1994 Volvo 940 Consumer Reviews

This car is made very well and if it’s respected and maintained will out live all the new Volvo’s on the market! It has outlived two of my new expensive Volvo cross country wagons and it is still very sound and reliable! I would drive it across the country tomorrow without any concerns! It did need the heater core replaced as do all Volvos it seems. I have now moved onto only owning Toyotas but cannot bear to part with this car because it is so sound and reliable! It is a classic example of “they don’t make them like they used to”! It also seems to be ahead of its time for fuel economy! It gets great gas mileage! This car drives great and feels heavier and safer than any of the newer cars I’ve purchased during its lifetime.

I bought this car about 10 years ago for 2500 and put 1500 into immediate repairs. Since then, I spend 500-1000 yearly on various things including the usual tires and oil changes. I am not sure of the mileage because I replaced the odometer twice but I would guess it is 300000. I fix anything and everything that breaks or goes wrong and it has been a wonderful car. I think it will last another 10 years easily if I baby it. Last year, I drove to the west coast and back (over 4000 miles) with no problems. It gets 30 miles to the gallon on the open road and 25 or so in town.

I bought mine used for $300, running and driving, very easy to DIY work on (I've replaced the heater core, pads, calipers, and rotors all around, as well as some other stuff) Runs perfectly smooth, fast, handles amazingly well Very reliable, after 24 years of northern winters, it barely has any rust underneath

We bought our 1993 Volvo Station Wagon, Dory (she is blue, and she "just keeps swimming" ) used about 14 years ago (2002) when she had about 145,000 miles. She is about to reach 250,000 miles. When we purchased her we paid.....drum roll....$3,000. We use her for mostly around town, though lately my husband has been driving her round trip to his work, 20 miles each way. Dory is a very comfortable car for her age, and the car fits both him and myself well - he is 6'5" and I am 5'5" - she has had her issues - we recently put in about $2,500 worth of fixes, which included the drive chain (it rusted through) new brakes, something to do with the steering, and a bunch of other small electrical items, but we are trying to eke out her last years while we have two in college. She is now driving with a much tighter feel in her steering since the fixes, and it is fun to drive her. Even though she is rear wheel drive, she does fine with snow tires in the Winter. I have noticed that parts of her are rusting (I can see rust inside the door where it meets the frame when closed - you can't see it when the door is closed.) While Volvos are known to be very safe, it is getting to the point where newer cars have many more safety features, like Electronic Stability Control, and a passenger air bag. We have bought other used cars, but she is the one who just keeps on going. It was great when our kids were young, and as a car to learn driving in for our kids. She needs attention, just like any other car, but the transmission and engine have been fantastic, and for such an old car in New England, her body is holding up well. This is a great car!

I think this car was in good shape 0ne year ago when I gave it to my granddaughter, I believe it was driven roughly and not cared for. Now she wants to sell it. I just wanted a ballpark figure. I know with the way I took care of it, it would have gone 3 or 5 thousand miles. Always in garage and cared for every 3thousand miles.in Monterey, california.

I am the original owner, purchased from showroom floor in 1992, she always starts through any weather. Negatives, high test gas and not good in heavy snow unless one knows how to drive in snow, which they do not know here in NYC. Jan She is like an old friend!

This car has seen us through much!!! Including 2 front end accidents and another smaller one, at which point I begged the insurance company not to total it!! What an amazing feeling to send our son's off to college in Virginia, have it returned for the next one etc etc. We are now planning on donating the car to charity or someone who needs a very safe vehicle…we are a volvo family (7) its the whole safety thing…maybe now that everyones off on their own I should find a midlife crisis car!!!

My EE hubby thought I had lost it, when I bought "Vixen" in my 30's. My new 940 was boxy, boring, symbolic of either an old hippie or a republican. Fast forward 20 years, and my husband THANKS ME FOR MY 940 DECISION. The car has had some work done, granted, but the cost of ownership has been more than reasonable. Repairs have been higher than let's say a Toy, but if you do the math, she's been on the cheap to own 20 YEARS. "Vixen" is long in the tooth, and it's time for her "transition". I am in tears. I LOVE her boxy boring dependable self. (tear stained pillow) Our car doc this is one of the best models Volvo made. Goodbye old friend.