Good to know, John! What's unfortunate is that I don't know if any of the service records are available. Carfax didn't list any. It only listed that the car was re-registered at the same place for all the years of the car. I've seen some Carfaxes show dealer servicing, but I'm not sure if all do that. A beauty of a 240 wagon was sold on Ebay today for $5,100 (I believe a 1993 with about 114,000 miles), and the free Carfax on that one showed all dealer servicing.

I've never had a turbo, but I'll be sure to check for the blue smoke. Since I have had several Volvos (or "Vos" as my son calls them), I do have a feel for many of their little quirks. They're like my German Shepherd, Bella--predictable with what could go wrong.

I'm really trying hard to get a lot of information before buying. Spook on this forum has given his insight as to pre-1993 940s, but one thing I forgot to ask him is if this is similar in any way to the engine that my 1990 240 wagon had in it. That engine was still going strong at about 230,000 miles. With this car having only 125,000, I'm hoping for a LOT of miles out of it if I buy it. I'd for sure want to get a service manual (not sure which considering the Bentley doesn't cover the 940s).

I extend my most sincere appreciation for all the posts that you guys give. Thanks so much!

Susan