Your going to tell me a Volvo 240DL timing Belt engine aluminum head will last nearly as long as a 240D dual row chain and all cast iron engine? Please. Also, your website states Irv went to work for Volvo after 1 million miles...really credible to be racking up miles with help from the company that built your car! The 180D went that long without MB helping him with car! And if my arguement is not enough, let me quote the Guru larry Bible:




"Come on, let's get serious here. Do you really believe that you can compare an aluminum head, rubber timing belt engine to an all cast iron, double row timing chain engine. Which one do you REALLY think will be more durable and long lived? Which one will much more easily warp a head? Which one needs a timing belt every 60,000 miles? Come on!

Okay, lets just say that you can, even though this is comparing oranges to apples, get the same level of engine durability and life from both. Have you ever seen a 20 year old Volvo that has spent any time at all in the heat? If you have, you know that all the plastic inside is wrinkled and shredded. An MB that has been exposed to the heat and sun will not look like new, but it will look a darn sight better than a Volvo exposed to the same elements.

Get real here, I'm all for being polite, but there is no comparison whatsoever. If it were 1980, and we had both cars brand new sitting side by side, you would be hard pressed to tell the difference in quality. But this is over 20 years later and we now have the knowledge of seeing how they hold up.

With those comparisons made, let's compare the Volve 240D to many other cars. Comparing it to most other cars built at the same time, it would come out highly superior.

My $0.02,"

Thats all.