Nice '92 Volvo 240 Wagon 5 speed on BAT - in Colorado

[Baz]

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1992-volvo-240-wagon-19/

BaT Essentials
Lot #64691
Seller: billburgert
Location: Englewood, Colorado 80110
Chassis: YV1AW8201N1918737
147k Miles Shown
2.3-Liter B230 Inline-Four
Five-Speed Manual Transmission
Black Paint
Tan Leather Upholstery
14" Wheels
Cassette Stereo
Locking Rear Storage Compartment
Power Windows
Tool Kit
Carfax Report
Private Party Or Dealer: Dealer

Only 147K miles....barely broken in!

7 day auction just started today......currently sitting at $2,500.00.

(bid should have been $2,400.00 or $2,240.00)

[daepp]

Oh man - what a sweet 245. I bought a new 244 (240DL) in 1990, and proceeded to put 200K on it. But I had no idea that they could be had with a 5 speed - wow.

[fastfredracing]

Damn, that one is nice, I've been trying to pick up an Acura RDX, or MDX for my wife, how long do you think I'd have to sleep on the couch if I handed her this instead ?
Wagons are the bomb.com.
Have any guesses what something like that will bring ? I was casually shopping a few years back , and even then it was pretty difficult to find anything decent and local .

[911boost]

That is sweet an in my neck of the woods, but I already have one rear wheel drive car for my son.

[Baz]

The term he was looking for when commenting on the left turn signal not returning to the neutral position is "Cancel".

Also, he says the AC isn't working.

Not sure what the deal is with the AC not working but that's a pretty big deal for me. Considering the very good overall condition of this car, I would think it's something that is fixable.

[speeder]

Originally Posted by Baz

The term he was looking for when commenting on the left turn signal not returning to the neutral position is "Cancel".

Also, he says the AC isn't working.

Not sure what the deal is with the AC not working but that's a pretty big deal for me. Considering the very good overall condition of this car, I would think it's something that is fixable.

A/C is always fixable, it's a fairly simple system in a car. Sometimes they just need a recharge, (maybe fix a small leak or two), and often it is a bad compressor that someone did not want to shell out the $$ to fix. This is seen a lot on older vehicles, especially in cooler locations where people can live without A/C. Probably not a lot of non-working A/C cars in Phoenix or Las Vegas.

I've owned several 240 wagons and even worked at the dealer when this car was new. They are indestructible but not exactly exciting to drive.

[Geronimo '74]

Good thing it's cheap, 'cause it sure is ugly

[KNS]

Originally Posted by fastfredracing

Damn, that one is nice, I've been trying to pick up an Acura RDX, or MDX for my wife, how long do you think I'd have to sleep on the couch if I handed her this instead ?
Wagons are the bomb.com.

Having become a wagon owner for the first time a couple years ago (2019 Golf Alltrack) I love their practicality. Like many Volkswagens, it's fun to drive, AWD and manual trans with the usability of an SUV. I'm keeping it for as long as I can.

[T77911S]

my brother has a friend that tracks one. not bad times.

we had one. had a stick in it. that thing was a TANK!! but it was kind of fun to drive.
I think that was the "emergency" car in our family as everyone drove at one time or another when their car was broken down. BTW, my first experience with CIS. it had a stuck plunger.

[T77911S]

Originally Posted by fastfredracing

Damn, that one is nice, I've been trying to pick up an Acura RDX, or MDX for my wife, how long do you think I'd have to sleep on the couch if I handed her this instead ?
Wagons are the bomb.com.
Have any guesses what something like that will bring ? I was casually shopping a few years back , and even then it was pretty difficult to find anything decent and local .

we had several wagons. a few volvo wagons and a Mercedes 320 wagon.
they are awesome.

now we have a pilot.

[Nostril Cheese]

My mom had a 240DL wagon when I was a kid. Great cars

[Dan J]

Baz, you sir are a trouble maker!

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Dan J

Baz, you sir are a trouble maker!

Well - you never know....someone here may benefit from one of these Volvo alerts!

Back in '05 when I was looking at possibly acquiring a 356, I had joined the 356 Register a year earlier just to get familiar with them though the words and comments of actual owners. It was great - I learned so much! But to the point - there was one fella who routinely posted when he ran across classifieds of them. One very early morning as I was checking my email, (the Registry back then was a List-serve) I saw one of his and clicked on the eBay link. It was located in Ft. Lauderdale with no bids yet and a BIN I thought very do-able. I ended up jumping on it and that's where my 356 came from. Another member who just wanted to share his findings with his fellow enthusiasts.

I wish I still had the post. It was something like "This one looks pretty good..."...lol....

The problem though with the BAT alerts is the prices these BAT auctions end up at is crazy and there is no BIN! But in my defense...one year ago I did post the one here on eBay ----- that I ended up buying! That one ended up around $6K and went to the last 5 seconds - no BIN. I was determined to win the auction though because I knew what that car was and it was WELL worth the $6K - and more!

Back to the auction.....currently sitting at $5,800 ending in 5 days.....

[Baz]

The comments on the auction site are interesting.

Here's one.....


Having owned and operated several 240 sedans and wagons along with a 940 sedan for 28 years in total I would say this wagon is exceptional. I predict it will easily see $25k here on BaT or possibly go even higher.
I would not want a black car here in the southern AZ heat as you would cook even with working AC in the peak of summer. But the AC when properly serviced keeps the front seat passengers cool after it cools the car off some. The rear seat passengers will be a bit warmer. In less extreme temperatures in color areas (85f,) the car cools off very nicely but 90 and above it will struggle to keep the car cold. The later models did get better like this one as rotary compressors really improved the performance of the AC system.
Recommend you put Redline MTL in the transmission and it will really help the transmission and overdrive. The M47 manual transmission cars were a joy and vastly improved the car’s performance.
This car has some exceptional detailing work done and it was a very fine and clean example before the detailer started. Fortunately the detailer didn’t pressure wash the undercoating off like I have seen with ice blasted examples. The undercoating is in fantastic shape.
These motors easily go 250k miles without any motor work. I would put an ipd VX cam in it for a bit more pep and enjoy it until it reached 350-400k miles.
Parts are getting more difficult to come by in the US as Volvo has dropped much of their support for maintaining the 240s. Cars from the early 90s like this one really would be asking a lot of any car manufacture to maintain. Independent Volvo mechanics whom are more mature know these cars really well. Rear suspension bushings on axle side usually need replaced by 225-250k miles but with the correct bushing removal and install tools they aren’t difficult to replace. Polyurethane bushings everywhere except the sway bars really help these cars. I havestill have a lot of 240 spare parts as I would hit the salvage yards and pull common wear parts that were in very good shape. This car looks more like a car with 50-75k miles than one with 147k.
You can still get lots of repair parts from Swedish suppliers but shipping isn’t inexpensive, so stock up and order extra quantity for those items not easily obtainable in the US that are wear or frequent maintenance items.
Up. Upgrade the shocks and struts to Bilstein heavy duty components, install 242GT sway bars or ipd’s if you can’t find the 242GT ones and put a touch lower profile wider than stock 240 tires that keep the speedo accurate and tweak the front alignment for a better performance with strut triangular support bars and maybe a strut tower to tower brace and you will have a 240 wagon that handles curvy roads quite adeptly and it will be quite fun to drive even with the lower power by today’s standards.
If you never have given a tuned up car to these levels you will be shocked by the change as it will be a great handling sporty Volvo 240 then. Without compromising the life or safety of the cars.
Best of luck to the bidders and the seller is going to make a very tidy profit is my bet.

[Tobra]

Did you buy it yet Baz?

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Tobra

Did you buy it yet Baz?

Not going to - I'm set, thanks.

One day I'd like a 145S - '69 or '70. One is good condition that doesn't need any restoration. A driver would be fine.

I have no room right now for any more anything...lol....

[Baz]

Sitting now at $8,600 and ends in one day. Should go over $10K but how much over is hard to say.

People debating on other wagon auctions but what some don't realize that unless they're stick shifts it will always be apples and oranges.....

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1992-volvo-240-wagon-19/

[Baz]

Sold For $15,250 On 1/31/22