Miata Mailing List: August 1996, Message #137
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   From: dquara@marlins.encore.com (Doug Quara)
Subject: Volvo.net
   Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 08:33:34 -0400

Gary Spray, On Aug 1,  9:16pm, writes:
> Subject: Re: Naming the miata - do you name your shoes?
> Duh, I own a Volvo. It's a 1984 240 GL wagon with 124K miles. Someone asked
> me, not too long ago, how I liked my Volvo and I responded: "If I had of
> know what it was going to be like when I bought it ten years ago for $9K, I
> would have bought TWO OF THEM!" 
> After twelve years and 124 *thousand*
> miles, all of these things STILL WORK! It has *never* failed to start and
> run. 

My name is Doug.  And I own a Volvo.  :-)

I really don't like this Volvo-bashing.  I guess it's a product
of Volvo's marketing, but these cars are not all that boring.

We've owned two, an '86 740 Turbo Wagon, and an almost identical
'93 940 Turbo Wagon.

The cars are comfortable, roomy, fantastic on long trips, quick enough,
and unwaveringly competent.

The '86 was a member of the Volvo High Mileage Club, at over 100,000 miles,
and it was maintained to look brand-spankin' new.  In fact, with the
car cover my wife uses, we got many comments on trying to keep
our *new* car looking new, then we'd tell them it was 6 years old with
100,000 miles, and watch their jaws drop.  The car was flawless and
nothing failed beyond a window regulator in that time period.

The '93 was rear-ended and has not had as much success with reliability,
and I think it's a result of the accident.  Small stuff but repaired
under the warrantee.

These cars hold all our windsurfing equipment inside except the boards,
which go on roof racks.

And performance?  Ever driven an 850 Turbo?  I've driven one, and
one of my autocross friends drives one at the races.  Very, very
quick and they handle great.

No, it's not a Miata.  But try taking three windsurfers, six sails,
three booms, three masts, the requisite storage containers, tool boxes,
and assorted other equipment, luggage for three, and three passengers
in comfort on away trips in a Miata.  Can't be done.  

So there.  :-)

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