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1993 Volvo 240 Classic Wagon Limited Edition Number 936 Of The Last 1600 Made! on 2040-cars

Year:1993 Mileage:149150 Color: sides has come off
Location:

Warrenton, Virginia, United States

Warrenton, Virginia, United States
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This is one of the last 1600 Volvo 240's ever made - special edition, and I am the original owner. Title free and clear. No reserve!

AS IS!  Well, it WAS running when I parked it in our driveway two or so years ago, but it no longer runs (no big surprise), and the tires are flat. I stopped driving it because I just couldn't afford to bring her up to snuff for inspection.  I'm hoping that there is a Volvo enthusiast out there who would be willing to give her some TLC, and bring this very special last of 1600 classic back to her former glory. 

I know nothing about cars, but will run through what I do know about this one:
- the odometer stopped working 149K
- there is a small dent right above the right front passenger light (as you can see in the photos)
- carfax erroneously has a report of an accident in 2006 claiming damage to the right side involving a guardrail and another car - NEVER HAPPENED! Absolutely no damage to the right side at all. Here is what did happen (which carfax doesn't show!): in December of 1997, my husband hit another car at a right turn on red stop light wherein he thought the car in front of him had started to turn, but it hadn't, so he hit the rear of the car at low speed. It caused cosmetic damage to the hood, grill and bumper all of which was repaired for $725 (I have the original estimate). You can actually see where the repair took place because the older paint has faded, but the repair paint has not. Absolutely no structural damage. 
- the right rear passenger side light needs to be replaced
- the right rear driver side light has a small crack
- the front lights are really cloudy ( don't know if that was always like that - just an observation)
- the stripping on one window in coming loose
- the glove box lock is broken, and we used duck tape to hold it in place
- some of the stripping along the exterior sides has come off, but the pieces are in the car
- there is a plastic piece in the boot, but I don't know what it's from - some where under the car
- normal wear of interior and exterior associated with a 21 year old car
- in 1998 we moved to a county that does not require emissions inspection, so I don't know about that, but since it's a classic (I terms of age not last year made), that may not matter

Oh, and the cassette player doesn't work (for those of you that have that ginormous cassette collection).  My daughter, now a senior at VT, put pennies or bologna in it - I can't remember which honestly (it was one of the two), but it hasn't worked in years - so how did she manage to get into VT?  Just saying.  

That is everything that I could see upon a visual inspection.  

I do have all the original books, etc., but the owners manual got wet. I also have a lot of the original repair/work receipts - not all I'm sure, but a lot of them.  It seems to me I replaced a heck of a lot of tires!

I will try to answer any questions, but like I said, I can only answer to my seriously limited knowledge of cars. 

Look within a few hours, I have many watchers, AND QUESTIONS. You could cannibalize this car for over a thousand AT LEAST.  As a limited edition, it has the original wood trim on the interior and super whatever hubcaps. Just updating. 

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