My best advice to you would be to get the Bentley Manual for this car. It may as well say "Don't Panic" on the cover. I too share the wiring pain - pre-88 Volvos have biodegradable insulation on the wiring. Dave Barton makes replacement harnesses out of durable wire, I'm waiting until mine reaches >50% point-to-point…

ITT: People conflating "Daily Drive" with "drive into the ground without maintaining".

Sounds like your heater petcock has seized open.

I have two 1987 cars: My Volvo 245 for crummy weather or cargo, or my 300ZX T for nice days (T-Tops!). Both RWD 5-speeds.

Neutral: How Long Will You Keep Your Car? Does it feel old already?

Split shot doesn't have anything to do with fat content. Split shot means half the shots (of espresso, shots don't mean anything but espresso) are caffeinated, half decaf. This is because of the beans used, not any process undertaken at the machine.*

Or how "Organic" and "Gluten-Free" make things healthier for everyone!

This guy reminds me of most of the Jalop writers, honestly.

As a barista, anything a customer says to you has a very high probability of actually not meaning anything. I recall making one customer a "skinny breve no shots latte" which they sent back because it didn't taste like coffee. That's what specifying "no shots" gets you, lady. Or making Matcha lattes for customers and…

Usually the same guy that goes "I'M IRISH IT TAKES A LOT TO MAKE ME DRUNK" then passed out and pisses himself 2 hours into the party.

Why is that guys face so small? Where does he store nuts and seeds?

Morango? (Strawberries) My Portuguese is rusty. Desculpe.

Or just get a Volvo 240. It comes with a smartphone shelf that they designed into the car before they were a thing.

Or just get a Volvo 240. It comes with a smartphone shelf that they designed into the car before they were a thing.

Thanks for the correction. I know a guy with a 7 series T that put his in permanent hi range, so I thought they all did it. Surprised it hasn't grenaded.

Kinda. The O/D on these is essentially a tiny 2 speed automatic on the back of a 4 speed. Ostensibly it puts all four gears into hi/lo. Later bricks had the m47 true 5-speed (I have one).

I like it - an '87 245 5-speed driver.

Jim sounds awesome.

When the Pacer lost its planned rotary engine for a straight six and a V8, it defeated its original economy car purpose. Quickly, AMC embiggened it to make a small, affordable wagon and the project was salvaged.

Remove all screw fasteners. Put them somewhere safe (not the floor of the car, in other words).

Now's your chance to redeem yourself Raphael! Do the work! Learn to troubleshoot instead of just sign checks to mechanics! None of this stuff sounds impossible to fix if you have a place to do it (getting one of those is a task in itself, but if this is really your goal, you will find a way). This is a neglected car -…