Used 1991 Volvo 240 Consumer Reviews
The old 240s rock!
If you want a car that is reliable, safe, has great low-end torque, a kicking turn radius and looks classy to boot, the the 240 is the car you are looking for.
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This volvo is a very reliable ride though the performance is 100% terrible, it weighs so much that it can not accelerate or corner on par with any other car. But volvo's are not performers, they are life savers, and the 240DL is a tank. If all that you are looking for a safe and reliable car and you could care less about performance and looks, this car is for you.
Go Volvo!!!!
I love my Volvo. I purchased my Volvo as a second car and then noticed I no longer used my 1998 Saturn. I can't imagine driving anything else.
Like Nothing Else
Compare this! The Volvo 240 has the trunk space of a car larger than itself. It has the safety of a car much larger than itself. It has the freeway handling of a car much sportier than itself. And in parking lots it has a turning radius that is smaller than even a small car! It is a combination that cannot be compared to any other car. The Volvo 240 is truly in a class by itself. And that classic understated distinctive European styling. Heater warms up fast in winter, and heated seats are a treat. You don't need more than 4 cylinders when you are in line at drive-thru food, the bank, stoplights, parking lots, coasting down hills. Those things comprise 80 percent of daily driving.
1986 brickster!
My wife bought this volvo at 4 years of age and 40k... it now (2003) has 142k and is only driven 5000 miles/year. I don't worry about it at all and it costs me next to nothing to service and maintain... maybe $600/year at Say Ray's in Palo Alto. Im looking now to buy a 1994 940, the last of the great ones....but I think Volvo has gone down the tubes now that GM has put its greedy hands around volvos throat. Wouldnt buy anything newer than 1996. Swedes, please buy Volvo car back!