Can the UK's cheapest Volvo 700 pass an MOT??

[@matthewgodwin3050]

Ha, love the quip about testing your eyesight. Funnily enough, I went to test my eyesight the other day too. It was marvelous. The sun was shining, the car was running well, and the Oxfordshire Cotswolds were at their absolute beautiful best. I drove the 60 miles, stopped off to walk along a river, and joy of joys, my eyes were fine. I'm a firm believer in regular check ups, so if the weather's nice again tomorrow, I think I will go and test my eyesight again. Cheers Dominic 👍

[@furiousdriving]

Cant be too careful, keep your eyes in tip top shape!

[@AbdulAllahAbuDaoud]

Is this a Brit thing for “bird” watching?

[@rydermike33]

Oh no Matt you can't sell 'Moby'. The old girl just gets betterer and betterer. It really is a lovely old bus. Many thanks as always.

[@AJC508]

Matt - for heavy cleaning: G101. I bought 5L of it online at a very decent price. It's used by professional detailers (see Autoshine Cars here on the YT for a good example), and I now swear by it. dilute as required, apply with a brush, scrub and wipe down. That stuff works wonders, and has no residual odour. For those tight spots, borrow a steam cleaner, or get one of the £15 lidl units, they are good enough for car interiors and boot surrounds.

[@fullnuclearbreakfast]

I remember using that stuff when I worked at a van hire company, it was pretty horrible when the spray blew in your face but it sure did a good job of getting stubborn dirt off. I can't remember if we ever diluted it like you're apparently supposed to so it was strong. We called it Yellow Peril haha

[@davidcooke6803]

We used it on the coaches, smells awful, works like a dream!

[@cme2cau]

I had one of these new in 1988, in Australia. I can confirm these can go places modern non SUV vehicles just cannot. Glad you discovered the tea shelf!

[@alansimpson835]

Wahay, well done Matt and the Volvo. For a car of its age and mileage it looks incredible. Love how even the clock ticks in a robust fashion.

[@andrewsimpson718]

This Volvo is great and reminds me of my Mum’s 740 GLT of same era 89 / 90 on a G reg. love the fact that is such a no nonsense robust but comfortable and safe car as you have experienced. Also ....I would swear I could hear the clock tick away when you showed the interior footage post cleaning! ....class! Keep up the great work with the channel and please don’t seek the Volvo :-(

[@mickdebrou9235]

Really enjoying the progress of the lovely 740, your MOT prep was "furious"! (and fast).Agree with other comments this one is a keeper.

[@markbriggs5531]

I agree Mick. Definitely a keeper!

[@mikemidulster]

I just love what you've done to this car. It has put me in the notion of buying one of these as a project, after not having a Volvo for the past 17 years. Nice quip about Demonic the blind driver.

[@taooflovepassionandcomedy8722]

240 Volvo best car in the world, A little vid I put together see why I suggest such a thing. I have had this thing for years it is as reliable as sun rising.

[@mikemidulster]

@@taooflovepassionandcomedy8722 . That one looks more like the 740 I had. Why have you disabled the comments on your videos?

[@mindrivencarclub9403]

Furious Fixing 😂

[@coogeeman]

Well done Matt.... shes a keeper! when you go to the scrappy, pick up a spare coil and ignition amplifier, they can give trouble sometimes. Be careful sorting the heated seats out, if you get a high resistance point it may cause an issue of overheating. If my memory serves the seat heaters only come on below +14c, so i don't think they will work in the Uk summer. T-cut, Duraglit or farecla G3 will bring the rear light clusters back to health. To bring the bumpers and trim back to life, use boot polish or peanut butter. Good luck! P.S. Check the crank case oil breather / separator filter on the nearside of the engine. Its a thick white disc with breather holes at the bottom of the oil breather pipe. If Volvo cant supply anymore, clean or throw it out.

[@furiousdriving]

There are a few bits that far on these, but the old owner said it didnt work and I tried both together, only the drivers one worked!

[@michaeltutty1540]

The PCV system does not use a normal valve. It has an oil separator and flame trap. The need renewing once in a while. The flame trap is a bit of a bear to reach, but not impossible.

[@neilwalsh4058]

Excellent news that your Silver Smorgasbord has passed its MOT. You prepared it well and obviously the emissions were within limits. Good to see something saved that people would have used for a scrappage discount so they drive a faceless character bypassed blob of plastic. It's scrubbed up as well inside as it did outside. Excellent job well done 👍👍

[@garysimpson3900]

Congrats on getting the old girl through the MOT. Its a credit to all the hard work you put in & now it's clean it looks amazing. Somehow the "A dog is not just for Christmas" sticker belongs in an old Volvo & you should put it back.

[@alansmillie1364]

Keep the Volvo it looks lovely and it drives well

[@michaeltutty1540]

Great video, Matt. There is something about these old Volvos. They are simply fun to drive. My 90 240 Estate is bone stock except for tires and dampers. Bring an Estate, it specified the now impossible to find 185R14. Even Volvo gave up on them and switched to a 195/75R14. For years we have run 205/70R14. Made a big difference. Next set will be 205/65R15 on a set of Virgo rims. That should do the trick. Eventually I will treat Arthur to new springs, but at almost 400,000 miles, he still sits just right, in spite of having been used as a 1 ton lorry more often than he should have. Don't waste time on the original stereo. Clarion was never all that good, and 30 years have done no favours. There is an external amp, and it is likely dead, too. That is on my list of things to do. Even new it was better at making noise than producing sound you wanted to listen to.

[@cheharrison7107]

Glad to see someone else sweating buckets this week, been putting my interior back in the front of my volvo 240, after a knackered heater valve soaked everything. Can't beat the smell of old musty volvo carpet on a hot day. Keep up the good work.

[@davidhall7744]

Love this car Matt 🚗🇸🇪😍 I remember when it was launched and admiring the way it ‘squarely’ showed two fingers to the emerging jelly mould designs coming out from Audi, Ford etc etc at that time 😂

[@RichieRouge206]

It was 27 degrees today in Chester lol. Great work Matt! Love this car and I am not surprised it passed - you did a lot to fix 30 years of neglect. They are such honest and loveable cars. That security ‘mushroom’ is indeed a pain but stop the seat submarining in a crash yay.

[@MarkieC1990]

Best car on the channel for me this beast 💪🏻 done a great job with it so far mate, glad you stuck with it!

[@furiousdriving]

Thanks 👍

[@jonathanthorpe1653]

Out of all the cars you have the Volvo is definitely my favourite. Followed by the Rover. The inside has come up a treat and I like the colour combo 👍🏾 She should last for many more years now 🙂

[@stuartduncan2772]

I've been following this project since the start and I feel just as happy as you with the issue of a new MOT. Well done. Great job. I'd love to see a good internal/external detailing on this Volvo because it deserves one.

[@robertngreen6]

Super duper clean interior now! Don't sorn it now after all your hard work!

[@Stevieweevietv]

Glad it got through the MOT. It scrubbed up nicely inside...good job!

[@furiousdriving]

I was a bit worried about what theyd find, but it seems such a good car! It does come up well , its a nice place to be now

[@rezaq1]

I used to lust after the 740 when I was younger. Never had a Volvo in my hundreds of cars until about 2 months ago when I bought my first; a 98 V70 2.3 T5 manual (241hp) in Pearl Green which I purchased from the second owner. It’s on 263k from new with full Volvo main dealer history until 242k. Honestly, inside/outside and underneath the car looks like 50k and I have fooled many people whos jaws drop when I tell them the mileage! Absolutely fantastic car which I love to bits; I’m currently refurbishing everything I can get my hands on with new including a full suspension rebuild on Monday (dampers/mounts/wishbones/drop links/dust boots/tie rods/track rods/eibachs). Love it!

[@furiousdriving]

They build 'em tough in Sweden, Ive been so impressed with the 740 Im sure Ill have more

[@rezaq1]

@@furiousdriving to be fair, same. I now want a C70 T5 to keep as another daily!

[@TATEXPRESSINC]

Shoutout from TAT Express out of Hutchins, TX

[@jonp5641]

You have done a great job with that car Matt. Well done.

[@v88dicky32]

Almost as satisfying as a Car Cleaning Guru video. Bravo sir! 😊👍🏻

[@barryroach1980]

Matt you wearing the baseball cap back to front is on a par with Hubnutt wearing Grandad sandals!!!

[@furiousdriving]

lol

[@PaulinesPastimes]

So good it passed the MOT and all your hard work paid off. It's looking better all the time. As for the heat, don't ever visit Australia in summer. It's hideous. There are days where I simply refuse to leave the aircon and go outside! Cheers.

[@maxidyne]

You can restore the taillights with your dual action polisher. I've restored many taillights this way. Don't use a heavy cut, start with medium and finish with the lightest cut. No need for other ones, as long as they are not cracked.

[@terryatkinson899]

Imagine the satisfaction he will get doing that. I serviced my Kia and it drove exactly the same... no satisfaction there.

[@furiousdriving]

I was going to but they are crazed in and cracked in the plastic, and one has a big chunk missing by the number plate!

[@adelaideautowashes]

Holy crap, the interior looks SO MUCH better with the new headliner and cleaning!

[@spainter1985]

Nice job! That hard work definitely paid off. Now you've made it solid I reckon it'll be pretty trouble free. Bilstein B4 and appropriate 40mm lowering springs work very nicely on these, make them feel a lot less boaty and they're still not *that* low.

[@NeoNeko99]

I think for you MOT stands for My Overwhelming Terror…

[@furiousdriving]

It haunts my dreams..

[@GPOTOM]

I remember when working at a MoT garage years ago, whenever we saw patches of fresh underseal, the little hammer / pokey stick and a magnet came out. Sometimes the underseal was hiding holes covered with duct tape, body filler and scrunched newspaper also featured.

[@roberteverett7348]

Love what your doing to the old Volvo... you should do a video on how to cover up dashboard cracks!?

[@Zeem4]

I've been investigating rust protection for my Renault Grand Scénic when I (eventually) get it back on the road. Apparently, Rustbuster Epoxy Mastic 121 is one of the best. I've also heard good things about Bilt Hamber's products.

[@LapLandSystem]

The cracks on the dashboard is in every 740, it comes from winter as the dash is cold and the heater starts to blast warm nearly instantly when you turn the car on.

[@Shane_Marsh]

Great work, the volvo just gets better and better. Thanks for making these great vids.

[@trmn311]

A good automotive shine product over the clean interior would give it that finishing touch! 👌 well done!

[@alchapman1052]

Happy daze are here again and a new MOT to boot ,well done on your hard work to get it through.

[@darrencottrell5541]

Great efforts and so rewarding to see. A detailing brush or two will be your friends for small crevasses.

[@HowardJacks]

The Volvo is looking more and more stunning and back to how it was when newer as you get more done!

[@richardjohnson3463]

Great job Matt, well done

[@jazzhands7771]

Well done, sir! The old girl IS the resurrection, now she has some lights. :-D

[@mattw8332]

Excellent work! The 740 is good for another 30 years once that bit of welding gets done. 🙂

[@andypsunshineisle5655]

Poor mans joint channel, around switches, buttons and textured surface cleaner tool is a toothbrush to work in the cleaning spray. Cloudy lights can be temporarily refreshed by rubbing down with a 600 grade wet and dry. then cutting compound, wiping off and giving a coat of clear body laquer, , Usually lasts a few months before starting to fade again. The Volvo is coming together really well. There used to be plenty of different alloys to fit but the 15 inch 240GLT spoke will always be my favourite. I have kept a set for when i find a car to put them on.

[@OdykKayne]

Great video as always Matt! @4:37 - great camerawork! :P

[@furiousdriving]

That took practice

[@frothe42]

FYI; detail brushes. They definitely come in handy when detailing all of your current fleet! As well as steamer! And your welding must be better than you think, well done! Glad it passed inspection!

[@frothe42]

And it is horribly warm here as well. A/c blasting away.

[@camillosteuss]

You could also, as i guess you intend on not having backseat passengers, buy a hose that is flexible enough and modify the seat to have hot/cold air blowing through the seat aswell as being heated on demand, as cooled seats are the best at summer, and these being fabric seats can conduct air through them so yeah... A project worth undertaking, especially if you consider that this car has the prerequisites for it literally on hand and not enclosed in some shroud like the central console or through the door sills... I mean, cooled seats in a volvo that you fixed up for yourself, what more need i say... And you could always leave the passenger seat the way it is, so there is some ventilation directed towards the backseats for that one time you will have rear passengers...

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Well done, sir! Extraordinary effort to achieve your goal, and you made it.

[@O1Richard]

Volvo seven series, car for life and built like a house, buy one now and when you’re done with it the kids can drive it and it’ll still go on and on. Volvo cars built today are not as well made.

[@jkDLux1]

Light for armrest console: remove console very carefully, plastic likes to crack. Theres also lights for the seat belt buttons. Volvo PN 989800 for bulbs

[@repairupdaterepeat5815]

For rust treatment and to cover where I've welded I use something called vactan. It's a rust converter and primer that was originally developed for boats but works really well on the underside and inside of cars. It kept my x1/9 alive for a lot longer than it should have. And it brushes . I use that then stone chip and it lasts for ages

[@furiousdriving]

If it works on a Fiat X1/9 it should be OK for boats!

[@repairupdaterepeat5815]

Sorry, I'm commenting while watching the video lol... The other thing is them faded knobs. If you warm them up with a heat gun it should bring the oils forward and make them look shiny like we do with bumpers to make them black again

[@thedeadstig123]

If you want some really good under body seal, try "silverhook underseal" its brilliant stuff, none of the clogging problems and spray issues of bigger brands

[@peterbroad1772]

it's does vary in quality but really it's time people stopped using old school underseal and move to epoxy. Epoxy doesn't lift and trap water like underseal.

[@M6GOF]

Always found it weird that Volvo's always had a massive clock in the instrument binnacle, with a smaller rev counter when it should've been the other way around. The 240 had this tiny rev counter and a massive clock in it, which looked even more weird. Despite this, still think the 7 series and 240 are cooler than a polar bear's jockstrap. Good work keeping it on the road, man.

[@furiousdriving]

Im going to say its because its not a car where you worry about the revs or performance but do want to be on time as its rude to be late (or you dont want to miss The Archers on radio 4!)

[@mikecawood]

In my 740 the radio had a separate power amplifier under the RH side of the dash. Sadly this radio completely failed and was replaced by one from a car accessory shop. The now redundant power amplifier had to be left in situ but disconnected.

[@coopers4491]

Love the content matt car is coming along nicely , much much quieter!!!! I'll see you on the next one!!!!!👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 STAY SAFE

[@furiousdriving]

Huge difference! Its a different car now

[@anviltech1839]

Nice and clean. I used to live near Tanfield Garage in Horsham..

[@tedwalker1370]

You could put a dash carpet on the dash. Looks better and protects it from more damage.

[@WouterB76]

Quick tip; don't let your hand rest on the shifter, it will wear excesively. (The bushes)

[@MyManiacGamer]

Lovely car always loved the old volvos you can't sell that now surely

[@WmAHughes]

It kills me to think, how many cars get scrapped all because they need a good clean.

[@titchness8487]

Those faded knobs! (😆) Use a heat gun to GENTLY warm them up, it will bring the oils in the plastic to the surface and bring the colour back. I've done faded van bumpers and my cars exterior black trim and the difference is brilliant. And I feel the pain of today's sun. 7 weeks of gardening, not a thing, 1 day of painting the house and I look like a lobster

[@seansabhaois]

Wow! Swedish Panzer with a MoT 🙂👍 Congrats. Best car in the World. A car with a year's MoT. What a journey.

[@stevenjones19-m8i]

Hi Matt,boom it's passed !!!!!,the interior looks alot fresher and tidy,I would have a brush for inside the car, for the dashboard.for the money you paid it's a nice car.

[@stevefreeman730]

I just went throught a safety check for my 1990 740 A couple days ago. I know that anxious feel about getting it inspected. Fortunely it is only once. I needed a left rear brake, caliper was seized. i didn't know that a drove it 250km. fortunely it seized in the off position. Repaired the horn, the bracket was so rusted that it fell off as so as I toughed it. Fortunely i bought a 760 that i didn't safety because part a horrible to find here in Canada. It did make a great parts car though.

[@rimmersbryggeri]

My friends had these volvos back in the day they would lower them 2-4 inches and fit Gaz dampers if they were being very extravagant. They would also put boy racer turbos on them at 1,5 bars +. I personally think it can stand about 2 inches lowering and probably some poly bushings to make it a little less wallowy. Maybe bigger sway bars aswell. 16" wheels off a V70 if that's your thing.

[@furiousdriving]

I was thinking a small drop would look good and most wouldn't even notice! Ive found sway bars so that would be an easy upgrade too

[@rimmersbryggeri]

@@furiousdriving Yeah a small drop is better they look kind of like a sofa on casters when they are lowered too much and also they tend to rub alot.

[@michaeltutty1540]

Be prepared. Using any of the front wheel drive rims means spacers. The late 940 Turbo wheels fit without, and they were available in a 16 inch size

[@wornoutgrafter9581]

Good preparation for mot , well done with pass , always satisfying on bargain basement motors , feel sorry for image conscious buyers of modern cars emission control regs are one of main mot failures and the repairs cost mega bucks , just off for a drive in my £200 car suitably attired with sandles , string vest , cut down jeans , £10 sunglasses , definitely low key image .

[@richardwalker_]

Did sound like a grandfather clock ticking away in there; which probably wouldn’t look too far out of place in a big old Volvo.

[@MrGaryRoberton]

It Happens that way occasionally. Buy a car for almost nothing, and come to see it is far better than it seemed. A considerable amount of sweat equity, and you are close to owning a restored example of a classic. To Paraphrase the Actor, James Montgomery Doohan " Every Woman has her charms" Sometimes, you have to study them a tad. Cheers

[@nicktiu2266]

Hi Matt, car looks very nice and clean now.

[@michelswerissen6544]

Don't forget you promised to put new tyres on Volvo, great car.

[@christineayres5339]

@ 1;40 mark thats the funniest Ferrari Badge ive ever seen LMAO

[@AbdulAllahAbuDaoud]

In Australia we get the chassis sprayed with fish oil. You smell like a cod for awhile but it works a treat.

[@ambienteuphoria]

Looks quality mate!

[@marksmith3469]

I need my eyes testing going to get them done soon its comeing along nicely that volvo

[@furiousdriving]

Theres a great optician in Barnard Castle

[@damianfuller74]

For nooks and crannies I always used my exes toothbrush. And a damp chamois is very useful all around the interior. Use that on my 200t. Well done mate.

[@furiousdriving]

And put it back in her bathroom?

[@damianfuller74]

@@furiousdriving Obviously!! Wink emoji!

[@leenewman6570]

Another brillent vid.

[@Lykoloo]

Be careful with brake cleaner on the interior! It often contains acetone, which dissolves ABS plastic among other things.

[@furiousdriving]

Only going on the glass fortunately

[@stephenfox966]

Thanks for securing the passenger seat 'cause last time you took us all for a ride down to the shops,we all fell back into the back seat ! It sounds very quiet now...good job.It would be nice to know how much everything in total cost in the end.

[@gframe287]

Getting a new MOT for an old car is about the same as going to the dentist for a check up to be told "you need nothing done". You walk out of both garage and dentist on air.

[@robinforrest7680]

I fixed a cigarette burn on my sons Renault 21 seat by "darning" it with the same coloured wool nicked from the wife's sewing box. I remembered my mum fixed holes in socks the same way. The repair's pretty much invisible unless you know it's there

[@VeyronBD]

Might be worth trying to polish the rear lights with some decent compound. Probably never been done before so should come up pretty nice.

[@furiousdriving]

They would come up well but have a lot of crazing going on sadly

[@Drive-n-Vibe]

you've got to keep it now, mate. far too nice to get rid of.

[@furiousdriving]

Unfortunately probably true!

[@terryatkinson899]

Are those back lights perished on the inside? If not I would try polishing the lens to remove the dullness

[@furiousdriving]

They are a bit crazed and cracked otherwise I would

[@terryatkinson899]

@@furiousdriving chuck them in the dishwasher.... shhhh! I believe it's worth it as the muck inside clouds the plastic. I done it before and they came out remarkably improved.

[@hondamarsh6504]

Love your work!...love your volvo!!👍😎

[@furiousdriving]

Thanks!

[@jonp5641]

You need to do a Hubnut-style "knees alert!" warning! Lol.

[@kyczrad1]

Properly maintained will last longer than you💪. No offence. Respect for keeping her in good shape👌👍

[@The_Cheques_Offender]

It would be worth you looking at ebay for underseal (shutz) I bought 3 litres of tetrosyl tetrasutz and an applicator gun for less than £30 and that was just enough to do the entire underneath of my peugeot 106. Its far better than rattle cans but you do need an air compressor if you otherwise havent got one and the finish is very professional.

[@furiousdriving]

I used those cans on the Tomcat, but wanted to try this Comma one as Id heard good things about it

[@phantom3rdchannel]

the radios in volvos of this era while sounding really good suffer terribly of bad solder joints they are fixable and work rather well but fixing them is kind of a pain.

[@michaeltutty1540]

Even brand new the Clarion stereos are better noise generators than radios. The external amps are even worse. Don't even get me started on the quality of the speakers. They are the one part Volvo did not buy quality for OEM.

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

Not fancy a trip up to Barnard Castle?? Happy to see the old girl pass.

[@furiousdriving]

not sure if my eyes are good enough, only one way to tell though

[@adelaideautowashes]

You should take it through a car wash for a future video, since the exterior looks very dirty. Also, nice job on the interior! It looks so much better!

[@nickwills6042]

Thats a like just for the eyesight gag! Glad it passed

[@timbre7999]

Love this beautiful brute. Volvos rock :-)

[@stevejamieson1613]

I feel sorry for you blokes in the UK. Mate in my neck of the woods - Queensland Australia, your car merely requires a one-off safety certificate. So long as you maintain your yearly registration you don’t have to do anything else. Just drive the bloody thing. I know blokes who have cars sitting in paddocks rusting away that are still registered as they don’t want to part with the older style number plates!!!

[@debbiepeter112]

Why just blokes?

[@stevejamieson1613]

debbie peter don’t know. I just know blokes. Probably a few ladies do too. Who knows.

[@davewright7512]

Don’t sell it! I’m quite local to Lakes on the A1, drive past it occasionally, it’s full of volvos!

[@timbre7999]

For the black goo, try silicone-remover

[@iangascoigne8231]

That’s a nice looking mug.

[@SheldonElectricals]

Drove by Lakes yesterday, don't think they are open at the moment

[@furiousdriving]

Ah, thanks

[@kw6766]

well done on the MOT

[@furiousdriving]

Thanks

[@steveunderwood3683]

It would look so much better as you get in that car if you could find a replacement for the plastic trim around the bottom on the driver's seat.