I bought a GOLD BRICK and drove it 800 miles home - 1988 Volvo 240 5 speed!

You know me, every two to three years I buy a Volvo 240. This one here is called Fererro: golden exterior, brown inside, FIVE SPEED MANUAL transmission. 😃
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Shopping for the 1992 Volvo 240 red wagon:
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[@williamegler8771]

My neighbor is a retired school teacher and she purchased an almost identical vehicle in 1989 when she retired. The only difference is hers is an automatic. It comes out of the garage every Wednesday for her hair appointment and shopping trip and every Sunday for church and Sunday School. It's in near-mint condition and has yet to turn a hundred thousand miles. She turns down offers to buy it all the time and she's worried that when she passes away her great nephew will get it because he has expressed his desire to LS swap it!

[@TheAwkwardBanana]

I think old Volvo's are a mental illness of some sort...I bought a 1980 245 on a whim a couple years ago and now I'm obsessed. Only a matter of time until I buy a second.

[@mikerawn3960]

Love the kookoo 😂

[@TomAZ1984]

Stockholm syndrome

[@TheAwkwardBanana]

With all the money I've dumped into it, that's pretty accurate.@@TomAZ1984

[@TrmndsFlash]

I bought two within a month. 😂😂

[@nobodynoone2500]

No mental illness should be this comfy.

[@reallyhappenings5597]

Your vids are a soothing tonic to my fatigue of toxic anonymous online debate

[@noah2530]

My exact car! I love my 88

[@pichurri1173]

The two-setting comment on the heating is very true. Mine has it too. My 1990 240 GLT is my first car and am still driving it in Europe. While living in the States, I drove 4 780 bertones from Santa Ana, Portland and Seattle coast to coast to New York, so this video brought happy memories.

[@timbuktug3321]

These were the best made Volvos back in the day. I may have commented before on another video but I don’t remember. So my grandparents both had Volvo 240 series cars. One was a sedan maroon exterior with brown interior and the 2 door Volvo 242 Silver exterior with dark blue interior. Both those cars were awesome. And my aunt a 240 Wagon.

[@MaggieKeizai]

I miss my 93 gold brick. Now I have an 89 silver brick.

[@martij30]

My 360 is the exact same colour, gold beige metallic! Amazing find.

[@DavidBello]

A 360 is indeed an amazing find! Especially this side of the pond

[@martij30]

@@DavidBello I'm from Europe though, it's a bit less rare over here. Even then there's only a couple of hundred of them left as well.

[@kevinmayle4870]

David!!!! I have the same spec. 240. 1988 volvo 240DL. Gold on brown, m47 trans, non sumroof car! Awesome!!!!

[@aarolecklin8627]

In here, Finland, those old Volvos are usually winterbeaters for younger generation. Not so cheap anyway.

[@brockukg]

As a Volvo & Suzuki Samurai owner. I appreciated that bit 😂

[@domfer2540]

I put 200,000 + miles on my 1988 5 speed manual. Couple of things that cause problems in mine, one must clean oil breather filter or it will leak oil, two one problem that cause it to stop is a circuit in the in cabin computer, when it stills, just pull the carpet back on the passenger side and unplug computer and then replug it in, third I thought the a/c was weak in the south. I could not kill mine, I tired. I drove it in 5th gear at red line for hours on end and it never missed a beat. Our vacations with the 4 people was at 115 mph. Unusually 600 to 700 miles per day. Before anyone says it was not design for this speed,, first three years we live in Europe and it was made for speed.

[@lynx2cross]

How cool, nothing like a classic 240. I miss my ‘91’ wish my sisters never got their hands on it 😢

[@reallyhappenings5597]

Preach. My dear sister totaled 3. Love her anyway. I'll get myself a 240.

[@sonofliam8601]

What happened, did they wreck your 240?

[@lynx2cross]

@@sonofliam8601 Wouldn’t start one day so they left it on the street near their home for months and of course it looked abandoned so it eventually was towed and sold at auction, I didn’t find out for a year when the dmv sent me a notice, we live in different states so I wasn’t aware.

[@sonofliam8601]

@@lynx2cross I’m sorry to hear that.

[@bradrajala7839]

Ferrero is a gem! Enjoyed all the shots of the land of enchantment.

[@skozra]

Awesome road trip, great to see you back in a 240 again !

[@mirafiori1888]

Shifter as wobbly as my mom's old 343 GL, I guess a Volvo trademark. Great car, IRS and rear mounted transmission.

[@georgebaiano3014]

Hello David have almost the same Gold 240 its my baby,the only difference is that it's not a stick I hope you restore and enjoy this car as much as I.have thanks for posting 😅

[@SteveWashington]

Drove a gold brick hand-me-down in high school (probably 76 or ‘77). Stick shift and sunroof. Such a great car. Dad got rid of it when 3 of the engine mounts broke. Still miss it. Just got a V90 Cross Country wagon that is definitely a partial nostalgia purchase.

[@ReynardTheFox-dm8py]

I drive a 2004 Silver Volvo Wagon V90 CC (with 134,000 miles on it ! ). I love my car !

[@shawnsdigginit8381]

Awesome video and costume. Love the 240 Volvo. I have the 93 240 wagon

[@jfv65]

This car is mint. Good buy! By looking at the gearknob it has the M47 gbox. ( i was kinda expecting 'Golden brown' by the Stranglers, it came out in 1981 )

loved the news history u added "what happend 1988". more of this 🙂

[@corychecketts]

Those shots by the orange tree were awesome. Well done

[@idonotwantahandle2]

I'm guessing you know about late 80s M47s in that a 10w/30 or 40 overfilled by a couple of quarts seems to keep them sweet. Surprisingly decent mileage. I thought all 240s are poor. B21A 245 with M400 (very early) didn't do much more than 21mpg (US). That was even after a new fuel needle.

[@fredriksjostrom9730]

The special engine sound is beacause that engine has skeleton pistons, aluminium pistons with steelinserts that was supposed to seal better when they came up to temperature. I think they only used them in 87-88 engines. Like someone else commented it is piston slap but it is controlled piston slap from factory😂. Fredrik from Sweden or volvo land🙂

[@Buffalobulltofta]

Wonderful, good to see a 240 again!

[@bh2236]

The drain lines in the trunk are massive!

[@fast.biking_freddy]

Haha finally stick 😉

[@DavidBello]

I have one rule now. And EVERY Volvo is better with a manual

[@michaelrichardson672]

Nice video....The road trip makes it that much exciting...

[@user-np2dc2oc9w]

I found an abandoned Volvo 240 GLi here in Scotland a week ago it’s an 1985 model in a champagne mettalic

[@ivanbro1208]

Buddy i LOVED that new thing at 11:35 the whole edit was awesome 👌🤌👌🔥🔥

[@DavidBello]

Thank you! I got sidetracked in the edit and spent way too much time on it. It was me having fun!

[@bruceballin103]

Cold engine piston slap and valve train with hard or failed hushers. Have serviced the rear wheel hubs including. 1991 end of dash speaker grill. By 2023, the rear brake drum pads are delaminating.; You will want to consider and rear wheel hub grease repack. NLGI 2 Silicon SuperLube grease for hinges and latches. Or white lithium spray. Not all dash lights work on instrument cluster before engine start. Definitely a piston slap and that noise diminishes as engine warms as you know. Brake fluid is old and not clear. Motive brake fluid flush new DOT4. The top hot out radiator hose may want a trim. The motor mounts / transmission mount appear about past the mid duty cycle: rearward sga not so bad. The strut mount (Volvo PN 1272455 not made by Boge or SKF anymore with ball bearing races under them dust caps. Oil pressure switch wire. You'll want to reset the t-belt tension several times after install as they have an initial stretch. You know about the preheater flappy valve getting stuck to all hot preheated air. Thankfully, no EGR. New alternator? FPR appears original. That is a cherry 240 you have there. Gold or Champagne?

[@patrick89109]

Hi David! Thank you for a very cool video. I like the vibe in it and nice scenery as well. Well done and very informative. Have a nice day good luck with your nice car. 👋👋

[@bh2236]

Amazing physique, you never get any older, I'm jealous!

[@DavidBello]

Wow, thanks!

[@davebacchi]

Great car! Love the stick!

[@benhoste]

This was super fun to watch!

[@DavidBello]

Thank you so much!

[@sagecouncil]

Really nice film.. Thanks for posting it.. Car looks amazing.

[@SavageJam]

just picked up the same model same year and color this weekend

[@AndreasLarsson95]

that volvo need a engine bay wash! :D

[@SteveLowtwait]

I was looking at some of your posts a couple weeks ago and it occurred to me that you didn't have a 240. I wondered why. I wonder no longer.

[@rekleif]

I remember fondly that our neighbor got a new Volvo, the first with the big tail lights, I loved that car, it was maroon with all equipment available in our country at the time. I was maybe 10 or 11 at the time but that car has stuck with me into adulthood............. edit: And btw. in my country(which is not Sweden) the toasty setting on HVAC setting was most used, and was greatly loved when the weather got under 0 deg in the winter........

[@veryperson6011]

Don't forget to clean the PCV flametrap its probably clogged a bit if noone cleaned it

[@briangleeson1528]

Nice! I have one in the same color. I'm looking forward to see what you do with this one.

[@montewoody1158]

Beautiful car and even better find

[@shepshepherd]

What a nice car. The interior is sublime!

[@DavidBello]

The foam is worn through to the vertical metal bars, but the covers stayed strong. Some heavy-set owners in recent history I think

[@bruceballin103]

I get you a bit moar, the John Cleese of Volvo enthusiasm!! Also posted your channel on the brickboard. Love that champagne color!😃

[@DavidBello]

Thank you so much!

[@ThePolaroid669]

awesome car! and as usual, you're so gorgeous!

[@DavidBello]

Thank you! 🥹

[@georgebaiano3014]

I also have this car Ilove it too😅

[@LLG47]

I have a 92 in Gold, but long term the rust on it makes it a questionable keeper. Would love to grab a car like this, gold with the brown/beige interior and a 5 speed again eventually retiring this car.

[@thundermix100]

im just looking for a brick myself.. this video made it for me and also made me a new subscriber to your channel !! thanks

[@purun0092]

Really great videos about these beautiful Volvos! I was also considering getting one of these beauties but i was wondering some things. First can you fold down the back sits on these sedans? Second can you modify the newer squared headlight model to mount the older bigger model grill and round headlights? Thanks a lot for the answer in case.

[@seanhershey3390]

A friends father has an 89 gold wagon..I’m hoping to get..( manual)..

[@davecurry8300]

4 bucks for wipers ? Here in Australia, Bosch make wipers etc for 90 bucks !!! Average price here in Sydney is 60 bucks !!! I've always been jealous of your oh so cheap car part prices, you are spoilt over there !!

[@percyolivas1128]

Honestly the Volvo 240 is the Lada for western countries ... 50 years and still works ¡¡¡

[@YoungMacy]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand were back at it lmao do more videos like this my friend

[@kingearl2596]

Everybody who is not a complete Idiot would buy this Volvo immediately, one of the greatest cars ever. I had an '89 245 with the B230F engine, one of the only engines in the world who do not die even when the timing belt breaks: the Pistons do not touch the Valves.

[@curtislovrak5390]

This one has as much piston slap as mine. Both of my 3 pedal 240's had brown guts and windy windows.

[@jimbeaver27]

sweet car looks good won't take much to make it mint

[@theskepticalnegativist1004]

800miles. It's called a tuesday in a volvo 240

[@pellepp9628]

Nice video for me as a swede😂strange to see manual Windows, in sweden its very strange to see power Windows on a 240

[@VTX1800MC]

❤Junkyard!

[@Backwardlooking]

I’ve kept my Volvo 855 petrol Estate purchased new in 1994 as a keeper. You’ll know that the 140 and 240’s weaknesses distance and experience are hidden rust traps. In Sweden both were nicknamed‘Swedish Tractors.” Try driving 800 miles here in a race between an ICE DIESEL and Porsche Taycan E.V. Watch precisely that race here from N.Scotland to Lands End in England on Geoff buys Cars KZbin Channel. 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇸

[@mogwai_]

How do you find these??? Im desperate to get another 240 after my rust bucket kicked it

[@allt-under-solen]

240 ❤❤ ❤❤❤ Solid car :) Of course i'm curious how much you paid? You have a different exhaust-pipe under rear axel, in Sweden we only hade this on 240 Turbo.

[@DavidBello]

Wow an that’s a good point! I didn’t notice! I wonder what is going on there

[@yamahaevo]

They look much nicer in sweden of some reason. Cars in usa alway having missing parts and so on. Did you ever go to the Volvo museeum?

[@sonofliam8601]

@David Bello, what products did you use to bring back some of the finish? I have a silver 240 with the same condition roof and hood but not sure where to start.

[@DavidBello]

I’ll start with the 3M medium polish compound and a low-speed rotary polisher (which has a few colours of foam pad for each respective compound). Then a fine glaze before the final polish. I expect some of the paint will come off (whatever is already sun-baked) and a nice patina Will be the result. If too much paint comes off, I will use less abraisive compounds, so as to prioritise colour over smoothness. And a hand wax to seal it all up

[@sonofliam8601]

Thank you!@@DavidBello

[@lunkanx7804]

😎👍

[@georgebaiano3014]

Have you been working on this car. Hopefully you'll give us a post

[@wesbuchanan724]

You may as well have a golden volvo, even but for a short while. 88 rules.

[@wesbuchanan724]

Gold on chocolate

[@seanhershey3390]

How much?..4K?

[@lunkanx7804]

Pink Floyd❤❤❤🙂🙂🙂👌👌👌🤏🤏🤏

[@sultanul69]

yo!

[@seanhershey3390]

We have better fall colors in PA..but you have better Mexican food in ABQ

[@itsmephil2255]

200.000 miles on a Volvo is nothing, just run in.....not even high enough to join the high mileage register 👌🏻

[@honguenloh4612]

Still the cutest Volvo fanboy on the internet David…time for a haircut dude…:-p

[@jellybean1976928]

Better days, when volvo was volvo and made real cars.