if your looking for low maintenance, and a little more comfort the 940 is a
good compromise between the two, my 92 960 was a nice car to drive, but the
transmission was not that great if your used to the predictable tranny in the
240, the 960 has a lock up converter type tranny,like you would find in a
general motors car, mine was on its 2nd tranny in 200,000 miles,and this one
was starting to act up,the converter would stay locked when you came to a stop
and the car would shudder ,the steering rack had a vibration at low speed
turns,the drivers seat developed a mind of its own and would recline all the
way back while driving,and the a/c comp. would cut off, but if you turned the
car off and restarted it it would work normally again, and if you don't keep up
with the frequent timing belt changes, the expensive inline 6 engine is toast.
on the other hand i've driven my '88 240 300,000 miles on the original
drivetrain, with very little maintenance, the 940 has the same engine and
tranny as the 240, so thats what i would go for if the 240 ever dies, or
another 240 in nice condition.
