Will this 1988 Volvo 240 Drive 800 Miles across Europe? 

Sorry for the delay, this comment was held for review by RU-vid, not sure why, check for that on your channel it happens a lot 😄 Thanks for the kind words! Wishing you the best of luck with it man 👍

@@Involvod Ah damn maybe cuz the channel is new. But tysm for the pin man:D

It was really so amazing to see, the video didn't do it justice!

Haha, so cool!

Thanks!

Haha 😂 Thanks man

I had a non lockable one on the 740 and the other day I noticed the smell of petrol around the car, went to the gas cap and found it half on, I always do it up tight so I suspect someone tried to take the fuel! Got a lockable one for it now 😅

@@Involvod I cleaned out my tank, replaced the rusted fuel pick unit, I found rust, a failed fuel sock and what looked like ATF under the stale gasoline in my Dad's '92 740. Also replaced the mid body fuel pump (sounded jammed, probably with rust flakes inside) and she still won't start. Next have to overhaul the injectors with a kit I got from ebay. I had a setback the last 6 months and had to stop working on it due to a an injury (broken arm and neck injury). I hope to get back to it soon. Your videos help inspire me!!! On another note, I can tell you as someone who lived in Switzerlandf for 10 years, have family there, citizenship and spoke the language fluently (with a flat accent), the first 7 years were great, I trained and modernized several people in the technical side of my profession. I was a technician to the local creative craftsmen in my field. The last 3 were miserable, when I moved up from technician to the role of the creative craftsman, completing with more of the established locals for a better paying job. I had to put up with a lot of BS. Getting home to the USA was the best decision I could've made. Glad you found a solution and I hope it works for Miss Involv'd too. Working as a foreigner in, even with all the papers & language, can be a lesson in futility, in some countries. In both my week-long visits to Berlin, it seemed like a great place to visit, but, even my German born German language teacher left Berlin after 10 years b/c making a living there was so difficult (1995-2005). He took us there on a long weekend, privately (not part of the classes at the Klubschule) his friends there were driving taxis and giving tours, becasue they could find not work in the field they were trained in. I hope it's better now. I enjoyed your garage by the tram turn around and all your hard work with hand tools & simple solutions, similar to what I have in my driveway. Good luck back in the UK!

@@philliptodd8242 thanks for the kind words! It was definitely an eye opener for me and a big culture shock. I agree Berlin is a fantastic place to visit, living there long term is a bit of a different story, it depends on what kind of person you are. Glad to hear you're making good progress with your Volvo and that the videos are helping! Really appreciate the support 🙏

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it

When I go to visit my brother I will be sure to make a video. It will all be in Canada, but at over 3,000 miles it is quite the trip. Southern Ontario, at 250 ft above sea level, and 43.65°N to Faro, Yukon, 2,336 feet above sea level and 62.23°N. In a 32 year old car. Why not?

Thanks man, that's high praise coming from you!

Absolutely! That sounds like an epic trip, hopefully you didn't inhale too much of those fumes 😂

@@Involvod Not too much but just enough! lol

Cheers! Keen to attend some Volvo meets over that way too!

I keep a couple with me for that reason 😄

Definitely!

Thanks, definitely the plan for next time 👍

Thanks!

Thanks! I recently did the glove test on this car and thankfully it's still ok. Nipped up one of the valve cover nuts and it looks like it's stopped 🤞

Hope you can get another one someday!

Haha, crazy! And thanks 😄 👍

Thanks! Thought people would appreciate that!

Thanks, yes indeed! 🍻

Haha, thanks!

Thanks for watching! I'm still nervous about taking the 740 that distance, but to be honest I think I would be in any car, maybe even more so with a new car 😀

Thanks for watching!

Super clean wasn't it!

Thanks! The turbo wagons are such great cruisers!

Thanks 👍 Involvo'd 2 here we go!

Thanks 👍

Thanks for stopping by! Hopefully you can get that Amazon in that lovely line up!

@@Involvod oh I really hope so. Welcome back to the uk buddy. Can’t wait to meet up and see your lovely Swedish beauties

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

Last time I stop for fuel directly on the highway 😂

Greetings from Sydney, Australia. Petrol price today, 20th October, 2022. 91 Octane $1.75. 95 Octane $188. 98 Octane $197. Diesel $2.37. So, I feel your pain. I drive a diesel Toyota Prado. Great video mate.

Crazy isn't it! Yes she's coming over, along with another Volvo 😄 Couldn't be without them!

Yeah it was so nice to get into the countryside here! I did enjoy driving the A1 in Australia!

Noted! The next trip through will be on a Saturday, but I might try and avoid it all together!

@@Involvod Saturdays don't mean anything! It's best early in the morning (4-5am) or later around 10-11am. Otherwise it only slowly gets worse until about 7pm. If I have a load of distance to cover I always leave the house at about 4am to get as far away from it as possible 😂😂

She doesn't drive (yet) so I'm going back to collect her and the other one 🙂

Would be great to bring her back over to Sweden one day! Planning to stop with the Volvo 740 at the Volvo plant in Ghent where she was built! Being sat next to the sidewalk/hedge is definitely strange still getting used to it 😀

Cheers mate!

She really is! Netherlands is nice, would like to see more of it

It was quite a contrast!

That's possibly cuz, at least in France, our highways have some very expensive tolls. I think Paris to Nice is at least 50€ in tolls. The Michelin travel website actually tells you.

Didn't know that @bluej511, I figured in Germany it was because of the high speed

@@Involvod yeah it's quite pricey here, it's privately ish owned i think but the roads are in immaculate conditions, the highways at least. If you get up to the mountains where they race the rally de Monte Carlo it's a different story. I think the Michelin route planner gives you toll prices for a trip. It's pretty cool.

😂😂 stop please, the roads in belgium are worse than yours by far. I’m prepared to bet on that😊

Thanks 😄

I would have liked to include it as people must have wanted to know, but I made too many short fill ups. But when I took her to Poland recently she did just over 8 litres per 100km on the Autobahn, which I was very impressed with!

@@Involvod thanks for the info! Maybe is it an idea for your next road trip, I mean not the main goal of the whole trip but it would be interesting, I suppose for many. Greets! By the way, 8 Liters is not much for this car 👍

Yeah moved to England now, just need to go back for the other Volvo (and the missus 😄) and you will gain more and more faith in it the more you use it 👍

@@Involvod i m getting stoked on these bricks….i share the seeking through all small obsticals as a diyer.’…so great you share it with us! You do it amazingly well, with humor, style, and a feel for what is relevant to share! I owe you, thx brother! Will you continue the channel when in England? Regards, Bob tbe Belgian, volvo 244 85, 230A motor, matt black😇

Thanks man I appreciate it! Definitely going to try my hardest to keep the channel going!

I thought that, but lots are being stolen in London, hopefully mine will be safe in the countryside

Thanks! I'm actually going to include it in an upcoming video, but I had to buy a €70 sensor with 2 pins, one for the gauge and one for the cluster

@@Involvod perfect! Also amazing video!

I'm not sure, it had a lockable plastic one on before, I took this metal one off The Mudster ('92 model) which I don't think was original to it

Locking fuel caps are common here in US 240's.

@@Juancheros My previous 244, a 92 had a regular green plastic cap and my current 92 245 has the same. So it could just be for older models.

Thanks, need to do that next time!

Ah I see it was you! 😀 Was great to meet you too man thanks for saying hi!

Shame you didn't have a camera rolling that would have been a much more eventful video than mine 😀 And that's a good point, it's amazing how things can change when you cross over the line

@@Involvod Haha. All the interesting stuff happened at night of course so the footage would have sucked. Was quite something seeing all the dash lights coming on and the temp gauge spiking when both the alternator belts blew at once though. Either bits of shredded belt did in everything else or something bounced up off the road and somehow wrecked the whole mess. Definitely recommend having spares on hand if you're going far from home though. Was really glad I had put the old belts in the back when I replaced them rather than throwing them out.

Thanks for watching! That's true, reunited with them next week 🙏

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

Must have been a great trip!

Thanks for watching dude!

بالعربي أين هذه السيارة وكم ثمنها وهي للبيع

Thanks, not sure if it's a good thing or not but we'll find out 😀

Thanks!

Sorry I missed you! Would have been nice to see a sticker, I don't recall seeing one! 😂

Nice!

Thanks for watching 🙂 Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks 🙂👍

So true! Thanks 👍

Gorgeous wasn't it!

Thanks for watching! There were a few bad drivers but it really wasn't bad considering the density of the place!

Thanks for watching!

The turning circle is amazing 😄

Sorry I missed you! The diff doesn't seem to be any noisier so we should be in the clear for now 👍 And thanks!

It was emotional, especially leaving the other half and everything else behind but still tried to enjoy it and make the most of it, not the sort of thing you get to do every day and been keen on the idea of driving across Europe ever since early 2000's Top Gear and The Bourne Identity 😂 Good luck with the seats, keen to see how you get on!

My driver's seat in my 1990 is the passenger seat out of an 84 GL. For now. Needs must when the Devil drives.

@@michaeltutty1540 I guess a passenger seat is going to be less worn, good idea. Does the backrest adjuster fit beside the handbrake console? as it would be on the other side. When budget allows it will be an Alfa seat as some come with armrests, something I do miss from the 940/960.

Thanks Gentil! Definitely!

Thanks, onwards to a new adventure!

Haha, cheers!

I always forget to talk about it in videos with this car, but she always manages 35 UK mpg (30 US) on the motorway/autobahn

@@Involvod Thanks bud.

Damn, can definitely see how that could happen easily, especially with a wider vehicle