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Ebay Volvo with over 5 days left NOTE-Reserve not met!
1990 240 Volvo
Time left: 5d 19h (Sep 15, 201013:12:51 PDT)
Bid history: 28 bids[Refresh bidhistory]
Current bid: US $10,341.00
Reserve price not met
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1990-Volvo-240DL-White-18-455-Original-Miles-/110582707114?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item19bf3e33aa
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I still have my original window sticker and sales paperwork.
$20.4K sticker
$15.8K final price
This Ebay car is approaching what I paid almost 20 years ago, of course $15.8K was a lot more money 20 years ago than it is now... but really??!
I wonder if this guy has a serious buyer, or if there will be an excuse...
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If it needs to be maintained, repaired or replaced on a 1990 240, I've probably done it. '90 240DL, 291K looking forward to 300K badge (or sticker??). >>You haven't really worked on a car until you draw blood<< :-}
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Are people losing their minds? Or is the economy so bad that they think their volvos are worth gold? Now I see another Volvo 89 wagon with 173k plus asking $18000! Have these people gone mad? I guess my little fleet is worth a fortune.
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If he sells it, he is brilliant. I'm surprised how much some people will pay for a used RWD Volvo.
Everyone thinks the item he has for sale is rare, precious, irreplaceable, the best of its kind on earth, etc. In my town, I see houses for sale at way over the going price, and the owners proclaim their house is "worth it." Well, no. If there is no buyer with financing ready to take it right now, it's not "worth it." Then the house sits on the market month after month, so the poor owner is really losing money continuously.
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I bet you big money that the winning bidder will send the guy some cashier's check scam proposal and we'll see this thing back up for auction in a week, especially after he approaches the #2 and 3 bidders and they too all come back with cashiers check scams. One of my bricks I have the guy tried to sell it on ebay 3 timesand each time had a string of cashier's check scammers at the top of the bidders list and it ended up costing him a fortune in listing fees. I knew him from other places thankfully and lucked out that he still had the car when I had the money finally.
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-------Robert, '93 940t, '90 240 wagon, '84 240 diesel (she's sick) , '80 245 diesel, '86 740 GLE turbo diesel, '92 Ford F350 diesel dually
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$15K now, and reserve has been met.
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'63 PV544 rat rod, '93 Classic #1141 245 (now w/16V turbo)
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Honestly I do not get this... you BETTER have the same preservation facilities to prevent the oxygen degradation of the plastics and foams.
The sad thing about an extreme low mileage car is that the parts that made the Volvo seem so flawless is that you'll never know what will break first. My uncle was a Porsche nut and got a 1986 944 turbo with 12,000 miles on it in 1998 for $5,600 and was just riddled with minor issues, esp pitting of aluminum parts. He traded it for a 928 with some 23,000 miles then traded it for a disrespected Ferrari 308...
Bottom line I learned to stick with what ya can maintain AND.... Not have to worry about murdering the person that backed into the rear quarter panel of my nearly purchased 20 year old Volvo...
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'92 244 w/ M47 (Hydra, ipd bars and springs, bilstein, urethane bushings)
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Wow, it's been along time since I saw a 240 that mint. The front seats look so comfy and perfect.
I don't think I'd pay 10G's+ for it though, 5G max would be my limit. It's already got a couple strikes against it in my book.
It's a four door, it's an auto trans and I hate the white and tan colors. It is the cleanest looking 240 I've seen in ages though, someone will have a gem if it ever gets over the reserve price.
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I love 240s, but I could buy any older, more collectible Volvo - in great shape! - for the money that guy surely wants. Or buy an average 240 and turn it into a show-car custom.
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Some people would just desperately like to buy another brand new Volvo 240 from a dealership floor. But they can't, so time capsule cars like this are the next best thing.
Is it a great investment? Not really, it's not going to appreciate much in real value from here on out even if left in that condition, and the value will plummet back to earth if it's driven.
But that's the cse for pretty much any car that's bought in new or near new condition. In 1990 if you bought a new 240 Volvo you paid around $20K for it, drove it off the lot, and the value went down. Not a good investment then, not now, but thank goodness there were a fair number of people who did take that financial hit back then so we can buy them used now.
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'63 PV544 rat rod, '93 Classic #1141 245 (now w/16V turbo)
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Good point, JohnMc.
My 240DL was purchased at the end of the 1990 model season, and the 1991 models had been on the lot for a month or so.
In Dallas, Texas, they really had a hard time moving these, and there were at least 20+ sedans to choose from. The dealership ran an advertisement that you could pick out any of their 240 4-door models for a set price of $15,800. I remember that there were about 7 or 8 silver ones, and this is what I have today.
The 240 model was getting pretty long in the tooth, in the product life cycle, and I was surprised that they were pretty much unchanged from previous years. You had to look hard to tell the differences. I'm really amazed that they continued until 1993.
I've driven at least 10 different 240's that belonged to friends and family, and I must say that mine always seemed to have the slowest acceleration of them all.
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If it needs to be maintained, repaired or replaced on a 1990 240, I've probably done it. '90 240DL, 291K looking forward to 300K badge (or sticker??). >>You haven't really worked on a car until you draw blood<< :-}
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If I had the money for it, I would buy it.
You can't buy cars like these volvos anymore. Anywhere, from any manufacturer. Yeah, they have issues, yeah, it's been sitting and is going to wear out in weird ways, but I haven't seen a car made since the end of the RWD volvos that I would want to buy, except for an Audi S4.
Happy Bricking
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1990 740 Turbo, on its way to stock specs, maybe beyond
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Wow! Just had a look. Those shots of the underbody are nuts! I've never seen such a thing.
(Looks like the pre-heat hose has come off though. :)
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That undercarriage would not look like that after 18 miles in New England, never mind 18,000 miles. Holy cow, that is amazing.
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1991 745 & 1993 965 /// RIP: 86 764T; 79 262C
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along with the splash guard.
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