Stay away from any old Volvo with the V6 engine made by Renault. They are junk. Your friend will probably tell you that.
The old 4 cylinder Volvos were rock solid.
Volvo has not made a good vehicle since the 2.4 liter 4 cylinder models in the 1970s.
I had one of those.
It was a tank.
The old 4 cylinder Volvos were rock solid.
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Had a 64 544 and a 67 122 Wagon, both with B18D engines (with over 150K miles on each when I got them...) that were indestructible!