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I drive 'em 'cuz I love 'em. Not sure why. Old school "European-ness", I guess.

I do agree, if you aren't willing to DIY even just the minor niggles, a 240 can get pricey, as can any 20 year old car.

Though if we want to play financial:

A new VW Jetta costs $2,000 a year just to *lease*, then there's insurance, etc. So 3 years, and $6,000 later you've got nothing to show. Whereas with a RWD Volvo, it's actually kinda hard to spend that much money. I doubt we have that much money in all *three* of our Volvo's combined over the last three years.

That's a best case scenario. Nowadays, car makers design cars to last the life of the lease... and not much more. Used cars made in the last few years are all really pricey to keep running.

-Ryan
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Athens, Ohio
1987 245 DL 314k, Dog-mobile
1990 245 DL 134k M47, E-codes, GT Sway Bars, GT Braces
1991 745 GL 300k, Regina, 23/21mm Turbo Sway Bars




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