1979 Volvo 343DL Automatic 4700 Miles 1 Owner For Sale

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1979 Volvo 343DL Automatic 4700 Miles 1 Owner For Sale

Post by STEFFWAT » 16 Jun 2013 08:13 pm

1979 Volvo 343 DL Auto 1 Owner Only 4700 miles from New,

In Original Garaged Condition From new,

Few Marks and age related paint issues, Inside AS New!!

Silver with Blue Cloth Interior,

Please contact me on 07795 345288 if you are interested in buying the car.

I will upload pictures tomorrow.

NOW ON EBAY TODAY FOR SALE WITH PHOTOS, CLICK or COPY AND PASTE LINK BELOW

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231002758703? ... 1555.l2649
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Re: 1979 Volvo 343DL Automatic 4700 Miles 1 Owner For Sale

Post by Hell Driver » 16 Jun 2013 09:10 pm

Sounds interesting, is that 47,000 miles surely not 4700 ?
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Re: 1979 Volvo 343DL Automatic 4700 Miles 1 Owner For Sale

Post by MCHUDD » 17 Jun 2013 11:43 am

Hi all.
Have to see pickures of this one :D :D :D
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Re: 1979 Volvo 343DL Automatic 4700 Miles 1 Owner For Sale

Post by S10NPH » 17 Jun 2013 09:38 pm

Yes, I'm looking forward to seeing some pictures. An idea of your location would also be useful!

Thanks,

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Re: 1979 Volvo 343DL Automatic 4700 Miles 1 Owner For Sale

Post by volvomania » 18 Jun 2013 03:36 pm

Interesting.......where are you from?
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Re: 1979 Volvo 343DL Automatic 4700 Miles 1 Owner For Sale

Post by S10NPH » 19 Jun 2013 08:50 pm

Here it is: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1979-T-VOLVO- ... 35c8d65e2f

Wrong wheels, mirrors and side indicator repeaters for 1979MY, and a tide-mark (although that could be heavy shadow): all suggest to me the mileage isn't quite right. Also rear seat backrest comes from a 1981 model - 1979 has a straight top edge with no ribbing on the middle seat.

But otherwise it looks pretty stunning.
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Re: 1979 Volvo 343DL Automatic 4700 Miles 1 Owner For Sale

Post by Hell Driver » 19 Jun 2013 09:31 pm

It certainly does looks very good. I suspect that it really is low mileage as they rarely survive in antything like that condition. To only be 4700 seams asking a lot to ask though, that really suggests that it's been locked away unused for years at a time, even when new. Maybe the speedo has stopped working for some miles at some point. Even if so it has to be a below 20,000 miles example.

I do wonder why the need for underseal on the lower parts of the panels if only 4700 miles however.

I'd want a fair bit of service history and paperwork to start at the money, maybe it's there, but the seller doesn't mention it. Obviously it won't have had a lot of work done at those miles but what bills are there may back up the mileage. An explanation for the low mileage may also help....if plausible!

Wheels, side repeaters and seat and mirrors is a pointer to more miles, but maybe the owner just liked doing a few simple period modifications rather than driving it :)
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Re: 1979 Volvo 343DL Automatic 4700 Miles 1 Owner For Sale

Post by STEFFWAT » 19 Jun 2013 09:44 pm

S10NPH wrote:Here it is: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1979-T-VOLVO- ... 35c8d65e2f

Wrong wheels, mirrors and side indicator repeaters for 1979MY, and a tide-mark (although that could be heavy shadow): all suggest to me the mileage isn't quite right. Also rear seat backrest comes from a 1981 model - 1979 has a straight top edge with no ribbing on the middle seat.

But otherwise it looks pretty stunning.

Spoke to the Widow, she confirms mileage is correct. as for wrong wheels etc, i do not know why. Thanks guys.

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Re: 1979 Volvo 343DL Automatic 4700 Miles 1 Owner For Sale

Post by Hell Driver » 19 Jun 2013 09:52 pm

Thanks for the info, It certainly has the right door pulls and wide stainless trim on the front part of the rain gutter, two things which say it's a 79 model.

As for the mileage, these things do pop up from time to time so we shouln't get too hung up on how and why, the green GLS I bought a couple of years ago was only 18,000 miles and a few less than 10,000 have appeared too.

Is there any paperwork (apart from the V5 etc.) with the car?
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Re: 1979 Volvo 343DL Automatic 4700 Miles 1 Owner For Sale

Post by bogbasic » 19 Jun 2013 11:16 pm

That car's mintal.
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Re: 1979 Volvo 343DL Automatic 4700 Miles 1 Owner For Sale

Post by Hell Driver » 03 Sep 2013 09:13 pm

According to the website this sold for £896 at Brooklands, not £2500-£3000 as mentioned on Sunday!!!

Anyone on here bought it?
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Re: 1979 Volvo 343DL Automatic 4700 Miles 1 Owner For Sale

Post by SteveP » 04 Sep 2013 07:34 pm

Oh so what do we have here then? :lol:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1979-Volvo-34 ... 4d11f76738

Out of interest did anyone get to see it at the weekend in the metal? What was it like and what's the deal with all the black paint?
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Re: 1979 Volvo 343DL Automatic 4700 Miles 1 Owner For Sale

Post by Hell Driver » 04 Sep 2013 08:23 pm

I had a look (but not ubderneath) and I think others had a better look too.

All I can say is that on the surface (paintwork) it's far from what you would expect at 4700 miles. But good for 34 years!

Although there are no big dents, there are a lot of quite bad scratches. Its looks to me like something's gone off with the rear drivers wing too. There's signs of a respray under the rain gutter or maybe more.....new panel?

For the year, it's probably in very good condition but without some sort of backing up with paper work I'd take the mileage with a pinch of salt, but saying that, it probably hasn't done much more or it would have rusted far more! Maybe it's had a hard life in the garage, getting bumped and banged by people squeezing past with boxes/tools/bikes etc!!!
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Re: 1979 Volvo 343DL Automatic 4700 Miles 1 Owner For Sale

Post by Chris_C » 04 Sep 2013 09:18 pm

Wings etc are very scratched, with what look like car parking dents, though as HD says, could be garage based. Sills arn't horrible but have seen a lot of black paint, I wonder what that is covering up and would be at them with a magnet before I went near it. Windscreen surround (all around) is seriously bubbling and the tail gate hinges are going in the normal place which I'd only have thought would happen with usage. I didn't look at the rot on the inner arches, but given I was half intending to put a cheeky low offer in if it hadn't sold, I didn't bother. It's huge amounts of work to fix properly.
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Re: 1979 Volvo 343DL Automatic 4700 Miles 1 Owner For Sale

Post by baron_matt » 05 Sep 2013 01:17 pm

So some mug spunked nearly 900 on it, realised it wasn't that good and is now putting it on ebay? Or is this the owner trying to flog it after it failed to make reserve?

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