Craigslist Ad
Thinking about going to take a look at this. But figured I'd share it with the hive.
Selling my 1990 Volvo 240. Runs like a champ. 270,xxx miles or so.
Would be perfect for a turbo project, v8 swap, first car, or simply a dead reliable daily driver
Selling only because it just sits now after we gotten new cars.
Would drive this thing to Chicago in a heartbeat, have many times already
Buy this and watch the price of 240s continue to appreciate in value!
Car is titled in Illinois, but that isn't a problem
Email, text, or call. Text or email preferred. Leave a voicemail if I don't answer!
Good:
New main fuel pump
Plugs, wires, cap, rotor replaced last summer
Ignition coil replaced within a year or two
Runs over all decent
No rust besides a light scratch
Interior is over very nice
Manual 5 speed
New tires last February, but they aren't the best brand
Comes with whatever parts I have for it
Rear wheel drive, the best kind of drive
Bad
Needs an exhaust unless you like it loud
brakes are spongy, needs to be bled
Front driver fender is smashed in the front and needs a turn signal housing and bulb
Paint is poor, a few dents in the side
Whew that looks beat. Probably make a great Rallycross or winter beater candidate of you can get him down a bit on price.
Fix the exhaust and brakes, new fender (or not), vinyl wrap, and done.
patgizz
UltimaDork
7/1/16 8:14 a.m.
i consider the ladies room sticker on the bumper to be in the good column, seller is doing himself a disservice by not pointing that out.
bastomatic wrote:
Whew that looks beat. Probably make a great Rallycross or winter beater candidate of you can get him down a bit on price.
Fix the exhaust and brakes, new fender (or not), vinyl wrap, and done.
Exactly what I'd be looking at it for. Any fear with the mileage?
No. Michigan/ Midwetern provenance is probably its worst selling point.
So classic Craigslist silliness going on in that ad. Like the brakes being soft just needing a bleed of the system and not actual troubleshooting, parts, and labor to fix that problem properly. Or how that model of car are appreciating and this should be seen as an investment and not like a cheap car that needs repairs.
That said, I can understand the interest in the thing, and would probably be happy to pay $750 for it. Especially if it was a wagon.
T.J.
UltimaDork
7/1/16 10:05 a.m.
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/201x-classifieds/1984-volva-wagon-600-se-nc/119604/page1/
This one is cheaper, is a wagon and looks 10x better than that one. It is an auto though, but other than that I don't see any reason to even think about the one in this thread.
Man, I can find good-condition 240s on CL for around $1k all day in this area....mostly autos, but still.
In reply to irish44j:
In fact we have a local member and rallycrosser who collects them haha.
In reply to irish44j:
Thats how it is everywhere...ive never spent over $500 for running volvo. Rust free mind you.
The 5speed makes it slightly more desierable but volvo manuals are like truck tran, really crappy ratios
