Had yet ANOTHER conversation with the dealer concerning my driver's seat, and this is what I was told...

1: The driver's seat on the donor car was exposed to the elements, and is therefore, useless.

2: He said that he will look for a new seat for me. In the meantime, he said that if he cannot get a seat before the car is due for inspection, he will reimburse me $100 to get a new seat (this was put in writing).

3: In the meantime, I contacted a Volvo shop in NJ (THANK YOU for the shop listings section! I don't know what I would do without this board). The owner said he's supposed to be getting an 87' in within the next few days. It has a tan cloth interior (like my car)---he said that if the seats are in good shape, he'd sell me the pair---with installation and disposal of my old seats--for $100-125.00

In speaking with said Volvo shop, I was told that the car **could not** fail inspection in NJ for the seat back. It could only fail if the seat was broken on its track (which it's not).

Which leads me to my big question....should I either (A): wait for this guy to get a new seat for my car, or (B): demand the $100.00 **now**, and purchase the seats from SPKSwedish? Other than the seat fiasco, the dealer took the liberty of fixing the broken glovebox door, the map pockets, the speaker, and the sunvisor clip--none of which I asked him to do. I'm wondering if I should give the guy a chance, and see what he can do.....

I thank you all again for your help!
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It's a Volvo thing....You wouldn't understand. Steve-- 1989 244DL (Olaf)