odinthewanderer
Active member
- Joined
- Aug 9, 2009
- Location
- new hampshire
...at this point i have had a lot of pushrod cars, and a lot of volvos under my belt...
...i have yet to have a pushrod volvo. i put the important part in bold and underlined it, for those who dont want to read all my yammering.
i just sold the 245 race car (though it was sad to see it dragged off) and got a "good" winter beater wagon with the cash that i can use for my non A/T farm and utility and new england winter needs, and we should be getting a good chunk of cash from selling our subaru (which i hate working on and driving), so i thought maybe i could justify a semi decent 122 for my regular driver use so i could ditch the 740 turbo, granted at this point most of my driving is done in my ragged 64 cj5 around the farm for assorted utility and ag work. sorry, that was a serious runon sentence.
im about to go look at a seemingly decent, yet somewhat ragged in the appearance department 67 122... and i am wondering if anyone has some guidance of where to look for the problem rust spots, and other general problematic quirks of the amazons...
i really would rather a wagon than the sedan, but being newengland with the rust and all, and that i dont want to spend or have much to spend i doubt i can be that picky.
any advice is appreciated. anybody get around 25 mpg with the four speed and a b18?
thanks everyone... i heard some folks on various forums talking up what seem to me as absurd claims of up to 38 mpg with a fresh engine and od...
if it seems reasonably mechanically sound, runs decently while not puking oil or blowing oil, seems it will pass inspection in the rust department for the next 5 years if kept out of the salt (and otherwise with usual maintenance), and does not completely reek of mold, and mouse piss i will probably come home with it... ugly or not
anyone want to convince me otherwise...
thanks guys.
...i have yet to have a pushrod volvo. i put the important part in bold and underlined it, for those who dont want to read all my yammering.
i just sold the 245 race car (though it was sad to see it dragged off) and got a "good" winter beater wagon with the cash that i can use for my non A/T farm and utility and new england winter needs, and we should be getting a good chunk of cash from selling our subaru (which i hate working on and driving), so i thought maybe i could justify a semi decent 122 for my regular driver use so i could ditch the 740 turbo, granted at this point most of my driving is done in my ragged 64 cj5 around the farm for assorted utility and ag work. sorry, that was a serious runon sentence.
im about to go look at a seemingly decent, yet somewhat ragged in the appearance department 67 122... and i am wondering if anyone has some guidance of where to look for the problem rust spots, and other general problematic quirks of the amazons...
i really would rather a wagon than the sedan, but being newengland with the rust and all, and that i dont want to spend or have much to spend i doubt i can be that picky.
any advice is appreciated. anybody get around 25 mpg with the four speed and a b18?
thanks everyone... i heard some folks on various forums talking up what seem to me as absurd claims of up to 38 mpg with a fresh engine and od...
if it seems reasonably mechanically sound, runs decently while not puking oil or blowing oil, seems it will pass inspection in the rust department for the next 5 years if kept out of the salt (and otherwise with usual maintenance), and does not completely reek of mold, and mouse piss i will probably come home with it... ugly or not
anyone want to convince me otherwise...
thanks guys.