<p>Volvos! I inherited a 1992 940, and it’s awesome. Lots of trunk space, very easy to maneuver and parallel park (I love rear wheel drive!), and pretty reliable.</p>
<p>Mine did break down once this summer, but at its age and with the number of miles it has on it, I would expect things to happen every once in a while. I definitely agree with taking it to a shop that really knows Volvos though - it took two tries for the shop that it got towed to (which was a combination Ford/Volvo/etc. dealership) to fix the problem, whereas our normal shop would have fixed it right the first time probably. It was a little costly, but it was sort of a big problem…and my parents rationalize that fixing it is cheaper than car payments, which has been the case so far.</p>