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Have '86 740GLE wagon, may purchase '92 740 wagon - what to look for? 700

I have owned an '86 740GLE wagon for about 8 years, and it's been a very reliable car. It has about 250K miles on it now. I just came across a '92 740 wagon for sale, and I'm thinking about purchasing it to replace my '86 (before I start having to do a lot of high-mileage related work on it). How would the '92 compare to the '86? Any problem areas I should be aware of? The '92 seems pretty similar in most respects to the '86. Thanks in advance for any advice you can give me!

-Kevin








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Have '86 740GLE wagon, may purchase '92 740 wagon - what to look for? 700

Well...

The 92 has a slightly beefier B230F engine. It also has ABS brakes, driver's airbag, SRS-linked seatbelts, side impact protection system, upgraded headrests, locking differential.

The trans (non-turbo) is an AW70L with lockup torque converter for slightly better efficiency.

The A/C controls are a little bit more user friendly, save for the "A/C Off" button.

The 92 has a Rex/Regina fuel injection system on the non turbo models. This system is, I would say, "as reliable" as the Bosch system, but in different ways. There is no airflow meter (less expensive) but there is a MAP sensor. (Still less expensive). The ignition coil is more expensive and more failure prone than the Bosch system coils. There is a single in-tank pump on Regina-equipped models. That is good--only one pump. It is also bad--one, more expensive pump.

Mostly the Regina components ar ea little more pricey, but not tremendously so. The Regina system is virtually unavoidable in 90-93 naturally-aspirated models, exept for 50-state models.

The 92 was certainly the most feature-rich of the 700 line. IT carried on into the 900 series line, which eventually added dual airbags (but not a whole lot else on 940 wagons).

The earlier 700 series cars were excellent as well, but the later ones were better equipped overall.
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Chris Herbst, in Wisconsin.








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Have '86 740GLE wagon, may purchase '92 740 wagon - what to look for? 700

Wow! Great info, just what I was looking for - thanks!

-Kevin








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Have '86 740GLE wagon, may purchase '92 740 wagon - what to look for? 700

Remember to findout when the radiator was replaced...if it hasnt yet be careful as its at the end of its useful life and you can expect a catastrophic failure at some point.








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Have '86 740GLE wagon, may purchase '92 740 wagon - what to look for? 700

Is that radiator the same as the one in my '86? If so, I found out about "catastrophic failure" the hard way when the plastic side tank departed from the radiator hose when we were hundreds of miles away from our house. I had to scour the junkyards for a replacement to get us home. I later replaced that with an all-metal radiator, hopefully I can swap that into the '92 if necessary (and if I end up buying it...)

-Kevin







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