My GT is my daily driver but then its gas mileage is much better than my F150 and not much worse than the Saturn SL2 I traded in.
I bought the wife a 2000 Infiniti I30 last year, its basically an upscale Nissan Maxima. I would have to agree on getting anything like that. The engines are great and have some power, only thing better would be an I35, difference of 38 hp. Can't give you an exact MPG but I know on the few trips we've taken its gotten 30+ on the highway.
CV boots, spring seats, upper tq mount, right engine mount.
unless your car was babied in it's previous life i can gaurantee you these parts have failed, might want to get them replaced
add a new timing belt, tensioner and pulley to that list and you got yourself a nice, comfy bulletproof ride my friend
Timing belt and A-arms left to do. The car has been serviced at the dealer by the original owner every 3K miles from new to 130K!!! The car now has 145K on it...
You seem to know a lot about Volvo's... where do you learn???
I'd like to have a Mazda 3 hatchback for a DD. Met a guy that owned one with some light mods (Full exhaust, intake manifold, CAI, suspension, brakes). Had no cat, the thing sounded awesome for a 4cyl.