1988 Volvo 240

DL Wagon

2.3L I4 8V

Manual

YV1AX8852J1796626

Clear

Gasoline

First off: No non paying bidders. Please do not bid unless you intend to pay.No Lowballers. Please do not make any side offers lower than the current high bid. That makes no sense! No Scammers. I will not accept checks from Nigeria or any other strange places. No Checks. I will not accept personal checks. You are bidding on a 1988 Volvo 240 DL Wagon with 103'800 miles finished in Gray Metallic over navy vinyl. It offers legendary reliability and great utility being a wagon. Ebay no longer provides free Autochecks to perspective buyers so I have provided it for you. It's just below. There's also a video, an in depth description and generic photos from all angles. Title is in hand and clean and clear of liens. I do not have a buy it now price, but please feel free to contact me with offers (none lower than the current bid). This auction is NO Reserve. I'm not a dealer! So the final ending price of this auction is the price you pay. They're are no hidden dealer fees, taxes or registration of any kind to pay at time of pick up. Note: I took lots of photo's and a video of the car so that you can feel comfortable bidding. If you read my description, view every picture, watch the video and study the Autocheck, you will be just as knowledgeable about the car as anyone who's seen it in person. Also if there's anything you're unsure about, please don't hesitate to ask. I'll usually answer the same day. AutocheckEbay no longer provides free Autochecks to perspective buyers so I have provided it for you. Click the highlighted blue words, not the picture. Click Here For Autocheck VideoBasic walk around of the car showing exterior and interior. Exterior The exterior is in great condition. You may notice some ice on the car in some of the pictures. I literally just ran it through a car wash and it was freezing cold that day. I consider it to be a 9 out of 10 for its age. Little to no rust. There's not really any dings or dents, but there are a few scratches here and there. The paint holds a shine great. Overall a very clean Volvo 240.The current tires on it all match with about 85% tread remaining. The headlights and tail lights all work with no issue. Please study the pictures. Interior The interior is also in good condition. I really regret not having it detailed like everyone else with a nice 240 posted on eBay. The interior is very clean with no stains, but as pictured it wasn't detailed. It was just as driven. There are no foul odors, its never been smoked in and there's no pet hair. It does come with the hard molded plastic OEM Volvo mats. Everything works as it should without issue; windows, lights, radio heated seats etc. It has cold A/C and hot heat. The spare and jack are both present and accounted for. The stereo you see only plays ipods andit will be replaced by one that actually plays CDs. Be sure to watch the video. Mechanical Mechanically it’s in great shape. It starts right up every time. There's no warning lights on the dash. The transmission shifts through all gears smoothly and the engine pulls strong. Nosmoke from the tail pipe. I'd trust driving this car anywhere. Suspension is solid. It really runs good. Just replaced nearly every wear item within the last 1k miles (details below). I'll Probably recall a few things so be sure check the bottom of the listing for updates!!!! Every thing I want the next owner to know (bear with me)I purchased this car 6 months ago from Mr. Knauz, the owner of Knauz BMW in lake bluff Illinois. He was the original owner. It had 99k miles when I got it. I was super excited to finally have my hands on a clean, manual (5 speed) Volvo 245. When I went to purchase the car they did have service records which I neglected to take with me. All I can recall of the recent maintenance was recent tune up and working A/C (R134a retrofit, I'll get to that later). Anyway I soon decided to replace most of the wear items. All of the followingwere replaced with new parts (most of which you'll see pictured below) Parts (all within the last 1000 miles):Front and rear control arms and bushingsAll rotors and ceramic pads on all 4 cornersFront sway bar links and ball jointsAll 4 shocks (life time warranty)Hand/parking brake shoesComplete exhaust from the headers all the way back The down pipe between the headers and the catalytic converter The catalytic converter The exhaust from the converter back. Its made of stainless steal. Its an exact replica of Volvo 240 oem exhaust, but it'll never rust. Clutch (replaced with the recommended Sachs brand)Timing beltCrank sealCam seal Rear main seal(The seals aren't pictured. I didn't think to replace them until everything was apart. I just bought them from a parts store).Tires (you actually get 3 sets, possible 4. I'll explain later)All interior speakersI'm sure I'm forgetting some parts *You can probably get away with driving this car for another 100k miles with only oil changes and brake pads. So when I bought the car I already had a 93 (don't buy into the 93 wagon hype). It was the beater I was looking for with rust here and there and it did come with a 3rd row seat. When Ibought this one I swapped the 3rd row seat into it. I didn't install all the hardware because I have no use for a 3rd row, I just wanted it. The hardware is included in case you want to finish the install. I replaced all the speakers in the interior. The fronts and rears are both component set ups. So what you'll have is a 8 speaker system in the car. It sounds good for a 240, but that's not saying much. The fronts speakers are only 4" (because of the roll up windows). You'll never really get good sound from a 4" speaker. When I got the car there werealso 4" speakers installed in the rear cargo area, which is a pretty stupid location. Rather than make a big job out of installing speakers in the rear doors and rewiring everything, I just admitted defeat and cut the holes in the cargo area bigger and installed 6x8 component speakers. I also installed prancing moose symbols on the front grill and fenders. If they're not toyour taste, they come right off and haven't been on long enough to leave any kind of discoloration or marks. Google prancing moose for more details. Its a comical Ferrari knockoff. Speaking of Ferrari, I was this close to buying Ferrari 348 wheels and having custom adapters made for the car. In the end I didn't. I ended up going with 16" Volvo 740 turbo wheels. Now the tires on car now have tons of tread on them, the kicker is they don't quite fit. If you make a sharp turn into a steep driveway or alley the outer rear wheel will rub slightly onthe inside. Its not enough to leave any marks or punctures or leave you stranded. Its only slightly. Included is a never mounted brand new set of 205/50/16 tires (I have the same exact tires on my Saab 900 spg and they're fantastic). The stock 240 tire size is 185/70/14 or a 24.2" tire. The brand new set are 205/50/16 or a 24.1" tire. So it puts you nearly exactly back tostock spec, there will be no rub, the speedo will be accurate etc. However I definitely prefer the bigger tires, they look a ton better, egress and ingress is a lot easier because of the ride height, soaks up bumps, but I'll leave it to you decide which set to run. Also included is a set of 15" turbo wheels with Blizzak winter tires in case you live someplace snowy (though I'd hate to see it go some place snowy. Its the whole reason I'm selling it!). I also have the original 14" steel wheels and tires, but they're shot, so I wouldn't waste my time with those if I were you. One issue I didn't address are the rear taillights. They work great and all, they just have a few cracks here and there. Instead of replacing them with the OEM red and amber ones, I really wanted the red and white ones. There's an eBay seller with a set in Germany, but he doesn't ship to the US. I was trying to finagle a way to get a set of those here. At any rate a new set of stock ones will cost you $85 if you feel so inclined, but I would hope you would to continue my quest for the red and white set. Now the A/C works and blows cool and will keep you cool on a warm day, but it was charged with R134a. That said, I would ditch the R134a garbage. The system was designed to work with good ole R12 and there is still abunch of the stuff available here on eBay. Order some and recharge it! That was my plan for next summer anyway. I have R12 in my E30 and it will freeze you out of the car. Now onereason I wanted a 240 wagon was because I haul a lot of odds and ends around that I sell here on eBay. To protect the rear carpet I bought the blue mate you see pictured. Now the Carhad the classic 240 smell when I got it, then I put the mate in. All I could smell was rubber, but I can gladly say that after 6 months the classic 240 smell is finally back! The only things I would do to car if I were to keep the car, is get an alarm with auto start, as it has power locks, you could have key-less entry! I would of course get the red and white tail lights. I would probably hunt down a set of euro headlights. The rear speaker crossovers have a spot a 3rd ambient speaker spot, so I'd probably install set of 6.5"s in the rear doors and have a 10 speaker system. I would definitely recharge with R12 refrigerant. That's probably all I would have done extra over the next couple of months. So why sell it right? I was looking for a high mileage (250k+) 240 wagon beater to kick around in and haul stuff. It even could have been automatic. I had just found one up in Wisconsin and had it for a week, when this one presented it self for sale and I had to have even though it was several times my budget. Any way soon after purchasing I realized I didn't want to be the one to subject this car to a Chicago winter and that it was too nice. So I replaced it with another Swedish super model. A 1990 saab 900 turbo (also silver with blue interior and manual transmission, aren't I a lucky guy). I already have Saab 9000 aero wheels and a whale tail spoiler for it! The Saab has 200k miles and is far from perfect so its game on Chicago winter! As you can see I have 100% positive feedback. I have never wronged any one on eBay before. If you win the car and find at the time of pickup that any thing listed in this auction is untrue I WILL NOT HOLD YOU OBLIGATED TO PURCHASE. BID WITH CONFIDENCE!!! I would prefer the car to be picked up within 7 days of auction close. If you would need any more time than that I would have to require a $500 deposit through paypal. The auction ends Monday February 22nd at 8:30 pm central time. So don't forget to bid!! ↓Please check below this line for updates↓ On Feb-18-16 at 21:13:32 PST, seller added the following information: UPDATE I forgot to mention that the rear hatch has been completely rewired. The wiring that runs through the hinges and into the rear hatch is a very common point of failures on 245's