What do you get if you cross a Swede, a Dutch and a French? A NEW PROJECT!

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[@davyfella]

There are some quirky features on the 440. There is a small light bulb inside the driver's door lock. If you pull the door handle before unlocking it, the light will glow to help you find the door lock in the dark and to help thaw any frozen locks.

[@SeasideGarage]

Whaat! thats cool! got to check that out!

[@Hvitserk67]

A nice video. I agree with the overall parallels between the Porsche 924 and the Volvo 440. Both cars are far better than the critics of the time claimed and both cars deserve a better fate than being scrapped. I am also convinced that car workshops in Denmark offer so-called "afvisningspriser" to customers. The garage is not interested in the job, but if the customer really insists, it will be stupidly expensive.

[@jochenstacker7448]

That silly quote for fixing the car is known as PFO quote in Ireland, stands for "please go away"

[@SeasideGarage]

Hehe FO.. :P

[@kevinnye5132]

Seppo call this Clinic asap !!!!! Swedish Car Addiction Therapy , or SCAT for short 😂, they can help with your problems, remember your NOT ALONE 👌🏻😉.

[@janosnagyj.9540]

12:30 Some looseness? Hmm, this reminds me the old pilot joke: Pilot: Something loose in cockpit. Engineers: Something tightened in cockpit. 😅 Congrats to your new purchase! 🥳

[@andrecarvalho1128]

I'm glad that it's not just programmers who pile on lots and lots of unfinished projects! That is a lovely car.

[@DrZoidbergism]

Hihi I'm a programmer with a lot of unfinished cars and projects

[@SeasideGarage]

haha!

[@jockeshobbymeck]

My first car when i got my licence was a red 440 gl. It was a very reliable car and one of the best cars i have driven on gravel roads. Oversteer just enough to have control on small roads. My second car was a 440 turbo. 120 hp. Very quick car for its time. I miss them both

[@Metalmassacre07]

Used to own a 460 I inherited from my father as one of my first cars. It was rusty as hell and would constantly have something wrong with it. But I still miss it to this day. Hope you rest in peace good old Rusty

[@stephenmccluney4910]

That car is a keeper , Look at the back seat of that car !!!! Has anyone EVER sat on it ??? It's better than new. I think you are correct in thinking that 20,000Kr price is a " I don't want to work on it" price. Another GREAT video, looking forward to seeing this up on the ramp.

[@SeasideGarage]

They look brand new... :)

[@jorgefernandez-mv8hu]

I think you are right about the mechanic not wanting to repair the car. Anyway, good luck with the "repairs" it needs. Looking forward to seeing it get through the MOT.

[@koenielinux3131]

I also own a 440 with CVT box, only for the netherlands. Very rare these days.

[@visionsofhere3745]

I had a 440 with the CVT transmission, but it was a UK model. As far as I could work out, first was an actual gear, then the CVT kicked in after that. Decent little cars.

[@SeasideGarage]

that is cool!

[@julianwhiting6358]

A classic car you can take your family in. I was in an accident in one and it saved me a trip to the hospital. I bought another when the insurance paid out. Side impact protection saved me

[@spaceman3977]

those damned deleting fingers! never leave them unattended on a keyboard! 😅

[@SeasideGarage]

Daaaamn fingers!

[@rustino666]

That's a nice motor that is. Definitely worth saving. The bodywork looks to be in really nice condition and a good colour too. Can't believe you got it so cheap. Awesome deal!

[@davyfella]

The rear light clusters suffer from corrosion in the multi plug that connects the loom to the clusters. Causes all sorts of erratic tail lights and dodgy earths.

[@petemommo9622]

I passed my driving exam in one of these with something like 10 km on the clock. It oozed quality.

[@grayfool]

The variable driving position is very novel. Trust Volvo to think of that.

[@davyfella]

I'll comment as I watch the video. I used to have a 1989 440 GLEi. Yes, low power steering fluid will make the pump noisy. It does have a cable operated clutch. I once had a cable snap just as I drove off the ferry in Zeebrugge. I still had to drive all the way to Detmold in Germany in 5 hours but managed with clutchless gear changes. Watch out for the coil braking down. Will cause a hesitation and stuttering at low rpm.

[@SeasideGarage]

Oh tried clutchless drives a few times myself... its a good challenge!

[@davyfella]

@@SeasideGarage traffic lights are a challenge. You try really hard to slow down and get her into first whilst still moving. Desparately trying to avoid stopping. But, if you do have to stop. Turn the engine off in second gear and crank it on the starter motor to get it going.

[@asbjo]

As for undercarriage treatment.. I worked at a centre that does that in Nordsjælland. I can tell that there are a lot of those treatment centres that doesn't do a proper job, especially with the pre-treatment washing. If not done properly, the dirt and grime will collect moisture. So, that might explain how that wheel-arch rust came about.

[@kevinnye5132]

Seppo is totally understandable that you would buy another project car when you were wanting to sell some 😂, plus buying a model you didn’t really like 😂 all very Swedish indeed. I agree with you it definitely looks really too good condition to scrap it and I think M O T guy was just being well over the top with his costs , looks a bargain 👌🏻.

[@derekshort1451]

What a lovely car would have been criminal to scrap it

[@bobstravels461]

In 1987 I purchased a brand new Volvo 480ES in the UK. I loved the car, but had so many problems with the clutch, with the auto adjusting cable snapping at least 5 times. After a few years I got fed up with it and traded it in for a brand new 16v Calibra. Obviously the UK 480ES was right hand drive, so had a different/longer clutch cable, but it might be worth checking the automatic adjuster on your 440 just in case it is similar.

[@SeasideGarage]

Not sure this is autoadjust... :)

[@davyfella]

@@SeasideGarage if I remember correctly, the auto adjuster was a plastic ratchet mechanism inside the clutch pedal. To change the clutch pedal you have to move the ratchet pawl and push the adjuster I against the spring. Push a pin punch or small screwdriver through it to lock the adjuster whilst attaching the cable at the gearbox end.

[@michaels4766]

Wow, lovely car. I really hope you can get your hands on a 480 someday. When I can myself, I will buy a scrap 480 and restore it, film it and put it on KZbin just like you. Thanks for teaching and inspiring so many people!

[@SeasideGarage]

Thank you!... :D Yea I really hope I come across a 480 turbo soon.. :D

[@christianchristiansen99]

Well, you might even have a little bit of Porsche in that 440. While the 1.7 engine indeed originated from Renault, IIRC Volvo did get some help from Porsche with engine management etc. - don’t know to what extent, though. While I have nothing against the 440, I do remember it as being a bit boring - especially compared to a contemporary 850 with its lovely inline 5-cylinder engine that just had more character. Still, it’s fun to see one these days when they seem to have been all but forgotten.

[@OneDullMan]

A few years ago I bought a 1988 SaaB 900S for almost the same reasons as you did. I ended up driving.it across the country with no work besides maintenance and new tores. These old cars can be nice for Sunday drives.

[@jonord]

Oh, I hate this car. The driving school had one of these (they used to have an Audi 80S, same as my father had). I always had problems with that the clutch pedal and break pedal was quite large and sitting close together, so I always ended up pushing both. My driving instructor was very very good though. Taught me plenty of tricks and tips, and very calm and pedagogic.

[@fhwolthuis]

Great project, they are almost gone now. Greetings from the Netherlands

[@twocvbloke]

As for the car, that's one I've not seen in a while, funny how you see such things everywhere, then all of a sudden they just seem to be gone, rare to see one now that's in daily use...

[@Mickhanic-garage]

I bought on the same colour and type, 1.7 GLT 1991. I did a lot of work and got it almost finished but never got round to the welding before selling it.

[@eggy1962]

I don’t think the 440’s were as loved as the 340/360, certainly rusted quicker

[@lemmykilmister450]

Back in the day the FD in the company i worked for, had a high spec one as a company car. It eventually ended up as one of the pool cars. Nobody wanted to take it out 😅

[@jfv65]

You forgot the UK influence (Lotus suspention design.) And if it's a turbo: Porsche engineering influence for the turbo system. The engine is very similar to the Renault 19, Renault 5 Baccara, Renault Clio. Back in the day Dutch city police forces used 440's as well.

[@SeasideGarage]

I am actually trying to find information about lotus and porsches influence on this model... but its hard to find! I think that porsche was only involved in the turbo..

[@davyfella]

The rear brake calipers are hard to adjust properly so that the handbrake pulls up evenly on both rear wheels

[@NeilD163]

Dead easy on the one i had!

[@kevinnye5132]

I had a car that sounded just like that coffee machine Seppo 😂

[@romac9516]

The guy wanted to sell to you - and it looks like you got a really nice motor. At that price, you can't walk away xD

[@Buffalobulltofta]

Nice! 440 is a lot of fun, great island daily!

[@KirksAudioSanctum]

Oh that is funny... My daughter does the same thing sometimes! They do not stop.

[@nickb5391]

Nice Volvo, good buy

[@adamknopp6631]

You need more cars!

[@SeasideGarage]

YES!

[@enricio]

At 7.20 min. you don't offend a dutchie with 'build in Holland'. ☺️. These cars are very rare in Holland. The 480 was special (but also rare). This model does look like a Volvo (in my modest opinion). ✨🥹. Thanks for buying Dutch. 😁

[@linamilin6048]

My parents in-law, did have this model, same color also 1.7 Renault. Later they had a red one with the real Volvo engine. The Renault 1.7 is a little ridge with petrol... This 440 drives very good, nice model. There is also a 460 model, a 440 sedan u could say. Good luck with your new car. Looking forward to the next video.

[@alansorbie4038]

My mum bought one of these new in 1992. As a 17 year old at the time I was a bit disappointed as it seemed a bit dull and sensible but I ended up really liking it as it had very good handling and brakes which I think got me out of a few tricky situations!

[@theobster]

Looks like a good solid example👍🏼👍🏼 I had one ! 1.6 face lift, I had it from 2001 until 2005, it was a very good car. My friend owned it first, a car hit him on the rear left wheel, the impact knocked the axle 2 inches across!!t has a simple beam axle held in line with a track bar, this bent like a banana! The insurance company wrote it off and I bought it of him for scrap price, I took off the track bar and ‘boing’ the axle dropped into place, got a track bar from a scrap yard and hey presto it was fixed!! It gave very little trouble, the only issue I had was with the idle control valve that I eventually just replaced. Easy car to service, bullet proof engine and very economical especially on a long run. I eventually sold it to my brother and a year later he had a bad accident in it and it most probably saved him from very serious injury if not death!!! This time it was most definitely a write off.

[@kosir1234]

0:50 Lillebaelt!

[@PowerslideSWE]

There is a Swedish youtube channel called "Biljakt" that have a 480 Turbo, you might not even have to twist their arm to buy it from them tbh :D (Might be very expensive to import from Sweden to Denmark tho?)

[@SeasideGarage]

Uhh! I want!

[@kellypaws]

@@SeasideGarage They do rot a bit the 480s. Tread carefully. A P1800ES is the prize. Very, very special car. Which also rots furiously. But if I could weld and had the space, you’d better believe that is *the* car along with the Scirocco Mk 1, that I’d want to rebuild.

[@TheStobb50]

I had exactly the same car, apart from mine was automatic, absolutely loved it I regretted getting rid of it. They had a problem with the back lights the bulbs sit in a Circuit board and they suffer from water damage

[@jontaylor1652]

Hahaha, yet another project? You're mad! I love the Volvo already. I've had plenty of Volvos over the years and loved every one of them.

[@marcinbujok7388]

Maybe it's not that exciting as other old volvos but it is well built and seems a nice car. Thanks for the ride!

[@maxeluy]

I used to own a 1992 Renault 19 Chamade TXE with the same engine but with a carburator and 89.000km, is a really nice and reliable engine but is really boring, is a low revving engine, a commuter engine basically.

[@sietse9920]

Talking about low milage: just bought a 2009 Renault Twingo ll with only 16k on the clock. After driving it for the last 2 months the milage now is 22k. A brand new 15y old car 😂👍

[@SeasideGarage]

wow!

[@KirksAudioSanctum]

9:50 It looks really tidy inside. So you did well mate.

[@WheelchairWonders]

That's what I call a future sensible classic.. (Phil)

[@robertngreen6]

I like it! Hope it will appear in some more videos!

[@ericglass952]

I will be glad to see what think of the 440 . I am a Volvos fan and had a 1978 240 and a340 in 1965 and a 440 1.7 new in 1991 and i thoughrt the 440 was boreing at the time but thinking back it was a good car and economical just like other. i had good luck with it.

[@darrenwilson8042]

Those miles driven over that time period is impressive - even more so when you consider that period includes the Covid-19 years

[@SeasideGarage]

until 2019 its under 2000 km a year! :O

[@skyll4141]

I had a 1.7 carb version with 166k miles on it, drove fine and I can confirm they do run on diesel as I tried it by mistake. ran on a bit though

[@schou1170]

No surprise here... 😄

[@kellypaws]

Thanks for another video. We’ve been waiting most impatiently. It’s a proper Volvo. It isn’t my favourite, no indeed. Not big enough for my tastes. But it’s a Volvo. The fact it’s still there is testament to the fact it has some Gothenburg DNA somewhere. Looks very, very clean for a 440. They usually have some scruff going on. As an owner of nine Volvos over the years - I approve very much.

[@SeasideGarage]

Cant wait to look underneath it!

[@kellypaws]

@@SeasideGarage It must be conflicting. I hope it's in mint condition for your sake, but that isn't great for content though. Conflicting.

[@Fordprefect1000]

You have a problem and please never change

[@tiitsaul9036]

You bought another car. I'm not surprised.

[@neilfoster814]

Wow, for around 250 Euros it was a decent buy Seppo. Definitely too good to scrap it. Even if it was totally rotted out, you would get your money back by selling just the engine and gearbox, so good for you for at least giving it a chance to live a little longer. As for the clutch, I think it could be just a dry or stretched cable, so a new cable may cure that problem.

[@SeasideGarage]

Denmark is properly the worst country to be a car enthusiast.. having a classic car registered is around 800 euros per year... if you remove the registration (you hand in the numberplates) it will cost nothing but of course you cant drive it... if you want to reregister it the numberplates costs 220 euros.... Its VERY expensive here..

[@neilfoster814]

@@SeasideGarage In England, the number plate is just a registration number that stays with the car for life. But, we have to have an MOT (TUV) and pay a road tax. For my Trabant it is 150 GBP/Euro per year unless you notify the Driver Agency the car is off the road and not being used.

[@groeacht8525]

Surely a car designed in Sweden and built in the Nederland's is the closest you get to a 'normal' Danish car? Excluding the electric quadricycle things and long gone marques from before 'the second minor disagreement'

[@sagecouncil]

Looks totally sensible and easy to work on.. It's not a bad looking car.. But it's completely nondescript. The sort of car you would use to not be noticed. 🙂

[@SeasideGarage]

I actually think it looks pretty smart... !

[@twocvbloke]

Your being in Denmark, I can recommend a coffee that'll get you going on an early start; Dynamite, from a company called Kaffekapslen, they sell mostly coffee pods for various machines, but their Dynamite Lattes in paper "cans" are really good, a proper "wake the F up!!!" drink, they also sell the coffee as pods and also in bean form too if you want to go the traditional coffee making way... :)

[@SeasideGarage]

Got to try that!

[@twocvbloke]

@@SeasideGarage It's good stuff, been getting pretty much all my coffee from them for the past year... :D

[@Debrha]

I´m so happy you saves it! It´s not the most exiting Volvo…correct, but it will be a vers rare car in the future because of that. In 10-15 years it will be a lot of fun to own i am sure.

[@SeasideGarage]

They are pretty much gone already.. :)

[@Debrha]

@@SeasideGarage Yes that is also true 😊

[@gabrielep9938]

The Zafira! Gorgeous car😍

[@kellypaws]

Oh, no. No really. It’s not though.

[@SeasideGarage]

Its a pretty decent car... and this one got just about 150.000 km on the clock.. i

[@jochenstacker7448]

250 Euros for this tidy car??!! That's insane! I hate living in Germany, anything old in Germany comes in the following price brackets: €2000 rusty shed €5000-7000 just about ok but rough €20000 upwards, nice

[@SeasideGarage]

Got it wrong.. it was 330! :P

[@JasperV70-205CT-BX]

I absolutely LOVE it!!!❤

[@KompressorPete]

Jeg har en golf 1, 1976, 1,5 rallybil med bur - lige til dig! Og en Xantia Activa v6 fra 1997. Lige noget for dig! 😎 God pris for begge to.

[@SeasideGarage]

Lyder ellers fedt! men jeg er lige igang med et investeringsstop... :P

[@knutarneaakra6013]

Must more like a matra murena. I just loved it but more like a mistress she was unfaithful all the times. Still love her😊

[@DumpoDeluxe]

Really interesting car. Shocking fine for its age! And low mileage. Ja den vil være perfekt til salg/ en pålidelig vintercar 2024. Kun lidt ærgerligt det ikke er en 460 m volvo teknik istedet for Renault... Vil nok være bedre for værdien.. Sindsygt flot overset bil.. Og meget moderne 👍😉

[@SeasideGarage]

Syntes faktisk det er lidt sjovt med renault motoren... men jeg er jo også glad for det franske

[@dennisa6132]

With all the cars you have I wonder how does taxes and insurance work out for you in DK? Is it easy to do electronically? I can do it electronically in FI though they charge 6€ to take it off the road, just to make it so you can't put the cars on and off the road too easily and avoid paying car tax. And nowadays the insurances have started costing a little even though the vehicle is taken off the road. Something tells me it's gonna be easier and cheaper to have multiple vehicles in DK?

[@SeasideGarage]

its pretty expensive here... a classic car is around 800 euros in road tax and insurence per year... if you take it off the road you hand in the numberplates and its free... but when you want to drive it again you need a new set of numberplats at around 230 euros....

[@dennisa6132]

@@SeasideGarage Oh man and I thought they stiffed us in FI! You can take the car off the road here but you don't have to hand in the plates...

[@rimmersbryggeri]

SO they were quoted more than this car cost new almost?

[@SeasideGarage]

no no no... buying cars in Denmark is very expensive... around 240.000dkkr when new or about 32.000 euroes... but still

[@rimmersbryggeri]

@@SeasideGarage Yes I know but this is more than 30 years ago I would guess a basic model was around 100k SEK over here when it was new.

[@rimmersbryggeri]

This is not designed to be exciting it's designed to take granny to bingo.

[@ronaldderooij1774]

I love those cars.

[@scottishcontentcreators]

A Saab that isn't a Saab, that would fit the theme of the collection.

[@koenvisser8228]

The C25 is in fact a FIAT Ducato with a Citroen engine. Fits in the collection😂

[@scottishcontentcreators]

@@koenvisser8228 lol 😆

[@kellypaws]

Well, the 95/96 used a Ford Tanus engine, the 99 and 900 a Ricardo Triumph derived engine and the late cars used the Vauxhall engines. It wouldn’t be unreasonable to say that everything except the two strokes, is a Saab that isn’t a Saab, to a degree.

[@scottishcontentcreators]

@@kellypaws I've heard enthusiasts say that the 900 that Seppo has is the last true Saab before it became a vauxhall or was it a Lancia?

[@kellypaws]

@@scottishcontentcreators Well, not really. Seppo's Saab has the B-engine, which was a (heavily) re-worked Triumph slant engine. You could argue that Saab's re-working made it a new engine, but it was a Triumph design. It was related to the Dolomite Sprint and Stag (if I recall correctly). Volvo, for instance, was designing and building it's engines 100% from a blank sheet. Saab didn't. Probably couldn't afford to. The 9000 was built on the Fiat/Lancia Croma/Thema platform, but I think the B engine remained. The later cars were GM platforms. Re-worked of course, Saab couldn't stop themselves. But basically GM, Opel/Vauxhall. Doesn't make them bad cars. They were what they were.

[@J.F.K.O]

At least they didn't offer to buy it off him for nothing and then putting it through an mot and sell it for a fortune shortly after

[@kellypaws]

I’d have been sorely tempted to name and shame the mechanic/garage involved. It seems like highway robbery. But I suppose we need to see it on the ramp to be sure. Doesn’t drive like a car that needs 10 grand spent on it though.

[@SeasideGarage]

I am shocked by the garage... But its something that happens a lot here it seems...

[@ulriknielsen135]

But why? I had several Volvo 440/460s as company cars. The most boring cars, would never buy one myself.

[@mcdk72]

Tillykke med bilen. Jeg kørte en astra engang hvor koblings kablet sprang ved en rundkørsel. Ret ufedt.

[@SeasideGarage]

Ja det er surt... har prøvet det i en Picasso... :)