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didier
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from France

Post by didier » 02 Jan 2015 11:21 pm

Hi everybody
and happy new year.

My english is poor Iapologize in advance ;

but my passion is strong .

I have a 340 DL 1984 vario and i live in france near south bordeaux country of the good(best) wine :mrgreen:
I'll try to show you some pics later but i'm also a bad photograph , so don't expect something very artistic,

tell me if you don't understand me or if i make mistakes. :wink:

My 340 is low mileage (57000 kms) approx 35000 miles; it was a "grandad" car, always garaged ? parked ? inside; near paris,
interior is very good , exterior too /no rust , engine not so good : some leaks but it runs well , exhaust is loud too :mrgreen:

after the old man the next owner changes many expensive things: vario belt, alternator, tyres (michelin),clutch,ignition ...
but he throw the towel when problems continue to happen / I don't know exactly why he sold it. :wink:

I have also two 245 GLT 1984/1988 (B23E automatic and from swiss /B230E) and I owned before two 245 turbo and many many over cars


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Re: from France

Post by bogbasic » 03 Jan 2015 12:03 am

Greetings - it looks in very good condition.
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).
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Re: from France

Post by didier » 03 Jan 2015 12:31 am

thx ,it does
I dream of a 360 GLT like this( full options) :mrgreen:

just seen your blog 340pw got something to read for this week-end, thx again :wink:

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Re: from France

Post by 360beast » 03 Jan 2015 10:57 am

Looks to be in pretty good shape... I am partial to a but of 80s brown interior :lol:

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Re: from France

Post by didier » 03 Jan 2015 01:02 pm

thx 340pw
I was very surprised to find a very good body with no rust
don't be too jealous for the interior :mrgreen:

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Re: from France

Post by bogbasic » 03 Jan 2015 02:44 pm

Yes, the coloured interiors make you go a bit goggle-eyed :3
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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Re: from France

Post by didier » 03 Jan 2015 04:00 pm

you mean : it's almost baroque , i like everything baroque :wink: and most 70's interiors

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Re: from France

Post by MCHUDD » 03 Jan 2015 08:03 pm

Hi didier and welcome.
Your car looks great for its age.
Your English is a lot better than my French
:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
Cheers Mark.
sm69 sm69 sm69 sm69 sm69 sm69 sm69

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Re: from France

Post by didier » 04 Jan 2015 04:51 pm

thx.
I do my best. :mrgreen:

French is a difficult language to learn . :wink:

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Re: from France

Post by Chris_C » 04 Jan 2015 06:21 pm

Your garage looks amazing! Lots of interesting shiny things.

Don't worry about your English. We are all here with a common interest and I think we all like the variety of members.
'89(G) 340 GLE B172k
'03 S60 D5 SE, '91 (J) MX5, 1954 Cyclemaster
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'89(F) 340 GL F7R (ex B172k) - Fake -> SBKV 300 Runner Up 08, 12; '91(H) 340 GL B14.4E - Kar; '88(F) 360 GLT B200E - Jet -> BKV 300 Runner Up 09; '89(G) 360 GLT B200E - Beast

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Re: from France

Post by didier » 04 Jan 2015 06:38 pm

Not my garage(normally a will have a garage in 2015 and I will fill it with many cars; the list is ready yet :mrgreen: ) ,a friend of mine


The previous car owner was living next his house so I came to see my friend after I took the car ;
he's a compulsive buyer and a great journalist. :mrgreen:

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Re: from France

Post by classicswede » 08 Jan 2015 01:16 am

Looks like a good one. Have you fixed the vario system or was there not really a problem with it.
Dai

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Re: from France

Post by S10NPH » 08 Jan 2015 02:23 pm

Great original 340, which looks like it has been well cared for.

340pw
1977 Volvo 343 DL 1.4 Vario TUJ 247R
1980 Volvo 345 DL 1.4 PGH 590V
1981 Volvo 345 DL 1.4 ECR 312W
1985 Volvo 340 DL 1.4 Vario B168 DTU
1982 Volvo 245 GLT 2.3 Auto VKN 137X
1997 Saab 900 Convertible P290 DDF and 2018 VW Tiguan S10 NPH

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Re: from France

Post by trabitom99 » 12 Jan 2015 04:05 pm

Hello and welcome to the forum! Your cars look great ...

Cheers

Tom
343 GL Touring B14.1E CVT (155) 98000kms 1980 (sold)
343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
360 GLT B200F MT5 (302) 230000kms 1988

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Re: from France

Post by didier » 15 Jan 2015 01:16 pm

classicswede wrote:Looks like a good one. Have you fixed the vario system or was there not really a problem with it.
the previous owner changed the belts (volvo genuine) 300+ euros and the clutch too :mrgreen:
it works well

I love it for cruising around "le bassin d'arcachon" where I live :wink:

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