Hello Sean!

On 21 Jan 2026, digimaus said the following...

 di> Have you replaced your gas cap?  I had a problem with emissions on one
 di> of my former vehicles and it turns out the gas cap just needed to be
 di> replaced.

Thanks, yep, as a matter of I fact I did a couple of years ago -- the retaining
strap had broken and the seal was cracked, so it was time for a new one... 

 di> My buddy has a Volvo statio wagon from the 80s: 5 speed,
 di> turbocharged...he calls it the "flying brick".  I think he's had the car
 di> since 1991 or 1992 and it's rock-solid.

Yes, those were the "real" Volvos before they decided round off the corners...
Very nice and reliable cars with lots of space!

 di> He also has a SAAB which cannot be killed and drives in any type of
 di> weather reliably.

Actually, my father had a 1988 Saab 900 sedan which he drove for approx. 60000
km (370,000 mi). It had its quirks, and the 900 model was technically very dated
(I believe it was first released in 1980 or something like that), but it was
very reliable.

He switched it for a Volvo V70 station wagon, the first-gen, more boxy ones --
this one was from 2000 -- back in 2007. And that Volvo still runs just fine to
this day.

 di> Re: 181,000 miles: that's just getting broken in for a Volvo, isn't it?
 di> <G>

:-D

I would say it's about halfway. The engines -- and gearboxes (Japanese!) -- on
these cars are usually very reliable. Thankfully. 

Best regards
Zip

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