having owned a 145, two 245, a 745 and now a 945 I say buggers to the 740/940 not being as reliable! They may have a few additional electro goodies to conceivably go wrong, and there were a few years that the 740 had less rugged brakes, but I wouldn't trade the 740/940 for any 240 vintage car. The main reason I say this is due to the galvanized bodies of the 7/9 series. It doesn't matter how reliable the 240's were, the bodies (at least here in New England)don't last the long haul. I bought a salvaged 745 7 years ago that had the worst of the worst in shoddy body jobs. It has never been garaged and suffered thru many NH winters with not a trace of rust! That's worth more to me than any perceived difference in reliability.

Also, as opposed to the 745 as my wife was when trading in her 245, she now swears by that body style as being much more useful, and having better visibility than her old 245. So much so that she opted to buy a used 945 to replace the 745 instead of taking my 855 at the last changing of cars. She is sold on the visibility and cargo room.

Just one person's opinion!