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What are the "AK-47" of items? (cheap, durable, just works)
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I can confirm the durability! I had a 89 240 wagon, went cross country three times with it. It eventually met its end when I was car number 9 in a 13 car pile up. Total write off. But after all the smashing and spinning around, none of the three of us were injured and I had to turn the car off. I miss that car a lot.
Feel the same here ... I miss my 960 .. it was known as a diplomats car ... the thing was luxurious inside and it looked like a plain vehicle from the outside. And it could turn on a dime! I used to love being able to turn around on two lanes without doing a three point turn! I joked with my friends that it had a turning radius of a bicycle. The main reason I didn't want to sell it to the demolition derby guy was that I didn't want to see the car destroyed!
Fair enough! I would totally feel the same.
But 1989 ... wow! ... I also had an old Italian friend who was very frugal with her money and the vehicle's she owned. She also had an 80s era Volvo station wagon that she ran for about 15 years before she got tired of it and traded it for another newer Volvo in the late 90s.
Yeah those things are built like tanks. I have friends that still drive 240s and they still work just fine even after a million miles