re. Re: putting a auto trans in a '91 20VTQA

[Mike LaRosa]

agree brett the 7 and 9 series cars are nice, but they
are completely different from the 850 model...

but then again what where we talking about ?  ;)

Mike,


--- Brett Dikeman <quattro at frank.mercea.net> wrote:

> 
> On Jan 26, 2006, at 9:58 AM, Ben Swann wrote:
> 
> > Yes- this is the solution! If you can find an
> automatic Type 44  
> > wagon, this would be more straightforward than the
> tranny swap.   
> > You will get plenty of power out of a chipped and
> tuned MC-1 for  
> > this application.
> >
> > I tend to agree with aforementioned Volvo option
> too, but gotta  
> > admit, these cars sound and drive  way cheap
> compared to even the  
> > 10 year older type44 - I know, as my sister has
> had 3 relatively  
> > new Volvos ( '98 - 2003) and eveytime I ride with
> her I am forced  
> > to hold my tongue on how cheap the thing feels -
> at least compared  
> > to the T44 Audis.
> 
> Funny.  The interior quality in my folk's '95 960
> wagon is Tonka-toy,  
> but at the same time, it looks as good as it did the
> day they bought  
> it; it's durable, which is what Volvo is all about. 
> Only one bulb in  
> the entire interior of the car has ever blown
> (shifter selector.) The  
> windows and sunroof still open at the same speed
> they did in 1994.   
> The locks are still as easy to operate and have
> never broken a linkage.
> 
>    The leather isn't durable though...it's that
> "thin and soft" style  
> leather, instead of the "thick and durable" stuff in
> my 200q20v.  The  
> paint/bodywork is -very- tough, with the exception
> of the covered  
> bumpers.  Not a single spot of rust on the car.
> 
> Under the hood after more than ten years and 120,000
> miles, the only  
> failures of note are 1 battery, 1 rack (under
> warranty- started  
> acting all goofy) and the dipstick tube once popped
> out and gave my  
> folks a free underbody rust treatment; their
> mechanic (who does  
> everything from P1800's to T5/6's) said it was a
> first.
> 
> It pulls away from a stop with amazing guts and the
> I-6 sounds pretty  
> nice.  Handles like a dream (RWD) aside from its
> weight, the  
> headlights are FANTASTIC, the stereo is superb, the
> seats are  
> incredibly comfortable, and you can fit grand
> central station in it  
> with the rear seats folded down.  Noise levels are
> way below the  
> 200q20v in any driving conditions.  The ride is
> slightly wallowy in  
> turns, taut on big bumps...but is smooth, and 90 on
> the highway feels  
> fantastic.  Oh, and if you hit anything at 90,
> you'll actually have a  
> shot at surviving.
> 
> It's a car I could drive for hours; the 200q20v I
> can't manage more  
> than about 4 continuous before I've got to take a
> break.  On  
> virtually every front except drivetrain (ie,
> power/AWD/manual- manual  
> was available though) and interior "sense of
> luxury", it's an  
> infinitely superior car to my 200q20v.
> 
> Brett
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