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No Budget Reviews: 1988 Volvo 740 2.0 GL - Lloyd Vehicle Consulting

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-One 1988 Volvo 740 2.0 GL
-One Mobile Phone
-No Fancy Outfits
-No Obscure In-Jokes
-No DSLRs
-No Shotgun Microphones
-No Fluid Head Tripods
-No Idea about Exposure
-No Budget Whatsoever
It is time for the newest instalment in that beloved cinematic automotive RU-vid experience where we film practical cars that can be bought for less than £1,000 in a manner befitting of their inexpensive value! This may go horribly wrong...
This time we examine a 1988 Volvo 740 GL belonging to Mr Matt Richardson of ‪@furiousdriving‬ , and I keep a promise I made by actually reviewing it over six months after the initial walkaround! Be prepared for yet more very soft suspension, annoying, yet charming seatbelt warning lights (again), modest acceleration (again), a very nice original radio, a novel way of holding the boot option, rather nice seats, a very long throw gearlever, a high level brake light, lots and lots of engine options and generally little of any consequence at all... Nothing untoward, then!
1988 Volvo 740 2.0 GL Walkaround (with furiousdriving): • 1988 Volvo 740 2.0 GL ...
As an independent vehicle consultant, I take potential buyers through the whole car buying process from choosing a make and model to a vehicle handover and road tax. In addition to information on this service, I also have a selection of written and video reviews of cars that I have owned, hired, borrowed or have somehow come into my possession. Please use the Contact Me page on my website to get in touch, visit my Facebook page for latest updates and share this video if you like it! Thank you for watching.
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@richardhowlett9424 3 года назад

A brick on wheels ! A friend bought a 760 when he retired in 1986 , it was the most luxurious car I’d ever been in at the time, he kept it for 15 years after which he brought a Mercedes which to say the least he didn’t like !

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

Oh sir, everyone loves these 740s and 760s and I am no exception. The 760 sounds wonderful, I do hope to get hold of one at some point.

@alansimpson835 3 года назад

One of my favourite cars on Matt's fleet. The era when Volvos were big, boxy and built like tanks is what I grew up knowing (like you I grew up with a 240 and my aunt and uncle had the 740) so I always remember them fondly and I think this one, with such a low number of owners, deserved to be saved and kept original. Aside from the welding it seems to have given Matt a lot less hassle than some other members of the fleet. Hope he hangs on to it. I recognise that Richardson driving route too.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

Ah yes, sir! I use the route when I am down there because it works... I do understand why people like these old Volvos so much, and I cannot believe how cheap they still are. The welding was a bit of a pain, but now it is in good useable daily condition. It may yet go to the Santa Pod Challenge if we can get ourselves organised for next year. The number of people who were impacted by these in their childhood is amazing.

@alansimpson835 3 года назад

@@lloydvehicleconsulting yes if he's managed to keep his spend under £500 then it sounds like it would still qualify. I don't imagine it being the sort of car that would do dragster-style wheelies but I'm sure it would be a comfy place to be

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

@@alansimpson835 , after last time, we had a fantastic laugh, and really wanted to do it again, so I will have fun fielding something else, I think. It definitely won't be the fastest, but it will be the most comfortable.

@alansimpson835 3 года назад

@@lloydvehicleconsulting it looked like a lot of fun from yours and Matt's videos and I liked the additiona points for fuel economy and purchase price too. From all the years of watching the Top Gear challenges the low budget ones were always my faves and great to see people doing their own. I bet sourcing the actual car is a lot of fun too and something you in particular must enjoy

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

@@alansimpson835 , yes, the Santa Pod Challenge was brilliant, and we did intend to come back in March, but...you know the rest! Sourcing the car is always something which all of us enjoy, and I get to do it on a professional basis. We enjoyed ourselves a great deal, and we will try and do it again when we actually are able to do so with a bit of notice.

@seancooke4127 3 года назад

Mr Richardson could not help but love his Volvo 740. For decades these cars have been built to be strong, safe, dependable, comfortable, practical and have a minimum 20 year lifespan. I have owned 2 consecutive Volvo V70s and can testify that they are all of these things plus they come equipped with the best driver's seat in any vehicle. I can find no negative comments to make about this car.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

Oh sir! I very much did enjoy driving this car. Extremely comfortable, easy to get in and out, very reliable mechanics, but of course interesting handling and less than stellar fuel economy. You don't buy a 740 for its fuel economy and entertaining dynamics, though. You are right about the seats in a V70, absolutely lovely!

@petergouldbourn2312 3 года назад

I love your shows Joseph. How wonderful is it to be part of the classic car community !!! It has been wonderful for me to appreciate cars from yesteryear. It’s great to reject the notion of disposable vehicles. Thanks very much for informing and entertaining me. Pete 🇬🇧

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

No problem at all, Pete! Plenty more nostalgic older cars to come on the channel this week. I hope that you enjoy those two. We have some superb stuff coming up next week too! Thanks ever so much indeed once again for watching.

@frothe42 3 года назад

Facts are spot on Joseph! Here in the US we would have the 740GLE or GLT, both would have the turbo 4 with an intercooler. Same with the 760. I believe most would purchase a Volvo because of reliability and its inherent safety. And I know this gives Matt pleasure whilst driving, not the fastest, but utterly dependable of his fleet of vehicles. I also subscribe to furiousdriving, so I have been watching the improvements that have been made to this Volvo since becoming part of the fleet. I like thar the power is linear, not the quickest, but cruises effortlessly while driving. An excellent video!

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

Yes, bought for a twice postponed challenge, but still on the fleet, I filmed it back in March, and I really enjoyed finally driving it. My parents certainly bought the 240 estate for its safety and perceived reliability, although ours was not that fault free. Lots of my channel viewers also love furiousdriving, and Mr Richardson and I do a lot of collaborations, as you may have seen. I like the good old viscous fan in this red block engine, reminds me of my childhood!

@paul1153 3 года назад

Volvo's in 80's here in Australia were called a Swedish taxi's.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

They certainly looked the part, didn't they?

@bobjohnson205 3 года назад

My '90 740GL has been getting me reliably to and fro for over 20 years. It has never let me down and is used as a daily driver - summer and winter. Completely constructed from 'Zincrometal' it has virtually no issues with rust and few issues with anything else. With 440,000 kilometers it still has it's original engine and automatic transmission - both untouched - and looks and drives like the day I bought it. Being a model assembled in Halifax, Nova Scotia for the Canadian market it has a few more standard features than Matt's. A/C, sunroof, power rear windows were all standard. The engine is the larger B230F rather than the B200E in Matt's. I highly recommend any RWD Volvo from that era; 240, 740, 760, 940 and even the 960. They are some of the most reliable and durable cars ever built. I wouldn't drive anything else!

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

Thanks ever so much indeed for watching! How wonderful to have a viewer in Canada. I do hope that you enjoyed the video. Yes, we had a 240 when I was growing up, and I covered one on No Budget Reviews over the summer. I am not surprised that your 740 has covered such high mileage, they are truly brilliant cars!

@TPerry2828 3 года назад

I love the no-nonsense boxiness of the 740. It's the antithesis of the slippery blobs of today.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

It's a very distinctive shape, very American looking in my eyes. Certainly stands out in today's traffic.

@PlanetautoUK 3 года назад

Very apt, we were shown a Volvo video, about the frowned up on seatbelt system, that would do more harm than good, as for the car ‘They’re boxy but they’re good.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

They are absolutely wonderful, especially at this sort of money! Funny how Google is taking advantage of the keywords that I use to show you certain types of videos on RU-vid. I really enjoyed driving this one and glad you enjoyed it too!

@mattsbeamer 3 года назад

Always liked matts Volvo

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

Not surprised, Mr Woollard! An excellent vehicle.

@Pauljn67 3 года назад

I had a 1983 760 GLE..I loved it.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it, sir! Would love to test a 760 having done a 960 about eighteen months ago, which I absolutely loved.

@stevefreeman730 3 года назад

I just bought a 1990 volvo 740 gl here in Canada. Lovely condition. Only serious rust was on the rocker. A small hole about a 1/4 and the drip edge on the rocker and floor rust flush so i had to close it up with body shop grade epoxy. My other volvo 760 gle has no rust at all, but in north america prv parts are near impossible to get. That why i bought the 740. It will cost me very little to safety.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

Thanks ever so much indeed for watching! How wonderful to have someone in Canada viewing videos on the channel. Yes, these Volvos are great, aren't they? I don't know where you can find PRV parts in most places, to be honest. Maybe a De Lorean specialist? I would love to try a 760 GLE!

@seancooke4127 3 года назад

Very funny. I watched this directly after the walk around video from March. A great record of Matt's work done since he bought the Prancing Moose. Volvos are just very clever reliable cars. Very real, no pretence. Excellent facts. Thanks Mr Lloyd.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

It's a huge amount of work that he has put in, and there is still a lot to do, I gather, but it is in more than usable daily condition now. I certainly get the appeal of these cars now, as my parents did thirty years ago when they bought the 240 estate.

@trabali5168 3 года назад

One of matts best buys in my opinion!

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

It seems that a lot of people like this car, and I am no exception to the rule at all!

@nathanstevful 3 года назад

Can't beat brushed Draylon fabric, we had an 86 C reg. With self leveling rear suspension for towing. The 2.3 was lovely. Most luxurious car we had as a kid. Loved the steering. It would go lock to lock but then you could push it further for almost taxi like turning.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

Thanks very much indeed for watching! I loved finally driving this car having first filmed a walkaround of it back in March. Much more together now... Yes, I got to film a 240 similar to the one my mother had when I was younger back in the summer, and it had a similarly nostalgic effect. These old Volvos just had a certain degree of quality about them unlike anything else and awful lot more comfort as well...

@nathanstevful 3 года назад

@@lloydvehicleconsulting totally agree, as nice as the new Volvo's are they don't have the same character. I have also enjoyed your video on MG zs 180. Can't wait to see what you think of the MG 5.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

@@nathanstevful , the new Volvos are still absolutely excellent cars, some of the best new ones on the market for the money, but they aren't like this, are they? The owner of the MG ZS 180 allowed me to film another of his cars a few days ago, so that will be coming up on the channel soon, as will the MG5 SW EV!

@nathanstevful 3 года назад

@@lloydvehicleconsulting our Volvo pulled like a train, we bought it in 94 with 44k on the clock for £2495.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

My mother got her 240 as a two month old demonstrator in January 1990. She had it until November 2001. I think that shows how much she loved it! £2500 sounds like quite a bargain, actually...

@DavidJohnston58 3 года назад

My first Volvo I bought in 1989 and it was a 740 "base" estate , upholstery was the only noticeable difference, even had the heated seats. Bought it to replace Astra Car and Astramax van. Was a worthy successor to the pair.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

That answers the question which I had about the base model! Funny how they all had the heated seats. I do like these.

@DavidJohnston58 3 года назад

@@lloydvehicleconsulting loved mine, seats and door fabric were blue "oatmeal" finish and it had less plush wheel trims.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

@@DavidJohnston58 , yes, I remember the oatmeal finish, I think it was also used in 240s. Were they clearly plastic wheel trims as opposed to being shiny like on the GL?

@DavidJohnston58 3 года назад

@@lloydvehicleconsulting yes, ordinary obvious plastic trims not like the GL

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

I think that I know the ones....

@FuelPower 3 года назад

Ahh, the Furious Driving 'prancing moose' Volvo 740 GL. What a beauty! He's put many hours of work into it and it's really really paid off. Shame it didn't get to take part in a £500 Santa Pod Challenge but hopefully next year it will be back on! Certainly a lot of car for your money.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

Yes sir! We finally did a full review on it, more than six months after the initial walkaround. I quite liked it. The Santa Pod Challenge has been postponed until next year for obvious reasons, but we do look forward to it when it happens.

@David_H-73 3 года назад

I think silver with a blue interior is a great combination that you don't really see now. I hope you guys can get together next year for the Santa pod challenge.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

That's right, sir! I think blue interiors disappeared in the 1990s, really. It is very period, though, many American cars of the era were like this. Definitely, would love to do the Santa Pod Challenge again.

@davidhinkson8856 3 года назад

My father had a silver Toyota Cressida with a blue interior in the 1980s.

@Mr_Chris__ 3 года назад

I used to have 2x Volvo 740's back in the day. I might still have them somewhere, they are probably buried under a load of other cars in the toy box. They were made by CORGI toys if I remember correctly. One of my older cousins used to have a real Volvo 740 back in the day.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

I think that I had a model of a 245 estate somewhere. Funny how we hold onto these possessions from childhood isn't it?

@Mr_Chris__ 3 года назад

@@lloydvehicleconsulting Yes indeedy. One thing I like about those old Volvos is the simple straightforward design of the light clusters. They are a decent size and the individual lights are easily distinguishable. I find that the light clusters on modern vehicles to be a poor cluttered design. All those little Led bulbs appear too compacted together, especially the brake and indicator bulbs. The circular cluster designs for the rear indicator and the brake lights are really annoying. The outer ring of bulbs is the indicator and the inner ring is the brake. When they are lit up, they just don't appear as clear compared to older style light clusters. The light clusters on that Volvo 740 are excellent, you can't miss them when they are lit up.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

@@Mr_Chris__ , that is a very specific thing to get excited about, and this channel is the sort of place which such comments are positively encouraged.

@Mr_Chris__ 3 года назад

@@lloydvehicleconsulting It's just one of those things with me. It's enough to influence what car I would want.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

@@Mr_Chris__ , I think we all have little things like that, don't we?

@theaylesburycyclist8756 3 года назад

I want one..!! I reckon I'll have to get me one next year. 🙂

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

Let's hope that there are some decent affordable ones left for you by then! I don't blame you for wanting one.

@patrickrocks3312 3 года назад

Just a good car for daily use ticked all the boxes as a family runabout.

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

Absolutely, probably the reasons why my parents bought their 240 in 1990!

@happyhermit2022 3 года назад

Terribly ugly but really comfortable one of the last iron horses. Great review thank you. 👍

@lloydvehicleconsulting 3 года назад

It's a very slab sided car, but it is also completely brilliant, isn't it? Glad you enjoyed the review.

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