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Aah yes, the 9x0 series is an incredibly safe car, certainly more so than the 240. That being said, the 960 has an interference head where a broken timing belt or bad timing belt tensioner will total the car. I'm going on way-back memory here, but if I recall correctly, a 960 needs a new timing belt and tensioner every 30K miles. The 240 book states 50K miles for a belt, but many belts have made it over 200K+ miles without breaking, oh btw. if the TB on a 240 breaks, you need to replace the timing belt rather than building a new engine for it.
Just my few pennies worth of opinion considering that I'd be a widower if it wasn't for an 89 240 that saved my wife's life. If she had been in a 9x0 with an air bag, she would have been able to walk away rather than spending six months in a bolted on neck brace due to a broken neck.
jorrell
ps. find a 240 (90 or later) with air bags or a 940, skip the 960... bad engine design.
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92 245 250K miles, IPD'd to the hilt, 06 XC70, 00 Eclipse custom Turbo setup...currently taking names and kicking reputations!
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