Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #15 – January 05, 2012, 10:01:31 AM Quote from: Shadow;377045 to each his own, chuck.. i think they're uglier than saturns.. and saturns are pretty fugly!I'd drive a Saturn before I'd drive an S10 or a Cutlass, and I'll never drive a Saturn, so...I guess it's even. My 240's get as many comments as my Tbird does, even the beater wagon. Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #16 – January 05, 2012, 02:58:10 PM Quote from: Chuck W;377038Volvos are awesome, especially the 240's. A much better base chassis than the Foxes, IMO. Your loss. WORD Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #17 – January 05, 2012, 07:45:45 PM Quote from: Chuck W;377046I'd drive a Saturn before I'd drive an S10 or a Cutlass, and I'll never drive a Saturn, so...I guess it's even. My 240's get as many comments as my Tbird does, even the beater wagon. like i said, to each his own.. volvos = :barf: in my book Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #18 – January 06, 2012, 02:29:32 AM Quote from: Shadow;377029i'd rather be shot in the face, than drive a volvo LOL Quote from: Shadow;377066like i said, to each his own.. volvos = :barf: in my book Another derailed thread. :barf: in my book.Don't ever mention saturn here again, also. Or the car gods will be most displeased.Looking at your sig...shouldn't you be cutting up another S10?..... Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #19 – January 06, 2012, 04:39:55 AM The thread derailed a while ago so I must ask, what do you pay for a decent 240 in the US? I paid a little bit over $$2000 for my 88 T-bird in Sweden. In condition it was way below decent. Swedish salty roads had the car for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Just have to say it's in good hands now Been fully restored over a period of four years and it's almost done Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #20 – January 06, 2012, 04:42:18 AM Nah, just nut swinging about his 22r with 300k on its 4th rebuild. Toyota guys and chevy's seem to go together, almost like they build cars for each other...I actually almost bough a turbo volvo wagon from a kid before I got my first cougar. Car was awesome. Good gas mileage, not super fast, but fast enough for a high school kid, and the other guy always got pulled over while we were racing. Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #21 – January 06, 2012, 07:16:37 AM Quote from: ThunderbirdSport302;377104Looking at your sig...shouldn't you be cutting up another S10?..... actually, i am for a minitub.. smartass lmao :flip:Quote from: Haystack;377113Nah, just nut swinging about his 22r with 300k on its 4th rebuild. actually, 98k on the original motor.. Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #22 – January 06, 2012, 07:23:41 AM Quote from: Thunderbird88;377112I paid a little bit over $$2000 for my 88 T-bird in Sweden. In condition it was way below decent. Swedish salty roads had the car for breakfast, lunch and dinner. it's somewhat nice to know us here on the east coast/northern part of the US aren't the only 1's dealing with rust.. man, you would be sick to your stomach if you saw what little rust US west coast cars get to be classified as 'junkyard material' for a lot of car guys out there.. they'd be singing a different tune if they saw what we're left to salvage on this end of the country, on a daily basis Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #23 – January 06, 2012, 07:33:38 AM Quote from: Thunderbird88;377112The thread derailed a while ago so I must ask, what do you pay for a decent 240 in the US? I paid a little bit over $$2000 for my 88 T-bird in Sweden. In condition it was way below decent. Swedish salty roads had the car for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Just have to say it's in good hands now Been fully restored over a period of four years and it's almost done Well, 240's are more common here than TBirds are in Sweden, so there is that factor, but a decent clean stock-ish 240 can go for fair money. I've seen them from $2,000-$4,000. Ratty ones go for less, pretty much in line with the TBirds/Cougars do here. These are prices I see for "hobbyist" cars, and not "time capsules". Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #24 – January 06, 2012, 07:46:18 AM http://southjersey.craigslist.org/search/cta?query=volvo+240&srchType=T&minAsk=&maxAsk=just to give you an idea of what some are going for, over here in the US.. mind you, some people on craigslist are a bit crazy on asking price Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #25 – January 06, 2012, 08:53:14 AM Quote from: Thunderbird88;377112The thread derailed a while ago so I must ask, what do you pay for a decent 240 in the US? I paid a little bit over $$2000 for my 88 T-bird in Sweden. In condition it was way below decent. Swedish salty roads had the car for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Just have to say it's in good hands now Been fully restored over a period of four years and it's almost done As an even further derailment, seeing as you're in Sweden, you might have easier access to a grill I'm looking for for my 244TIC. Shipping might be a bitch, but hrmmm..... *ponders* Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #26 – January 06, 2012, 12:27:44 PM Quote from: Shadow;377123http://southjersey.craigslist.org/search/cta?query=volvo+240&srchType=T&minAsk=&maxAsk=just to give you an idea of what some are going for, over here in the US.. mind you, some people on craigslist are a bit crazy on asking price So much money for so little car ... You don't get very much when buying a Volvo imo. Sure it's a reliable car but in the US it must be a useless car when there's not many spare parts to come by. In Sweden they're "great" just because there's so much spare parts available.Quote from: Chuck W;377126As an even further derailment, seeing as you're in Sweden, you might have easier access to a grill I'm looking for for my 244TIC. Shipping might be a bitch, but hrmmm..... *ponders* http://www.blocket.se/vastmanland?q=Volvo+240+grill&cg=1040&w=3&st=s&c=0&ca=9&l=0&md=thIf you use google chrome just let it translate For example one guy was selling a 740 grill for 100:- (SEK) which is rougly 15 dollars Just devide the price by 7 and you get roughly the price in US dollars.I bet you I could get one for free lol. Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #27 – January 06, 2012, 12:41:13 PM Quote from: Thunderbird88;377133So much money for so little car ... You don't get very much when buying a Volvo imo. Sure it's a reliable car but in the US it must be a useless car when there's not many spare parts to come by. In Sweden they're "great" just because there's so much spare parts available. http://www.blocket.se/vastmanland?q=Volvo+240+grill&cg=1040&w=3&st=s&c=0&ca=9&l=0&md=thIf you use google chrome just let it translate For example one guy was selling a 740 grill for 100:- (SEK) which is rougly 15 dollars Just devide the price by 7 and you get roughly the price in US dollars.I bet you I could get one for free lol.Actually, the Volvo groups here are not too bad, and most stuff isn't *too* difficult to come by. The community for the Fox TBirds/Cougars here pales in comparison. Then again, the 240s were avail from '75-93 here, while the Fox Tbirds/Cougars only from 83-88 (80-82 as well if you count the Box ones). Companies also make parts for the 240s still, instead of folks having to adapt a bunch of Mustang stuff or dig for good used parts.This is the grille I'm looking for.I have the quads with the "coffin" hood, but have a flat hood I want to use. If you come across one, and the shipping won't be a killer, perhaps we can work something out. Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #28 – January 06, 2012, 05:42:37 PM I'll keep an eye for that grill when I hit the yard this Summer, And if my dad doesnt try to steal it...My dad has an '83 240DL Wagon N/A~Handling on that thing is fantastic, And the transmission is freaking indestructible... Quote Selected
Junkyard visit in Sweden, OSBY Reply #29 – January 06, 2012, 07:26:20 PM Quote from: Romeo2k;377140I'll keep an eye for that grill when I hit the yard this Summer, And if my dad doesnt try to steal it...My dad has an '83 240DL Wagon N/A~Handling on that thing is fantastic, And the transmission is freaking indestructible...Well, that's a hard grille to find stateside. It was only offered in '83 on some of the turbo cars. Quote Selected
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