buying a 240

In my area rust is a deal breaker, where you find some there's always more, and $2000 sounds more like a rust-free in good cosmetic and running condition price, but then again in Toronto maybe they always have rust?

Thanks for your experience on this. I ended up offering him $1200 and he came down to $1800, but I had already decided that I wouldn't go above $1500 for this particular vehicle. I agree, $2000 seems a little steep and I think I'll continue my search. The guy was really hesitant of me having my mechanic look at it anyways which is always a bad sign.

In addition to checking rust, remember to check if all the eletrics work. When the key is in position 2, check if warninglights come on..

Check if the car brakes straigt (try a braketest in an empty parkinglot) Check lights, A/C, etc. if applicable.

Then, the most important thing: The rust! You can never know 100% if the car is rust-free, but if you know there is rust, there most likely is more rust than you know.

To check a car pr>> In my area rust is a deal breaker, where you find some there's always

People selling used cars always overestimate the value. It's a natural thing to do. Being reluctant to have a mechanic look at it before the sale would be a deal breaker for me- but as the buyer I'd expect to pay for the inspection.

You may want to take periodic looks at this web site>

Thenk click on Cars&Trucks in the for sale box. Then type in Volvo in in the search box.

You may find others including the 740 and 940 to be of interest.

Good luck, Joe