[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.