1983 Volvo 240 Diesel - Very Rare - Restoration Project - 244, 245, 300td, 240d on 2040-cars
Blue Lake, California, United States
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I was transferred on my job, and had to give up my shop...so I'm going to sell my diesel 240. It's been stored and worked on inside until recently. This is a rare Volvo 240 with an original diesel engine. It's had a lot of work completed on it, and a lot of money spent doing it right. The body's in great condition, and just needs to be prep'd and painted. The interior is in really great shape also, but I was going to do a complete interior change out, and at the same time install a cutting edge stereo system, and speakers. I was going to also install a turbo to give the car that extra zip. Even though the tires still have some life left on them, I was going to put some new tires on it also. I restored one of these 240 (non-diesel) and drove it for over 5 years without any problems at all...just gas, oil, and tires...(sold it before transferring). I'm actually on the opposite side of the country now, and driving a Volvo 240. I buy these cars because they have a great, solid, safe, ride...and when driving these cars you sit up off the floor, unlike a lot of cars that has the driver almost level with the floor.... and the safety records of these cars is legendary. Please don't get me wrong. I own a SUV & a truck...but when I drive to work, grocery store, flea market, etc...I drive my trusty Volvo. And, I should point out that if I'm going somewhere that I need to leave something of value in the car, or park it for extended periods.., Christmas shopping, Cloth Shopping, etc., or parked at the Airport for extended time, the Volvo 240 is a must. In the 25 years I've owned one of these cars, not once has anyone broke into one, or damaged one in any way. My 240 is also my loaner car for my daughters, nephews, etc...when they visit. In other words, if you start out by making one of these cars really nice, and keeping it that way...there isn't a better car to have as a budget primary or backup car (IMO)....and there really is a reason these were one of the top mother cars ever made. There's a lot of room in these cars, and extremely easy in & out. And speaking of a top picks, these cars (Volvo 240) were voted one of the top 10 best cars ever made...and I strongly agree with that!!! As to the diesel engine that Volvo put in these cars: Some don't like them, and some love them... - There are 2 main reason why someone would not like these engines: 1) Because they are the ones that have to work on them. 2) The owner/driver doesn't do the easy/basic maintenance on it, and has problems with it....( then it's back to (1) the person that has to work on it, and in most cases because the basic maintenance isn't done by the owner/driver). - Those that really like them: They get really good fuel mileage, they are cheap to maintain (no plugs, plug wires, etc..), and they will last for hundreds of thousands of miles without any major work. Ok, so the work that's been done to get this 240 ready for it's owner to cruise for several hundreds of thousands of miles without issues:
* Of course there's a lot of the smaller mechanical support items that I haven't listed...but they were rebuilt or replaced. Center caps for the rims are in the car. Sorry, but I don't have better pictures. As I said, I'm on the opposite coast from the car. The car is located in Blue Lake California, and will come with a clear Oregon title.
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