Volvo 240 ULTIMATE Buyers Guide 

Volvo 240 the Swiss Army knife of the car community

Own 3 240's, all in stellar shape. Two sedans ('90 and '92) and a wagon ('89). Amazing vehicles. All three in excellent shape and always ready to go.

I drive a 1993 240 Teal color, always garaged, waxed every few months, looks better than many late model vehicles.

I’ve owned 11. Have so many interior parts I got from pick-n-pull type junk yards. Drivers door pockets are known to be a huge failure. People instinctively push off of them when they get out. Dream is a ‘91 Bertone Coupe (760)

Own an ‘89, such a fantastic car. Just keeps going.

As a guy whom absolutely loves these cars and have daily one for like a year these cars are absolutely AMAZING such a fun and good platform

i have a 92 black 240 that look a lil worse that the one on the thumbnail, I never thought abt checking the flame trap, and haven’t tackled the fuel pump system yet, thanks for your help!

I wish they would have made the 242 up to 93 also.

I bought a Mid Blue 1985 (1986 model year) 240 wagon in April last year and was surprised when I saw the milage, it's done 74472 miles as of today (22.02.2024), found the right one after more than a decade as I didn't want a rusty project, I might swap in a 940 turbo engine and a 5 speed manual at some point in the future..

I've been repairing 240s in Portland Oregon for 26 years; best car ever built. My 240 wagon is an '88, which is the best year of the 240. They corrected the engine wiring harness for the '88 model, and before they added the problematic LH 2.4 fuel system in the '89. The LH 2.4 may need a new(rebuilt) computer. Nice video with all of the rally accidents, but the images of ridiculous engines in a 240 body do not belong in a buyers guide. Stock reliability made the Volvo name.

Have a 1980 245 DL also have a 1980 264 GL with a the 4 cly motor. Have had them for over 28 yrs. Interesting thing is the motors were made in line like 123A and 123B. Both sold at same dealer. Am 3dr owner of both cars. Great old cars that run for ever.

One of the most iconic cars of all time.

Volvo 200 series is best Volvos, for daily usage. But it's also a gamble, either you get a real workhorse or a project car. I've owned alot of 240's, but never a 242, they are quite hard too come by and parts also are semi hard too get for them. I've owned 240's from 78-91. There isn't alot of common problems besides rust, wheelarches and such.. But a very common thing in early 80's, I believe also late 70's volvos? Are electricial problems, I've had a 81 and 82's Volvo 244 that I had too turn off by shutting lights off. But there is alot of parts too them, some might be harder too come by depending on where you are in the world, but there is plenty of parts in Sweden and alot of aftermarket stuff, some parts from older or newer fits also kinda, depending on what part you wanna replace. But fuses are something you might wanna invest too change since the holder for fuses tends to rust or mess up so fuses go left and right, but you can buy a newer from like a newer 740 or 940, pretty much fits right in. But for my personal opinion? If you want a good daily car? Low mileage? Get a Volvo 240/245 with B230F, they might not be the funniest engine, but reliable and doesn't consume much oil or gas. But never ever get a D24, they are the worse. If you want a diesel engine in a 240? Get something else into it. If you want like a cool 240? Yeah, definality aim for a older 244/242 if you have the budget and experience with carbourators, you never know what previous owner has done too it. Also fun fact, in Norway 1994 they created the last volvo, so technically, it ended in 1994. But there is plenty of uniqe versions of 200 serie, 264, 265, 262 and there was a limmo version and there is cab versions, police/civilpolice versions and many others. But best part about old volvos? There is many diffrent available builds you can do, yet be greeted by most fellow volvo fans, you can make a JDM version, drift, drag, street race, soundsystem, rustic and whatever? Rally version aswell, it fits the car well. If you read this? And yet hasn't got a 240? I highly recommend it, and if you have one or had one? Wassup?

I recall my 240 had an O2 sensor issue. Good news is that an inexpensive Ford Mustang 02 sensor did the job.

I have a 92 with 44K miles. Head gasket failed last year but was a pretty easy fix. I installed the IPD performance cam but can't really tell any difference in power. Good video!

I will be putting my 1985 Volvo 240 - V8 Conversion on Sale on E-Bay in the following days. Fantastic car to own but getting low on garage space.

I think you're missing the fact that you can just diy an intercooler to the turbo'd coupe. And similarly, the 2,3 l engines are so reliable that a simple ebay turbo setup will cost you nothing and more than double your hp easily without lowering the reliability too much.

Really good video thanks

I owned 2, the 245 is a perfect car,242 is beautiful.if it still were made they would still sell.

I need to check my engine mounts 😳

shouldn't the title be Volvo 240 ULTIMATE Buyers Guide IF YOU'RE IN USA? Here's some notes. 3:00 ....in the american market yes. You don't really see b20F's anywhere else. Depending if you have a 1974 or 75, you'll have either 108hp or 97hp. Most early 240's had carburated B20's or B21's, like the B20A or the OHC B21A. And later the b23's. 3:15, again, the acceleration depends on what engine you got and what tranny. Most early 240's with around 100hp and a mahual tranny would do 0-60 in roughly 13-14 seconds. 3:46 if you're in the US, yes. 4:43 The GLT arrived in 1980. 5:15 Anywhere outside american you get the B21ET, with 155hp. 5:36 If you're in the US, yes. 6:19 This was accompanied by the launch of the 760. It was to make their model program more streamlined and understandable. There was also an "L" model, tho this never got sold in the US. 6:35 the B23 had been available since 1980, america just got it a bit later. 7:51 one of many b230 configurations. In europe and most other places teh b230A was the most common. But california is california, so all 240s got the F engines, becaus ethey could handle catalytic converters. 8:39 GLT 240's was available up to 1992, it was replaced with the SE package in 1993. Might be different for the US market. 9:08 The classic models usually had more options than the standard 240's. This is also true for the 940's. 10:50 the m45's and m46's are just fine. People still run them. There are a few different versions of the m46 depending on the power of the engine. And the m46 always came with an electric overdrive. 11:51 no, the motor mounts lasts longer than that. You have to do some ridiculously hard driving to make motor mounts go bad in 3 years.

A 240 with a Toyota engine? That’s just wrong. I keep all my 240s all Volvo.

I have a 1986 240 Wagon.....can anyone tell me where I can find body panels to replace some rusty bits? I've looked online but coming up with zip. I've owned mine now for 10 years and still want to own it another 10. Yellow with a brown interior, cruise control, roof rack, and A/C.

Here in Europe 24xL and 24xGLE were available.

Why does it sound like you are talking in an empty metal box?

How the fuck did you know that I am like a week from buying a 240?

screw the 240 the 140 is where its at with more 2 door models available AND double wishbone suspension in the front (not biased at all)

I have 1991 GL ,,240 sedan,,been having some problems restarting when engine gets at opreting temperature,,. It starts fine on first start,, I appreciate if someone have idea what could be wrong,, Thanks and have a blessed day..

You forgot 242 evolution with 225hp and 340nm

The 200 series was in production from 1974-1993

I have a 90 white 240 wagon

Nice!! Have daily 92 240 sedan with guesstimate 400k miles and a 96 960 sedan. Hard to decide which one to drive sometimes. Wagon is coming soon 😂

I have a ‘88 240 DL in glacier blue which took the Volvo dealer 15 minutes to look up so they said it’s rare 😮

740 940 next?

Have had my '85 DL since May 1990, and I've been lucky enough to have a garage to keep it in all that time. Had just over 100,000 miles on it 34 years ago.