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02-24-2006, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by TigerDan

And the 164 is universally recognized to be the black sheep of the Volvo family. The B30 straight six was only used in that model (although it's seen duty for many years in boats as a Volvo-Penta. I even have one. Swapping it out for a 5.0 though)

There's some enthusiast clubs in Europe now for that car. We had to replace injectors in it once, but other than that it ran well over 100,000 trouble-free miles. Cost a whopping $5000 brand new.

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02-25-2006, 12:57 AM

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This Volvo rode down an embankment with an 18-wheeler on top of it. Driver got out unhurt- he was actually making calls on his cell while he was waiting for rescuers to get him out.

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02-25-2006, 05:32 PM

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I had a 86 740 turbo, with over 325,000 on it. Never a major repair. Turned into an electrical nightmare though! Never went anywhere without jumper wires and a Fluke meter, along with a good set of schematics!

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