i'm gonna take it to my normal mechanic (a family friend, but not a volvo specialist) and see what he says / pass it for inspection and probably sell it..

thanks!

thanks... fyi it has 145k miles.

I just called the guys and asked them what they meant by PCV clean up, and they said they took out the "flame trap" and said it was completely jammed up. they went on to clear out all of the hoses that were surrounding/connected to it (all of the hoses affected by ...

Quick recap of my story: I'm a medical student living off of my student loans. I was in the market for a cheap, yet reliable car - something to last 4 yrs or so (hopefully) - after my 98 neon (EEK!) crapped out on me.

so a family friend was selling his 1995 Volvo 850 GLT for 1000 bucks. I bought it ...