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There is absolutely nothing slower or smellier on the road than a normally aspirated diesel. If you buy it you had better have a mechanic lined up to start with. I bought one for one of my daughters years ago and it has served her well however, I have done timing belts, cylinder head gasket,glow plugs, #2 fuel delivery pipe, multiple valve adjusts (every 15K instead of 30K), fuel filters, water pump, radiator T/stat and hoses, and numerous other brake, suspension, steering, and electrical system repairs to it. Keep in mind that working on it is a slimey diesle experience every time and if you are paying someone to do it I imagine that it will come at a premium. My point is that if you do not have a good technician that is more than competent on Volvo diesels and has ALL of the necessary tools then I would take a pass on it. If you do decide to buy it I would not give spit for it because that is about what they are worth. My daughter's was/is in choice shape and came with just about every darn option they offered in 1982 (185k on the odo) and I think I paid something like 150-175 bucks for it and Yes, it started and ran just fine (for a diesel). The up sides to the diesel: they definitely get better milage (in the area of 20-25% better than a simialr B230F model), they do not ever need spark plugs, once set up they pretty much run and run, they do accelerate pretty well when at freeway speeds, if you are putting a young driver in it they are safe and slow, and you always have the option of kicking it into nuetral and mashing the pedal to the metal and painting that tailgating S.O.B. behind you black!!! Not that I would ever do such a thing. The price of fuel for them in my area isn't too bad when gas prices are high, when gas prices are low it costs as much as premium gas does. And now you have my .02 cents on the diesel subject.
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