1987 340 1.7 GL 'Bertha'

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1987 340 1.7 GL 'Bertha'

Post 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 :roll:
This is my daily driver and I do 60 miles everyday 5 days a week :mrgreen:
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Re: 1987 340 1.7 GL 'Bertha'

Post 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
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1989 340 1.7 GL, 108k, 3 door (Red Ness).
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Re: 1987 340 1.7 GL 'Bertha'

Post by alf » 10 Mar 2015 12:35 pm

Wow, she`s like a MENTOS, the fresh maker. sm9 Love it!
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Re: 1987 340 1.7 GL 'Bertha'

Post 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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Re: 1987 340 1.7 GL 'Bertha'

Post by EDY.340 » 17 Mar 2015 07:33 pm

Very clean and original I must say :340:
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Re: 1987 340 1.7 GL 'Bertha'

Post by SteveP » 18 Mar 2015 08:02 pm

Tidy looking car that :)
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Re: 1987 340 1.7 GL 'Bertha'

Post 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.
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Re: 1987 340 1.7 GL 'Bertha'

Post by SteveP » 19 Mar 2015 10:46 am

I just noticed - 60 miles a day! Good effort ;)
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Re: 1987 340 1.7 GL 'Bertha'

Post 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 :wink:
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Post 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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Re: 1987 340 1.7 GL 'Bertha'

Post 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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Re: 1987 340 1.7 GL 'Bertha'

Post 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!
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