Thanks friends.... well, what I decided to do was to have my mechanic check out what else, if anything, was wrong... and, it turned out, the car also needs new brake rotors/pads, rear axle seals and bearings which are badly leaking fluid, sway bar links, and work on the heat/air system... and, did I...

Hi, I have to make a decision tonight, to spend another 1K for repairs or to give it up and replace my 1994 960 wagon, which has about 160K miles on it and has been carefully maintained, with a new-to-me Volvo, or possibly some other car. I've been spending about $1000/year on repairs over the past ...