What would you replace your 940/960 Estate with?

[griston64]

Originally Posted by Moomoo

C’est la vie, as we say in Derbyshire!

'That's just the way it is'..............

[T5R92011]

+1 on a 2004 V70 D5.

They (P2 models) are serious cars in my opinion. Perhaps the last generation of Volvo that was truly designed for epic mileages.

And the simplicity of the Euro 3 D5 engine is a beautiful thing.
Go and watch any video of anybody trying to work on a BMW diesel engine and look at how many things have to be removed in order to do anything.

On these D5 engine, even something that you rarely need to replace (such as high pressure fuel pump) is very easy to do.

[nemesisthewarlock]

It's easy buy another 960 heck a low mileage very clean Japanese import would be around £8 to £10k

I wouldn't be without fat slag #1 and would buy another in a heartbeat...

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Indeed given how well she's running atm I have promised her a clay bar and probably and underseal sometime this year...

[Skyedriver]

Originally Posted by nemesisthewarlock

It's easy buy another 960 heck a low mileage very clean Japanese import would be around £8 to £10k

I wouldn't be without fat slag #1 and would buy another in a heartbeat...

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Indeed given how well she's running atm I have promised her a clay bar and probably and underseal sometime this year...

That's pretty,
TBH I always looked at the 940/960 as just a box but over the last couple of years I've come to appreciate the styling and it's actually become the car you park and look back at when you walk away....

[classicswede]

I binned my S80 a good few years ago and gave my brother my V70 D5 and upgraded to 960's as the daily cars. I doubt I will ever go with a car newer than the 960/V90 but never know what will happen in the next 20-40 odd years

[nemesisthewarlock]

Originally Posted by classicswede

I binned my S80 a good few years ago and gave my brother my V70 D5 and upgraded to 960's as the daily cars. I doubt I will ever go with a car newer than the 960/V90 but never know what will happen in the next 20-40 odd years

i bought a S80 v8 as my backup volvo but the 960 is my goddess and the s80 my loud expensive obnoxious fat slag #2

[loki_the_glt]

Originally Posted by Skyedriver

That's pretty,
TBH I always looked at the 940/960 as just a box but over the last couple of years I've come to appreciate the styling and it's actually become the car you park and look back at when you walk away....

And they stand out in a crowded car-park; if you can look over the SUVs and soft-roaders that everyone seems to use these days. Or is to make sure that some unscupulous individual that covets it hasn't stolen it?!

[tofufi]

I crossed Finland in an XC60 yesterday.

It was a lovely place to be until you settle in for a while - the ride and seats were too firm. My back is not comfortable today...

[Skyedriver]

Originally Posted by tofufi

I crossed Finland in an XC60 yesterday.

It was a lovely place to be until you settle in for a while - the ride and seats were too firm. My back is not comfortable today...

Interesting.
Before I bought the current 940 and after I scrapped he last one I bought a Jaguar X-Type. Quick, handled well, looked nice but could only get one dog cage in the back but worst of all the seats! Half an hour max and you were crippled.
On a long journey I'd be stuffing coats and jumpers in between me and the seat. My wife borrowed it for a 30 mile trip one Saturday. Didn't want to get back in the car to drive home. That quickly went to be replaced by the current 940. I'm cautious of making a similar mistake again.

Re the 960: there seems a lot of love here for the 6 cylinder car. I've had one, nicer trim inside but was pretty rusty underneath (bought unseen of ebay) so sold it on. My 940 is an lpt but with MBC, strut brace, chassis brace, 960 front ARB and doubled up rear ARBs and HD springs and rear bilsteins. Also Galaxies improve the look as well as the handling and road holding. Would a decent low miles 960 be worth looking at?
(Giving up on the Range Rover idea, even RR owners are trying to dissuade me with tales of woe!).

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Skyedriver

Interesting.
Before I bought the current 940 and after I scrapped he last one I bought a Jaguar X-Type. Quick, handled well, looked nice but could only get one dog cage in the back but worst of all the seats! Half an hour max and you were crippled.
On a long journey I'd be stuffing coats and jumpers in between me and the seat. My wife borrowed it for a 30 mile trip one Saturday. Didn't want to get back in the car to drive home. That quickly went to be replaced by the current 940. I'm cautious of making a similar mistake again.

Re the 960: there seems a lot of love here for the 6 cylinder car. I've had one, nicer trim inside but was pretty rusty underneath (bought unseen of ebay) so sold it on. My 940 is an lpt but with MBC, strut brace, chassis brace, 960 front ARB and doubled up rear ARBs and HD springs and rear bilsteins. Also Galaxies improve the look as well as the handling and road holding. Would a decent low miles 960 be worth looking at?
(Giving up on the Range Rover idea, even RR owners are trying to dissuade me with tales of woe!).

Thanks for putting me off the X-Type Tony, it was on my short-list as potential replacements if something ever happens to my 760 but it makes the list shorter again at least! Down to one again in fact which for me is a 5th Gen Honda Accord Aerodeck - but it has to be the right colour, engine and transmission.

As for whether you should change your 940 for a 960, that's only a decision you can make. I'd suggest test driving a few with a view to a potential purchase and see if they fit what you want.

As for the Range Rover, the only ones worth looking at are what is now known as the "Classic" Range Rover, the original shape. Fuel economy is horrendous, even with the V8 EFi (the most economical because the engine is best suited to the bodyshell) but most are going to be 30+ years old and good ones carry a £££ premium, bad ones will cost even more in rust repairs, driveshaft repairs and so many other things.
An alternative would be a Jeep Cherokee, again the 4.0HO version is juicy but if converted to LPG as many were, surprisingly economical to use, even on long runs. The seats are ok for long runs too. Rear leaf springs go weak and a popular upgrade is to fit the rear leaf springs from the 2.5TD variant as they are a fair bit stiffer to start with. A Grand Cherokee gives a bit more luxury and slightly longer wheelbase on later models but avoid 1998-2002 straight 6 models as they had weak cylinder heads/cooling systems.