Well my AC is dead this year - needs a compressor. I think that might be function of time/miles and not model year.

Story of my automatic tranny 850 - about 125 mile tranny went, 1st owner donated to charity, local volvo dealer picked up, repaired tranny and wholesaled it to a used car lot who put it on ebay where I got it. No problems with tranny until at 285k miles, my son was driving and upper hose disconnected - the retaining clip had rusted through! Pumped out about 1/2 of the fluid on the way home. I refilled and prayed. Shortly after that, 4-5k miles, tranny slipped and it died. Now running on one that came from a 93 that had an engine fire at 140k miles. Yes I gambled on a used tranny but $1200 installed vs about twice that for rebuilt.

So my feeling is basically if a 93 is still running it has either had the tranny issue or it isn't going to unless fluid isn't changed or something happens - like loss of fluid.

You mention washing when salt out - I'm in mountains of NY and don't get to was that often. And niether of my 850s have rust (the other is a 94 manual 855 with 208k miles). One thing Volvo did right is rustproof!

BTW - wife is itching for a new Toyota Rav4 or Honda CRV so I might have to get rid of one of the Volvos - and even with it's issues (currently need parking brake & struts & AC compressor) I think I'd rather keep the 93!

Am I nuts or what!