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Old Aug 8th, 2021, 00:34   #1
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Stunning volvo 240 estate, only one previous owner with full service history. Manual 4 speed, 2 keys, mot january 2022. heated front seats, power steering, central looking. Everything works as it should, recently had new timing belt, full service including new exhaust, suspension, battery and headlights!! all invoices and paperwork. Ive owned this car since 2004 and as did the previous owner given it whatever it’s wanted no matter the cost! A real genuine classic rust free Volvo! Probably one of the best available on the uk roads. First to see will buy,
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Car is located in Hertfordshire, happy to answer any questions you may have.
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Old Aug 16th, 2021, 09:51   #2
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I’m not being facetious, but I wondered whether the asking price was a misprint, and should have said £3,995 rather than £8,995?

I’m sure you are very proud of your motor car, but 9 grand would be pretty strong money for a 32 year old, 130,000 mile 240 (as would 4 grand really),

Good fortune with the sale, and welcome to the forum.

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Firstly, welcome aboard!

Secondly, my knowledge of the 240 isn't that great but there are a few things that someone considering spending £9k on a car will pick up on.

First, the wheels are the wrong colour! Second, headlight wipers missing, third the paint is faded on at least the drivers door and fourth, if you had vacuumed it out to present the carpets/mats as clean, it would give a better impression.

You may think i'm being picky here and to an extent i am but if the car was up for £895, i probably wouldn't have mentioned anything. At £8995, people want a perfect car in every way and will be a lot more picky to find the right one.

Better to hear it in what i hope was a constructive way from someone like me that wants to wish you well for the sale than a potential buyer looking for points they can use to negotaite the price down. You may get your £9k but you will have to wait and i'd strongly suggest addressing those points i made at least, alternatively perhaps consider a lower (more realistic) price.

Whichever path you choose, good luck with it!
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Firstly, welcome aboard!

Secondly, my knowledge of the 240 isn't that great but there are a few things that someone considering spending £9k on a car will pick up on.

First, the wheels are the wrong colour! Second, headlight wipers missing, third the paint is faded on at least the drivers door and fourth, if you had vacuumed it out to present the carpets/mats as clean, it would give a better impression.

You may think i'm being picky here and to an extent i am but if the car was up for £895, i probably wouldn't have mentioned anything. At £8995, people want a perfect car in every way and will be a lot more picky to find the right one.

Better to hear it in what i hope was a constructive way from someone like me that wants to wish you well for the sale than a potential buyer looking for points they can use to negotaite the price down. You may get your £9k but you will have to wait and i'd strongly suggest addressing those points i made at least, alternatively perhaps consider a lower (more realistic) price.

Whichever path you choose, good luck with it!

Hello,

Thank you for your comments! However, I do have the headlight wipers they was removed to fit the new headlights and I never got round to putting them back on. Secondly, the paint is original and so yes it does need a good polish now and then and it does come up great! As you can see from the pictures the rear seats are down and it was storing a set of seats for my other car. They have now been taken out the car and I am going to upload some new pics as these was just taken to show the car that was advertised! Thirdly, the wheels I had painted black as they are easier to keep clean plus IMO I think they suit the car better!! Fourthly, When I have the time I will give the car a full valet and polish inside and out showing just how clean and straight this car is! And lastly, from the wrecks Ive seen for sale over the last 6 months which were priced between 3-6k that had double the millage, 6+ owners and riddled in rust this I’m comparison is far from! The price is negotiable like everything! And being that I’ve owned it for the last 17 years I’m certainly in no rush to let it go!! Not only that but for those who seem to be worried about how the sale is going, I’ve been approached by a chap in the US who is very interested! He’s actually had shipping companies contact me to see how flexible I am to arrange a time if collected. And one more thing I’d like to point out is…. it was insured on classic car insurance with an agreed value of £11000. So for those who want to make any remarks or comments I suggest you keep them to yourself as the bottom line is you don’t have a 240 in this condition and never will have because you probably can’t afford one!
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Thank you for your comments! However, I do have the headlight wipers they was removed to fit the new headlights and I never got round to putting them back on. Secondly, the paint is original and so yes it does need a good polish now and then and it does come up great! As you can see from the pictures the rear seats are down and it was storing a set of seats for my other car. They have now been taken out the car and I am going to upload some new pics as these was just taken to show the car that was advertised! Thirdly, the wheels I had painted black as they are easier to keep clean plus IMO I think they suit the car better!! Fourthly, When I have the time I will give the car a full valet and polish inside and out showing just how clean and straight this car is! And lastly, from the wrecks Ive seen for sale over the last 6 months which were priced between 3-6k that had double the millage, 6+ owners and riddled in rust this I’m comparison is far from! The price is negotiable like everything! And being that I’ve owned it for the last 17 years I’m certainly in no rush to let it go!! Not only that but for those who seem to be worried about how the sale is going, I’ve been approached by a chap in the US who is very interested! He’s actually had shipping companies contact me to see how flexible I am to arrange a time if collected. And one more thing I’d like to point out is…. it was insured on classic car insurance with an agreed value of £11000. So for those who want to make any remarks or comments I suggest you keep them to yourself as the bottom line is you don’t have a 240 in this condition and never will have because you probably can’t afford one!
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Sorry if my comments (based on the evidence YOU provided) were too close to home and i still have my doubts about the paintowrk, especially as one photo suggests you hadn't long finished washing it.

However you can't describe a car as "Stunning" when it clearly isn't.

Good luck with the US connection, i suspect you will need it! Why would someone want to spend thousands of bucks importing a car several thousand miles and then having it converted to LHD when all they need to do is go to California, or a similar state with deserts and pick one up in as good condition, if not better for less money? Seriously, ask yourself that!

Lastly, i'm not going to get into a willy-waving competition about agreed values, simply point out you've posted on a Volvo forum where almost all of us own Volvos of one form or another. I wouldn't want another 240, not my cup of tea to be honest.

I'm glad you're in no hurry to sell it, the price will put most people off to start with and your attitude will put the rest off.
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Sorry if my comments (based on the evidence YOU provided) were too close to home and i still have my doubts about the paintowrk, especially as one photo suggests you hadn't long finished washing it.

However you can't describe a car as "Stunning" when it clearly isn't.

Good luck with the US connection, i suspect you will need it! Why would someone want to spend thousands of bucks importing a car several thousand miles and then having it converted to LHD when all they need to do is go to California, or a similar state with deserts and pick one up in as good condition, if not better for less money? Seriously, ask yourself that!

Lastly, i'm not going to get into a willy-waving competition about agreed values, simply point out you've posted on a Volvo forum where almost all of us own Volvos of one form or another. I wouldn't want another 240, not my cup of tea to be honest.

I'm glad you're in no hurry to sell it, the price will put most people off to start with and your attitude will put the rest off.
GOOD! I hope it does, cos I wouldn’t want to sell it to any of you out of principal. I believe they call you idiots keyboard junkies who have nothing better to do with your life! And I’ve imported several cars from abroad before and never once converted it to RHD. And he didn’t even mention doing that.
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Fuel type Petrol
Date registered 21 June 1989
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Date tested 11 January 2021
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Mileage 129,907 miles
MOT test number 6148 9607 3501
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Expiry date 25 January 2022
Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

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Date tested 24 January 2020
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Mileage 129,907 miles
MOT test number 5146 3690 7155
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Date tested 24 January 2019
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Mileage 129,247 miles
MOT test number 7689 1053 7637
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Expiry date 25 January 2020
Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):

Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

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Date tested 3 January 2018
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Mileage 128,962 miles
MOT test number 6376 9871 0373
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Expiry date 25 January 2019
Date tested 23 January 2017
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Mileage 128,568 miles
MOT test number 1302 6121 5775
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Expiry date 25 January 2018
Date tested 26 January 2016
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Mileage 127,511 miles
MOT test number 7044 9809 0489
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Expiry date 25 January 2017
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n/s and o/s headlamp reflectors are deteriorating.
advise n/s and/s rear passenger seats removed at time of re-test.

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Date tested 19 January 2016
Fail
Mileage 127,462 miles
MOT test number 8401 6436 6611
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Nearside Rear Passenger's seat cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.A.2)
Offside Rear Passenger's seat cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.A.2)

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n/s and o/s headlamp reflectors are deteriorating.

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Date tested 16 January 2015
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Mileage 126,277 miles
MOT test number 3673 0601 5069
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Expiry date 20 January 2016
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both headlamp,leses are deteriorating.

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Date tested 8 January 2015
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Mileage 126,272 miles
MOT test number 1776 6840 5433
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Reason(s) for failure

Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

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both headlamp,leses are deteriorating.

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Date tested 3 January 2014
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Mileage 123,608 miles
MOT test number 2265 2330 4018
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Expiry date 20 January 2015
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advise o/s and n/s headlamp reflectors are deteriorating

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Date tested 8 January 2013
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Mileage 118,317 miles
MOT test number 2680 6820 3074
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Expiry date 20 January 2014
Date tested 3 January 2013
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Mileage 118,259 miles
MOT test number 9091 6350 3024
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Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

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Date tested 19 January 2012
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Mileage 116,445 miles
MOT test number 3067 3961 2043
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Expiry date 20 January 2013
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offside rear tyre on legal limit

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Date tested 21 January 2011
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Mileage 112,234 miles
MOT test number 7079 3112 1029
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Expiry date 20 January 2012
Date tested 17 January 2011
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Mileage 112,234 miles
MOT test number 5064 0701 1084
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Reason(s) for failure

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) Dangerous

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offside outer chassis outrigger corroded.
offside headlamp glass holed
nearside rearsill corroded

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Date tested 19 January 2010
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Mileage 108,098 miles
MOT test number 9226 4951 0028
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Expiry date 18 January 2011
Date tested 14 January 2010
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Mileage 108,040 miles
MOT test number 6200 9431 0090
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Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)

Advisory notice item(s)

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)

What are failures and advisories?
Date tested 6 January 2009
Pass
Mileage 102,368 miles
MOT test number 2011 7630 9070
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Expiry date 7 January 2010
Advisory notice item(s)

Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
clutch slave cylinder leak

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Date tested 8 January 2008
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Mileage 99,182 miles
MOT test number 9602 7870 8030
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Expiry date 7 January 2009
Date tested 3 January 2007
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Mileage 96,523 miles
MOT test number 4511 3330 7072
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Expiry date 2 January 2008
Advisory notice item(s)

Offside Front Seat belt damaged but not affecting the operation of the belt (5.2.2a)
Offside Rear Seat belt damaged but not affecting the operation of the belt (5.2.2a)
Rear axle noisey when rear wheels spun

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Date tested 30 November 2005
Pass
Mileage 92,630 miles
MOT test number 3403 5463 5384
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Expiry date 30 November 2006







Hardly been looked after properly has it??? Many advisory items ignored until they have subsequently failed and the speedo/odometer is dead because it's not recording mileage any more.

Also the word you're looking for is principle, NOT principal. You should also be looking for some anger management as you clearly have a problem.
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Sorry it’s sold! And that just proves the rest wrong as I’ve just received the email confirmation.
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It's a B230, first reg'd June 1989 - not sure if it's K-Jet or carb.
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