A place to describe in details your 300, close to or in genuine condition
The purchase, story of the car, repairs...
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eph_tom
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by eph_tom » 10 Mar 2015 01:48 am
Just some pics of my latest 340...
Done 43,000 miles. She's in excellent condition. Expecting some age related issues. Had to sort out the leaky fuel tank as it was weeping fuel.
Potential explosive consequences averted
This is my daily driver and I do 60 miles everyday 5 days a week
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16
"The only Evolution I believe in is made by Mitsubishi"
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bogbasic
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by bogbasic » 10 Mar 2015 02:10 am
Evil motor - keep up the great work. I used to believe in evolution until I found out that Charles Darwin married his cousin, but you do have to be a bit careful who you say that to ;- Come to think of it, I can't remember when I last saw any of my cousins... must be 28 years ago (!!)... mind you, I never did get on with them that well ;-0
1988 340 1.4 GL, 218k, 5 door (Grey Bess). Gone to CBA.
1991 340 1.7 GL, 64k, 5 door, petrol blue (Deep Blue).
1988 360 2.0 GLE, 140k, 5 door, ocean blue metallic (Blue Bess).
1989 340 1.7 GL, 108k, 3 door (Red Ness).
More info here!
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alf
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by alf » 10 Mar 2015 12:35 pm
Wow, she`s like a MENTOS, the fresh maker.
Love it!
the early bird gets the worm
`87 B200E on LPG grey GLT aka Time Machine
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360beast
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by 360beast » 10 Mar 2015 07:42 pm
Good to see it has gone to a good home, when I was trying to sell my Golf it was to buy this 340
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EDY.340
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by EDY.340 » 17 Mar 2015 07:33 pm
Very clean and original I must say
1990 340 1.4 DL
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SteveP
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by SteveP » 18 Mar 2015 08:02 pm
Tidy looking car that
1989 - Volvo 360 GLT
1985 - Volvo 360 GLS
2008 - Volvo S60 SE Lux
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Ride_on
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by Ride_on » 18 Mar 2015 08:14 pm
This is the exact model I had many moons ago, unfortunately it didn't end well with car developing several problems, of which one was unfixable at the time. I hope you have a better experience.
1980 345 DL_______1987 360 GLE (project car restored to GLT spec and B230FT'd)
1984 360 GLT______1987 360 GLT
1983 360 GLS______1989 360 GLE
1985 340 GL_______1986 340 1.4
1985 360 GLS______1995 940 SE 2.3 Turbo Estate (daily)
1987 340 GL 1.7
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SteveP
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by SteveP » 19 Mar 2015 10:46 am
I just noticed - 60 miles a day! Good effort
1989 - Volvo 360 GLT
1985 - Volvo 360 GLS
2008 - Volvo S60 SE Lux
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eph_tom
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by eph_tom » 20 Mar 2015 08:43 pm
She's going strong....so far
I can only say the previous owners must have taken very good care of her
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16
"The only Evolution I believe in is made by Mitsubishi"
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classicswede
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by classicswede » 21 Mar 2015 10:08 am
Looks a nice clean car. It would be well worth giving it a good wax oil
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S10NPH
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by S10NPH » 21 Mar 2015 11:00 pm
Wow, yes, looks very clean indeed. How does it fare doing 60 miles a day?
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eph_tom
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by eph_tom » 26 Mar 2015 11:18 pm
She's doing very well as my daily driver. Bit thirsty but I was expecting that. Best economy I've achieved so far is 41mpg. But 36-37mpg is what she returns normally.
At the moment the only issue I have is a sticking starter motor. I can avoid this issue by being very careful when I try and start the car but I should really get it checked out tbh.
I try and polish the car every week to give the bodywork some kind of protection... Perhaps rust proofing the underside is not such a bad idea Dai... Task for the future!
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16
"The only Evolution I believe in is made by Mitsubishi"
