I've a 1987 Volvo 340 1.7 GL that has just ~90,000 on the clock. Been a solid workhorse since I've been driving (4 years) and has served the whole family well before that.
Anyway, the garage who maintain it have now said it's not worth paying to keep it going - the last few years I've spent £300 ish a year to keep her going, but this year I've been told it's going to be quite a bit more to get through the MOT. I don't want to spend much, would rather get something new but I couldn't bare to see her scrapped!
The main problem is the sills along both sides are rusting pretty badly. Mechanic reckoned 500-600 quid to get it fixed in one hit. There are a few other little problems - one headlight is buggered and needs replacing for example - but otherwise I think it's pretty sound.
The engine was replace by previous owner 10 years ago and so has only 30,000 odd miles.
Anyone interested? Can answer any questions!
Cheers,
Ed Ludlow