Cheap, high mileage 960. Do I go for it?
I found a cheap (<$3000) 1995 960 with 270k miles on Facebook marketplace. I want a Volvo wagon for road trip purposes, I was actually looking for 850s because late-model RWD Volvos are pretty hard to find, when I found this one.
The body seems pretty clean and the pictures show there's no serious leaks or anything. I'm of two minds, on one hand that's a lot of miles (and I'm familiar with high mileage cars, I have a 250k Accord daily driver and 240k turboed miata). On the other hand, a car that's lasted that long has clearly been cared for at least, and the whiteblock seems to have a good reputation.
The only issues listed are the fuel gauge not working (broken fuel sending units seem to be a common issue, and are unfortunately unobtanium?), the A/C not working very well (I'm willing to bite the bullet and just replace the entire system if it comes down to it), and the heat being not very good (could just be a heater valve, but also could indicate greater cooling system issues?).
I'm looking at it this weekend, is there anything I should look out for? Is the 960 more comfortable than an 850? The better fuel mileage of the 850 is tempting.