I am looking at a high mileage (~225k miles) 1990 740 sedan w/ the auto gear
box. I am wondering what I should look for. The body is in good shape for
the age, but that's not everything. I am not familiar at all with Volvos so
any information you could offer would be great. Thanks

Matt

M Warren wrote:

I would avoid the ZF auto transmissions, but if the shifter has a small
button on the side to lockout the overdrive, it's an AW-70/71 and those
are pretty solid.

Clean out the flame trap, check for leaks, if it's a 16V motor change
the timing belt immediately unless you *know* it was changed on time.
Otherwise they're pretty solid cars, mine also had 225K when I bought it
8 years ago, still driving it daily.

On May 18, 9:35 pm, James Sweet <jamesswe... (AT) trashmail (DOT) net> wrote:
http://www.swedishbricks.net/700900FAQ/BuyingUsed7xx1.html#Buying_a_Used_740

On May 18, 3:21*pm, "M Warren" <muuar... (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:
How well has required service been kept up on the car. Drive it to
make sure all features work. Take it to a Volvo mehcanic for a pre-
purchase inspection.