Decision time

[Dippydog]

Since retirement last year my mileage-although not high even before that-dropped to less than 5,000mls per year.So did I really need 2 cars? Obviously not,so then what to do?The Omega[owned for over 8yrs]carries the burden of sentimentality[it was the last car I and my late partner went anywhere in together]while the V70 is the always scruffy but ever faithful mongrel with the sad eyes.Much debate/argument with myself and the decision was made...….I'd buy a 3rd car Next question then is what?A trawl of E-bay,Gumtree and the like for inspiration followed and there it was! Screaming out of the computer screen at me "BUY ME"!!!!! So I have todat travelled down to Surrey to do just that.Others may have seen it advertised also it's a 1995[M] 960 3L auto saloon.19 stamps+P.D.I. in the service book all belts/tensioners and water pump changed last October,it tipped over 122,000mls on the drive home.It never missed a beat on the journey stuck in traffic on M25 near Heathrow or cruising with the best of the moderns on the M1,supreme comfort and near silent,beautiful Built in booster seat in rear armrest,privacy blind for rear window etc. For those interested I'll try and get some pictures up at some point.Faults? Yes[it is 24yrs old after all]the door cards are wrinkled-I believe a common problem on these?-the front bumper paint shows battle scars and for some reason a recurring problem with the horn sounding for no apparent reason??but that's it as far as I've been able to tell and in fairness the seller had spoken to me about these issues before I agreed to set off to look at/buy it.All in all well chuffed especially at what I think is the bargain price of £695

[KerPLoD]

Whatever you do, keep the Omega. There's no replacement for personal attachment. Other than that, this 960 sounds nice!

[Dippydog]

Yes the Omega is staying for a while longer at least[strange as I never thought myself a sentimentalist when it came to cars]the thing most likely to kill it[as with any car I own]would be rust issues as I can't weld and even if I could I've nowhere that I could put a car to weld it,and welding is expensive even at back street garage rates.The Omega has just over 135,000mls on it,the V70 is also in that mileage bracket and as said the 960 tipped over 122,000mls on my way home from Surrey-a journey it completed on less than £40 of fuel[at Southern fuel prices which are higher than round here]

[Ian21401]

All that for less than a grand and only done 122,000 miles. My 1992 940 has done 218,000 miles.

[biggbn]

960/v/s/90 still itches I must scratch. I had a six pot 760gle and loved it, 960 is a stealth hot rod

[Dippydog]

Yes,I think I've already surprised a few people.What they see is a big old barge of a Volvo driven by an old git,but give it a bit of the loud pedal and it'll lift its skirts and run for the horizon at a goodly rate of knots.

[Dippydog]

Oh,and I bought it from a honest trader too! When I saw the e-bay listing[and then checked M.o.T. history] I knew it was the car for me.So I phoned to ask if I hit buy it now how he'd want payment to be made as that wasn't shown on the listing and his first words to me were "I won't sell any car to anyone who hasn't actually seen it and satisfied themselves as to condition" He then went on to re-iterate that there were "issues" with it i.e. the wrinkled door cards and strange problem with horn[although so far I've not experienced this] this made me even more determined to buy it,he even picked me up from his local train station when I went to see/buy it!On this experience so far i'd have no hesitation buying another car from him should I want another vehicle.He did have another Volvo[either an S60 or S80 I didn't pay enough attention to notice which]for sale in a gold colour.

[Dippydog]

pictures of the latest purchase

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[capt jack]

Yep. I’ve an S90 3litre auto, 204bhp and takes off like the devil if you ask it to!

It really does surprise people because I don’t think anyone expects a big old barge to have that sort of get up and go.

It’s surprisingly good on less than straight roads too, thanks to the multi-link rear suspension.

The one downside is the mpg........
Jack