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Yep , there is one here in S.Fl. with 27K miles for 10gs . I have not seen it personally ..just pics...and I am wondering if thats worth it. What are the downside for its age and being rarely driven?
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I saw this car advertsised in "autotrader" a few weeks ago and the price was $7,500.
I guess somebody tipped off the seller and the price was raised to $10K to cash in on the "brisk" 240 market. The really prime examples are rare and obviuosly go for a premium.
Unless you plan to keep as a museum piece, however, it might be better to get one with a little higher mileage that's cheaper. If I could afford this car, I'd want to drive it all the time.
Did anyone see the sweet '88 745T with 18K miles on ebay recently? Looked like a time capsule special. The buy it now price was around $13K I think and I don't believe it sold.
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i got my 93 240 2 years ago from an older woman...paid under 3,000. it was alot higher mileage but the car was in excellent condition. all it needed was new tires. 10 grand is alot.
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I looked at the images and of course one can hide a lot with digital images and these are not very clear but the interior does not appear to be very faded so garage kept right? A few things that I wondered about: why the aftermarket hubcaps (no volvo emblem) and headlights lenses appear quite yellowed, age I guess. Having said all that I would love to see it in person just to really go over it well. Still seems like too much dinero.
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Chuffsy,
Where is this car and how can I see the pics? I'm here in FL and would just like to see it.
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'86 sedan with 419,000 miles on the original engine and automatic transmission
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That engine has less than 1,700 miles per year on it. That's less than 140 miles per month, less than 5 miles per day. Engines are designed to be run. Sure, low miles is nice, but a 16-year old car should have more miles on it. I'd be wary of a car with such few miles.
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Looks like a nicely detailed car. Why is it that the elderly never seem to drive hard or wear things out? Little ole lady's abound!
Maybe cause they paid for it first? No credit plans.
I would be wary just because it is Florida. Sometimes I get the feeling that there are more scam artist there than most other places.
That reasoning goes back to a summer vacation there, when I was twelve(1961). There was this place that advertised along the road that they had a 100 foot alligator.
Plus a Texaco station squirted oil up under the car trying to sell my mom shocks.
He didn't have a chance. She was still hot about the alligator place!
She wrote Texaco about the station when we got back.
When comes to any products or politics. Florida deserves to be given the Big Wide Open Eyes!
IMHO
Phil
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I also have a 1968 Mustang 289 with 70,000 original miles which works out about the same miles/year as this one and the car runs great, I've never had a problem (however I use a mixture of unleaded and 112 octane race gas)
Yes, over the years I've replace most of the rubber proactively, except for the spare which is original and only for show.
The car was purchased as a carrot (and investment) for my daughters education when she started high school. She was driving it about 3 block to school on occasion but wasn't impressed with the 8 mpg.
Ironically she'd come home and get Bert or Ernie, her and her sisters 240s. What's more a lot of her friends have asked me to find them 240s too. Over the years I think I found a half dozen or so all under 100k which friends and family (or I) have bought.
So beauty is in the eye of the beholder and while I think 10 grand is too steep, I would love to get my hands on a very low miles 240. I called the guy and I'm going over to look at it tomorrow.
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I bought a nice but a bit burned under the sun 240 with 59K miles which I thought was very low. Same deal - old nice lady in Amish country. Bought for $4K, after all the regular maintenance things and some suspension parts and 12K miles later I am into it for $7K+ and still need to recharge the A/C every summer and the lamps and lenses are still rotted from the sun. $10K just doesn't feel like that much money considering all the options out there and the fact that this car can tow as well as any small fake SUV and rides much better and takes as much or even less gas.
If you buy it, can you bottle that "new Volvo smell" for us?
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240's are slowly gaining 'classic' status. There used to be swarms of them driving around in great condition, but one by one, they are either getting miles piled on them, or cosmetically trashed (or both), and the remaining supply of low mileage cherry condition cars is drying up. And there's apparently a decent crowd of people who would like to buy a brand new 240 at the dealership for $35K, but can't, so as the next best thing they'll spend money on the lowest mileage, cleanest 240 they can find.
It's not worth it to *me* personally, because I like to drive my cars, so buying one where half the value is the incredibly low ODO reading is pointless, that would be gone in a couple of years.
I have seen a few 240's sell for around the $10K mark before. Another very low mileage (can't recall the figure exactly) '93 Classic sedan in mint condition, for around $9K. An '83 flathood that sat in a dealer showroom (or the dealer's owner's garage?) most of the time and had < 10K miles for something over $10K (even with an auto trans), and from the same dealer/situation, a Bertone with under 10K miles and in spotless condition.
You really have to step back from the large supply of higher mileage 240's out there, and try to think of it as an alternative to a new car. What sort of new car can you get for $10k? A Kia Rio?
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'63 PV544 rat rod, '93 Classic #1141 245 +t
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Comparision to a new car doesn't fit. It's a used car. $10K gets gets you a used Volvo S40 or S60 about ten years newer with only a little more mileage on the odometer. That newer Volvo will be safer, more comfortable, won't rust, and will be faster while getting better fuel economy.
To each his own, but that's a lot of money for a 16 year old car from a design that's 35+ years old.
How about a '93-'95) 940 with the same milage? I doubt that would bring $10K. You're right, 240s are gaining "classic" or cult status.
-Will
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854 - 244 - Mini
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Charisma? Dunno, but year for year, mile for mile, and condition for condition, a 240 is worth more than a more modern and better 700/900 series car.
Sort of an extreme example, not that applicable, but consider a 2009 Ferrari 430 vs something like a 1965 250 GTO. In pretty much any measurement you could make, the 2009 car is faster, more dependable, smoother, more efficient, etc, etc, etc. And yet the old thing is worth 10 times what the new one is.
'Worth' is a very fickle thing.
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'63 PV544 rat rod, '93 Classic #1141 245 +t
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There's a '92 245 for sale on the BB classifieds for $1500 less. 100K more miles, but has been gone over and upgraded top to bottom. Which is the better deal?
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854 - 244 - Mini
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Why so expensive? Is it a collectible? Will you be able to drive it or just look at it. How much will you have to invest to bring it up to running condition or has that been done.
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David Hunter
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Hey guys,
Just so you all know , its not mine and I have no intertest in it. I saw it on Autotrader.com and I believe it is in Hialeah , Florida. Put zip code 33187 and within 100 miles and you should see it..after choosing volvo and 240...of course in the drop down boxes....goood luck !!!!
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It's in my own back yard, I'm not spending ten grand but I'd like to bid on it. I will hold off if you're interested
Charles
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$10k is at least double the reasonable price for an absolutely perfect '93 240 IMO.
Unless things have been replaced along the way, you can assume that everything made of rubber is likely to need replacement soon.
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Ten thousand dollars. Wow, that is a lot of money for most 16 year old cars. Downside would likely be exhaust system will need replacement, tires, if they haven't been replaced, and sticking this and that from lack of use. On the upside, if the thing is really clean, you've got a car that with any reasonable luck and care can take you another 300,000 mi. with a minimum of fuss, which would be pretty affordable, really. Make sure it all works when you go to look at it. Good luck.
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I'm going to chime in and say $10k is way too much.
It's not even a wagon (wagons are more useful and more valuable than sedans), it's white (the most dangerous color next to silver/grey) and it's an automatic (no manuals made in '93). Plus just sitting for 16 years means there are parts that need replacing. "Just like buying a new one" is not true.
1993 cars are overrated. The best year for 240's has been 1991; ABS, cruise, 5-speed and better quality, i.e. before they downgraded production when they knew 240's were being discontinued.
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Where are the pictures at? Those prices will make me sell my GL. Greg
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here is the link. is this for real? come on, show us some forensic knowledge. The wheel covers don't look Volvo, do they?
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=p&car_id=264959408&dealer_id=64348171&car_year=1993&rdm=1251318819358&model=240&num_records=25&systime=&make2=&highlightFirstMakeModel=&start_year=1988&keywordsfyc=&keywordsrep=&engine=&certified=&body_code=0&fuel=&awsp=false&search_type=both&distance=100&marketZipError=false&search_lang=en&showZipError=y&make=VOLVO&keywords_display=&color=&page_location=findacar%3A%3Aispsearchform&min_price=&drive=&default_sort=priceDESC&seller_type=b&max_mileage=&style_flag=1&sort_type=priceDESC&address=33187&advanced=&end_year=2010&doors=&transmission=&max_price=&cardist=22&standard=false&rdpage=thumb
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I'd love that arm rest. But $10k is a bit beyond my budget.
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'92 245, Black & Tan, Virgo Mags, 148K
http://myblackbrick.com
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