Best volvos ever made..Proud to say that at some point in my life i have owned 2 examples of each series...Now i am quite content with the S40 1.6 petrol i now have..these old tanks are not as easy to find as they used to be...Excellent collection.
Newbie to your channel but loving the content so far, i have had 0ver the years 240, 740, and 940s and have been thinking off having another Volvo in my collection, just seeing your smile and excitement whilst sitting in the 240 has just confirmed i need and must have another 240. All the best with the channel and i look forward to seeing more great Volvo videos.
My all-time favorite car will always be the 240 sedan. Rugged, reliable and perfect styling. The dream car (a project I'll start on soon) will be a 900-series estate, with the 960 interior and front end but with B234FT Redblock in the front and an M47R gearbox. Should be lovely and, with a full restoration and good maintenance, last me another 30-40 years or so.
I'm with you on that one! That sounds like a great project 👍 Would love to follow it if you are Insta and plan to share it with the world (you should 😃)
@@Involvod I'm not on social media, but I'll probably film it and make a series or one big video out of it :) In the meantime, I'll follow your progress on the 200/700/900, keep it up!
@@ched999uk 😄 it costs about €8 to customise what comes after the 'B' with 2 letters and 3 or 4 numbers of your choosing. You can have a totally private plate but that costs way more as you'd expect
@@Involvod Here in Finland it costs 790 € to apply for special reg plates... I believe that would be the only official way to get the model number on the plate... But for some reason I see suspiciously many old Volvos with the model number on the plate... Maybe people buying new Volvos were good friends with the registration clerks back in the day :D
Wow! It hit me right now you have all three series! :D. Such a great fleet! Lovely video showing all of them. Yeah, and Miss Involved, such a treasure to let you have all of them! :D. Congrats and thanks for what you do for volvo freaks out there :D
Just like you said, dream collection. Be careful with the seat heater, my 940, i had years ago, burned a hole to the seat, my jeans and then to my skin on the south side of me.
Epic...each one is special. Owning a Volvo, never mind 3 is surely a joy many will never experience, for those of us who are into the "thing" of Volvos...it just makes sense. Keep at it laddie, I watch your struggles and victories with anticipation as they are returned to active duty.
What an awesome video! It is awesome to see the whole fleet together. What a great collection of swedish bricks! Great job saving more volvos. Lilly is my favorite but I get a weird spark towards it 😂 I can't wait to see what the future of these projects hold! Ps, you need a 240 wagon!
Just found your channel today... looking forward to more vids and looking back at the others. Love your commentary--crack me up... I have a 245 '89 I'm always tinkering with.
I`m impressed to see how much the channel has grown since i started to subscribe to your channel last summer i think, soon 5k!. I look forward to every video, keep it up! 😀
Dude this is pretty much a thing that I will do in my life time. Have a 940 which my grandfather had since end of the 90s. Now time to get 740 and 240.
It's a real pleasure to follow your volvo adventures and your content is very interesting, you are my favourite YT channel right now ! I am also contaminated by the volvo madness as I own small fleet of whiteblock volvos, S60 turbo "the private jet" and a V40 1.8 "the beater". Your videos are really inspiring and I am excited to go found a 740 because of chilldhood memories. I am going to check a really low priced 91' 740 redblock next week !! I am in south of France and it could be a rust free example ! Cheers !
Another great video. Thanks dude! Really happy I discovered your channel. Very relaxed to watch. Really admire and enjoy your enthusiasm! Keep on going 👌🏻👌🏻
Lucky man! Well done, you've worked damn hard to get here dude. A wee bit jealous. Maybe one day you'll fill in the models in between! 265, 760, 780 and 960!! 🤣🤣
Nice collection. Luv your repair videos, learned a lot from them. I just picked up a clean 940 T wagon, now I own a 240 sedan and a 960. I’m thinking of letting the 240 go since I don’t have space for it 😢
Haha, it gets tricky to keep up but I will always do my best as it's my favourite part connecting with fellow Volvo enthusiasts! You're safe though you have a badge 😄
Nice on, as always!!! Please be careful with parts from polarparts. Bought a timing chain tensioner there for my Saab and it was close to ruin my engine after a few miles.
@@Involvod Yeah, apart from that - very bad - part it's been ok for me too, probably best to stay away from more complex or essential engine parts. But: For the scrap-heaps I buy and fix up it's a blessing to know where to get cheap parts you can actually use.
Nice. Maybe you should do some video attempting to detail clean the cars. Maybe with your brother who has some equipment and then he posts just a part of the video in his channel and you post the full cool version here? Idk how is your guys relationship but it would be cool to bring more people here and to expand the channel content, I think
Love the video. I'm in Germany and looking for a pretty clean 240 or 740. By "pretty clean" I mean thst doesnt need major body or mechanical work because I dont have good access to a workspace. Where should I look?
Занятная коллекция, осталось только разбавить 340й вольво) Кстати, 240 хоть и называют кирпичем, но она по аэродинамике, ширине, наклону задней стойки и стеклу напоминает перевернутое каноэ и в обратную сторону сопротивление не больше чем в лобовое движение. А вот 740 это классический кирпич, особенно седан, с его более рублеными формами морды, крыльев и особенно заднего стекла в дань моде 80х. 940 снова вернулись к более обтекаемой концепции тогдашних седанов и модный квадратизм в 80х - уже в 90х требовал смены тенденций, мне лично зализанность 240 и 940 не так симпатизирует как квадратиш 740) Кстати твой бизнес 945 даже улучшенный плафон потолка имеет, он взаимозаменяем с того что стоит на 745, но и на 940 такие плафоны с подсветкой карт или книг шли как дополнительная опция)
@@Involvod Твой 945 имеет полностью заменяемый с 745 салон сидений, так как в 92м году уже ставили другие задние диваны(трехместные, три подголовника, втягивающиеся, даже крепление к кузову у 745 съемное, а у 945 с 92 годов приварено, то есть без сварки диван с основного модельного ряда 945 92-98 годов на 91 и 745 не поставить) так что тебе повезло, у тебя одинаковый конструктив раннего 945 и поздней 745)
@@Involvod That's what I think too... In my opinion they ruined the perfect shape of the 740 saloon - trying to make it more round in the 900-series... I also find the 740 prefacelift front end much better than everything that came after it, but the 940 front is kind of starting to grow on me...
When you said 2,3 and 2,5 did you mean 2300 and 2500 Euros ? Ouch if so , And what a nice thing of those two who sent the panel , I had a 740 that saved my life at 5am one morning and I am forever in debt to its memory !!!! Gg @Involvo'd + Mrs Involvo'd..❤
Yeah! But I honestly think it was worth it, she hasn't cost me much at all really and it's mostly rust free! It's worth about €4000 now as it sits, prices have really gone wild here! It's always sad to lose one but it did what it was built for, thanks for sharing 🙏
@@Involvod yep I guess the 80's stuff is now becoming what my Triumph Herlad once was , A Classic , No longer a Future Classic . Yeah i do like em though, The old 240 shape is what I grew up seeing , 740 bust all the bulbs on OS front , and it went through a foot thick moorland gatepost thanks to local binmen and their overfilled Diesel tank. No worries ,My own tank made the cattle grid a little wider , RIP , she had to go Later to the red rot, but hell what a ride , the engine was still running as I questioned myself , Am I dead Now ? To which the dog barked and answered for me (fun fact is he was a German Shephard Cross) Thanks Man , love the Vids !!!! ❤🍀
Thanks for the suggestion! I would love to, I planned to do a comparison of the 240 & 740 because they were both registered early April 1988, but now maybe I should do all 3, hoping to get better camera equipment and get some on the road footage too!
Nice, thank you. But... I have to react. I have owned 11 Volvo's in the past 6 years. I do not keep my cars long and still have 2. Objectively especially the 940 was outdated the moment it was introduced. I also use to own a W124 230E, a very comparable car. Not only was/is the M-B much better engineered, it drove a lot better and the engine, also a 4 cyl. 2.3 L, was/ is very smooth, quite the opposite of a red block. THE downside of the Benz: rust. I now have a C180 from 1998, great little car, yet it does rust. Yet 240s and 740s also rust. In my experience the best Volvo's rustwise are the 900 series and the V70/S60/S80, the so called P2 chassis. The 5 cyl. 'white block' is a great engine and my 19 year old V70 still feels quite modern. Like the '98 C180. My 940GLE, which I do love, really feels like an old car. And I do urge every red block fan to try one of the white block Volvo's, they make great daily drivers. And so do Saabs.... I like Volvo's, yet I'm not blind to their downside and you can see in the 80s and 90s Volvo's that Volvo did not have the money to really develop these cars. Volvo did however develop a great and contemporary car with the 850.
I agree the 940 was very dated but to me it feels more modern compared to the other 2 that were being made around the same time, but yeah the 850 is even more leaps ahead, strange to think that they started making them at the same time as this 940!
I love the 240, the quality is much better than the ones that follows and it is an icon. The knocking noise heard on the 240 is most probably a piston slap, very common th these engines, rnnoying but absolutely not dangerous
@@Involvod when these cars were new, the gearbox was noisier than the engine, these b230 were a vast improvement over the b21 and B23 in terms of smoothness.
Volvo 240 is more than a car...it's an icon Like a coca cola bottle, instantly recognized throughout the entire world...very special car to own & drive * you'll know what i and other 240 owners mean when you own one yourself :)
@@Involvod There is almost no oil leakage when riding a Japanese car. However, my Volvo often leaks oil. What does Mr.involvo'd think about Volvo's oil leaks? I want to refer to it.
Reminds me of the house over the road from my place family who live there the son has a red 240 on Corvette wheels a silver 240 which is standered then the dad has a 740 in blue a 940 in silver I know the dad had a couple of others but they are stored so ent seen them yet in my experience I really like the 94 850 glt and the 740 Wentworth as there the only 2 Volvo's I've owned
@@Involvod remember as a teen helping my uncle out on a building site between collage holldays we went half on a 89 740 gle had over 400.000 miles on but most likely more as the clocks were broken but everything worked heated seats the lot such a reliable car so regret selling so mostly had Volvo's sence hopefully next pay day I'm able to find a nice one would love another 240 850 or 740
Absolute bargain on the 940. I let mine 940 go forward. Headgasget was well done, now i know ot went bad over a year ago. Long story short. A guy bought it tear it a part send me pics and the gasket was bad just under the thermostat. Theres a hole on block but not in the head for coolant flow, thermostat is on the way. Well i was a bit lucky. Now its aw71 l is broke 2. Gear and the engine passblows. Got 1500e on it and kept the hydra wheels to sell em 500e
Ah yeah I had the same problem on my first 940 it also had corrosion on the head a little bit on the block! I also have a problem with excess crankcase pressure on the 740, hoping it's not excessive blow by... I'm uploading a video on it tonight! Sounds like you did okay out of that one in the end, have you sold the wheels?
Wheels are sold, went quick for 500e Now daily driver is fiat shitboxx 1.9 jtd. Awfull to drive but taxes and insurance are super low and that fiat diesel goes 4.6litres to 100 km
Thanks for the invite man! We're actually going away this weekend, will you be over again soon? We are also thinking about a trip to Sweden at some point so might even catch you there!
You just need to hit a million miles and you get a free Volvo lol. Some dude in America bought his new in 92 just got a free one recently. It's on yt so cool. Guy who sold him the car ended up being the manager like 30 yrs on. Volvos man.
CONGRATS ON 3K!!!!! 5k on the way! I love how excited you get talking about old Volvos. I understand.
Thanks Dean! 😉
I have a 240 sedan and a 940 wagon. Both are California cars so zero rust. Love them both!
Lucky man 😃 I think that's the perfect 2 car garage too!
Love you guys for rescuing these beauties!
3 generations of best Volvos ever made. I live vicariously through each video you wrench away on these bricks. Keep up the good work!
Thanks! Glad you're enjoying it 😃
Why have I only just found this channel. Love Volvo’s and love this man’s enthusiasm. Keep it volvo
You screamed right thru 2k and up to 3k! I love that people are noticing your passion!
Thanks Devin! And thanks for the name suggestion on the 940! 🙂
Best volvos ever made..Proud to say that at some point in my life i have owned 2 examples of each series...Now i am quite content with the S40 1.6 petrol i now have..these old tanks are not as easy to find as they used to be...Excellent collection.
Thanks 👍
Now there's a sweet collection of classics.... love it!
Thanks!
They are truly beautiful! I understand the obsession
Thanks 🙂
Please tell us how you got them all in one car park and next to each other. Amazing! Loving the collection 👌
Lots of walking 😂 But it was worth it!
😂😂😂😂@@Involvod
Congratulations on having 3 running Redblocks! Glad you have at least one manual with O/D.
Thanks! Going to try and make that 2 out 3 one day! 😉
Newbie to your channel but loving the content so far, i have had 0ver the years 240, 740, and 940s and have been thinking off having another Volvo in my collection, just seeing your smile and excitement whilst sitting in the 240 has just confirmed i need and must have another 240. All the best with the channel and i look forward to seeing more great Volvo videos.
Thanks! You should definitely get one, whilst they are still almost affordable 😄
My all-time favorite car will always be the 240 sedan. Rugged, reliable and perfect styling.
The dream car (a project I'll start on soon) will be a 900-series estate, with the 960 interior and front end but with B234FT Redblock in the front and an M47R gearbox. Should be lovely and, with a full restoration and good maintenance, last me another 30-40 years or so.
I'm with you on that one! That sounds like a great project 👍 Would love to follow it if you are Insta and plan to share it with the world (you should 😃)
@@Involvod I'm not on social media, but I'll probably film it and make a series or one big video out of it :) In the meantime, I'll follow your progress on the 200/700/900, keep it up!
Its about time you start learning some welding now so u can get them even more mint 😉 Love your cars and your content! Cheers!
Yeah it's definitely needed, hopefully this year I finally get into a bigger work space with power! And cheers!
Only watched first 30 seconds but just noticed the reg numbers!!! WOW almost perfect. Great to see almost the whole family together :-)
Thanks 😎
@@Involvod How on earth did you get those reg numbers? Are they like UK and you can buy 'private' plates I can't believe it's coincidence!
@@ched999uk 😄 it costs about €8 to customise what comes after the 'B' with 2 letters and 3 or 4 numbers of your choosing. You can have a totally private plate but that costs way more as you'd expect
@@Involvod Here in Finland it costs 790 € to apply for special reg plates... I believe that would be the only official way to get the model number on the plate... But for some reason I see suspiciously many old Volvos with the model number on the plate... Maybe people buying new Volvos were good friends with the registration clerks back in the day :D
What a collection! Love the corresponding numberplates too
Cheers mate 😎
For once I’m speechless, so I’ll just say: “beautiful lineup”! 😃
Thanks man!!
Love to see them all together! So great! ❤️
Thanks 😃
Wow. I love your collection. As a proud owner of a 93 940 I love watching your videos.
Thanks! I wish mine was a '93 😃
Wow! It hit me right now you have all three series! :D. Such a great fleet! Lovely video showing all of them. Yeah, and Miss Involved, such a treasure to let you have all of them! :D. Congrats and thanks for what you do for volvo freaks out there :D
Haha thanks buddy 😃
Just like you said, dream collection. Be careful with the seat heater, my 940, i had years ago, burned a hole to the seat, my jeans and then to my skin on the south side of me.
Wow that's surprising! Thanks for the heads up 😮
Epic...each one is special. Owning a Volvo, never mind 3 is surely a joy many will never experience, for those of us who are into the "thing" of Volvos...it just makes sense. Keep at it laddie, I watch your struggles and victories with anticipation as they are returned to active duty.
Exactly! When you know, you know 😎 Thanks for the support!
What an awesome video! It is awesome to see the whole fleet together. What a great collection of swedish bricks!
Great job saving more volvos. Lilly is my favorite but I get a weird spark towards it 😂
I can't wait to see what the future of these projects hold!
Ps, you need a 240 wagon!
Thanks buddy! Funny you say that, she sparks because of you and that distributor you sent over!
Just found your channel today... looking forward to more vids and looking back at the others. Love your commentary--crack me up... I have a 245 '89 I'm always tinkering with.
Thanks mate 😁
Living the RWD Volvo dream! They look so good together :)
Thanks man 😉
Great line up of your Volvo girls. Can't wait to follow their adventures Sledge.
Thanks 😃
I`m impressed to see how much the channel has grown since i started to subscribe to your channel last summer i think, soon 5k!. I look forward to every video, keep it up! 😀
It's crazy 😅 Thank you for the support over the last year!
What a collection man, really great!
Thanks!! I really appreciate you joining the Patreon too!
blue 745 is my favorite, got one in white myself recently! i just love the more american boxy look of it
thanks for making these videos!
Me too! Thanks 😃
And congrats on the purchase!!
Hey bro, thanks for the up close view of ur beautiful volvos, u have done a great job saving them!!!
Thanks man I'm glad you enjoyed it!!
Dude this is pretty much a thing that I will do in my life time. Have a 940 which my grandfather had since end of the 90s. Now time to get 740 and 240.
Nice, that's a good starting point for sure! Good luck with the search 😉
It's a real pleasure to follow your volvo adventures and your content is very interesting, you are my favourite YT channel right now !
I am also contaminated by the volvo madness as I own small fleet of whiteblock volvos, S60 turbo "the private jet" and a V40 1.8 "the beater".
Your videos are really inspiring and I am excited to go found a 740 because of chilldhood memories.
I am going to check a really low priced 91' 740 redblock next week !! I am in south of France and it could be a rust free example ! Cheers !
Oh thanks! That's great to hear! "Contaminated by the Volvo madness" 😂 Brilliant 👍
Good luck with the 740! I hope it's a good one 🤞
we appreciate what you do for the community
Thank you! And thanks for watching!
Nice. They are a beautiful series of Volvos. I hope you enjoy many hours of motoring in them after the work you put in to keep them going.
Thanks! 🙏🙂
Nice fleet! I like the 700 and 900 the most. Specialy the 740. That front looks like a beast!👍👍👍
Thanks, it really does 😎
Another great video. Thanks dude! Really happy I discovered your channel. Very relaxed to watch. Really admire and enjoy your enthusiasm! Keep on going 👌🏻👌🏻
Thanks I appreciate the kind words! Can't wait to catch up on more of your content!
Nice video, didn’t realise the 740 was so rusty! Better get that welding machine out!
Cheers, yeah it needs to happen!
Lucky man! Well done, you've worked damn hard to get here dude. A wee bit jealous. Maybe one day you'll fill in the models in between! 265, 760, 780 and 960!! 🤣🤣
Thanks man, really appreciate the support to get here! I hope so too 🙏
Absolutely gorgeous cars!
Thanks!
Nice collection. Luv your repair videos, learned a lot from them. I just picked up a clean 940 T wagon, now I own a 240 sedan and a 960. I’m thinking of letting the 240 go since I don’t have space for it 😢
Awesome Volvo channel.
Thank you! 😎
Very nice collection, really like your content👍
Thanks! 👍
3K! Congrats! Not far from now you won't be able to react to all of the comments. Well deserved!
Haha, it gets tricky to keep up but I will always do my best as it's my favourite part connecting with fellow Volvo enthusiasts! You're safe though you have a badge 😄
"Trifecta"
All modern car's are engineered to fail.
30 year old Volvo's were engineered "Not to fail" Absolute treasures.
Treasures indeed! Thanks 🙂
@@Involvod Your collection is the holy trinity👍👍
I love driving around in my 1993 240 looking at all these new cars, thinking, "Will your car last 30+ years?" Noooooo.
Nice on, as always!!! Please be careful with parts from polarparts. Bought a timing chain tensioner there for my Saab and it was close to ruin my engine after a few miles.
Same here for the hydraulic tensioner for one of my 850s.
Thanks for the heads up guys! I haven't had any bad experience with their parts so far but I'll be sure to shop around!
@@Involvod Yeah, apart from that - very bad - part it's been ok for me too, probably best to stay away from more complex or essential engine parts. But: For the scrap-heaps I buy and fix up it's a blessing to know where to get cheap parts you can actually use.
Love your collection.
Thanks 😃
Nice. Maybe you should do some video attempting to detail clean the cars. Maybe with your brother who has some equipment and then he posts just a part of the video in his channel and you post the full cool version here? Idk
how is your guys
relationship but it would be cool to bring more people here and to expand the channel content, I think
Yeah that's the plan, hoping to get him over here some day and do a little collab!
big up the 3k subbies
Woop woop!
Beautiful video.
Cheers Johnny!
That is an Epic shot.
Thanks 😎
Love your car bro, they clean, you motivated me to make a youtube chanel for me wagon as well..
Thanks man! Let me know the deets and I'll be straight over to check it out and subscribe!
Nice plates man!😉
Thanks 😄
Beautiful trio sir! I've currently got a 740, 745, and 945. Hoping to trade the 745 for a 240/245 soon!
Thanks! Good luck with the trade, the 240 is a magnificent machine!
Living the dream!
If you send me the Cadillac, I'll send you a Volvo (not one of these though 😃)
@@Involvod Mmm would love a 340.
@@revolution1one you're on, that's a totally fair trade! Honest! 😅
@@Involvod I plan on getting the Cadi running again next month.
Such a great video
Inspiring for my 240 wagon project
If you could pick one, which would it be and why?
Nice!! Like your carchoise
Thanks 😃
Love the video. I'm in Germany and looking for a pretty clean 240 or 740. By "pretty clean" I mean thst doesnt need major body or mechanical work because I dont have good access to a workspace. Where should I look?
Занятная коллекция, осталось только разбавить 340й вольво) Кстати, 240 хоть и называют кирпичем, но она по аэродинамике, ширине, наклону задней стойки и стеклу напоминает перевернутое каноэ и в обратную сторону сопротивление не больше чем в лобовое движение. А вот 740 это классический кирпич, особенно седан, с его более рублеными формами морды, крыльев и особенно заднего стекла в дань моде 80х. 940 снова вернулись к более обтекаемой концепции тогдашних седанов и модный квадратизм в 80х - уже в 90х требовал смены тенденций, мне лично зализанность 240 и 940 не так симпатизирует как квадратиш 740) Кстати твой бизнес 945 даже улучшенный плафон потолка имеет, он взаимозаменяем с того что стоит на 745, но и на 940 такие плафоны с подсветкой карт или книг шли как дополнительная опция)
Ah thanks! I don't think it works, but it's on the list! The only one I don't like is the 940 saloon, too modern 😃
@@Involvod Твой 945 имеет полностью заменяемый с 745 салон сидений, так как в 92м году уже ставили другие задние диваны(трехместные, три подголовника, втягивающиеся, даже крепление к кузову у 745 съемное, а у 945 с 92 годов приварено, то есть без сварки диван с основного модельного ряда 945 92-98 годов на 91 и 745 не поставить) так что тебе повезло, у тебя одинаковый конструктив раннего 945 и поздней 745)
@@Involvod That's what I think too... In my opinion they ruined the perfect shape of the 740 saloon - trying to make it more round in the 900-series... I also find the 740 prefacelift front end much better than everything that came after it, but the 940 front is kind of starting to grow on me...
When you said 2,3 and 2,5 did you mean 2300 and 2500 Euros ? Ouch if so , And what a nice thing of those two who sent the panel ,
I had a 740 that saved my life at 5am one morning and I am forever in debt to its memory !!!! Gg @Involvo'd + Mrs Involvo'd..❤
Yeah! But I honestly think it was worth it, she hasn't cost me much at all really and it's mostly rust free! It's worth about €4000 now as it sits, prices have really gone wild here!
It's always sad to lose one but it did what it was built for, thanks for sharing 🙏
@@Involvod yep I guess the 80's stuff is now becoming what my Triumph Herlad once was , A Classic , No longer a Future Classic . Yeah i do like em though, The old 240 shape is what I grew up seeing , 740 bust all the bulbs on OS front , and it went through a foot thick moorland gatepost thanks to local binmen and their overfilled Diesel tank. No worries ,My own tank made the cattle grid a little wider , RIP , she had to go Later to the red rot, but hell what a ride , the engine was still running as I questioned myself , Am I dead Now ? To which the dog barked and answered for me (fun fact is he was a German Shephard Cross) Thanks Man , love the Vids !!!! ❤🍀
Proper tanks! Love a German Shepherd, we've had maybe 10 in the family! Thanks again 🙂
You should do a detailed comparison of all three. I have yet to see a good video that shows the differences between all 3 series.
Thanks for the suggestion! I would love to, I planned to do a comparison of the 240 & 740 because they were both registered early April 1988, but now maybe I should do all 3, hoping to get better camera equipment and get some on the road footage too!
Indeed it blows me away too they built the 240 up untill 92/93, BUT what blows my mind even more is that 1992 is THIRTY years ago??
Don't remind me, I was born November '92 😅
Fleet is neat mate
Thanks mate!
Nice, thank you. But... I have to react. I have owned 11 Volvo's in the past 6 years. I do not keep my cars long and still have 2. Objectively especially the 940 was outdated the moment it was introduced. I also use to own a W124 230E, a very comparable car. Not only was/is the M-B much better engineered, it drove a lot better and the engine, also a 4 cyl. 2.3 L, was/ is very smooth, quite the opposite of a red block. THE downside of the Benz: rust. I now have a C180 from 1998, great little car, yet it does rust. Yet 240s and 740s also rust. In my experience the best Volvo's rustwise are the 900 series and the V70/S60/S80, the so called P2 chassis. The 5 cyl. 'white block' is a great engine and my 19 year old V70 still feels quite modern. Like the '98 C180. My 940GLE, which I do love, really feels like an old car. And I do urge every red block fan to try one of the white block Volvo's, they make great daily drivers. And so do Saabs.... I like Volvo's, yet I'm not blind to their downside and you can see in the 80s and 90s Volvo's that Volvo did not have the money to really develop these cars. Volvo did however develop a great and contemporary car with the 850.
I agree the 940 was very dated but to me it feels more modern compared to the other 2 that were being made around the same time, but yeah the 850 is even more leaps ahead, strange to think that they started making them at the same time as this 940!
A Volvo enthusiast I know recently bought a like new 760gle with less than 10k miles on the clock for €13k from a private collection.
Wow, I always wonder who buys those super expensive time warp cars! I'd rather buy 10 high mileage ones personally 😃
I love the 240, the quality is much better than the ones that follows and it is an icon. The knocking noise heard on the 240 is most probably a piston slap, very common th these engines, rnnoying but absolutely not dangerous
It definitely has a more quality feel I agree! I've grown to enjoy the sound of piston slap as a characteristic of my favourite engine 😄
@@Involvod when these cars were new, the gearbox was noisier than the engine, these b230 were a vast improvement over the b21 and B23 in terms of smoothness.
Nice motors, what do you do for your day job ?
Thanks! I work as a delivery driver and some kitchen work for a little cafe in Berlin
Looks like my driveway bro I'll have to send you a pic one day
Nice, I'm jealous I'd love a driveway 😃
Which one is the most fuel efficient of these? I understand the 900 series got heavier and heavier as the years went on and consumption went up.
Volvo 240 is more than a car...it's an icon
Like a coca cola bottle, instantly recognized throughout the entire world...very special car to own & drive
* you'll know what i and other 240 owners mean when you own one yourself :)
Exactly this 😃
I'm watching from Japan! I'm on the 940. Is there an oil leak or oil bleeding?
Hey! No I don't think so, why do you ask?
@@Involvod There is almost no oil leakage when riding a Japanese car. However, my Volvo often leaks oil. What does Mr.involvo'd think about Volvo's oil leaks? I want to refer to it.
@@sakimoto_minoru 😄 they can leak, have you checked your PCV system? My next video is on it, can often cause leaks if it gets blocked.
@@Involvod There was a video on RUclips explaining the pcv system, so let's take a look.
Thank you for your reply!
I'm looking forward to the video!🔥
Reminds me of the house over the road from my place family who live there the son has a red 240 on Corvette wheels a silver 240 which is standered then the dad has a 740 in blue a 940 in silver I know the dad had a couple of others but they are stored so ent seen them yet in my experience I really like the 94 850 glt and the 740 Wentworth as there the only 2 Volvo's I've owned
Nice! I'd love to have Volvo neighbours! Don't see any out here in the Eastern outskirts of Berlin
@@Involvod remember as a teen helping my uncle out on a building site between collage holldays we went half on a 89 740 gle had over 400.000 miles on but most likely more as the clocks were broken but everything worked heated seats the lot such a reliable car so regret selling so mostly had Volvo's sence hopefully next pay day I'm able to find a nice one would love another 240 850 or 740
I like the 240 the most, my al time favoriete altough is a 240 turbo!!
Maybe one day this one will get a turbo, I'll swap the whole engine though as I can't imagine how loud the piston slap will get! 😅
I love volvo.
THE HOLY TRININTY. 🙌
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omg your number plates, how do you get that??
It cost an extra €8 to personalise everything after the 'B' (for Berlin) using 2 more letters and 3/4 numbers 😃
reminds me of my collection... besides my 760 isn't running at all
You need to get them lined up for pics, I'll help push! 😄
Volvo 940 super polar 👍
Where is your 780 Bertone?
I'm saving up for it 😂
240. Is King
740 and 940 were concessions that economical pressures created.
279...Nice Fleet
Thanks 👍
2 outta 3 ain't bad!
Need a 760 and 960 now
And the rest 😃
whats better 88 240 or a 90 740 both wagons?
need a 140 in there too bud
One day man!
Absolute bargain on the 940. I let mine 940 go forward. Headgasget was well done, now i know ot went bad over a year ago. Long story short. A guy bought it tear it a part send me pics and the gasket was bad just under the thermostat. Theres a hole on block but not in the head for coolant flow, thermostat is on the way. Well i was a bit lucky. Now its aw71 l is broke 2. Gear and the engine passblows. Got 1500e on it and kept the hydra wheels to sell em 500e
Ah yeah I had the same problem on my first 940 it also had corrosion on the head a little bit on the block! I also have a problem with excess crankcase pressure on the 740, hoping it's not excessive blow by... I'm uploading a video on it tonight!
Sounds like you did okay out of that one in the end, have you sold the wheels?
Wheels are sold, went quick for 500e
Now daily driver is fiat shitboxx 1.9 jtd. Awfull to drive but taxes and insurance are super low and that fiat diesel goes 4.6litres to 100 km
The AMAZON is missing!!!
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Me and my volvo friends are in berlin over the weekend wanna get a beer and hang ? With some swedish volvo guys //gustav
Thanks for the invite man! We're actually going away this weekend, will you be over again soon? We are also thinking about a trip to Sweden at some point so might even catch you there!
You’re welcome if you come to sweden . Will get in touch if we are in berlin soon
You just need to hit a million miles and you get a free Volvo lol. Some dude in America bought his new in 92 just got a free one recently. It's on yt so cool. Guy who sold him the car ended up being the manager like 30 yrs on. Volvos man.
I saw it but didn't get a chance to watch it, I'll do it now! Is that the video you shared to me on Insta? The link didn't work for some reason
@@Involvod yeah it's amazing. He's had 2 engines in it as well. ruclips.net/video/b8Rp8ENvNbg/видео.html
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The 740 was canceld before The 240
Yeah I wish I had mentioned that! The 240 outliving it's replacement 😄
A man from Sweden Will help you 😀
Can i get the 940 please
((d-()-l l-()-b)) Will the 1987 Volvo 740 GL FRONT lights, grill, fit on a 940???
WOW! A rust-filler-paint-floor-sandwich on that 740. Yikes.
AND- us watching these videos doesn’t pay for the Volvo purchases YET!
Haha yeah maybe one day 😎
Soon be into double figures you with volvos owned but 🤫 dont tell mis involvod