Another newbie joining the ranks.

Post by **Duvel78** » 28 Jul 2004 07:27 pm

I am very sorry to hear your story Tuba!

Forget that car and try to find another Volvo 340 (or 360!). If was you, I would buy a 360 in Germany, they are very cheap (because the taxes there for a 2.0 engine without catalyser are very high > nobody want that car... )

Post by **Tuba** » 29 Jul 2004 02:10 pm

Duvel78 wrote:Forget that car and try to find another Volvo 340 (or 360!).

Well, that would have been a lot harder than what I did

I found a perfectly kept 1994 Volvo 460 DL (1.8i) with a few nice extras and perfect looks, so I decided to buy it instead. It's a campaign model (called "spirit"), and thus features a lot of nice details - such as heated front seats and coloured bumpers and mirrors.

I won't stop loving the 300-series, and I won't stop wanting one either, but for now I'll be driving a 460. When I get to a point in life where I can afford a second car, I'm pretty sure it'll be a 340 - if I live in a place where I can restore one (i.e. a house with a nice garage and the right tools).

The 460 I've found is in near mint condition, with very little rust - the rear bumper has a bit of surface rust on the inner side, and that's it. The engine purrs nicely, which makes sense considering it's only done 131.000 km in 10 years. It drives like a 460 should, and I'll even get an extra set of tyres. Right now it's running on Continental EcoContact CPs (175/70R14) on steel rims, but there's a set of original volvo alloys with Goodyear Eagle NCT5's (195/50R15) on as well. It needs an anti-rust treatment this autumn, but that's the only maintenance it'll need for about 10.000 km. It's had an anti-rust treatment every two years since 1994, so the good condition it's in is hardly surprising. I'm paying 46.500 Kr (~6200 Eur) for it, the last 1500 Kr being the registration fee for license plates.

Hopefully I'll be driving it back home tomorrow, and when I'm home I'll take a few pics so you can see it

Don't expect any pics before sunday, though, saturday is my wedding anniversary, so I'll be spending the entire day with my wife

Post by **5lab** » 29 Jul 2004 02:14 pm

that is a LOT of money for a 460! blimey...

my dad just wrote off his 440, which was also in mint condition. it had 75000 on the clock (miles), and was a '93 k reg.. the value of it (which the insurance company paid us) is £800 (or €1200ish). also a 1.8, but not with quite so many extras.. but what a cost difference!!

incidentally, the 400s are more sporty to drive, but i think the cockpit feels a little cramped - just my personal taste i guess.. im a big lad and i like my space

Post by **Tuba** » 29 Jul 2004 02:37 pm

5lab wrote:that is a LOT of money for a 460! blimey...

In Denmark, it's cheap, actually - most of the comparable Volvos I've found have been priced 5-10.000 Kr higher...

Cars are ridiculously expensive here

Post by **5lab** » 29 Jul 2004 03:42 pm

lots of stuff is - i remember holidaying over there and a cheap loaf of bread was ~£1!

would it not be cheaper to import something?

Post by **Tuba** » 29 Jul 2004 05:00 pm

5lab wrote:would it not be cheaper to import something?

Well, the car itself would be cheaper, but I'd have to pay an absurd amount of tax on the car before I'd be able to drive it

Post by **Duvel78** » 29 Jul 2004 07:55 pm

Tuba wrote:I found a perfectly kept 1994 Volvo 460 DL (1.8i) I'm paying 46.500 Kr (~6200 Eur) for it, the last 1500 Kr being the registration fee for license plates.]

Not because it's a 460 (I like that car) but for the price...

Tuba wrote:Don't expect any pics before sunday, though, saturday is my wedding anniversary, so I'll be spending the entire day with my wife

Haaaaaaaaaappy biiiiiiiiiiiirthday to the newly-weds!

Post by **Tuba** » 06 Aug 2004 06:38 pm

I've managed to get one of the pictures I've taken online so far:

http://gallery.arkolog.dk/Diverse/dscn1085.jpg

More will follow later - it might not be a 300, but it's still a Volvo

Post by **Duvel78** » 06 Aug 2004 07:46 pm

Nice car but... it's not a 300!