I should explain now that I currently drive all things VW at the mo and it's been some years since I owned a Volvo(like, er...10 years to be exact) but I still have many memories, some bad but mostly good of them.
It all kinda started when my Dad bought a 1981 345GL back in late 1983 which he had for 4 years before moving onto several 2 series then 7's. This car got me hooked and I bought my first 343 back in '92 for banger racing for £30. A week later and £80 and it had a years MOT(I couldn't bring myself to race it in the end, that's what Datsuns are meant for) After 4 months I blew it up(151,000 miles on the clock) so I bought a scrap 360 GLS and raided it for parts. Along with the running gear from this(it had no engine though) and a 240 GLT 2.3 litre engine, this car REALLY shifted. It didn't handle, it was a bit crusty at the edges, but, most of all, it was cheap FUN! For a total outlay of about £300, I had a car that would keep up with pretty much any GTi hot hatches of the time(but not round bends!)
Had I more spare cash and space on the drive, I'd do it all over again for sure
