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Is this the Bertone styled Volvo?
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I'd get a 740 turbo/manual or a 240 over this -- the RWD cars tend to last longer.
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Two coupes. 262c and 780. Only buy something with a turbo-4, avoid the French V-6 like the Antichrist. Then again, most French V-6's won't have survived till today, so this may be a moot issue.
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THE 240'S ARE ROCK SOLID.
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And relatively fast if a B230FT or V-8 are dropped in, and suspension is upgraded (poly bushings, sways, cheap stuff).
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I saw a LOT of red 740 station wagons in rural Sweden when she and I was there, (the month before 9/11.) they seemed to be the staff car, and a Labrador retreiver in the back of them was the Swedish "Staff dog". 240 and 740 wagons came in two flavors: Manual, and Dogmatic. The one elchivito is looking at is a run of the mill 850 front wheel drive sedan. It's a decent car, but NOWHERE near the legendary 240 and 740 ones. (seen here, the trio of 740's are dancing.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSZLSfBDyhs Ourmember "Jorn" has a beautiful 780 - the Limited edition Bertone-styled coupe - I met him in West Los Angeles a couple of years ago, and saw it - it's very beautiful! http://www.google.com/search?q=volvo+780+bertone&hl=en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=g-arT5fhC8WC2wXcnK2LCw&sqi=2&ved=0CH0QsAQ&biw=903&bih=455
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Here are mine two Bertone's, 780 turbo. The silver Bertone has the full IPD suspension upgrade, strut braces, thicker sway-bars and poly bushings.
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a 240 wagon in Paris.
Also VERY safe, VERY hard to kill, comfortable, slow, boring looking, spacious, long lasting and iconic.
Our friend John took my wife and I from England to Paris France in his little Nissan wagon and we saw his daughter's 240 wagon parked on the sidewalk outside the French hospital ( whatever it was called) where Princess Di had been taken after the w140 Mercedes crash in which she perished. She (Johns daughter) had worked as a nurse in that hospital. The wagon had a big dent in the right front door and the fender. John told us that a Porsche 911 had run a red light there in Paris, and the 911 pretty much bounced off the Volvo. They can really take a hit. But the 911 didn't do well at all though.
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My 240 wagon broke down on me one time in the 10 years I drove it. I pulled into my driveway after a long trip and the timing belt broke. One new timing belt and two hours later I was back on the road.
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FWD, never mind......
240s seem to be getting pretty hard to find. A friend of mine back in the early 80's bought a 4dr. for himself and a wagon for his wife. He claimed "nobody's ever been killed in a 240", which I didn't actually believe, but he did eventually get T boned hard in his and walked away. Went out and bought another one. I'd grab an old wagon if one came along. Start smoking a pipe. Get me some patches on my jacket elbows and ditch the stetson for an old fedora. Very academic. yeah that's the ticket....
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Your wifey will need to get Birkenstock sandals and a net handbag too. Put a "NO NUKES" sticker on the back tailgate and you are all set. A 240 wagon is a "lifestye" --- you DO get that, DON'T you? signed, ~~~~ Justin Funn. /s/
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