RWD Newsletter June 09
Page 4: Ball Joints and Tie Rods

My Volvo Story
Cameron Daline, Customer Service Rep

Cameron's current 240

I caught the Volvo bug by default – practically everyone in my whole family drives Volvos.  I grew up riding around in the 1980 240 wagon my parents bought new from the Volvo dealer a couple years after I was born.  My first Volvo was not really “mine” but that didn’t make me love it any less! 
 
When I was in high school my parents picked up a brick colored (perfect, right?!) 1978 242 DL for my sister and I to drive.  My first impression was…..  not that great.  It was old, it was ugly, it smelled funny and it was slow.  But what it lacked in first impressions it more than made up for in character.  Something about that car just made me happy every time I drove it.  It was reliable, it was comfortable and it was unique – all of these are acquired tastes!  That 242 took me on all sorts of adventures around Oregon and it never skipped a beat.  The only modifications I did were to add a new tape deck and some new speakers.  At the time, that’s all I needed – good music and a good car. 
 
After college I bought myself a 1993 850.  While it was a great car and served me well, it just didn’t have that same feel or connection the 240 did.  It was soon sold and I was back to my 240 roots and I haven’t strayed much since!