great review, I have owned and driven Volvo 240's since 1981, and nothing comes close to them, currently own a 89 240DL with 400K on it and that year most of the speedos read slower, if i am doing 100 kph it is actually 92kph and i have had it checked both by GPS and a certified shop when accused of speeding and fought it and won , i would love to find a 93 240 being thee last year of production they had a ton of extras no other model years got, like the heated/electric mirrors and also the big one to me factory LSD, especially here in the Canadian winters, the head units always sucked and wasn't uncommon to see aftermarket units installed, I did get a Alpine head unit for mine with full cellphone compatible and a command start for winter and these cars have wood stoves for heaters , nothing comes close unless your talking a high end car from Europe, i worked for Volvo Canada for 2 years back in the late 80's, I got the job because i owned a 1978 Volvo 242 GT, 🤣 it was a cool gig for the times in my twenties and didn't really have any cares, just fun, everyone has been there, tons of parts still available for the 240 cars, you'd be surprised, one cosmetic weakness of the 240's were the cracked dashes , it was just a design flaw and pretty much the only one in my opinion , I have driven my 89 240 DL from Winnipeg to Vancouver twice by myself almost non stop with no complaints and it cruised at 70-80 mph with ease and got its best fuel economy at 74 mph, if you get one with the 5 speed M47 transmission you'll easily improve that by 5 mpg or more they sell now for crazy money , last year my mechanic 2 brothers who use to own a Volvo franchise here in Winnipeg bought an 89 240 DL like mine this one was red with the graphite interior which they sold to the owner new in 89 and was serviced only by the dealer [them] he passed away they bought it off his estate for $4000.00 CDN it had just under 110kms so 68,000 miles they did a full safety inspection on it and only needed from callipers ,rotors and pads, i would have bought it that day for $6400 bucks if had the money and they sold it the following Monday to an OG Volvo customer that i knew for $7500 bucks a sweet deal really not a scratch or chip on the paint anywhere, if you could buy this car from this guy you could have it for an easy 15 years, you'd grow tired of it before it grows tire of you, old Volvo slogan i heard in Sweden ,LOL, they still build great cars with longevity, too much tech for me and too much money 👍 thx for the great video now on my holidays i am going to replace all of my rear suspension bushings and original front shocks, thats longevity
Volvos came a long way mann they just dont get much credit like the other brands volvos can offer u alot tho. Even the modern ones . Just not many buy those cars
A driving strategy is all it takes to manage the limited power. You knew. I have an 84 wagon with 422k miles here in Los Angeles and use it mostly for long trips. I will not live long enough to wear this thing out. Your video is very good. It gives people a different perspective.
Not the fastest car but it certainly would last forever as older Volvo cars do and seems like a high quality car. Sure newer Volvos would wipe the floor with these on acceleration but speed isn’t everything.
@99unclebob That's a fantastic expose of the Volvo 240 series. I own a 1987 Volvo 244 DL 5-speed manual. The sedan is exceptional in appearance. It's a family sedan with sporty additions. Sunroof and racing 🐎 wheels. It was stored for 9 years at one point. I'm getting it restored again in order to get it back in action. The alternator is getting checked out. It's not charging up the battery like it's supposed to. Volvo(the old original models) are tough and reliable.
Not everything is about speed. In fact some semi trucks and buses are 0-60 in 20-29-40 seconds. But they’re heavy so speed isn’t really what they’re built for and physically they can’t be faster for many reasons including that loads shift on semis with fast acceleration. IMO the driving experience is more important.
