1988 Volvo 240

Sedan

4 Cyl

Automatic

YV1ax8846j1299845

Clear

Gasoline

      1988 Volvo 240 GL, great condition. It just passed the California smog test with flying colors. Very low emissions. The new smog certificate is dated July 20, 2014. Clean title. It's ready to be registered to a new owner in California or anywhere else! The car is in great overall condition. The engine runs very consistently, and all the features work. Crisp-shifting automatic transmission. As discussed in the video, the car was in a fender-bender that damaged the grill and headlights, but it was fixed. You can see the repair in the photos and videos. The car has approximately 200,000 miles. My grandmother bought it in 1988, and I shipped it from Massachusetts to California in 2004. When I shipped the car, I pressed the "odometer reset" button, and with a *click* the odometer stopped working with 98,638 miles on it. The speedometer still works fine, but the odometer is frozen at 98,638. I estimate that the car now has 200,000 total miles. The paint is good although there are dings and chips all around. There is a large paint scratch on the hood- see the video. There are no big areas of paint missing. The leather is worn on the edge of the driver's seat, but it's intact. The passenger's side leather and back seat are in good condition with much less wear. The exhaust system has been almost entirely replaced. The exhaust gaskets were replaced in 2004, and the muffler, resonator, and catalytic converter were replaced more recently. The brakes have been overhauled. When our son arrived in 2013, we replaced all the brake pads and the front rotors. In the last 3 months we've replaced the master cylinder and the equalizer. So the brakes are really strong. The shocks and struts have not been replaced. The tires are worn- they will need replacing soon, especially the rear tires. All the electrical systems work. There is a Jensen cassette deck that unfortunately eats tapes. It does have an "iPod jack" to plug in your phone and play music through the stereo. I also installed Blaupunkt speakers. I know that the radio draws some current from the battery, even when the car is off. If the car is not drive, it can drain the battery in around a week. So when I park the car long-term, I remove fuse #8 which powers the radio and the power locks. This is not absolutely necessary- it takes around a week for the battery to drain. If you drive the car frequently, you can disregard this. Otherwise you can (1) do what I did and remove fuse #8 for long-term parking situations, (2) disconnect the radio entirely, or (3) get a new radio. The sunroof works well. There is some plastic chipping on the front door storage bins. Includes Volvo floor mats, extra windshield wipers, original manuals, and service manual. Maintenance highlights (does not include oil changes or smog tests) 9/16/2004 - I shipped the car from MA to CA; odometer broke at 98,638 miles when I pressed the reset button. Had the original A/C charged with R12 freon.5/10/2005 - Replace exhaust manifold gaskets5/19/2006 - Replace spark plugs, distributor cab and rotor; clean throttle valve body6/22/2007 - Reline rear disc brakes4/27/2009 - Replace all four tires10/1/2009 - Replace transmission output seal, tail housing gasket, transmission mount, and tail housing bushing12/14/2007 - replaced left control arm ball mount 8/23/2010 - Replace timing belt1/7/2011 - Replace center support bearing for drive shaft6/30/2011 - Air conditioning retrofitted for R-134A and charged up for summer trip8/29/2011 - replace fuel pump relay5/7/2013 - Replace muffler and resonator8/2/2013 - Replace in-tank fuel pump8/2013 - Replace all brake pads; replace front brake rotors 2014 - Replace master brake cylinder; replace equalizer brake cylinder If you have any other questions, please call me during the day at (415) 954-4924.