Those who know me well, know that my dad is insanely committed to keeping his Volvos running. They're all 740 series, mostly diesel.

He's been known to spend $10K on chassis rebuilds to eliminate rust-through. It's kind of insane. Yes you can keep them running, but it's hard to find parts that aren't used, and sometimes you have to fabricate a replacment yourself. Certain parts had design issues...

2023-02-22 10:56 from Nurb432
he just hates the planet earth, and all of us that live on it. Hes a
murderer!!

funnily enough, there may have been a time when you could say those particular diesels were less polluting, but not now.

last year Volvo imported diesels to the US was 1986. Comparing the 740/760 stickshift, same year, gets us:

gasoline 20/22/26 mpg, annual fuel cost $2300
diesel 22/24/27 mpg, annual fuel cost $2800

they were just crappy to begin with. the marginal mileage increase does not proportionally reflect the increased energy density per gallon of diesel, nor the increased price. CO2 emissions are unavailable for a car this old, but surely that's also greater than gasoline.

my dad likes these because they are supposedly simpler to maintain and rebuild. but there's no denying that they are underpowered and uneconomical even when compared to something similar from the same year.

2023-02-23 17:32 from Nurb432
i was just being sarcastic.. 

Oh I know. You can always rely on me to be the straight man to your funny guy.

fvck fvord.

it doesn't help that henry fvord was a virulent antisemite, either.