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So I now finally feel like I can be a member on here. (I will come up for a name for it eventually)
Backstory: For most of his life my dad has been a bit of a volvo man, always liked them and always will.
Back in around 2008 we had an old white 240 DL sedan with a stromberg carby (82-84, we don't know) that was our second car. As a volvo always is, it was super reliable and took anything we threw at it. But eventually we wanted to upgrade to something with ABS and airbags (as it was our roadtrip car) and drove it down to sydney to pick up a V40. That all went down south (metaphorically) and we weren't able to get a permit for it, So the old volvo went to the scrap and we bought back a car that was for sale down there for a friend and drove it back. Luckily before we drove it down my dad had removed most of the extras on it (like the floor mats and louvres) that I will eventually put on this one. So in a way, I see this volvo as a spiritual successor to the volvo we used to have and, to this day, regret getting rid of.
Back to the car at hand.
Got it from Mackay for $250. Was put up one afternoon and because I always keep one eye on gumtree, I saw it an hour later. We called him and eventually arranged to have some of our friends up there to go there the next morning and get it. Fast Forward to now, after getting transported to our driveway.
It's got a really nice leather interior with wood trim and has an LPG tank in the boot. It runs well but will need some TLC which we will give it as time goes on. Most updates will be in this thread (but be warned, it will be SLOOOW)
We have yet to find out everything that is wrong with it bar the broken pieces of trim, the missing stereo and air con not working, but nothing major is wrong with it and most things can be easily fixed.
Future plans:
Fix the mechanical problems.
Get Registered.
Replace broken trim pieces.
Add GLE gauges.
Add Stereo
Add Louvres.
Add all season floor mats.
More down the line?
Backstory: For most of his life my dad has been a bit of a volvo man, always liked them and always will.
Back in around 2008 we had an old white 240 DL sedan with a stromberg carby (82-84, we don't know) that was our second car. As a volvo always is, it was super reliable and took anything we threw at it. But eventually we wanted to upgrade to something with ABS and airbags (as it was our roadtrip car) and drove it down to sydney to pick up a V40. That all went down south (metaphorically) and we weren't able to get a permit for it, So the old volvo went to the scrap and we bought back a car that was for sale down there for a friend and drove it back. Luckily before we drove it down my dad had removed most of the extras on it (like the floor mats and louvres) that I will eventually put on this one. So in a way, I see this volvo as a spiritual successor to the volvo we used to have and, to this day, regret getting rid of.
Back to the car at hand.
Got it from Mackay for $250. Was put up one afternoon and because I always keep one eye on gumtree, I saw it an hour later. We called him and eventually arranged to have some of our friends up there to go there the next morning and get it. Fast Forward to now, after getting transported to our driveway.
It's got a really nice leather interior with wood trim and has an LPG tank in the boot. It runs well but will need some TLC which we will give it as time goes on. Most updates will be in this thread (but be warned, it will be SLOOOW)
We have yet to find out everything that is wrong with it bar the broken pieces of trim, the missing stereo and air con not working, but nothing major is wrong with it and most things can be easily fixed.
Future plans:
Fix the mechanical problems.
Get Registered.
Replace broken trim pieces.
Add GLE gauges.
Add Stereo
Add Louvres.
More down the line?
