244dl on ebay for sale

[bult360]

Recently purchased 244 dl now reluctantly for sale due to wife now refusing to drive an auto , gutted as it drives great and didnt miss a beat on the 400 mile trip home , it does have some body issues but nothing to worry about as the corrosion is on the extremities with wing tops sills windscreen panels and surrounds , shut panels etc all corrosion free , open to sensible offers or swap for a manual ! 07980633454

[dmacl]

Got a link to the ebay listing?

[bult360]

Originally Posted by dmacl

Got a link to the ebay listing?

Not sure how to post a link but if you search volvo 244 in all categories it should come up if its just showing manuals set search to highest price and it should come up , if you want pics send me an email address

[spitz]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-244...QAAOSwLzFfg3DD

[Othen]

Originally Posted by bult360

Not sure how to post a link but if you search volvo 244 in all categories it should come up if its just showing manuals set search to highest price and it should come up , if you want pics send me an email address

It looks like a nice car with a bit of rust in the usual places, but you have listed it (on eBay) under 'Sales brochures' so you may not get may bids. It might be a good idea to stop that auction and post the same again under 'Classic cars' - where it should sell fairly promptly.

Good fortune,

Alan

[Stephen Edwin]

I like that car.

Re rust. It must need inspection, but any car would need inspection. The other big thing for a buyer is to find a bodyshop where they take a 240 seriously and do a good job.

I think those wheels have wheel trims, but at least they appear to be Volvo trims. Some buyers will go searching to find original stainless steel nave plates and clips and embellishers, and hope the wheels have holes for the clips. But that is just an aside. Not important for a sale. Sore point. I gave away a set of those wheels, clips, nave plates and embellishers, for a project.
I have not seen that member in the forum since ...

Again I like that car. My first Volvo was a T reg 244.

Auto? Well I have a manual and I reckon auto is good but we are all different.

Good luck with your sale. I do think it deserves to be "talked up a bit". Give a little more information.

But what do I know ... as it is ... it looks good. If I were looking to buy I would want to look at it.

Stephen


EDIT ... P.S. ... 400 mile trip home. I haven't compared threads. But. Is this the Portree car?



EDIT ...P.P.S ... I have just seen your post in the Portree car thread. I can see you must indeed be, gutted. I still like that car. If I were looking to buy ......




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[Othen]

I noticed the eBay auction had ended and the car sold for the opening bid (£1250). I thought that was a bit light for a running and riding 40 year old car - had it been advertised in the 'classic cars' section I thought it might have made something around 2 grand. I suppose that was a risk the OP thought worthwhile - save the £16 fee for a classified ad but lose a grand on the sale.

I had a closer look at the photos (photos are always a bit kinder than the naked eye) and concluded the car car quite a bit rougher than at first appeared. Once rust comes through to the outside it is generally far too late for the inside of the car, so perhaps the OP had realised it was a pup and was pleased to dispose of it at any price :-)

I wonder whether we will see the car, or the OP again here? I rather hope so in both cases. The car is almost certainly worth saving (although the welding and re-decorating might be a bit pricey) and it would be nice to think the OP's appetite for the venerable 244 has been whetted.

Alan