98 v70 is a p2, it is only sheet metal different from the 850 , though yeah, the 240 wagons are epic for the hipster market

a 9-5 wagon , with the 2.3 T and 5spd is an epic sleeper. No one expects the roll on effect of that motor between 20 and 90. They have freight train cargo capacity as well. People expect the 93 vert and the 93 4 door to be quick, but when the barge 95 blows by like their standing still, they’re surprised

the 3800 goes way back to the 79 bustleback century (possibly farther)

I have found better and newer(98 v70 in silver) for less (2200) with less mileage (114K) in the last 6 months, it’s in my driveway now

1. Engine swap of dubious nature

for scripting languages it’s a must

White saab 900 convert

NP all day, loved the e23's

off the line, no. but for 20 to 70+ fastest damn things on the road, in the commuter wars , it’s this or a turbo volvo

About the only people who would want this are hardcore mazda collectors or mazda themselves for the corp museum. Outside of that ?far better cars, that are far less volatile CP

Would I put my child in this car to drive on a daily basis? most likely not, I doubt it would hold up to the trashing a young driver would deal out, nor would it survive well in an accident. I would give the kid my late 90's v70 and daily drive the hell out of this one till it finally gave up

every once in awhile, someone talks about trying to make this Rock Opera happen again, It last longer in England than the US. I believe the Broadway version opened and closed the same week. Musically it’s a great romp, but for the subject matter, a snooze fest

it’s going to be awhile before the 80's Camaro/Firebird/TA’s come up in value, the late 70's editions are the rising stars since the 60's fire breathing high powered editions are now priced at six figures for pristine examples

Doug, also being from PA, I cannot agree enough that it is a racket. The “emissions” test is even more of a joke, they plug the state mandated machine into an OBDII port (post 95 car, of course) and if there are no codes AND the car has been operated X amount of hours, it passes. The safety inspection? it found…

V90 Polestar? yeah V90 Polestar

for years my wife and I rented a home in a fantastic school district for far less than we could afford to pay for a home in that area. (our rent was 2K , while the home were valued from 350-400K, so a mortgage would be 3-4K for month depending on how it’s structured) Our kids got a great education through High School.…

I saw a 2nd gen one in traffic this morning, the bumpers were color matched, the headlights were fogged over streamlined ones , but wheels were steelies

see early Saturns and some of the European manufacturers

in college in 1984, I had a 76 Plymouth Swinger with same engine transmission combo, was useable, if underpowered. Given that the Aspen weighs more, with 2 more years of smog controls, this will be borderline abysmal performance

If you want one, it’s great, if you don’t, then its CP