Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Amigo on 13 January 2012, 23:10:47
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170761963241?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648
I've always loved my Volvos & classics. This covers all bases for me. I LOVE the awful 70's colour, so cheesy driving about playing Mud, Sweet, etc. & no need to run a 2nd car. A few minor cosmetics, oil/filter & cambelt change....easy...& a towbar for another wee 2 berth pikey palace. 26k. Hardly turned a wheel, had 2 saloons many years ago with intergalactic miles that many modern cars would struggle to achieve. No cats, sensors etc. & my licence is safe. Bit juicy ok but i'd save everywhere else & i love the way they drive & the solid feel they have about them. Yes it's not tax exempt but would be classic insurance with breakdown cover.
I know my taste in cars is a tad individual to say the least but this would really do for me!
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I like the mismatch Axminster in the front footwells.
On the plus side, you really would know when....
you've been Tango'd!!
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26k! Christ, it's crying out for a T5 lump but even I'd think twice about chopping that to fit one.
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Must admit I dont really understand why you would want to,but if looked after the old tank would probably last you a lifetime. :y
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I'd go for an early seventies P1800ES and the staid but muscular 164, Guy...... :y :y
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There's something about them. :y
Probably rose-tinted in my case as they were always the carriage of choice for KW senior when I was young.
They certainly don't break in a hurry, and with 26k on it ought to have a few miles left in it yet.
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Mmmm ....?
Your logic makes sound sense.
Never really took to that model but am a great fan of the later 850 and V70 estates and only for the grace of God did my Omega appear in the Autotrader first.
However to completely contradict myself , this is nice .......
(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t261/olympia5776/Odds%20and%20Ends/242t-110407-02low.jpg)
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I'd go for an early seventies P1800ES and the staid but muscular 164, Guy...... :y :y
Agreed. They are lovely cars. :-*
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Mmmm ....?
Your logic makes sound sense.
Never really took to that model but am a great fan of the later 850 and V70 estates and only for the grace of God did my Omega appear in the Autotrader first.
However to completely contradict myself , this is nice .......
(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t261/olympia5776/Odds%20and%20Ends/242t-110407-02low.jpg)
Liking that a lot.......was it called the 262C?
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No,the 262c was a much more ugly kettle of fish altogether.Looked like an amateur american customiser was let loose in the volvo design dept.
http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/front_website/octane_interact/carspecs.php/?see=3472
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I believe it's an American spec 2 door 240 GLT with aftermarket wheels. The GLT was sold in UK but I only ever saw it in 4 door form .
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170761963241?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648
I've always loved my Volvos & classics. This covers all bases for me. I LOVE the awful 70's colour, so cheesy driving about playing Mud, Sweet, etc. & no need to run a 2nd car. A few minor cosmetics, oil/filter & cambelt change....easy...& a towbar for another wee 2 berth pikey palace. 26k. Hardly turned a wheel, had 2 saloons many years ago with intergalactic miles that many modern cars would struggle to achieve. No cats, sensors etc. & my licence is safe. Bit juicy ok but i'd save everywhere else & i love the way they drive & the solid feel they have about them. Yes it's not tax exempt but would be classic insurance with breakdoer than that but mileage very low wn cover.
I know my taste in cars is a tad individual to say the least but this would really do for me!
BE CAREFUL OF A LOW MILEAGE VOLVOS...i know....i had a 245 estate(before the omegas) bit younger than that...1t was a 1992 on a 'k'...and mint...once all the seals,belts,perishables etc had been replaced a loverly car...and it was no slouch....and you could get sooo much in the back :y
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I believe it's an American spec 2 door 240 GLT with aftermarket wheels. The GLT was sold in UK but I only ever saw it in 4 door form .
i think the wheels may be galaxies :y
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BE CAREFUL OF A LOW MILEAGE VOLVOS...i know....i had a 245 estate(before the omegas) bit younger than that...1t was a 1992 on a 'k'...and mint...once all the seals,belts,perishables etc had been replaced a loverly car...and it was no slouch....and you could get sooo much in the back :y
It's not just Volvos, but ANY low mileage old cars. Deb's 1300 had averaged 500 miles a year when she got it, and the usual reaction was it must drive really well. In reality, it needed 4 new tyres, all of the clutch hydraulics, a new brake M/C, new wheel cylinders a damn good service and a new speedo cable before it was actually usable. The brake pads soon needed changing, along with the driveshaft joints and a new wheel bearing at 25,000 miles. That said, I bet there aren't many that had their first welding at 40 years old!
Mechanical things work much better if they are used regularly. Using them frequently is even better.
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Ahhh, a car with window ledges.
I still have nightmares about changing rotor arms and dizz caps on them! (although not that earlier engine variant!)
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BE CAREFUL OF A LOW MILEAGE VOLVOS...i know....i had a 245 estate(before the omegas) bit younger than that...1t was a 1992 on a 'k'...and mint...once all the seals,belts,perishables etc had been replaced a loverly car...and it was no slouch....and you could get sooo much in the back :y
It's not just Volvos, but ANY low mileage old cars. Deb's 1300 had averaged 500 miles a year when she got it, and the usual reaction was it must drive really well. In reality, it needed 4 new tyres, all of the clutch hydraulics, a new brake M/C, new wheel cylinders a damn good service and a new speedo cable before it was actually usable. The brake pads soon needed changing, along with the driveshaft joints and a new wheel bearing at 25,000 miles. That said, I bet there aren't many that had their first welding at 40 years old!
Mechanical things work much better if they are used regularly. Using them frequently is even better.
Yup. I am fully aware of the perils of underused cars & said perishables which can include wheel cylinder rubbers, belts, exhausts rotting from the inside out, tyres etc. & have allowed for this in the price i have in mind. She may need a fettle but so would a similar car of higher miles in other ways. At least i'd be left with a good'n in the long term. We'll see how the bidding goes. :)
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'Tis indeed your choice Guy - so good luck buddy! ;)
(Or, are ya joining the late-shift OOFers [or, insomniacs] Club?) ;D