Greetings,

I'm the proud new owner of a 1992 244. I bought the car to replace a 1996 BMW 318ti because we have 2 children now and I needed a 4 door. In years past I've owned a 1996 122S, a 1971 145 and a 1982 240DL.

The car is a rust and rattle free Colorado car with only 108K. Overall it's condition is very good to excellent. So far we've replaced tires, brake pads, a soon-to-fail motor mount and a squealing power steering bushing. The radio is non-functional and will need to be replaced, any ideas for a good replacement unit with cassette or CD? The drivers seat needs to be rebuilt as I am currently looking straight at the dashboard. The replacement foam offered in the ipd catalog looks very expensive. Also I am considering adding a seat heater during the rebuild process (we are in Mid Michigan). Has anyone else done this? The intermittent wipers setting is non-functional but the wipers work fine at low and high speed; I suspect its the switch in the column--any ideas or suggestions? Finally, before Spring I am looking at suspension upgrades to smooth out the ride and stabilize the handling on these rough Michigan roads. Any suggestions on shock/strut upgrades would be appreciated.

I am a physician and will use this car as my daily driver. My wife who drives a 2003 V70XC questioned the whole process of going all the way to Denver to buy this car. Then she drove it and proclaimed it "awesome". I am very happy to be back in a Volvo 240 again!

"Thanks" in advance to anyone who can advise me on the above.

Joe
1992 244, 2003 V70XC, 2002 Land Rover Discovery, 2 Moto Guzzis