So here I am, a nice fresh new month of March and no broken parts on the 142?!!?!?

Buahahaha, yeah right. No sir, in fact last night while I was going to get some tasty steak with a friend I made the terrible mistake of trying to turn off my car. Why so silly you ask? Of course you do it every day, i used to too. But unfortuantely for me, last night when i tried to complete the task of turning off the car the key would not go to the steering wheel lock position so I could remove it, so I forced it some and said key unceremoniously broke off in the ignition switch.
HAPPY DAY!!!

So now I have a Volvo in a drive way with the business end of a key stuck in the ignition and not so much as a nub to try and grab with pliers. Anyone know how to take apart an ignition switch from a Volvo 142/ have a spare I could buy somehow?

Or does anyone know how to rig up the proper aftermarket switches to bypass the ignition completely (temporarily)??

Nevermind, I fixed it with some penetrating oil and a leatherman...

Weak... I was hoping for a much more elaborate MacGyver-style story, but I'm glad its fixed.

well I did manage to turn the car on without the key, which apparently only takes a flat head screwdriver and a pair of needle nose pliers.

Hmm, apparently 140's are extremely easy to bypass the key

Not to mention VERY easy to break into.

lol, one screw retained wing windows FTW...

.... more like FTL

lmao