The Volvo 240 series is to cars what the AK47 is to guns. Low maintenence, durable, dependable, simple, functional, iconic, and strong. I honestly don't know why anyone would buy anything else.
Volvo 240 mechanic in Portland Oregon for 22 years. The 1988 240 is THE best year of the 240 as they solved the wiring harness disintegration issue for this year. And it's before the Troublesome Bosch LH-2.4 Fuel system introduced in 1989. This kid has working A/C?
You're makin fun of an old man dudes ... Nah i love this because i'm an old man who's drivin a Volvo 940 atm, have had 2 of 240's as well. Great cars, greetings from Finland!
Thank you my friend. It is amazing to me how well the 240 performs. For a 40 year old design, it feels just like a modern car. Truly impressive engineering.
@@victorpelini5995 It depents. Alot of these types have been driven between over 30k kilometers, while some of them (like mine) only have been driven 15k kilometers. The price range is fro 600$ to 3000$ depending on condition. the demand for 2/740 especially have skyrocket the last 10 years. 5-10 years ago you could find fully funtional good cars for only 100-200$ (because no one wanted them and there was so many of them produced). Anything more you want to know? Sorry for bad english :)
@@Mangenusson No prob, I think you meant 300k not 30k ahah 3000 at best ? Lmaooo thats like, the cost of a "okay one" like polar edition with 0 option whatsoever and the poor B200E.. I need to pull at least 6000 for a GLT 2.3L one here in France ! damn smh, ima try to find how expensive it is to import a car lmaoo
See my comments on owning a 1974 142 at the end of this article, which was in Hemmings Classic Car, May, 2020: www.hemmings.com/stories/article/a-new-era-dawns A road test of the 1973 144 was also in this issue: www.hemmings.com/stories/article/building-block These '73 and '74 140s were fuel injected and the new interior was similar to that found in the later 240s. To read more about the 240s, go here: www.hemmings.com/stories/2014/08/25/40-years-of-volvos-240
@@americanchallenger 1984, it runs great and starts at the turn of the key all the time. But, somehow when I drive it for very long road trips the light starts to blink?
Of course the car can be driven without. I always find myself curious as to the exact RPM the car is sitting at while driving. Also it kind of hits an old joke about how John Davis is never satisfied with the gauges on test cars!
Perhaps it's part of the thing, these guys are clever enough to do a bit humorous but in all ways respectful and a homework- done review of this old great gray one :).
You should definitely get one. Your best bet would be to export one from the U.S.. They're easier to come by here, and much cheaper! Good luck with the search.
@@americanchallenger Nahhh it would be hella expensive to import a car from the US to Europe They usually go for 4000euros in average, ive seen some under 2000 but they always need quite some work. I could go and get one cheaper from Germany or the Netherland but id be in trouble with the law and regulation..
I bought one in Germany. 250000 (km) on the clock, serviced at autorized dealer, this car looks and drives like New. I daily drive 240 with allmost half milion km on clock, and other one I found while searching for donor car. I could not agree more that this model stands out by it's durability, safety, and everything else. That other one has service book that is allmost EMPTY!! Car was driven for 25 years(both are 1993),and it still has allmost all parts original!!! Like WTF?? Some S Say it is using a lot of petrol(by europian standards) BUT fuel consumption is not only thing that counts. By driving milion Miles without any major repairs, fuel consumption pays off. And it puts up with "modern" trafic without any problem. Am usualy the most crazy and fast on the road, with this BIG box!!
@@Tasmanian_D3vil yeah but again moving the car from these country to France will cost me some money and at the end the car i paid less for will cost as much as the car i would have bought here in France.. but yeah, if a cheap one pops up in the west german border, why not, cuz most french ones are close to the border, and i live in western france (meaning I'll have to go there anyway)
@@-m.d.n-9019 See this video from IPD about common 240 problems: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-e_pYCzAs0yk.html . Nothing too serious, but for the average driver might be vexing. When I got my 1974 142, purchased new in late 1973 for $4250, did have a few minor issues that took quite awhile to sort out. One was the fan motor, which was noisy and finally replaced by the dealer; I did the labor of taking apart the dash. The other was a water leak that I traced to a piece of inner fender lining that they forgot to paste down at the factory. After that, the car was perfect and I learned to adjust the valves myself; took only 1/2 hour and very simple. The 240s probably no longer needed this adjustment. The 1974 was the last year of the 140, and I liked the overall style of this better than the 240s. Sold it a year later to buy a used 1973 BMW 2002.
@@mossmiller I seen the video. The problems they have is mostly a age problem rather than the car being problematic. Some are legit 240 problems like odometer going out , the cold air not working , and the taillights not working too from moisture.
