740's....Who's got'em??? - Page 11

MrBs740 · Jun 27th, 2010, 20:29

seems like there are a of us, but with over 350,000 made i wonder how many are left on the roads today.

floorit · Jun 27th, 2010, 20:56

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Originally Posted by davidbeckett68

seems like there are a of us, but with over 350,000 made i wonder how many are left on the roads today.

I reckon there will be a fair few, they tend to keep on going and dont seem to suffer with the dreaded tin worm too much! I see a few round my home town that seem to be in reasonable condition, bet they dont get on here.

OldBlueVolvo · Jun 27th, 2010, 21:09

Have a look at this website which gives pass/fail MOT figures. e.g. there were only 656 MOT passes for 1986 740s in 2007.
http://www.ukmot.com/Reasons%20for%2...&car_model=740

I do find it confusing that 2 1997 740s passed their MOT.

You can compare the number of MOT'd cars to the number produced in that year.
http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/history/...ats_search.php

Worryingly, as those MOT figures are from 2007, and the scrappage scheme has been and gone, there may not be many around now.

timofthomas · Jun 27th, 2010, 22:14

could be that they've been either re-registered or imported and registered?

MrBs740 · Jun 27th, 2010, 23:22

well, over 55% on my year alone. Thats an interesting site old blue and thats in the uk alone so i guess we can safely say a fair few amount.
Im not so sure the scrappage scheme was a complete success with the trouble times we've been throu. Think it came in at the wrong time really.

skye740 · Jul 1st, 2010, 20:14

And me! Complete with spaceship mileage.

+ my old one thats still running with a guy down the road

RAW · Jul 3rd, 2010, 23:24

we've still got one!

On the subject of the 2 1997 740s that passed mots, it doesnt surprise me. i spen this week in a garage doing work experience, and the number os MOTs we did that the computer came up with a load of rubbish on. We had one series 1 86inch landrover, that was down as a 1968 Defender 130!

the DVLA computer really could do with some improvement me thinks.

good to see that theres still a fair few of these going though.

Richard

rustarcher · Jul 6th, 2010, 22:00

I used to have a 740 turbo diesel saloon. A trusty machine it was too. One of the few car I have sold on intact! I didn't stray too far and several 940's have followed. Has any body seen H71 GDP lately. I believe it is possible to look up whether reg. no.s are still in use does any body know where?

Jim S70R · Jul 6th, 2010, 22:48

Some lovely looking 700's

But this has to my star of the show!!

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Originally Posted by 1stRaven

Worth every penny, keep up the great work 1stRaven and look forward to the updates when it's back on the road

NI_Volvo_Nut · Jul 7th, 2010, 06:59

Couldn't agrue there Jim

Jun 27th, 2010, 20:29	#101
MrBs740 Junior Member Last Online: Jul 4th, 2010 08:11 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Surrey	seems like there are a of us, but with over 350,000 made i wonder how many are left on the roads today. __________________ 1990 740 GL B230F

Jun 27th, 2010, 21:09	#103
OldBlueVolvo VOC Member Last Online: May 4th, 2023 20:38 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: West Sussex	Have a look at this website which gives pass/fail MOT figures. e.g. there were only 656 MOT passes for 1986 740s in 2007. http://www.ukmot.com/Reasons%20for%2...&car_model=740 I do find it confusing that 2 1997 740s passed their MOT. You can compare the number of MOT'd cars to the number produced in that year. http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/history/...ats_search.php Worryingly, as those MOT figures are from 2007, and the scrappage scheme has been and gone, there may not be many around now. __________________ William 745 GL - 1986, B230K 745 GLE - 1987, B230E Last edited by OldBlueVolvo; Jun 27th, 2010 at 22:25.

Jun 27th, 2010, 23:22	#105
MrBs740 Junior Member Last Online: Jul 4th, 2010 08:11 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Surrey	well, over 55% on my year alone. Thats an interesting site old blue and thats in the uk alone so i guess we can safely say a fair few amount. Im not so sure the scrappage scheme was a complete success with the trouble times we've been throu. Think it came in at the wrong time really. __________________ 1990 740 GL B230F

Jul 1st, 2010, 20:14	#106
skye740 VOC Member Last Online: May 1st, 2023 20:08 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Isle of Skye View Photos By: skye740	And me! Complete with spaceship mileage. + my old one thats still running with a guy down the road __________________ Current:- 05' V70 D5 SE 221220 miles 01' Landy Discovery 2 Td5 77000miles (my new love(shhhh) Previous:- 97' V70 SE TDI 244348 Miles: 89' 745 B230k LPG conv 307260m: 90' 745 B200f 164786m :89' 440 turbo 135432m VOC 23035

Jul 7th, 2010, 06:59	#110
NI_Volvo_Nut Volvologist Last Online: Dec 6th, 2023 11:13 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bangor - Norn Iron View Photos By: NI_Volvo_Nut	Couldn't agrue there Jim __________________ What's the matter with the car I'm driving? Can't you tell that it's out of style? Should I get a set of white wall tires? Are you gonna cruise the miracle mile?

Jun 27th, 2010, 22:14	#104
timofthomas Member Last Online: Dec 3rd, 2015 15:28 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cheshire	could be that they've been either re-registered or imported and registered?

Jul 3rd, 2010, 23:24	#107
RAW VOC Member Last Online: Feb 11th, 2024 10:42 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nottingham	we've still got one! On the subject of the 2 1997 740s that passed mots, it doesnt surprise me. i spen this week in a garage doing work experience, and the number os MOTs we did that the computer came up with a load of rubbish on. We had one series 1 86inch landrover, that was down as a 1968 Defender 130! the DVLA computer really could do with some improvement me thinks. good to see that theres still a fair few of these going though. Richard

Jul 6th, 2010, 22:00	#108
rustarcher Junior Member Last Online: Oct 16th, 2022 10:00 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: glos	I used to have a 740 turbo diesel saloon. A trusty machine it was too. One of the few car I have sold on intact! I didn't stray too far and several 940's have followed. Has any body seen H71 GDP lately. I believe it is possible to look up whether reg. no.s are still in use does any body know where?

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