dr Wagon
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
bought a 1993 945T with 208k on it. It now has 287k. Very few repairs. Drives great. I was concerned the 945 was not as strong as a 245T in an accident. My wife and I were going to dinner when a school bus approached with flashing lights and we stopped. Unfortunately a following "dually" with tow cable in front did not. With the sound of the collision I thought the bumper would be in the back seat. Upon getting out I was pleasantly surprised to see only two dimples in the bumper rubber and two little dimples below the license plate. From 10 feet they are not discernable. We exchanged ID's and my wife and I went on to have our evening out. No problem. Most cars would have been towed away.
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Best car I have owned
Tim , 08/07/2020
1993 Volvo 940 4dr Wagon
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Bought this car in 2007 and have done routine maintenance plus fixing several big things that came up but found that once you get on top of the routine stuff, no problems. Car now (2020) has over 300k miles and runs better than ever. I anticipate keeping it another 10 years. Gets 30 mpg on the highway, maybe 25 around town. Has lots of room to haul stuff.
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Slow, but comfortable
bauch, 05/15/2006
1993 Volvo 940 S 4dr Wagon
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
My mom bought this car back in 1997 and now its getting passed onto me as I am getting my license. It has around 135,000 so it has been driven quite a bit. The car has had several problems mostly involving the cooling system. It's gone through 3 water pumps and 2 radiators. A LOT of the car is plastic and that plastic is becoming brittle and breaking. AC doesn't work anymore. It is a tank in terms of safety though, although I don't feel safe in the event of a side impact as there are no side air bags. Overall, its a slow, mostly reliable car. I plan on moving on from the car as soon as possible as I just don't trust it. I really don't know why, but I don't.
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