How Many Cars Can I Buy With $1000 At Auction??

Palmers Garage: palmersgarage.com/
I went to this auction in North Ferrisburg Vermont and bought as many cars as I could for $1000.
Volvo 240, 244, 245

[@peugeot505man]

That’s a great deal. I bought one for half the price you paid for three. Quick note, the rougher non running one definitely has more than 65k. You can tell the odometer is broken, because the trip is set at zero. They can be fixed with a new gear for less than 30 bucks.

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

Yes definitely 😂

[@redneckbryon]

Ironically, a Volvo truck, hauling three vintage Volvo Cars. I think they are cool as well.

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

Haha yep

[@danielkingery2894]

​@@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182 you guys missed that very interesting pun.😉

[@justinvoelker9781]

244 = 4 door, 242 = 2 door/coupe, 245 = 5 door/ wagon. Love to see 240’s on the channel

[@fantafinn]

And after 1987 they called 244 and 245 just 240 🫣

[@alexhagstrom8390]

You paid less for all three than what one would’ve cost here in Sweden 😮

[@alexanderplayz8665]

in norway they go for over 5000 USD 50k NOK

[@mds2465]

As for the odometer, Volvo actually did something very brilliant which no other manufactured to my knowledge has ever done and that is they put a special trip computer underneath the hood that works essentially like an OBD one system, and it keeps track of the actual mileage on the vehicle in the event, that the odometer ever stops counting. So you can get the mileage on those cars and correct it accordingly. A good friend of mine Robert Spinner, who is also known as Robert DIY on KZbin and of course David Bello who is a long time KZbinr and Volvo enthusiast would know how to go about this procedure if you’re curious.

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

cool!

[@jefferyepstein9210]

You can never go wrong buying a rear wheel drive Redblock Volvo

[@robertdiehl9003]

It costs $ 940.00 to rent a Ford focus for 5 days in New Jersey so yes, he got a fantastic deal for sure..

[@jamespfitz]

Ummm, that car starts, runs and stops, right? Worth it.

[@robertdiehl9003]

Hard to find those Volvos for sale in NY/NJ area but if you do find them- they always sell for $ 4,500.00 minimum regardless of what dilapidated shape they are in...

[@lotsoftorque3632]

Awesome find!! I have an 87 240, got it for 700 bucks back in 2013. Also located in Vermont! The 87 most likely just has a bad fuel pump if it isnt starting intermittently. Remember only the main fuel pump being bad will make the car not start. The pre-pump being bad won't give you any symptoms.

[@Darthvolvo]

3 Volvo 240s for $900...I'm jealous

[@ajacstern7145]

Hey man nice meeting you over at the auction. Looks like you got away pretty well, should have some fun stuff to work on.

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

Good to meet you!

[@skunkworks9-3]

Imagine driving down the expressway and seeing all those Swedish tanks being moved across the state. You'd think there was a war coming. Lol Awesome scores for sure!

[@Brad.whatthe]

And there being transported by a Volvo truck, it’s a god damn Volvasion

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

hahaha

[@ndafarachaitezvi1139]

Awesome as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along

[@haardkaar]

Great buy! Looks like new, no rust in wheel arches or doors. I have three 240 and they are not close to this condition, all the best from Sweden.

[@RealWorldCarReviews]

Man, I love older Volvos. They look super cool and are built like absolute tanks!

[@santaclause2875]

Awesome score, Rural !!! Good on you. Happy and a prosperous New Year !!!!

[@IHcubcadet]

Volvos have their own amplifier that you need to remove before adding an aftermarket radio. Also want to watch out for the strange little seal on the top of the water pump. They tend to swell up in a leak. Keep an eye on the timing boats too. There’s a special tool you need to do a timing belt job on those engines.

[@Blueblur444]

Great find. I've owned a few of these Volvos over the years and really liked them. 244 was the model for the sedan for the earlier years & 245 was the wagon - in the early 80s they switched to just calling them all 240s but some fans stuck with it. You're right the 90s ones with the later injection setup are the ones to have ideally.

[@geraldsmith9540]

Dude, you scored. Even the beige one with over quarter of a million miles on it. They last forever. I have a 99 Volvo S70 with 74 thousand and change and it’s a fully loaded beast. You and your friend should hang on to them, drive them and you’ll get your money’s worth back a thousand times. Great deal and yes, you definitely jinxed yourself!!! 🤣👍🏻

[@alexstickley8192]

My grandpa drove his 1965 volvo pv544 sport all the way to the southern most tip of Argentina to Maryland and back. Great cars. Probably the second most reliable car brand behind cord of course. Great purchase young man.

[@yankeesaugust]

Hell yeah, lived about 30 seconds down the road from there

[@richardthomas1743]

Not a bad deal in todays crazy world !

[@gtametro]

2:49 thats an Austin A35 not a Healey although they are related and the drive train is very similar to an Austin-Healey Sprite (Frogeye) the Austin Healey name was never used on anything other than the 100, 100/6, 3000 and the Sprite Frogeye or bugeye as yanks like to call it. 😀

[@JVShred]

Damnnnn all the Volvos and they were looking mint too!!!! They go by the door numbers, so a 244 is the 4 door car and the 245 is the wagon. 242, 2 door. My 245 had the same window problem. Less of an issue now but happens once in a blue moon. Sanding the contacts behind the fuse box helps a lot/under the power window control, and if it still isn't working; a good slam or 2 on the door makes it work.

[@jweast6005]

Good deal on 3 cars. Here in Illinois one of those cars would have been $1000.

[@jamespfitz]

Well, that's $300 for the car, $700 for graft. Eddy Burke and Mickey Madigan gotta land their "tuna"!

[@kalh.9241]

Great deal great video ! Keep em coming !

[@kajman911]

Regarding the radio/stereo: There is a plastic frame to fit where original radio is mounted. This allows you to mount any standard aftermarket radio. There is also the possibility to mount a radio in the lower compartment (in front of the gear shifter) with a similar frame. But it's better to mount it in the upper pocket. There is also a special frame to mount several gauges (volt, oil pressure etc) in a row in the upper compartment. Ps: Many car enthusiasts here puts a Chevy small block in Volvo 240. Then you need a 1031 rear axle with a diff, a support between the front shock towers and one support going from each shock tower to the firewall to handle the torque. /A Swedish Volvo guy.

[@PallesWorld6309]

As a Swede i Love VolvoCars. My first was a Amazon..

[@Bernardomeneghini732]

love these old volvos! Keep uptodating us with them

[@IHcubcadet]

Nice score. I grew up driving and working on thees cars. They have crankshaft position sensors that like to fail and cause them to be very hard to start. They also have distributors that can get worn out. The stuck down window. I remember that with old Volvos you kind of learn to be very careful what windows you roll down because they might not go back up. Lol.

[@Moosh611pt2]

Man over 2 months......we need some content!

[@Policearegood-mt6kx]

He must have become a full time over the road trucker and doesn’t have time to make KZbin videos now.

[@GoldYeti1320]

Happy New Year! I love the videos!

[@domfer2540]

1st appears sold in 80’s the 2nd and 3 rd sold 90’s. Great cars, easy to repair. Most missed item is the oil breather filter. Needs changing, will cause oil leaks. The one you left the window own, drove it in Europe and was a very good model.

[@nysportsfan9680]

He’s back!! So glad to see an upload again!!

[@JM-xq5zg]

Good Volvos best to change the whole column for the ignition switch it is a bolt on job i did it years ago and was advised by a volvo specialist to change whole steering column

[@jwfinley7808]

My friends Dad had 3 one I remember. It had 2 carbs and run forever. At the drivein you could hid two in the trunk. They could crawl out from the back seat, and we would go canping and fishing in the 1962. It always ran.

[@xxmadmanxx9882]

Hey fellow Vermonter! Was watching flying wheels in NH and it recommended your channel. I was no kidding im up in the NEK been considering getting into flipping cars its been a long time since ive been to the Williston auction. Like the videos you got a new subscriber.

[@ElfinAce37]

Amazing steal!! As a 240 gl 1988 owner, I can say, well done! Greetings from the Netherlands

[@richardking3681]

Can’t wait to see the progress on these three.

[@volvo240life]

Hey, greetings from Wisconsin! Lol, dude, you got those at 2011 prices 🤑 there is an excellent 240 community for resources on a huge variety of build activities.....or they are awesome just as they came from the factory. Hope you enjoy them.

[@kormoranneu5715]

Great video...very interesting....i like your purchases

[@justinp910]

Oh man, about half this video was filmed around the corner from my house! So weird seeing one of my favorite youtubers driving around the same streets I drive around all the time.

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

sweet!

[@LLG47]

This is my crack, I have 2 of these and I'm mad jealous you got 3 for 900$. I'd love a nice condition rust free sedan though, mine is cooked.

[@richardthomas1743]

Hey man! Happy New Year!!

[@Austintheredneck]

Love the vids man Keep it up💯🔥

[@ItsaRomeThingEverydayallday]

Always enjoy your vids, we got 4 inches of snow here in Northern iowa ❤

[@leop3009]

Congrats ... surprised u didnt pick the wagon as well 😆. Love your vids

[@scottkerns2253]

Great video. Please post more Volvo content soon. I want to see more of those old Swedish girls. Like others posting here I'd wager that the cold start problem is related to fuel pressure. There is a lot of online guidance for k-jet systems here in you tube and also online forums. I've had really good luck locating parts for my 1980 242 so you should be able to get them going with a little work.

[@Dawg39]

Love these videos

[@Wolverine-ky9gk]

Happy New Year Mr Vermonter hope you are doing well

[@connorPiper0]

Oh dear, I could not be trusted with a room of cheap 240s. Those 240s are great. The odometer is a well known point of failure, cheap small gears just go bad eventually. As for the automatic transmissions, they are pretty good, not too easy to service though as the dipstick tube is really, really difficult to remove. Also the kickdown cable, if it's bad will make the car very slow.

[@MidnightPolaris800]

Lol 240s are fkn garbage😂

[@connorPiper0]

@@MidnightPolaris800 I'm sorry you feel that way.

[@jamespfitz]

​@@connorPiper0 I agree, but not because I feel that way, because of what you wrote!

[@AdventureswithaaronB]

Man, I love all your videos, I have watched all them a few times.

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

Thanks!!

[@mando1407]

i would love one of these. awesome video

[@cinrambrad]

Been a while, thanks for posting.......

[@aaronwermers4160]

That is Amazing, great score

[@arcturius]

With the window which won't go up, try swapping a switch from another one of the windows. Gunked-up switches are the first item to check. Pull out the rectangular piece holding the window switches and door looks. The once which keeps stalling, try unplugging the AMM downstream of the air cleaner and mounted to the side of the shock tower. Make sure the ignition is fully off, and then disconnect the plug on it. Then see if it idles. When it is unplugged, it will go into a limp-home mode. It will run but not great. That is one of the quick tests to see if the AMM is functional.

[@Ll0ydD0bler]

Before you swap it you can just tap on it repeatedly and quickly and see if it cleans itself enough to work at least once. has worked for me on multiple occasions.

[@GenX...MCMLXV]

Had a 91 240GL Silver with black leather interior pretty sharp cleaned up

[@mikeFPS1980]

Crazy good deal! In my part of town you’ll be lucky to get a used lawnmower for that price!

[@frank-t6857]

1993 was the last year Volvo 240 series was produced. The driving school I used had one of the last cars from the production line and I drove it and took my driving exam in it.

[@1WorldSalam]

Your videos are great, waiting for more to come! Do more gmt800 trucks, overall popular and good trucks, maybe an avalanche or Escalade.

[@jamosgarage9006]

Great score on the three cars.

[@noah2530]

GOOD PURCHASE!

[@joshua6287]

That's a great deal!

[@tedquaker954]

Awesome.... If you come across any 80's Audi coupes up there please let me know !!!

[@organiccold]

Happy New Year. When you show your new place around? Oh and hope your back are better

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

Happy new year! Back is good. No tours of the new place haha

[@michaelcoffey7362]

Cool Volvos 😀

[@sds433]

I think you bought some good deals.

[@beetleboys]

Thats not a bad deal some of these going for too much these days. Ive heard of palmers garage def gonna stop by sometime

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

Do it!

[@Policearegood-mt6kx]

My apologies if you addressed this in a previous video, but how did you get a black eye when you and your bro’s drove that old van to the beach?

[@Icehawks7]

Hope you can come back with an update soon man. I miss your videos. I know you’ll be graduating college right about now so I get why you’ve been so busy.

[@RohanSanjith]

Hoping he'll be back!

[@JdmZack]

Thats awesome I’ve been seeing the marketplace ad for this auction for a few weeks now I thought I recognized that brick collection haha

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

That’s how I found it!

[@JdmZack]

⁠@@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182Nice. I’m in Maine but make frequent trips to St. Johnsbury and Newport.

[@matrix54190]

I saw the video with the old Volvo's, I've got a Volvo 740GLE and when I sold it,it has 500k kilometers/312.500miles😁 and he was still in a very good shape,no rust at all. It was an six cylinder diesel from VW LT25👍👍,it was from the early eighties. So, now you got a new subscriber from France. 👋🥖🇫🇷

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

sweet!

[@cgreenfield6655]

I'll never get bored of old Volvos

[@Nick_K1te]

Damn, I like these 240s very much! In my country you can buy 240 in very tired condition for 600 dollars. The biege and the silver ones could have price around 1700-2500 bucks.

[@Jakem17218]

If you get one of the Volvo in good running shape trade me 😅 I’ve got a 2000 Sebring convertible JCI 116k Clean title Everything works except the top goes up and down manually Im on the east coast and have wanted a 240 for a while Love your content just tossing it out

[@Pade44]

I like this Kind of content. Like to seem the Volvos again!

[@dangoodall-williams4200]

A bit of tlc and you will make a tidy profit. Well done! Good to see you.

[@andysaunders3708]

I lived in Ludlow once, many years ago. Isn't there a very big hill with a fire siren at the top? I recall it being very steep, causing major brake stinkiness and fade on the downward section of the journey.

[@TheDogLife5225]

Look behind dash for O/D relays being crushed by clip... if not crushed yet. Save yourself some headache and rescue it. Clips too strong once plastic relay case gets brittle.

[@metalmadness285]

Love seeing the big brother Volvo pulling the little brother Volvos around 😂😂

[@rftsfan1479]

the volvo wagon! 😍😍

[@0e32]

Great deal.. From Sweden!

[@Indawoodsvt]

Damn you’re in my neck of the woods. I know that garage too they got some awesome Volvos

[@plumber802]

Hey bro. Thanks for making this video. I believe there is quite a Volvo "following" here in Vermont. You might actually make a profit on those cars...Maybe. LOL. Looks like you're on your way to 100K subs. Thanks for representing Vermont.

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

Thanks!

[@richardguse3410]

If only ONE was a standard transmission...great ice racers!

[@karlweppler1325]

You have a cool job

[@johnshaw4140]

I'm 60 now , but over the years I've had a lot of Volvo's , 100 series , 200 series , 300 series , 700 series and 900 series , all very good solid cars if not very exciting to drive

[@geoffdundee]

@johnshaw4140 ......my old volvo 480 was exciting to drive on ice/snow :D ...........ive owned about 15 volvos over the years.....i wouldnt buy anything else.....currently volvo v40 D4 190hp

[@matthewlewis-zw3tf]

Live those cars for the price!! ❤

[@briankeenan4901]

Some of those Volvos are notorious for Coil problems. They're easy to find and are the same as a Chrysler slant 6 coil.

[@73honda350]

You are a blessed man to get 3 volvo 240's for $800.

[@aarond23]

Vermont must have led the country in Volvo sales in the 80s!

[@HomeGrownPyro1]

Man I am remember when cars looked less me this lol… it’s pretty incredible how far the auto industry wgrn it comes to technology, looks and reliability for the most part

[@jeremywentworth1833]

In the UK the 3 Volvo's would have been scrapped years ago , generally you don't see cars over 20 years old. Here once cars are worth very little they just get junked .

[@andyrobertshaw9120]

I think someone has already commented. Volvo numbers are 3-digit. First is the series number (2-series in this case). Second is the number of cylinders (most are 4-cylinder, but they did make some with 6 cylinders). Third digit is the number of doors (4 for a sedan, 5 for a station wagon, and 2 for some of their specials). In the early 1980s they axed the third digit for the number of doors and swapped it for a zero. So the 244 and 245 both became 240.

[@DeanofMachines]

The one that keeps cutting out sounds like it needs a fuel pump relay or one of the pumps themselves are going bad (two pumps on these cars, one inline and one intank.)

[@geoffdundee]

fuel pump & filter

[@billydkid1881]

That seems fun. If you like fixing cars and selling them after, it’s a cool gig. On average how much labor and materials are you willing to spend on a car like this? And have you ever gotten to a situation where it’s not worth fixing and had to part ways and sell the car for parts on eBay?

[@coreygrace4856]

Nice score

[@xrtgx22]

I live about 15 minutes up route 7 from this guy’s barn. I stopped in to a “garage sale” he was having there last summer, but he was asking a lot for every car at that point

[@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182]

Well good prices this time at least haha

[@xrtgx22]

@@ARuralVermonterQqjmcb182 congrats! Those are killer deals!

[@drakkar91]

If you ever come across a 1st generation Saturn SL2 (1991 to 1995), I'm interested!

[@picklerick_404]

So is flipping cars what you do for a living?