Don't know if someone here bought this car, but it looks extremely nice and sold for short money, didn't it? What do you 780 owners think of this price? Is this all these cars are worth, or did this guy get a steal - assuming, of course, there's no unknown problems and the buyer employed due diligence in researching the car. You can see in the photo of the engine that there's no splash pan underneath, but everything looks good otherwise.

I paid a lot more last spring for a '90 in similar condition but not with stock wheels...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2456043522&category=6458&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWA%3AIT&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6458&item=2457775198

Ok, here goes another. It's at about what I paid for mine and I put a lot more into it... but now I've got one nice machine.
Maybe some of you are bidding on this one. It's too bad we can't get together and all get them a little cheaper.

Blessings!
Patrick

Someone retracted their bid and now it's down to 1225 (reserve not met). Don't know what the reserve is...did any of you bid?

Blessings!
Patrick

May be little late for you guys to see this, but...


I guess it's unanimous. The 780 is a great car - I love mine. I bought mine from Texas, and it looks an awful lot like this one that just sold. I paid almost twice as much for mine, thinking "where will another one like this come from?". Well, maybe Chicago!!

Anyway, I have no intentions of parting with mine, but was a bit disappointed to see one that looks like the equal of mine (or better?) selling for nearly half what I paid.

But, it drives like a new car, has plenty of scoot, and I get big kick out seeing guys in $45k beemers craning their necks to get a look...

Enjoy. I hope to swap an M46 into mine. I've already acquired just about all the parts I need, though the M46 I have is tired. It,s the only part I want to replace of those I have.

Later,
Scott

Ditto. I have had and have many volvo's and my 780 is one of the few that will leave me only by my testament, of because of an accident. Even though it's esentially just a 740(unfortunatly 760 in my case) with a nicer body. there's a special aura about this car. It seems to be stiffer than my 740's and the seats are marginaly more comfortable. As for the price there is no rime or reason to volvo's, they have a low colectabilty factor. Unlike a Corvette or similar.... people don't go ga-ga over Volvo's(they donT know what they are missing, good for us sad for them) I have purchased 780's for as low as $1000CDN and mine is evaluated for insurance purposes at $8000.(payed4G). As long as they stay affordable who are we to complain(unless you bought new, as far as I am concerned I rather have 10 $5,000 cars than 1 $50'000 car)

Merci

Yvan
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65 122s/73 1800es/80 262c(350ci v8)/89 745t/87 780/89 740/89 740t/ 86 745

The vehicle in question, YV1HA872XKD007677, seems to have spent most of it's life under pampered conditions. With 107,000 miles, I would have expected more imperfections, but this car looks to be immaculate and the interior, exterior, and engine bay are amazingly clean. You almost have to wonder if the previous owner spent more time driving the car or cleaning/restoring it. I know the auction seller personally, and he sold me my pair of 780s last September. He was very honest and upfront about all the little details before I placed a bid. If you ever have any questions for him about one of the cars that he's selling, by all means, call him on his cell phone (listed in the auction).

As for the value of a 780, it's kind of like the value of any other Volvo. I personally believe that because of the increased safety and the longevity of a Volvo, it should have a significantly higher resale value. With the 780 being the premium top vehicle of their lineup, I would expect an even higher increase. However, for the average non-mechanically inclined buyer who relies on a mechanic who doesn't work on Volvos, any Volvo can be an expensive vehicle to own. Using the seller's zip code in Chicago, Kelly Blue Book lists the private party value of the vehicle at $2,600, and the dealership resale value at $3,585 (a CA zip code gets up to $5k). MSN lists the used value of the car at $3,625, but these numbers seem low now that I'm an owner. Personally, I would rate the value of a good condition used 780 between $6,000 to $12,000 depending on condition, service records, etc.

For someone who's hooked on Volvo's safety and longevity (like myself), a 780 is the closest thing to a used sports car that I would own. A Porsche has little interest to me, but it amazes me that an '89 Porsche 911 Carrerra (no airbags, no ABS) which sold for only $5k more than the 780 still holds a resale value of $17,000 versus the $3k to $5k of a 780. Maybe it's the difference between sport and touring, maybe it's the difference between an obvious status symbol and a symbol of safety, who knows... -But I'm quite happy owning a 780. It's a safe, luxury, touring coupe, and it sells itself on the first test drive.

God bless,
Fitz Fitzgerald.
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'87 Blue 245, NA 231k
'88 Black 780, PRV-6, 144k
'89 Black 780, B230FT, 98k

I would really like to have a 780 someday, but what is up with the interior colors? I let a beautiful dark blue '89 turbo go last year (it sold for $2995.00 off a lot!) because I couldn't stand the bright blue dash.

It drove great, felt exactly like my 740 except the rear suspension was a bit softer over bumps. I just couldn't live with that interior.

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don hodgdon '89 744ti, '81 242t, '71 D-35

You never know about these things. I was going to get one that was 500 "buy it now" and only problem was a slipping trany. As I was trying to figure how to get it from Harrisburg PA to Virginia at a reasonable price, it got away. I paid a little more for mine and by the time I got it in beautiful shape, I had spent a lot more. It would take ten grand minimum now to get it away from me and I don't think anyone is going to pay that price.

However, in my own defense, mine is a 91, ser#011750 (only 79 made after it) and it's red pearl metalic with dark gray interior... One beautiful car!!!

Patrick

1] it's winter in Chicago. Poor timing for selling a pristine older car.

2] a 780 isn't worth much more than $3250 snyhow. The thing about both the 262C and the 780 is that only a small subset of Volvo nuts go after them. One of the prized values of Volvos is utility, and coupes aren't that useful.

3] My pal Bob picked up an "almost as nice" V-6 780 last summer for $800.

I'm not saying you paid too much. The market for low-interest collector cars tends to be all over the place.