Volvo 240 GL Estate Goes for a Drive

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[@adrianrowden8266]

I think if you get run over by a Volvo 240 estate, a paper cut from a headlamp wiper is going to be the least of you worries.

[@CauliflowerMcPugg]

From when cars were practical and you could actually get something in the back.

[@furiousdriving]

Estates will always be better than SUVs

[@HakanKoseoglu]

@@furiousdriving you should see the boot of my Alto, I can probably fit a single peanut in it.

[@revivedfears]

Like a dead body, perhaps?

[@Bratfalken]

When the Mazda 121 came out in the 90ths I was interested for a while, it looked like a meatball! ;) But checking it out I found the opening in underneath the bootlid was so tiny you could slide a briefcase down..... maybe... 🤣

[@campbelltroup2750]

@@furiousdriving my dad was into diy so always preferred an estate for his company car. Only problem was his grade was based on a 1.6GL cavalier or Sierra hatchback. To get the estate you had to drop down to the L spec which meant no toys.

[@danieleregoli812]

A perfect example of 'don't build them anymore like that'. Indestructible. The proverbial Swedish tank...and what a lovely one it is!

[@maverick1487]

Well said Daniel!👍

[@garysimpson3900]

Beautiful condition. The colour & depth of the paintwork is factory fresh.

[@revivedfears]

Truly amazing go a 35 year old motor

[@markpirateuk]

What a cracking example of one of my favourite cars, having owned a total of four estates (most had over 200,000 miles on them) never had a breakdown, the only problem was rust. I always preferred the the auto box over the manual, I can still remember how comfortable those lovely leather seats were, and how easy they were to service.

[@dennismull147]

I own an 86& 93 classic& both are fast but the 86 with manual& upgrade cam is damn fast!

[@DavidCurrie-lo9jd]

i done all my servicing on my A reg 83 240 Estate B21 engine oil filter change with Halfords crap oil to flush out any swarf & replaced with Castrol GTX after a couple of miles spark plugs etc antifreeze replacement (Bluecol) i used it neat .. spark plug at the rear next to the firewall was a bit of a pain but got it with a double joint box spanner.. air filter was easy too, gearbox with overdrive was filled with red brake fluid. bit of a pain with my mate outside the car with a funnel and long tube to the box.. through the engine bay.. I did not do the hub shoes and disc brakes though my mate done that at Kwik fit. fuel injection filter was my mate also. (euro car parts ) grease on the throttle linkage wheel etc etc.. bonnet release trumpet handle greased my car had 723,000 on it timing belt changed every 5000 miles. Alloys were cleaned and coppa slip slightly smeared onto the rear of the hub to stop the alloy sticking to the metal Hub , only one thing i hated about the 240 was the fuse box on the passenger side was prone to water ingress in the winter ?? My F REG 740 2.5 had its fuse box in the ashtray compartment which was a bit of a pig to get too but free from the elements Great Cars built like tanks!!

[@eclectarama]

I didn't expect the Swedish inquisition...

[@benholroyd5221]

No one expects the Swedish inquisition. Our main weapon is surprise. And meatballs. Our two main weapons are surprise and meatballs. And Abba Our 3 main weapons are surprise, meatballs and Abba.

[@waynetetley584]

You will stay in the comfy Volvo chairs till lunchtime with only a coffee at 11😁

[@eclectarama]

Ben Holroyd ...amongst our weapons are surprise, meatballs, ABBA and a fanatical devotion to Britt Ekland.

[@eclectarama]

Wayne Tetley 😀👌

[@giulianomarco]

It's the comfy chair and cushion as punishment for Matt!

[@pauldavies6037]

Bring back the estate cars drive like a saloon mostly and more practical than these SUV MPV things

[@furiousdriving]

100% Totally agree!

[@googlepissoff5776]

Crossovers combine the worst aspects of driving a sedan with the worst aspects of driving a SUV, all while looking dog ugly. I couldn’t stand driving my fathers 2015 Explorer Here’s to hoping they lose their popularity, they already seem to be developing a stigma among people my age. (18-25)

[@pauldavies6037]

@@googlepissoff5776 Yes it's just fashion gone mad

[@mickles1975]

Volvos don't have tea shelves, they have smörgås-boards

[@camperlustig68]

Happy Memories, we had four between 1974 and 1981.(All Automatics) M Reg 240GL Red Estate R Reg 240GL Red Estate S Reg 245GL Orange Estate W Reg 245GL Met. Blue Estate. Great cars.

[@furiousdriving]

Keeping Volvo going single handed!

[@camperlustig68]

We had a signwriter in the family. Transporter in the week and family taxi at the Weekend.

[@mr.lexus.1737]

@@camperlustig68 How did you get your Volvo badge next to your name? I want lol

[@mr.lexus.1737]

Ahh your a Furious driving member an the badge is from that. I googled lol

[@BudgetBuildsOfficial]

Those rear seats are really a throwback to the Volvo 940 we had when I was growing up. Fairly sure they're near enough the exact same, I have absolutely no idea how anyone managed to fit in them all the way around Scotland, but somehow it worked. Can also confirm that the back of the car was exceptionally safe. Also really hope to see a Volvo 480 at some point, as ive got my eyes out for one of them, and they have the same fantastic Volvo following but on a much smaller scale more niche scale.

[@creyly8326]

Didn't expect to find you here! Cool to see other KZbin's I watch posting on channels I watch too!

[@honestguy7764]

No, 240’s had armrest

[@blacksquirrel4008]

@@honestguy7764 my ‘87 245 had leather seats and rear armrest.

[@BerraLJ]

Ahh yeah the 480, can't say i seen one of those around in ages here in Sweden, quite a cool car, same with the old 164 V6 or the ever amazing 240T in graphite grey, man that car was sexy with the special rims.

[@Ashfielder]

Glad you reviewed this, it’s an iconic lump of Swedish steel. Great cars.

[@Blueblur444]

I absolutely adore my 240s. Hope to continue driving them until fuel & spare parts become completely unobtainable.

[@edwardmullan2724]

Electric conversion

[@bertiewooster3326]

@@edwardmullan2724 No no and no again.

[@zogworth]

@@bertiewooster3326 yeeeeeees, embrace the electrons.

[@eemelih5052]

Cng conversion is answer

[@Bassalicious]

I'm in the same boat my friend. I can't imagine enjoying to drive any car more than my 240. The day that I'll have to park her for good will be an utter tragedy.

[@aularound]

You forgot to mention the Choke that is visable in the bottom of the picture at 11:38. You had to pull that one out get the car to start during cold winter days. It increases the fuel/air intake to make it start easier, but if you forgot to push it back in after a while, it would consume twice as much fuel during your trip. My first car was a 1986 Volvo 244 with carbureter and the exact same instruments as this one. Good memories!

[@mickdebrou9235]

Misty eyed memories of the 240DL estate I used to own, I want another one!

[@mikestewart7322]

I had a 245 DL in 1979 when Volvo went to square headlights with washwipe, from the up to 1978, round headlight version. It had a Rusty brown colour and a cool number plate, DGV 245 T. That rear facing seat was a very expensive extra but well worth it. The kids would fight to get a place in it ( I had three kids). I bought loads of expensive Volvo extras, including a bloody great roof rack. That year took it touring round Sweden. Just fantastic. Over 15+ years I had many Volvo estates including a 760 ( wow , serious wallet emptying at the petrol pump. The one I loved the most was the original 240 DL.

[@1961kickboxer]

I’ve had mine 20 years all that’s gone wrong is fuel pump relay , it’s a 1993 tor’s landa estate, with the large roof rack

[@furiousdriving]

thats the one I want!

[@oljefri]

That fuel pump relay is a super common issue, i know a lot of people who used to have two spare ones in the glove compartment, volvo 740 had the same issue on some models aswell

[@1961kickboxer]

@@oljefri yes the soldered joints go dry , I got it apart and resoldered all and was great fix , I was broke down on Isle of Wight and got her home ok intermittent fault , the worst kind , Steve.

[@oljefri]

@@1961kickboxer I never thought about popping one open, me and a friend had to hotwire the fuel pump one time to get home, problem was that we didnt have any wire, so we ´´borrowed`` some from the aftermarket electric radiator fan

[@1961kickboxer]

@@oljefri Nice one jimmy , anything to get her home.

[@julianowens4071]

Definitely built for trips to Ikea

[@richardhowlett9424]

Love that car , when Volvo made Volvos , now they just make cars . Clever folding seats years before the Vauxhall Zafira and Honda Jazz .

[@alansimpson835]

Love a 240 estate. The car of my childhood. We had an 88 GL which had the stereo instead where the fur lined cubby is and had gained electric front windows and padded front headrests. Still had the twelour though but a more subtle grey! We didnt have the built in rear seats in the boot but we did have a dog guard. Said dog used to delight in doing laps of the boot too. For some reason ours hated the damp and sitting outside overnight and was often a bit of a pig to start. Thankfully it had a warm garage so most if the time all was well. Great to see one again and so good to see they still have the loyal following

[@furiousdriving]

the only car a dog can get tired running around the boot

[@Muushondje]

My parents had 240 estate from 1983 to 1995. What a cosy car it was. I remember the holidays with it to the UK, France and Norway. Or taking the dogs out with it to the beach. It was built like a tank. My parents replaced it with a Citroën XM break, which I also drove for years. Furious many thx for posting this trip down memory lane. Happy holidays to you !

[@richardpickering2452]

My 240 GLT estate Auto 1985 in metallic mid blue made me fall in love with Volvos.

[@mikewong5888]

It’s the box that safety comes in. I have had five Volvos and my current one is a 1993 240 with the same blue interior. Love it!

[@simonc858]

What an absolute dream! I love this car, I always wanted one and am determined at some point I will!! Great video to watch with breakfast.

[@Bratfalken]

There was an addon for the low ressesion to the right of the dash, a small box with a lid to keep coins for parking. The Airmix is just a bypass valve for the middle outlets bypassing the heatercore, so mostly it was on hot during winter and cool during the summer. The upper slider regulates a coolant valve by the feet of the passenger, and if the rug is damp there then the valve is leaking. It also has an eter tube from the valve into the heather to even out the set temp in the coupe, changing the heater fan was the least fun thing to do as I think Volvo started with that and buildt the car around it! ;)

[@scott_ferguson]

Brings back memories. My first car was a C reg Med Blue 240GL. Great car wish I still had it

[@mkshffr4936]

My first car was a 1967 122S. :D

[@ian0401]

FYI it’s stonecoldclassics.com Matt. Before some other pedantic bugger pics it up 😂😂 Sweet car, reminds me of my childhood. Bit steep tho! £13k

[@furiousdriving]

thanks!

[@michaelevans1658]

Had a old 240dl estate bought for £700 went all round Scotland 5 up with a camping trailer never missed a beat. Never used any oil even though done three hundred thousand miles . Went to go to work in it one day would not start ,i thought funny she always starts lifted the bonnet someone had pinched the battery . Had it 5 years with new battery but rust killed her in the end ,great cars the old ones .Friend has one of the xc 60 's is it the four wheel drive one had nothing but trouble and cost them 45k new in 2014.

[@michaelevans1658]

13 grand for a 1984 Volvo is steep mind wow ,should have kept mine.

[@RHP9898]

We had 3x 240 estates all from new, a 1973, 1976 and 1979. Loved them all. Drove all 3 from north west UK down to southern Spain and back on holiday. Never a problem.

[@john170277]

My old man had one of these SKY358Y in GLE spec with cruise control carb was forever needing work to keep it running right remember having fun with the after market monroe adjustable rear shocks

[@Bratfalken]

The Strombergs, SU and CVG carburators allways wanted some ATF oil in it's dampers to keep them calm, and for all but the SU, an extra membrane and a screwdriver was handy to have in the glove compartment, otherwise you might end up having to idle home! :)

[@phantom3rdchannel]

the mirror controls are the little nubs next to the handbrake. the cubby could be swapped for a gauge pod and that extra space could be another gauge. they offered ton and tons of dealer option gauges. i'm working on one now that has an oil gauge ambient temp gauge a clock an economy gauge and a volts gauge. ive never seen the side light warning lamp we don't have them on american cars

[@michaeltutty1540]

Most options on these cars were dealer installed, including air conditioning until 1992. With space for up to 5 auxiliary gauges, Volvo offered 8 or 9 individual gauges, including the small clock when the Rev counter was installed, also at the dealer.

[@furiousdriving]

there are just blanking plates there, if you scroll back to the handbrake bit you can see where they arnt

[@phantom3rdchannel]

@@furiousdriving those are actually one of the stock places for the heated seat switches at 14:33 you can see a little nub pointing towards the radio. There are two of them and they are itty bitty joysticks for the mirrors. Here’s a pic of a power window console but it’s the same setup images.app.goo.gl/4XssUCy7LCCkxfvP6

[@robc5955]

Lovely useful old barge modern estates and SUV’s all seem to have a sloping tailgate reducing useability, which is surely the whole point, with these days of reducing speed limits and tighter controls, the point of a fast car gets less and less.

[@admiralalcatraz6080]

That Volvo is stunning 😍😍😍

[@keithmatthews1673]

They were indeed the weapon of choice for 70s and 80s antique dealers complete with a full length roof rack. The dealer I used to buy stuff from used to buy a new one every year and he put a large board on the flat floor to stop the chests or drawers from damaging it. Sadly the antiques trade has gone the same way as the old volvos and few shops are left. I think the old antique dealers must have used them as coffins!

[@cmartin_ok]

Almost passed out when I saw how much the asking price is ! My parents had a 1974 145 auto for 30 years and IIRC it was around 3 grand when new. Who'd have thought that a 240 estate would appreciate so much ?

[@ManosS40]

Volvo overdose! I like it...

[@asm1]

The single carb B200 A engine in this is lucky to put out 80 Bhp. (ooft!) The Dual carb has a bit more (B200 B) with 105/110 BHP and the later fuel injected versions are around 130 Bhp in 2.0 Litre form. The 2.3 GLT saloon you drove, had 130BHP (I looked it up!) Went on to evolve 16V and Turbo units in the 7 and 900 series, although the 240 Turbo had fun in the Group A in the early eighties. I can imagine a 50 BHP difference in a 240 estate would be huge!

[@boek-y2n]

What a beautiful and handsome car the Volvo 240 is! Cars with such elegant lines are no longer made.

[@arneengebretsen7967]

furiousdriving : At 14:32 You can adjust the electric sidemirrors with the two little switches between the seats in front of the emergency-brake handle.... When the ignition is turned on..

[@timbre7999]

Wow a classic Volvo estate is there anything better? Laughed out loud when you invented the Twelour or Veleed :-) And even more when you said "ooh a 5 Touring that's lovely" :-) :-) I guess that was an E34, great things. Volvo seats have always been the best in the business. I don't know how they manage it with every generation but those seats are so immensly supportive and comfortable. Would be interesting to see if the Polestar 2 has as comfortable seats as, say, the V70.

[@bluetonic9538]

must be a mid life thing but I find myself wanting a Volvo now I'm in my 50s. Same happened to my Dad :D

[@mlindblom]

Its unatural for a 240 to be in that condition... they are designed to transport garbage, pianos, drunk friends and dead elks... what went wrong with this one??

[@club1fan552]

WOW! Absolutely luscious and so practical! Check out the condition! I'm surprised there were no meatballs and dill in the glovebox!

[@ollieoneill5961]

I had a white one . bought it in Stockholm . left hand drive. Great car for me as a musician. Slept in it to.

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

My mother had a 1990 Volvo 240 GL Estate from two months old until 2001. It had a number of niggling faults, mainly electrical, but the good old red block engine really didn't give any problems at all. Love the upgrade to the GLT wheels on this example.

[@furiousdriving]

Happy days! Those wheels do suit it dont they

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

@@furiousdriving , when you got in those rear facing seats, I was eight years old again! You are right, once you get to a certain age, they stop being fun and start to become a bit rubbish...

[@RichieRouge206]

The 240 estate is possibly THE iconic car of the Volvo brand 😍 absolutely love these things - such a lovely car and in stunning condition too! Deadlining - love that haha. Great review Matt!

[@mr-wx3lv]

What a cracking bus. Always a soft spot for the Volvo's. Nice wheels on it too....

[@bertiewooster3326]

I lived in one for 8mths no problem put the mattress in the back and slept in laybys or industrial estates loved it !

[@brianiswrong]

Stunning GLT alloys My mum had a gold GLT estate back in the day,and as a kid I enjoyed trying to wash it just to look/ feel the alloys (I know) but I loved it.

[@Bratfalken]

There was an equalizer to mount in the upper cubbyhole, and later also a DIN radio mount later on, also you could mount extra guages in all five possible places. The vents on the outer legrooms are only cool air, it opens to the same area as the vents between the hood and the windshield. But lovely during the summer, heat for the feets are from the middle and under the front seats for the rear passenger. If you close the outer vents and spray water down the air intake water will fill the sills under the doors and drain out through several intentional holes, making flushing the sills from birchseeds and such doable! :)

[@Toni-ch]

А я всё гадал - откуда листья в порогах )) спасибо

[@Bratfalken]

@@Toni-ch hehe, well that explained it! :)

[@andreasphotiou1886]

The obligatory AA badge. My mother in law always had those on her Volvos. Maybe there weren’t as reliable as we all think!

[@furiousdriving]

I think its just something that generation always did

[@peterandhiscat]

The AA were useful for flat tyres and running out of fuel - especially at the rate those old 240s used petrol. Great cars though. My sister had a B reg estate from new until the end of its life. I liked the way that even after the paint had flaked off in places due to being bashed and crashed, the bodywork still wouldn't rust, and the car just carried on regardless year after year.

[@reghollisquimdribbler737]

£12,995. They're having a laugh.

[@timbo19751975]

Just find another one then

[@reghollisquimdribbler737]

@@timbo19751975 Certainly. www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1265851 Is 40k less and some polishing worth an extra £7495? No, it's not even a GLT or a 2.3.

[@furiousdriving]

I guarantee it will be gone in a couple of weeks

[@reghollisquimdribbler737]

​@@furiousdriving Wouldn't surprise me at all. But if someone pays that for it they need sectioned. There was a mint GLT for sale a couple of months ago with 35k on the clock and that sold for £10500.

[@grahamthebaronhesketh.]

One of the best cars ever.

[@davidvickers4228]

I didn’t no I wanted one of these Until I watched this video 👌

[@marco-58]

I remember one of these Swedish barges, parked across all 4 spaces at my local village shops car park. Volvo drivers.

[@RosarioSound]

My first car was a 245 (the estate) Turbo! The only made these for two model years I think and it was the world's first mass produced estate turbo. Mine only had around 140K kms on the clocks, but unfortunately I had to sell it when failing MOT because of lots of rust issues. The turbo has a turbo gauge in the dash in the blank spot. At the time I read that ten percent of the cars in Sweden was a 240 (not even counting the other models in the volvo line up), that's an astonishing number! Today you still see them, but rarely in the winter since they're mostly entusiast owned.

[@brendanhurley8780]

What a beauty and you did a great review on it Matt. Can't wait for you to meet a 140 to do a review on and watch you trying to park it without power steering. My father was a main Volvo dealer from mid 70's to late 80's. He used to put a 2" x 24" sticker along the top of the rear window with the slogan "Volvo for Safety, Quality and Reliability". Cars imported into Ireland were of poverty spec so radios, floor mats and mud flaps were an extra except for the 300 & 240 GLS/GLT/GLE models. Those lower feet vents open a flap inside the wing allowing fresh air into the cabin. They are carried over from the 140's … as were those door handles, heater controls.

[@theeurobandit]

My goodness, that 245 is mint, most of them are rusty nowadays!

[@andrewward7168]

Absolutely love that car 😍. My dad had the saloon version as a company car cos he worked for volvo

[@seancooke4127]

Awesome. I have driven a 240 DL saloon and it really wasn't planted at the rear because the track seemed narrower than the front. I loved the seats and the driving position was very commanding. The visibility seems much better on this estate because I found it easier to park the longest Transit than the 240 saloon. Those big bumpers were hard to judge and a towbar behind protruded like a double rear bumper. My Dad told me that the brakes hauled the thing up like nothing else he had ever experienced like dropping an anchor ⚓.

[@Bratfalken]

@@seancooke4127 two circut, three point hydraulic discbrakes with 12 pistons in the calipers. Vented discs up front on the more powerful versions. They did work, even if one circut leaked you had brakes on both front wheels and one of the rear wheels.

[@nigelrudd670]

Nice bus nothing wrong with these 240s 👍 glt estate 👌

[@Ingens_Scherz]

My dad had a 1979 265 GL (six cylinder, 2.7L automatic fuel injection) back in the early 80s. Silver, leather heated seats - it was such a beautiful car. Compared to what he had before it was like a space ship.

[@waynetetley584]

Volvo introduced daylights with these and everyone laughed. Now everyone has them. Great car. Legendary design. Early 200s with round lights and big bumpers, 244DL

[@volvo480]

I have replaced the daylights with LED so it is both safe and doesn't take much power. Best feature ever.

[@Bratfalken]

That exact model of engine is the only one that can make "valve sallat" as it has the combustion chambers in the top of the pistons, all other redblocks just stops working if the cambelt breaks!

[@mehrzahl2219]

Valve salad 😂😂😂

[@honestguy7764]

you mean its not an interference engine?

[@skozra]

Love these things, just have to get mine back on the road !

[@aston-martin-internationalist]

Absolutely love these particularly the late ones. Dark metallic blue estate GL with the blue velour interior with the the dished hubcaps is my favourite spec.

[@saippuakivikuappias]

I'm in love. I've always wanted one of these but no way it'll get past the gaffer and I have tried, believe me. Dad had a 1983 240gl in white, with the extra seats in the back. Great fun to be in. One day, one day....

[@saippuakivikuappias]

Oh and by the way, that mullet analogy does work as the back end of that thing is big enough to throw a party in.

[@АндрейХанинев-з5ч]

До сих пор езжу на такой же 240GL. С практичной точки точки зрения - лучший автомобиль!

[@nightinp60]

lovely condition, I did like working on the old Volvo's. The latest ones are a nightmare! That B200K engine was a slug!! It was fitted to help traveling salesmen etc as it came into a lower tax bracket being under 2ltr. If I remember rightly.

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

We had one from 1986 to 1990, a 1983 240DL estate, in signal red.

[@robenglish416]

Never been a fan of the 240, the styling is horrendous, but the estate is excused since it's so darn practical! I can understand the appeal of the estate, even though I always think of Pzkpw IV or likewise driving it. That is probably more to do with me and big cars, comfortable on the motorway but horrific in the city, like small cars better.

[@pichurri1173]

I drove two saloons : a B200E injection manual and a B230K carburettor automatic. The former was nimble and agile, the latter a slow drunkard. Two completely different cars with that great build quality in common. ANd yes, they do get under your skin

[@d2factotum]

5500rpm was a pretty standard red line for petrol cars of this era--my 1992 Renault Chamade redlined at that. I think the first car I had which had the more modern 6500rpm red line was my Rover 214.

[@johnmoruzzi7236]

Red line was clearly 6000 not 5000 or 5500.

[@Bratfalken]

@@johnmoruzzi7236 no need to over rev it as both hp and torque drops off after 5000 rpm.

[@coopers4491]

My mate had the saloon ,a B plate 240 in the 80s we went everywhere in that car but very slowwwwwly !!!! SLOW CAR GREAT CONTENT.....🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧☕☕☕☕

[@gerardbosvonhohenfels1866]

Love those Volvo's...

[@emootikoah8156]

That one is clean af!

[@thomash2806]

My grandfather had a 1989 F-reg 2.3 240 DL estate with a carburettor and a choke. I remember 1st being low and 2nd being high making that change bigger than you expect and slowing you down.

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

Dreeeeeem car. Specially with the manual gearbox! Holy cow they need to bring these cars back into production just like they were back then ....except add All the airbags of today’s car and updated touchscreen with simple radio and back up camera leave the climate control the same leave everything else the same and just bring it back. If Volvo would do that they would sell hundreds of thousands of these. I guess they would have to do a lot of factory retooling. What ever happened with the abandon Saab facility? Lol

[@Bratfalken]

Did you notice this engine is much more silent than the one in your 740, the slight rattle in yours has been a sort of concern since I first heard it.

[@furiousdriving]

It still runs well though. Ill do the breather and a full service soon

[@Bratfalken]

@@furiousdriving might need a check on the gaps between the camlobes and the pushers. Measure the gaps, and remove the washers, can be done without removing the camshaft with the right tools, then check for wear and find out what washers can be moved to another pusher for the right clearense. And just get the very few new ones needed. I seem to remember them being marked for size underneath. This might lower the mechanical sounds from your 740. Or in worst case, it needs new rod bearings. Still, it will keep on running, sounding or not until the oilpressure drops for good, and even then some more! ;)

[@mciti2594]

Still wondering how was a 4 cylinder 240 with such low horsepower able to carry 6-7 passengers?

[@johnjtm1097]

Witham Garage at 4:38. I live in Grantham and said garage doesn't exist any more. It was demolished in the mid-1990s and is now the site of Asda car park and Sankt Augustin Way.

[@neilmustow368]

Lovely looking 240 estate in great nick Matty least its not beige 1974 that's when I was born in better nick than me this '85 model

[@jameskyle380]

Had a 1989 240GLT Auto estate for 10 years. Paid £350 in late 2009. A reliable load lugger and daily/only car for 8 years until I bought a 1996 940 SE LPT Auto estate for £250 Sold the 240 after 10 years for £500 with 3 months MOT. The last 2 MOT's needed the outriggers welded. £70 and again a few years later for £150. Main reason in changing to the 940 was the heater fan worked. The 240 one had died 4 years earlier. Above 30mph got a bit of natural convection from it but with fan like a nuclear reactor meltdown. I like my 940 more, but the 240 is what people think of when thinking of a Volvo. That 240 is super clean and seems very rust free.

[@carabara3947]

Least Rain Road Spray Would Coat The Tail Gate Window And If The Rear Wiper Wires Were Broken You Had To Use The Door Mirrors Made Mud Flaps From Trailer Road Spray Suppression For The Wheel Arches What A Difference It Made VW Tiguan 190 4Motion Thank You Very Much

[@bernhardkoenigs2415]

In 1985 a Dutch Teacher crashed into my 728 BMW, the BMW was totally destroyed, 13.500 DM. The VOLVO had a little crack in the spotlight. Nothing more. Unbelievable. Now I drive a VOLVO😂 Best cars ever

[@callumk5]

One of the finest cars ever. I drove one to Stockholm via the Nurburgring 10 years ago and it didn’t miss a beat. The car driven here needs a new viscous clutch on the radiator fan and either an engine or gearbox mount to straighten the gear leaver out. Lovely condition otherwise.

[@dorothyjenkins2488]

I had a 1989 240 GLT Auto estate from 2009 to 2018. Bought it for £350 and sold it for £500 with 2 months MOT left. It was very reliable B230E K jet mechanical injection. It was my daily driver for 8 years until I bought a 1996 Volvo 940 Se LPT Auto estate, B230FK engine. 240 covered 76,000 miles with me over the 10 years. Sold as needed work and had 2 other cars, heater fan dead and rust hole in door sill. Bought 940 as couldn't believe how much quieter it was, and wanted AC and ABS. When you think Volvo you do think of the 200 series. Rust is their enemy. The car you drove looks a lovely example but basic. Probably has the same B230K engine as in my previous volvo from 2002-2007 a 1986 740 GLE. My first car. Loved fitting an electric sunroof motor and switch from a 940 and fitting 240 GLT "Virgo" Alloys to it. Still own the 940, my work vehicle. Just run in at 205,000miles.

[@davidrandall2742]

I recently found a '90 240DL estate/wagon with a m47 5-speed manual trans, injected b230, and surprisingly little rust. I recently sold an '84 Benz w123 with 4-speed manual, and actually like the Volvo better(!) I love the wheels on the car presented here, and must find some for mine. Greetings from Canada.

[@GuyChapman]

I've been driving Volvos since 1988 (3 x 300, 900, 2 x V70 P80, V70 P2, XC70 P3, V90 CC SPA). The only thing I don't like about the 240 estate is the rear door heads. My favourite was my XC70 P3, but the 940 estate was very close. Older Volvos are built to last. Tanks. But I love this Swedish brick.

[@Bratfalken]

Fun part, the 5 door is exactly as long as a 4 or 2 door!

[@furiousdriving]

blimey, I thought there was another 5cm or so in them!

[@petergerrie4654]

No actually the estate is a few inches longer! In old money about the same as the mk2 Granada estate at 192 inches. Almost 16 ft. Saloon 240s are all around 186 inches long

[@petergerrie4654]

@@furiousdriving Estate is way longer than 240 saloon! Old car mags from 80s for me the most accurate for car dimensions

[@rebeccabettinson3015]

Still in my opinion the only ever car ever made that anyone could work or upgrade from other 204 models or wouldn’t take long as to pick it up to do your own work.my mum had a tax exempt dl and we changed everything apart from the Rear lights has they was not rap around item.the early ones had two spear wheel wells in the back.where the clock in the middle you could but the housing below and two more to the left and get Volvo gauges,oil temp,oil pressure,,economy gauge,turbo gauge and volt gauge.so yo get the speedo,Rev meter with clock in middle.if you had the carburettor which the su was troublesome,they did a Webber twin chocked carburettor but very rear,a twin su carburettor,but several fuel injection and the ones of the 700s and 900s bolted on holes for fixing already there,also plug was there or get the Volvo fly lead and they would pass through the bulk head no problem.stand a lone control box and that had a place to live.change all fuel lines so easy and just bolt in the massive fuel pump under the car.fuel sender very easy to get to and change out.and you just turn the key and would just fire up first go.had 8 shocks four was in the front and back bumper.and the doors was so heavy because they had rail way sleepers welded to them.no wonder the car was not quick of the mark.the v6 was rubbish in my opinion and was the same found and used in the DeLorean.gear box was lovely and meany variants four speed,four speed , short ratio gearbox with over long four speed,(great for towing), four speed with overdrive,and several five speeds.we manage to put the overdrive on a short ratio box and worked.the breaks are over engineered and people don’t even charge them if they change the engine for a hemi v8 as Volvo recon the breaks could handle up to about 1000 bhp for some reason the saloon differed from the estate with rear axle and rear anti roll bar.bigger on the saloon than the estate but would fit the same the red blocks was hard as rock and bullet proof you can do the turbo mod and use the 700 but the 900 was the better turbos to go for,same again all fit lovely but you had to modify the bulkhead to make space for the maner folded.think we even installed abs as well and so easy.we took it and put on the mot break check test instrument and past with flying colours.head gas kits would go and the ally door mirrors would corrode and you couldn’t push the mirror in.and seat runners would collapse to.one Volvo estate that own I just picked it up and was taken it home in steady fast moving quite busy traffic when out the corner of my eye I seen this Peugeot 400 pull out into the side and hit square on on the passenger main pillar.the Volvo did not go into the opposite side of the road and I pulled up at a safe location got out and open the passenger front door easy to see if my friend was ok.the glass not smashed but i could see the pillar was not where it supposed to be,but the Peugeot was a mess.bumper,grill,head lights,indcates ,twin cooling fans ,radiator,wings, bonnet, both wish bones,engine mount snapped, both front wheels will push backwards into the arches oil pouring out the V6 engine.bran new and only had it for a week.so as calmly as I could ask why did you just do that for.she replied I didn’t see you..with this answer I just turn into red mode and I replied how can you not see a Volvo estate,it’s like you couldn’t see a bus,day running lights..other motorists as well as her self didn’t believe me when I told them not much damage if I can get a gig to pull centre pillar out it should be ok.and was gob smack that both doors open and closed very easily and no dints in the doors .the door trim still was on and sill and floor looked to be square.but I had to scrap her in the end because try everything to pull the pillar out,body shop pulling gig NO.lorry racket straps anchored to a car bollard NO(just pull the Ballard out the ground) fix a ten ton strap to a Land Rover discovery and put it in the very lowest ratio and.NO (didn’t even move the car,well sprin rock)and the last attempt was a very,and I do mean very big Jamaican man had a flat bed leyland daft 12 ton truck with crane that had his own car scraping Business and try to pull with the same strap and look like it was going to move NO just snapped the strap..so told him to put it on the back of his lorry.he got his biggest chain he had and put it around the pillar and lifted up of the ground and try to jiggle to se if it will move,NO just tuck paint of and broke the plastic trim on the inside of the post.he told me that he has never known or seen a door post not to move lol.One more last point to ad that was unique to the car was the paint.no under cote and a mono one pack paint in all colours and if I’m not mistaken they did a one pack ceramic paint option for all colours but dropped this option as very little customers would go for it as it was so expensive and yes it would never come of or fade,it just looks like it’s been painted the normal way and looked nothing special for your money you pay out for it. I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO FIND ONE,A BASIC MODEL AND GO TO THE SCRAPERS AND HUT FOR THE PARTS.YOU TAKE THEM OFF AND INSTALLED THEM YOUR SELF JUST SO A,WHAT IVE WRITEN IS NOT PORKY PIES,B,HOW EASY AND END JOY ABLE THEY ARE TO WORK ON. I MISSED AND WISH I KEPT MY TURBO ESTATE.HADLED VERY GOOD,.SHIT OFF THE SHOVEL IT VEAL WAS.I HAD A BOOM /DISCO SPEAKER BOX IN THE BACK AND ME AND FRIENDS GO CURSING ,NOT RACEING OUR DRIVING LIKE MAD MEN BUT WE WOULD DRIVE UP TO END OF THE ROAD,SLOW OR STOP TO SEE IF THE ROAD WAS CLEARED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT AND PUT GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND DO A DRIFT AND WHEN THE NOSE OF THE CAR WAS POINTING THE WAY YOU HEADING AND LET GOT OF THE GAS PEDAL AND LET THE POWER OF THE CAR MOVE YOU TO THE SPEED LIMIT OR UNDER WITH Shabba ranks and maxi Priest booming out..it was so much fun.one day the police in a unmarked car seen us doing it and followed us until we got to McDonald’s and as we was waiting in the drive through one of the officers came over and put his head in and he said do you realise that every left turn you made you drifted instead of driving.yes I normally do now and again for a bit of fun but my mum is now giving me the eye and was not trying to do so.i pull over so I get ticket and you can check my car over.no I just have a quick look at shocks and springs as well as tire depth and damage to side walls which now his colleague company him with the other side.they both was now puzzled and when you got your food just park up next to us for a quick chat.told them what I’ve done to the car and how I got all the parts from scarp yards replenish them and put them onto the car.showed them the engine a they seen the turbo and the said your car probably needs tuneup so the turbo don’t kick in to early.it doesn’t offer and told him about the work on gear box and diff and may have to change the spline to different ratio on that wheel..I can show you what’s it like if you give me the opportunity to do so safety..what did you have in mind.if one of you want to come with me and sit where my mum is and if you could give me mum a ride as you follow me home as my mum doesn’t like it and to my surprise they agreed to but only if they could have a go when I got home.so the police car stopped the traffic and I put my music on and started to turn left and I flooded her.she kicked out at the back and I just Feathered the throttle was driving up the road sideways with ease and then easier of the gas un tell the car was straight and true.coming up to a long sweeping right.with no park cars and no pedestrians and I gave the Volvo full beans and still doing the speed limit drifted and left two lovely dark 11s on the road and she never showed any signs of being unstable or out of control.got back home the two officers had a quick look at the rear tyres for any damage thank me as well as laughing and said you would dominate the drifting events with that and should consider doing it and that they love to stay but got a job to go a look for an black BMW or Mercedes estate car diving erratically,sideways and smoking it’s tyres,we all just laugh so hard and told me it’s one off this ,time and a place to be doing drifting and not on the public highways.but never in all my days have I came across a rear wheel drive car apart from he mk one escort and I do forest rally racing.so much control but with ease.if I hear reports of a car going side ways I know where to come.if it on this estate I’m not bothering anyone and they see the funny side.all the stolen cars and chases evey day.not full on like I was..we have not heard you say that as he was nodding his head like the dog on the. Churchel advert.well thankyou if you got this far and I’m off for some food,bye

[@jontaylor1652]

Wow! I've had two of these beasts, absolutely love them.

[@CreRay]

The 740 was never intended as the successor of the 240, the 850 was. The 700series was designed as a move upmarket, with focus on the export market. The (then very expensive) 760 appeared in 1982, when finally in 1985 the 740 GL appeared as lowest spec model, it was priced about equal to the highest-spec 200series, the 245 Turbo. The 850s development was delayed, it was originally planned to have appeared a few years earlier, in 1989 I believe.

[@sunbeam8866]

Would love to have one like that. 1960s simplicity on a 1980s car! We didn't get 240s with carburetors here in the States. Depending on model-year, they all came with some variation/combination of Bosch or Autolite ignition/computer/injection system. Though I have seen one of these Volvo OHC engines, with carburetor and point-distributor - in a power-boat!

[@leftyhobbit7695]

So glad i came across this video. My Old Man ran one of these from 1985 to 1993. It was immaculate. I have so many memories of Family Holidays around the UK in it. Best car ever. My Wife is still worried about me winning the Lottery because she knows i would sink £1000's into one...

[@dfabba9938]

I learned to drive in a blue 1985 DL spec Volvo 245 I could park a tank after learning to park that car...lol

[@brittsaunders4621]

It's very interesting seeing the European-spec 240s versus the US-spec ones. Here, the estates/wagons were only offered with vinyl upholstery in the DL and leather in the GL and GLT/Turbo cars. The cloth is a nice look. Interesting you panned right over the mirror controls without seeing them - those tiny joysticks mounted under the park brake lever. What an odd place Volvo put them. If a purchaser opted to add them on to a car with standard manual mirrors, then the controls were on the center console along with the defrost, air conditioning and other switches. My family had a '78 245DL estate, an '84 244DL sedan and my '82 244GL (sunroof and electric windows all around with velour upholstery here in the US). They were wonderfully reliable, solid cars, and mine served me well during my university years. A side note - one of our family friends was rear-ended in her '88 245DL estate with 7 people in the car, including two kids in the rearmost seat. As you mentioned, the rear compartment was very well reinforced on these cars, so nobody was injured, although the damage was extensive.

[@ReferenceFidelityComponents]

Great old workhorse and pretty reliable unless you got a Belgian built one. They disappeared before your eyes with rust. My 240DL was appalling on fuel economy from its utterly gutless 1800 engine and had a 4 speed box. The 18mpg was your lot unless driving on the flat where 22mpg was just about possible. It felt indestructible though. The laugh though is there was remarkably little difference between the dl and GL except you didn’t get rear loadbay child seats or front seat heaters. Other than that mine seemed identical to the GL on your vid!

[@connorlockett9625]

Early coffin nose 240 (only short production), 240s were carburettor until 1987, where they changed to k jet mechanical injection, bringing LH injection in 1990 for electronic injection. The base model DL came with a carburettor from start to end of production.

[@VDPEFi]

Am I the only one that doesn't like these? Terrible ride, terrible handling, horrible dashboard, usual Bosch injection problems, fusebox located in the sunroof drain, not actually very heavy despite rumours, deadly on wet roundabouts, seriously?! I bought these at 100 quid or so back in the mid 2000s, slow, noisy and crap. Nice seeing one that isn't scrapped even if it should be.

[@edword7195]

I recall driving a fuel injection one in the mid 90s once. I was surprised how slow it was and how slow you had to go around corners. Although very safe for a 70s car would not expect 240 to be safe by current standards. The s40 was only 4 star in 1997 euro standards test which would may be 1 star on todays.

[@thenotanclan]

Mate - it’s NOT a freakin’ tea shelf!!!!! - never was - never will be - it’s a dashboard - STOP IT - STOP IT RIGHT NOW

[@drumtum]

The B200K and B230K was not the best choice thats fore sure. Probably the most troublesome engine i would say. But that car looks so good!! I still have my red 240 GL Estate from 1991. B230F in that one.