I did it.

"cmill189 - sans Volvo" (cmill189) 04/27/2020 at 16:07 • Filed to: None

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CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > cmill189 - sans Volvo 04/27/2020 at 16:16

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“ The “bracket of death” was also removed at that time but can also be included.”

I dunno what that is, but why would I want it?

Darkbrador > cmill189 - sans Volvo 04/27/2020 at 16:18

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Dang, that’s a nice car. 

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > cmill189 - sans Volvo 04/27/2020 at 16:20

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Ooh no! That's a pretty wagon :(

CB > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 04/27/2020 at 16:33

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Because you probably shouldn't have it!

dogisbadob > cmill189 - sans Volvo 04/27/2020 at 16:41

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cool color

cmill189 - sans Volvo > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 04/27/2020 at 16:52

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Some people love original stuff even if it’s stupid.

The whole bottom of the car is flat and the only thing that hangs down from the factory is an over sized resonator and a metal bracket nearby. It can be easily caught on something and rip off pieces of the car. It’s like 5 inches from the ground at stock ride height.

LJ909 > cmill189 - sans Volvo 04/27/2020 at 17:05

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I’ll give you 5k and a box of chicken bakes from Costco.

boredalways > cmill189 - sans Volvo 04/27/2020 at 17:08

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*drool* so much want, but I be broke.  I hate BaT so much but after looking at you listing and photos, it maybe a worthy candidate.

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > cmill189 - sans Volvo 04/27/2020 at 18:12

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Gorgeous! I could live with an automatic in this, I think.

Wish I was in the market - how ‘bout a trade for a naturally aspirated, 175k mile ‘02 V70 with 3 pedals & a few electrical gremlins?

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > cmill189 - sans Volvo 04/27/2020 at 18:13

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Hmmm.... it has the less desirable automatic. And I see you admitted that you haven’t been driving it much. So that means it has been sitting.

Clearly this means the value has dropped.

I’ll do you a favour and offer you CAD$900 for it.

/lowballer jk

dumpsterfire! > cmill189 - sans Volvo 04/27/2020 at 18:17

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Good luck! 

cmill189 - sans Volvo > Dead_Elvis, Inc. 04/27/2020 at 19:01

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It wouldn’t be a modern Volvo without electrical gremlins!

cmill189 - sans Volvo > boredalways 04/27/2020 at 19:04

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They turned me down because it’s an auto...even though two of the five R’s sold this year were autos. Four of the five  were silver. Who knows.

cmill189 - sans Volvo > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 04/27/2020 at 19:06

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Thanks. I will miss it a lot.

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > cmill189 - sans Volvo 04/27/2020 at 20:37

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Indeed. Not that the P2 platform is exactly “modern” to most people, but considering I’ve been driving 240s for much of the last 30 years, it seemed like the Space Shuttle when I first picked it up.

cmill189 - sans Volvo > Dead_Elvis, Inc. 04/27/2020 at 22:07

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I bet it was quite the change. 240's are pretty strange because they span solid rotors, carburetors , and points to abs, fuel injection, and air bags. It’s pretty weird to have the same platform make so many leaps.

The P2 platform is definitely old at this point but electronically it was far ahead of a lot of other manufacturers at the time and for many years after. They’re solid cars and cheap to buy/ operate at this point.

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > cmill189 - sans Volvo 04/27/2020 at 22:21

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They’re solid cars and cheap to buy/operate* at this point.

*With the caveat of “for the DIYer”, as they’re maintenance intensive.

That said, it was a hell of a lot more enjoyable driving this one (the V70) from Seattle to southern Vermont & back last summer, vs the same round trip one year earlier in my ‘87 244DL. More comfortable, much bigger fuel tank, 35 mpg at 80 mph across much of I-90/94, to say nothing of having effective AC & being able to maintain speed in the mountains.

My ‘87 is like a pair of utterly thrashed favorite boots or old sweatshirt - not the greatest tool for much of anything anymore, but too comfy & loved to just get rid of. Plus, there’s the fact that I tore into the dash more than a year ago to replace the heater fan, and haven’t manage to finish that...

eta: I don’t know if we ever got carb’d 240s in the US. My ‘76 244DL was FI, as was the ‘73 145 that followed it. The 140s saw a change from carbs to FI in ‘71-72, IIRC; however, there were some Euro markets that saw smaller displacement redblocks when North America was getting the B23/B230 engines.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > cmill189 - sans Volvo 04/27/2020 at 22:45

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Don’t sell....

boredalways > cmill189 - sans Volvo 04/28/2020 at 01:18

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I forgot they have random morons in charge of selecting  what cars go up for sale. I guess the one guy that would have said yes had the day off.

cmill189 - sans Volvo > Dead_Elvis, Inc. 04/28/2020 at 08:33

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Oh yeah, you’re right about the DIY. The non turbos and fwd varieties aren’t too bad on maintenance. Three fewer places for fluid and a lot less parts at least. 

R’s are kind of an outlier and get a bad rap because people tended to modify them. Other than cosmetics they’re identical to any other AWD P2...with the exception of brakes and the bespoke suspension. Brakes are easy because they last forever. Seriously, there are modern "performance" cars that don't use 4-pot Brembos in the rear. Struts are a one time gut punch.