Volvo 440 | Can It Be Saved For Less Than 10.000€ ?!

The volvo 440 that I picked up and drove home awhile back is in the garage! ready for the first real inspection.
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[@jaggass]

Volvo 440's and Volvo 460's are extremely rare here in the UK now. Never forgotten the sound of the seat belt sound clicking the Renault engines too.

[@steveosshenanigans]

That would make a nice daily driver and a winter hack

[@DIY-Mechanic]

Was pleasent to watch. Good luck, waiting forward for the fixes

[@dandandan389]

I really like these Volvos, an excellent classic daily

[@marcellorava6149]

Since I start watching you, I begun looking some cars, that I never considered before, with new eyes and found them interesting. I found my self thinking: "this is a Seppo's car"....and this Volvo it's very much a"Seppo's Car" 🙂 Nice Purchase man 😉

[@SeasideGarage]

Seppo cars... :D haha!

[@BelfastMurf]

I’ve just googled that estimate in sterling. If correct, that’s £3672. I’ve just had welding done to my Accord. It was more extensive than what I can see there. The bill was £320….

[@SeasideGarage]

Yes... its expensive in denmark.. but this was just an attempt to rob the customer....

[@tw2210]

This is such a great channel 👍🏻

[@markpirateuk]

That underbody protection has certainly done it's job, that has to be the cleanest car you have bought! The previous owner looked after it well, they are a rare car on UK roads now.

[@robertngreen6]

This is a lovely car. My Dad had one - a 1.7 GLi or something like that! Sadly got written off by a rear-end collision - of course, he was fine - it's a Volvo!

[@KirksAudioSanctum]

1:40 I know what you can do with this car, you can give it to me!!! You will need to drive it to the UK. And I will swap you my Panda. I will be happy to make a nice cup of coffee for you also. Honestly, I cannot get over this car, it just looks so cool. This is a car I would like. What a find!

[@keepyourbilsteins]

Always with the cool cars we never got in the States! (With the exception of the 924 of course!)

[@mds2465]

Oh yes, I remember those cars. We didn't get them here in the states but they had tons of them overseas as well as in South America. It was basically a Renault with Volvo badges on it.

[@yorkshire6458]

Id Take the side trim fully off and check completly because of the two Front Covers could be a build up of dirt and wetness in the canals

[@jorgefernandez-mv8hu]

I think you made out quite nicely. The car is a beauty. You don't get that lucky most times.

[@craiggarnett8934]

The F1 Stop Time timer was great!

[@julienv6203]

It is always nice to see cars that is on my bucket list on your channel. I look forward to see how you repair the rear sills as I have a very similar rust spot on my Volvo 340. Good work ! Cheers, Julien V

[@Kaisan-vc8fw]

Hello Squire, due to strange issues elsewhere I've a whole new name .. Kaisan. Back in the day a close associate of mine run a Volvo only specialist garage. One night at the car auctions I saw a Volvo 480 which looked extremely nice. When you run car sales you have to buy cars in constantly, so I'd buy half a dozen every week at auction. The 480 auction began, as I was zbout to bid my Volvo friend appeared and whispered " "Do NOT bid on that, it's one of mine!' Apparently it had the usual 480 electrics; entirely dysfunctional 😊 So bad on that car it needed a complete rewire! Good luck with your new baby ... The 2CV van though, that still holds my heart 😁

[@skyll4141]

on the whole it looks really solid for it's age. the one I had in 2002 was more rotten. you got a good one there

[@davyfella]

The plastic side skirts hide a major rust trap. My 1989 GLEi started rotting there. But the outer skin of the sills are not the structural member. That is inside

[@chrisyboy219]

Job one: install a maxi fuse on the alternator. These cars loved to burst into flames, it's what killed my 460.

[@foamyflightmaster9385]

Looks in really good condition overall, my Dad, in his late 80s, still drives a Volvo, it's mint....

[@stanelder9995]

All very localized stuff - easy repairs and a great looking near-classic! Nice to see the (Lucas) Girling brand logo standing clearly out on the front calipers!

[@pdterre5496]

Lovely car. Came across a same colour 460 -91 with 42 tkm. Lived in a heated garage with seat covers from day 1. The original owner was born 1913 and the estate put up the Volvo for sale. Had small holes in the sills in front of rear wheels that was taken care of, nothing else. Got the radio code from Volvo. Engine has good torque. Was ment for son´s first car but lack of ABS and Airbag had us sell it to a collector.

[@SeasideGarage]

Apparently the lack of ABS is a very good thing for reliability... I´ve been told they have a lot of issues with that.

[@Azureecosse]

The Dinitrol sticker on the front screen was an indicator it was going to be in good condition underneath every car I have owned in the last 20 years or so has had Dinol Dinitrol on the underside from new its a must for Northern Europe.

[@simonhodgetts6530]

Brilliant - I used to own one of these - a facelift 2.0 GSI. I wasn’t looking for a 440, just a runabout, and one came up with a full service history. As with yours, no one wanted it, which was a shame, even with 130,000 miles on the clock, it drove well, was comfortable, and (largely) reliable. I was quite fond of it. Unfortunately it became surplus to requirements, and I attempted to sell it for not much above scrap value. In the Uk the higher road tax rating made it unattractive, and I had zero enquiries for it, so, sadly it was scrapped. A shame, I believe it had at least another 2-3 years useful life left in it.

[@markuspmh3087]

Very comfortable cars to drive, a perfect cheap daily. Good fuel mileage, easy to drive in the city due to it's small size, small turning radius and a good visibility. The motor is also pretty smooth and atleast the 2.0 litre version is quite fast and keeps up with traffic no problem. The downside is that it has a small aftermarket compred to other, larger volvos and they are prone to rusting.

[@davidhall7744]

My dad a white 440 back in the 90’s, it was a nice drive. Ive always hankered after a 480 (being a Volvo nut - ive had 5 over the years) but never found ‘the one’. Just had to satisfy myself with its modern equivalent - the 2007 C30 that ive had from new 😉🇳🇱

[@johnwaga3702]

Congratulations, you seem to have bought a pretty decent car. I was surprised how much the previous garage quoted to get it fixed.

[@jontaylor1652]

This is a good looking car, I like it.

[@kevinnye5132]

Looks good to me Seppo , and will be amazing if it is just easy and costs so little to repair, great daily driver for sure 👌🏻

[@dungbetel]

Nice, straight car.

[@Buffalobulltofta]

Nice, great spec!

[@Anadinolin]

You got lucky with the rust on that 40o series! I have a 460 turbo, absolutely rotten when I got it. Manual box is also a good positive, the autos are weak!

[@Mickhanic-garage]

The back end of the sill is the worst place, that and the wheel arch by the doors. Remove the trim in the boot over the arches, mine had rotted badly where the arch and boot floor joined

[@matthewwiddows6319]

had a 1987 volvo 480 in this colour, same wheels, same interior material. nice car that handled well. didnt have the feeling and build of a swedish volvo, being these were built by nedcar in the netherlands.

[@W555LAN]

that looks like a keeper to me - where would you find such a great condition classic for the cheap money you paid for it! You may regret selling such a perfect daily / winter car as once you have done the rust repairs you will have a really nice reliable comfortable and worry free car to use when needed for such a cheap cost! These sorts of bargains don’t come along very often.

[@NeilD163]

A 440 with that little rust is a good find, normally it's the rear arches and rear sill that rot away quite badly, good on the last owner for the rust proofing work, bit of work and that will be a very nice usable classic, that so called mot tester was trying to get that car on the cheap as he could see how little it needs.

[@kosir1234]

In my world this is mint. Good as new. No idea why it would need 10k€ to fix :P

[@01ls1z28dabx]

Being quoted a high price is a common practice of we don't want to say no but we don't want to deal with it. So customer leaves.

[@theobster]

Apart from those bits (they all go there eventually!!) she’ll make fabulous car👍🏼 I’m very jealous. I love your lift, very handy, I find that now I’m in my 50’s I don’t like crawling around on the floor so much, do you feel safe under the cars without any extra supports?

[@ferguscosgrave7510]

Thanks

[@mrcogginsgarage7062]

Good luck with it it's a great daily driver however you need to set aside a decent amount of time to replace the clutch cable as fitting the new cable to the pedal end is more than a five minute job,might be easier on lhd but I have my doubts,also check for cracking/splitting where the cable runs through the firewall/bulkhead.

[@SeasideGarage]

Yea clutch cables always look easy until you lie upside down on the front seat stuck... :P

[@robpeabo509]

This could be the best, safest and most reliable car in your fleet. maybe a keeper as a daily driver for the family? Hopefully the air conditioner works on both cooling and heating modes.

[@SeasideGarage]

No AC... but yea.. its pretty perfect for that to be honest

[@kellypaws]

Pleased for you. Looks much better than might have been expected. It’s a pretty good looking car compared to the ‘blobs’ that haunt the roads these days. Time has been quite kind to the styling.

[@SeasideGarage]

Yea I am turning around to look when I parked this thing... Was not expecting that... its pretty!

[@jochenstacker7448]

On the subject of greased threads on wheel studs, I usually get given out to by mechanics and shouted at by the entirety of the internet when I dare suggest that. But having lived in the Allgäu (Bavaria) region of Germany where there's salt on the roads for pretty much six months of the year, I don't know how else you're going to prevent your nuts seizing solid. I once brought one of the cars to a tire place and when they spotted a tiny dab of copper grease on a stud, they took off all the wheels and removed any trace of grease plus giving me a lecture on all torque on bolts being all wrong, all four wheels flying off and me careening into a group of school children at 100 km/h, killing 17 people and landing on my roof on fire. I disagree with that sentiment, copper grease is more anti-seize than lubricant, the torque settings won't be much affected and I've never seen a greased bolt come loose. This is just people repeating stuff they heard a hundred years ago. But try living in an area with well-salted roads and not grease your studs. You'll be soon buying a six foot breaker bar, torch and grinder.

[@davyfella]

If you apply grease to a wheel nut or stud and still apply the stated torque loading you will actually end up applying upto about 15% more torque to the stud which will make it less likely to come undone. Wheel studs are made of a minimum of 10.2 spec steel which has a finite fatigue breaking stress factor of about 250%. Therefore, if the Kwik-fit fitter at the tyre shop wants to try giving you a lecture about what he thinks is right, you should suggest that he would have been better attending a few lectures and hence he might be an actual engineer now instead of a grease monkey. Then he would be the one paying somebody else to change his wheels for him.

[@marcoalexander6214]

@@davyfella Perhaps in the hands of a knowledgeable person, artfully applying copper grease to the wheel studs is acceptable. But if it became widespread practice, there would likely be mayhem. People using the wrong grease, using too much, improperly torquing too light, etc. This is likely why most manufacturers seem to not recommend it.

[@jochenstacker7448]

@@marcoalexander6214 it is actually the case that applying grease to a stud will result in more torque being applied to the bolt with the same setting on the torque wrench. So it is important to keep that in mind.

[@DetroitMicroSound]

Long time no speak... It's a cool car. It would be cool to see it become a rally car.

[@SeasideGarage]

One day.... one day! :P

[@grayfool]

No problem here. Almost like new.

[@SeasideGarage]

In my fleet? YES!

[@vanttujaara3042]

I absolutely LOVE 440/60/80. I had a facelifted 1.8 440, but it was uglier than the prefacelift in my oppinion. Great, economical cars tho. Since then ive had a 740 B230F, a C209 200 and now a 240 B230F so i do miss the economy some times... I did have a Renault 21 GTS with the 1.7, but it lasted so little that ive had no time to enjoy it. Well, when i get it running itll be nice, comfy and frugal. Not ascomfy as a Volvo tho...

[@andyb3666]

Haha for me the opposite is true, prefer the facelift ones.

[@rimmersbryggeri]

I don't think i have seen a skoda fabia mk1 with as little rust as this in at least the last 5 years.

[@twocvbloke]

Looks to be in a lot better shape than a lot of modern cars are after a few years, so it's done well to last that long with minimal rust... :)

[@rustino666]

I feel as though the paint on this car is far too shiny for this channel! Great car though and think you should definitely fix the small rust issues and hang on to it for next winter.

[@davidm6134]

Power steering might merit a look?

[@iandennis7836]

Whaaat!? HOW much for the welding??😮

[@SeasideGarage]

:O

[@W555LAN]

regarding the creaking clutch - try putting some copper type grease on the fulcrum end under the metal boss where it attaches to the clutch release lever at the gearbox end - it looked rusty and needs to pivot smoothly as the angle changes when operating the clutch. I do not think it’s the cable.

[@emmajacobs5575]

If you mean the copper anti-seize stuff, it’s not intended as a lubricant for moving parts; in fact it is mildly abrasive in that sort of application.

[@W555LAN]

@@emmajacobs5575 oh, that surprises me as I thought copper was softer than steel and also softer than brass that's used extensively in high speed/load applications for bushes, slip rings and thrust washers....

[@emmajacobs5575]

@@W555LAN the science of tribology is weird sometimes.

[@benhooper1956]

I have the 480ES and can confirm the chassis (at least on the coupe) is utterly superb. 440s are particularly rare because people hate them for some weird reason, but they are competent cars even more so in Turbo form

[@SeasideGarage]

I need to find a 480 turbo... would love one!... And agree! Its WAY better than its rumor..

[@benhooper1956]

@@SeasideGarage I learned to drive in my 480 and it is still such a great platform, but just make sure, if it is naturally aspirated, to get a pre-catalyser (1989/90) B18E engine as they are the best

[@mehrzahl2219]

Was it the 480 that had dodgy electrics? Or is that an urban legend.

[@rimmersbryggeri]

@@mehrzahl2219 It did, because it's a tad overcomplicated. It infinitely sexier than the rest of the 400 series which are probably as infinitely easier to keep on the road and fully functional. But what's the fun in cars that work?

[@benhooper1956]

@@mehrzahl2219 It is true some of them had dodgy electrics from the start but the club has now rectified them all (worked out fixes)

[@winandd8649]

50d dkk is an expensive quote for the rust issue 😵

[@SeasideGarage]

Yup....

[@vetar3372]

Are those tail light boards the same as early BXs?

[@mr.slaphappy3794]

Ha I must say they look very similar 😂

[@SeasideGarage]

Haha It would surprise me... but maybe!

[@andyb3666]

No they’re not the same

[@richardbrummans9118]

any interest in a set of headlights for a Volvo 440??

[@SeasideGarage]

Thanks.. but just sold the car! :O

[@DumpoDeluxe]

😮 Har lige set din Rødbrune Citrëon CX GTI i Bindslev Nordjylland 👍😊 Kiggede Sfølgelig om det var den. "Sik tag reperasjon afslørede den😉"

[@SeasideGarage]

:D ja den kan ikke skjule hvor den kommer fra!

[@th_bitar6934]

hej hvad syntes du generelt om den moderne benzin med 10% bioethnol? jeg har en polo fra 1991 som tændingsbanker ligegyldig indstilling på tænding men med oktan 100 e5 og oktan boster er der ingen problemer

[@SeasideGarage]

Det lyder meget mærkeligt på en polo vil jeg sige.... måske på en pumpet g40 men ikke en standard... der må være noget andet der driller? efter et visit i Zimbambwe hos en god kammerat der kunne fortælle at alle biler dernede køre med 20% bio i brandstoffet og ikke har de store problemer så er jeg faktisk ikke så nervøs over det længere... Den eneste bil jeg tanker 100oktan på i min samling pt er min A112 Abarth... den har meget høj kompression. Dog kan det "nye" brændstof være hårdt for gamle benzin slanger.

[@lise1255]

Jeg nyder dine mange videoer, men var ved at kløjes i aften kaffen, da jeg så "10.000€". Jeg bor i Sverige og selv 1000€ er for meget at bruge på den.

[@larsbr4519]

Det var förra ägaren som fick offert på 10.000€ för att få den genom bilprovningen. kommer nog att kost max 100€ att laga den.

[@lise1255]

@@larsbr4519 sounds more reasonable 😁

[@delukxy]

Leaking rear shocks noted? MOT fail?

[@SeasideGarage]

Not something I noticed... But there is a lot of protection (Dinitrol) on them

[@ulriknielsen135]

Which planet have I landed on? Individuels who idolize Dutch build Volvos🤪? OMG

[@ulriknielsen135]

Built

[@andyb3666]

@@ulriknielsen135 the Dutch built Volvos were great 😂

[@rimmersbryggeri]

I think you can "save " it for under €3000 maybe even including a garage paintjob.

[@SeasideGarage]

My guess is that it will cost me around 300 in parts....

[@leonardgoldberg2879]

I would change the FRAM oil filter. They are rubbish.

[@marcinbujok7388]

Ha! This car is a seller's nightmare. Nobody want's it because it's not your iconic volvo. Unless you are a car enhusiast! 😅

[@pellepp9628]

NEVER remove the side skirts on the 440/460 and 850, because you know what you are going to find😂that rust is no failure for a swedish mot, dont know how hard the mot is in Danmark?? 15000 just to fix the rust or all of it?

[@SeasideGarage]

This is a fail in DK... surprised to hear its not in Sweden!

[@pellepp9628]

@@SeasideGarage I honestly think it depends on the person doing the Mot, its crazy sometimes what they dont check.

[@MikkelSrensen-bl7qc]

Kan du dansk

[@SeasideGarage]

ja det er nok det jeg er bedst til... ;)

[@leighton757]

Not the most exciting car and def not quirky

[@pellepp9628]

The "volvo" no one wants😊

[@ulriknielsen135]

Drop it! Looked bad from the start. Drove bad from the start. Worthless. No classic car at all.

[@superpanful]

lol

[@scottyg7284]

You are new around here huh, and obviously not a car person.

[@wollaminfaetter]

I agree. He should quickly fix it up and sell it to me for next to nothing 😁

[@ulriknielsen135]

@@scottyg7284 😂

[@mcdk72]

Belladd service cleaner;)