My 740 Turbo

Kinja'd!!! by "whatuptkhere" (whatuptkhere)
Published 11/13/2017 at 00:30

Tags: volvo ; 740 turbo ; volvo 740 turbo ; 740 ; volvo 740 ; turbo ; wagon
STARS: 20

Kinja'd!!!

Kinja'd!!!

Scored this puppy for $750.

That said, after flights, motel stay, rental car, new windscreen, registration, and petrol to get it 1400 km home, it’s more like $2500.

That said, it was a pretty great feeling to finally score this one after an exhaustive 6 month search.

Replies (24)

Kinja'd!!! "Tapas" (tapas)
11/13/2017 at 00:34, STARS: 2

$2500 is NP.

The experience of getting it must be worth more :)

Kinja'd!!! "awmaster10" (awmaster10)
11/13/2017 at 00:37, STARS: 1

I love it. Turbo?

Kinja'd!!! "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
11/13/2017 at 00:38, STARS: 1

Tell me about it. I’m $1k into a $900 Accord, and it’s not even a cool car :(

Kinja'd!!! "Kat Callahan" (kyosuke)
11/13/2017 at 00:44, STARS: 1

Well scored.

Kinja'd!!! "If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
11/13/2017 at 00:49, STARS: 1

Does it have the third row seats?

Kinja'd!!! "gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
11/13/2017 at 01:05, STARS: 1

Hell yes. I love the blue, so rare to see. I almost bought an $800 manual 740 turbo in that colour. I kind of wish I did, but it was also fairly rusty, so it’s probably good I didn’t...

Kinja'd!!! "Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
11/13/2017 at 01:21, STARS: 0

It’s in the title, so probably

Kinja'd!!! "EL_ULY" (uly)
11/13/2017 at 01:23, STARS: 1

Beautiful!!!!!!!!

Kinja'd!!! "Tristan" (casselts)
11/13/2017 at 01:31, STARS: 0

Nice! Tell us more!

Kinja'd!!! "awmaster10" (awmaster10)
11/13/2017 at 01:38, STARS: 0

Pretty sure it was edited but it’s late so I could be that dumb

Kinja'd!!! "whatuptkhere" (whatuptkhere)
11/13/2017 at 01:51, STARS: 1

I don’t think you’re dumb but it was definitely in the title. And in the engine bay! Cause it’s turbo. :D

Kinja'd!!! "whatuptkhere" (whatuptkhere)
11/13/2017 at 01:51, STARS: 0

Ah, but it could be! Do you dig it, or is it just a ride until you can get something you truly desire?

Kinja'd!!! "whatuptkhere" (whatuptkhere)
11/13/2017 at 01:53, STARS: 1

Pretty happy with it!

Yeah, rust is a killer. IMO, I can deal with basic maintenance, and some mechanical fixes; I’ve changed shocks and differentials and even took on a head swap once ( which admittedly failed ). But bodywork... ugh. Avoid at all costs, hey.

Kinja'd!!! "whatuptkhere" (whatuptkhere)
11/13/2017 at 01:54, STARS: 0

It actually took a few weeks for it to sink in that it was actually mine, haha!

Kinja'd!!! "whatuptkhere" (whatuptkhere)
11/13/2017 at 01:54, STARS: 0

Alas no, but that would have been totally dope. Particularly if I could find 6 friends to cram into it.

Kinja'd!!! "whatuptkhere" (whatuptkhere)
11/13/2017 at 01:55, STARS: 1

1989, has all the sexy Turbo and Intercooler badges, AND the stock stereo which I’m really excited about. Needs shocks and there’s a weird issue with brake pedal feel. I’m working on the video and the full story’ll hit Youtube before the end of the year I reckon. ;)

Kinja'd!!! "whatuptkhere" (whatuptkhere)
11/13/2017 at 01:55, STARS: 0

Thanks ^___^

Kinja'd!!! "whatuptkhere" (whatuptkhere)
11/13/2017 at 01:55, STARS: 0

Cheers ;D

Kinja'd!!! "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
11/13/2017 at 02:11, STARS: 1

Just to get me through college, since my Integra got stolen. Not really sure what my plan is after that. I’ll probably keep it a few years after college just to save some money. Than get a relatively new car for a dd and then a project car.

Kinja'd!!! "whatuptkhere" (whatuptkhere)
11/13/2017 at 04:03, STARS: 0

Ah, that’s rough mate.

Definitely get where you’re coming from re: newer cars. I drove my mate’s 2017 Polo TSI... with the DSG, even at 81KW that thing is dope af. Made me question why I’m driving around in 30 year old hoopties but, character I guess :P

Kinja'd!!! "Captain of the Enterprise" (justanotherdayinparadise)
11/13/2017 at 06:51, STARS: 1

Congratulations! It looks great!

Kinja'd!!! "RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
11/13/2017 at 07:42, STARS: 1

Looking forward to it! I love video blogs on the stories behind cars! :D

Kinja'd!!! "If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
11/13/2017 at 09:16, STARS: 1

When I was a kid my parents had a bright red 740 Turbo wagon with the rear seats and Hydra wheels.

Kinja'd!!! "shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/13/2017 at 09:33, STARS: 1

Oh man! That is freakin sweet! The color is perfect.