I Buy a 1988 Volvo 240 (Will it drive 400 miles home?)

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I travel across the country for a beautiful Volvo 244, work out a deal and then attempt to drive it home.

0:00 Intro
0:36 Road trip
1:28 New car reveal
2:11 Walkaround
6:22 German Autobahn drive home
8:02 Check over the vitals
10:07 Starting and rough running
11:11 Back on the road

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regular maintenance and these volvos go forever, built to last not like todays rubbish

andywarrington

I just drove my 90 240 wagon from Reno Nevada to Boise Idaho and back last weekend. Over 1200 miles total no problem. My friend Les lived in that car for almost three’s years to be able to afford to pay off his student loans. He gave it to me before he moved to Mexico City. Great rides these.

berna

These old bricks will never die! Volvo 4ever!
Cheers from Sweden!

ChrisTian-lfoh

Love these old Volvo 240’s. My fave is the 245DL estate, I had 2 of them; hard to find now though. The body shape, built like a tank, with that massive bumper, they just feel so solid, comfortable, dependable & practical.

justinneill

Very neat video. A lovely car. I did not have to find my 1990 240DL wagon. Ma bought Arthur new as her 60th birthday present to herself. She put the first 300, 000 km on him in 25½ years. In the 6 years I have had him, I've added another 300, 000. The original automatic transmission is still working perfectly. The old boy does about 8.5 litres/100km. Not bad. Arthur does like to cruise at between 125 and 130 km/h, so that fuel consumption is not bad. I plan to retire in 5 years, and when I do, Arthur will make the 5, 200 km, 4 country drive. Should be fun. Between now and then I want to drive to the Yukon Territory to visit my brother. Just over 10, 000 km round trip. No car better for those trips. Rugged yet comfortable.

michaeltutty

This Blue interior is just fantastic! I Love it

bibiroulagrillade

Lovely mate - similar experiences
Picked up my wagon from London and drove to Lincoln to pick up some seats and then back home to Bristol :) no issues!
Since have replaced all the suspension bushes, lowered, stainless exhaust, new rad, water pump, thermostat, viscous fan, injector seals, coil pack, boot struts - mostly because I could ;)

problemchild

I'm not really into cars but appreciate people who are. The enthusiasm from you is just lovely and anyone can tell you have a real passion for this type of car. I'm so glad she made it home and I'm actually looking forward to seeing the transformation ha. Well I can always speed through the technical stuff eh lol. Good luck and take care x

heatherradford

I ran a Volvo shop in San Francisco 1996----2000
Great cars

billmason

Excellent example to get on with. Worth the trip.

paulmartin

Came over from your brother's channel. I want a Volvo one day so I'm gonna see what I can learn here! ;) Like the music you put over the driving sequences a lot!

yarnandleaves

Just happened upon your channel due to a recommendation that YT gave me after I watched Ponyhans' 'Buy My Volvo' video for the umpteenth time. Great stuff!

I'm a lifelong Volvo fan and have owned several examples of the marque since 2002; I've owned a 1990 740 SE estate since 2003 and took delivery of a 2005 V70 D5 just yesterday - what a car!

shepshepherd

im buying a 240 later this year. saving up for a nice minty manual. correct me if im wrong but this seems like a great beginner platform especially in todays market. i can even get a rusted out miata for under 5k usd here. i can buy one of these for a few thousand and bag it and rebuild it. i wanna start taking my daughter to car shows.

aeoteroa

Great going on the trip with you 😄 congratulations on your next baby 💙 cool soundtrack too 👍 xxx

emmapartridge

After 35 years away from owning Volvos- 343 & 245, Ive returned by now owning a V70 -big brother to the old 245 we once owned . BUT I still miss the Old 245 DL, -More like the real Volvos

mikeclark