1.7 3-door 340 wanted! cash waiting!

Post by **astraboy** » 27 Jul 2006 11:33 pm

Hi there,
New user here (just found after much googling) and I was wondering if you can help us.
I'm looking for a late model 1.7 340 in 3-door format preferably. I've tried a lot of places so far with no luck so I was wondering if you lot would be able to help.
I'm stranded without a car and have cash waiting, so if you have something that might be of interest then please drop us a line at astraboy_uk@yahoo.co.uk
cheers in advance,
astraboy.

Post by **redline** » 28 Jul 2006 08:18 am

Hi Astraboy welcome to the forum , where abouts are you ?

There are no 340 3 doors around at the moment either on Ebay or autotrader
in fact there are very few 300's for sale at all
heres a couple of five doors from the autotrader (the distances shown are from Milton Keynes )

1991 H Reg VOLVO 340 1.75 Doors, Manual, Hatchback, Petrol, Blue.Insurance Group:8, £495 p/x to clear. Tel: 01242 527290 or 07963 399948 Distance: 56 milesPrice: £495Links:

1991 VOLVO 340 LE 1.4,
J reg. 104000 miles, FSH (25 stamps), MOT & Tax 08/06, 1 former keeper, HPi clear, cheap Tax & insurance. £275. . Mark Samuel MotorsMark Samuel MtrTelephone: (07960 420492 or (01827) 896469

and a couple of 360's

1988 VOLVO 360 GLT 5dr Hatchback,
OWNED FOR THE LAST 16 YEARS BY THE SAME MAN WHO HAS SPENT OVER 1000 IN THE LAST 3 YEARS inc EXHAUST,TYRES,CAMBELT,FRONT STRUTS,BRAKES,WHEEL BEARINGS ect ect,MOT 28/FEB/2007,109K MILES THATS ONLY 6K PER YEAR,STARTS FIRST TIME RUNS VERY WELL,***COMES WITH CENTRAL LOCKING,POWER STEERING,ELEC WINDOWS,HEATED SEATS,REAR SPOILER,TOW BAR WITH ELEC,REAR
WASH WIPE,FRONT LIGHTS WASH WIPE,RADIO/CASS,TILT/SLIDE SUNROOF,FRONT FOG LIGHTS,NICE CLEAN INTERIOR,FOLDING REAR SEATS. £395. no offers thanksPODS CARSTelephone: 07929 090672

1989 VOLVO 360 GLE 5dr Hatchback,
130,000 miles, Colour Champagne Gold with sunroof MOT Feb 2007, no rust, serviced June 2006 + new cambelt fitted. £450. onoTelephone: 01869 241598
Distance: 18 miles
Price: £450 ono

then theres this one on Ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1989-VOLVO-360-GL ... dZViewItem

and of course the ones offered by other members here

good luck with your search

Post by **astraboy** » 28 Jul 2006 09:41 am

Redline,
Hi there, I'm located in the staines area. Also thanks for the list you provided, thats a lot of cars to consider.
I think I'm going to have to learn the difference between a 340 and a 360, but I'm sure the answers can be found on here somewhere

I have found a red three door which I'm looking at this weekend, but if there are any other cars that you think I might like then please let me know.
Regards,
astra.

Post by **5lab** » 28 Jul 2006 09:53 am

the 360 has a 2 litre volvo engine - this is really the only difference.

Post by **SteveP** » 28 Jul 2006 10:49 am

5lab wrote:the 360 has a 2 litre volvo engine - this is really the only difference.

What? Apart from the drivetrain being different to take the power/torque of the 2.0

Post by MJ » 28 Jul 2006 12:00 pm

There are many differences, such as location of spare wheel and patrol tank, but the main difference is the engine, 1.4 & 1.7 in 340, 2.0 in 360, and as Steve says, a stronger driveshaft for the 360

Post by **redline** » 28 Jul 2006 01:14 pm

I must admit

(he says ducking behind the sofa to avoid sharp objects being thrown at him )

If I had my time again I would go for a 360 2.0 gle or glt , (that ebay gle is calling me although I would prefer a saloon ),
if only for the power steering lecky windows and slight power increase

trouble is they didnt do the redline in that spec

Post by **Chris_C** » 28 Jul 2006 01:18 pm

Meh, you's pays your money, and takes your choice.

Either go for the slightly oversteery 340, or the slightly understeery 360. Late 340's came with all the same toys as 360's tbh. What do you want the car for? If you just want transport, then I'd prolly go for a late 340 or 360 GLT; if you want easy to drop in straight line speed, any 360; drifting, 1.7 340.

Well, thats what I'd do!

Post by **astraboy** » 28 Jul 2006 03:08 pm

well you answered my question with your last post chris. i'm gonna use it for a drift car while my m3 powered e36 has its engine rebuilt.
so the 340's oversteer do they?
340 it is

astraboy.

Post by **redline** » 28 Jul 2006 03:12 pm

how much are you looking to pay for a 300 ?

Post by **astraboy** » 28 Jul 2006 03:19 pm

I'm willing to pay the going rate for the right car, but tbh, I'm a little in the dark about prices, plus I want to set some aside for suspension mods.
astraboy.

Post by **Chris_C** » 28 Jul 2006 03:47 pm

Theres not that much difference in the handling, I've noticed it when driving my 40s and 60s though, and mucking round with a few in the motorclub down here, the 40s do slide quicker, though have a lil bit less torque than a GLT. 60s you really have to push it, or use a bit of handbrake first. Having said that, I don't drift properly, only if I want to stot the chavv'd up festa from trying to hump my bootlid usually, or to get round a hairpin on the lanes

Post by **Carl** » 28 Jul 2006 04:44 pm

My first 360 (when it had the crap tyres) was driftastic, and a little scary in the wet TBH. I even spun it once. My 340 was just as driftastic, but at lower speeds.

A decent set of tyres transformed the 360 though - it meant you could push it hard even in the wet/gravel/mud without fear of dieing! But of course, because of the relative lack of power you lost the powerslide ability unless you really provoked it - in this sort of fashion:

Post by **Ali** » 28 Jul 2006 04:59 pm

Yeah it does seem that the 1.7s are the drifters choice, only people that have actually tried both properly are Nev and some other guys from essex at the arena. I also feel my 340 1.4 would slide at much much lower speeds but didn't have the grunt. The 360 will slide just as much but you have to use the extra power for it to happen. The 1.7 might therefore be the best of both worlds if it still slides around as much as the 1.4 but with the extra poke.

Post by **5lab** » 28 Jul 2006 05:41 pm

you can get either very very sideways - the 360 naturally understeers more (although, in comparison to the mondie - both cars understeer when not under power) but under gas the reverse is true - the 360 would make a better drifers car i think.

i spun nessy about 6 times