1989 Volvo 240 DL Review - The Swedish Brick!
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- My thoughts on the 1989 Volvo 240 DL with the 2.3L inline four cylinder engine and a 4 speed automatic transmission!
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The reason the 240 is popular is because of it's durability , reliability , simplicity , safety , rwd , it's been around for 19 years(74-93) , huge engine bay for swaps , cheap to buy and fix , and possibly more. I'm hoping to get one of these as a first car , but I'll be keeping it stock other than changing the camshaft , rims , exhaust changed to the sport exhaust , that's about it.
29 years ????
@@Smegma_pirate sorry. I meant it ran for 19 years 1974-1993 . They should have at least went for 1 more year for the 20th anniversary.
Awesome, stock is always best!!!
I popped my first girlfriends cherry in a 1978 Volvo wagon while camping in the wagon. Nice memories
My aunt has a car like this, it was my grandmothers car , I plan on getting it. I love Volvo cars.
Do you still have it I'll buy it
Haha that was awesome! I love 240's :)
Gingium it would be cool if you did a 240 drag build!
@@boosted_john tee hee
ummm, gingium you should make a volvo 240 bmw powerplant swap buil
bruh im watching this because your build lol
@@bugjuicechugga i just realized this is literally the same car in this video
My friend a deer in one of these. Barely dented the hood. Absolute tank.
I had one 1988 Manual, right hand drive. Was awesome and actually took it up 180 km/h. Simply awesome with power windows.
My second car was an 84 240 wagon. Iconic af
I found your channel via my latent passion for some day owning a classic Volvo Wagon...and I spent a day enjoying all of your other reviews!
I live in Wisconsin, so I love finding fellow Midwest petrolheads....but I love that you claim your love openly for very different brands:
Mazda...BMW...Volvo...ad infinitum...
Like you, I love trying out different brands and weighing their core brand-values and stating your honest opinions (and humorous) about them.
Great channel...thank you Volvo 240 Wagon!
Grant - (2 Alfas and a very old Mercedes.)
Hey fellow midwesterner! Would be curious as to which alfas you own...
Shooting Cars I bought a 1976 2000 Spider Veloce in 2017 after a trip to Italy.
It is a US-market spider with the big ugly mid-‘70’s bumpers but in my favorite Alfa color AR119 ‘Prototype Yellow’ which was rarely asked-for and remains rare- it’s the color of a yellow highlighter marker!
My other Alfa is my dearly-loved 2018 Stelvio TI Sport with every single option but the black wheels- it’s been amazing to drive year-round and crazy-reliable!
(Surprise!) trouble-free and thrills each drive...who knew..? Modern Alfas!
I was gonna say! Only Alfa I’ve driven has been a modern Stelvio. If you’d ever be open to a review of your other vehicles, email me!
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Love it! i have a 1988 245 myself that i am currently fixing up with my dad, although mine has alot of rust from the salt on the roads.
oh didnt watch the whole video before commenting haha, damn that thing is rusty in the rear.
Great review! We really appreciate the whole deal
I own a 88' 745 GLE, cruise control, power windows, sunroof, light blue mteallic, manual trans with overdrive etc and it just runs and runs.
In Sweden when a car reach the age of 30 years you don't have to pay any tax for it and that saves me 2500 SEK per year.
One other thing is that you only need to go to the car inspection every two years, otherwise it's once a year.
And thats is another good saving on your money.
Those headlights are HUGE
Ever since the 240 was introduced bbn in 1975, it has been the number#1 car in safety, reliability , easy to work on
I love the 200 series from Volvo, i love durability and reliability, and it is possible to have fun with it drifting, something easier to do on snow.
i just bought a 1988 240DL wagon for $1500 with only 150k miles! im not super knowledgeable with cars but there’s definitely work that needs to be done. the exhaust and muffler are hanging by strings (literally). just bought it yesterday, im gonna have a specialist look at it and let me know what needs to be to see if i can afford keeping it. i love volvos so so so much but i dont make a whole lot of money so we’ll see how it goes i guess.
I loved my 84 volvo 240dl but it was the 2 door model. Miss the windows so much, loved seeing so well and i thought it had power but maybe it got free passes in my brain and i thought it because it had 375,000 when i bought it.
I am 2:28 in, and already see problems with this review. First, there was no Turbo option on the 240 in 89. That was the 740 line. Next up, you might try finding a healthy specimen. The overdrive light coming on is a wiring issue. That light comes on when the driver turns off the electric overdrive in the Aisan-Warner AW71 transmission. Next up, the performance. My bone stock 1990 with 400,000 miles on the clock would run rings around that sorry example. It is BEGGING for some care. I would bet the O² sensor is filthy and that the cat is plugged. These cars need to be driven hard to keep them working. They don't like to be babied. As for sporty handling, with good, correctly sized tires and good shocks and struts, they may lean in the corners, but they hustle with the best. Nobody leaves me behind in the corners, and I have never heard the tires squeal. They will also achieve triple digit speeds. Personally, I have seen a solid 115mph out of mine, and it was still accelerating. The cars look like bricks, but airflow is carefully managed. As you pass the 100 mph mark, the car sinks on its suspension, becoming more stable. All you are doing is regurgitating the stereotypes without getting to know the capabilities of a well maintained example.
The seats on that 240DL are not leather. They are vinyl, and very badly maintained at that. At quadruple the mileage, the cloth upholstery in mine is still quite good. The other choice was cloth. They were designed and made by Racarro. They are very supportive if you learn how to adjust them properly. As for the seat heaters, even our 81 DL had a heated driver's seat. It was thermostatically controlled to come on automatically when the interior was below 40 degrees.
Air conditioning was not factory installed on the 240 until 1991. That was a dealer installed option. Same with either of the available tachometers. There was a large one that replaced the clock as well as a small one that would fit in place of one of the squares beside the radio. There was a small clock offered if a large tach was installed. There was also a selection of available gauges to fill the spaces. A single bezel was available to replace either or both of the blanks as well as a triple bezel that replaced the radio. In that case, the radio would move down to the bottom cubby.
The rear fog lamp switch is meant to be in that hole in the panel above the headlamp switch.
The looks are a personal thing, but to me, the reason they look good is that the proportions are spot on. It is a balanced design. That balance extends to the weight distribution, being 51/49. Load the car fully, and changes to 49/51, so the handling remains unchanged. With the back seat folded, there is a 7 foot loaded with a flat floor that can carry 76.6 cubic feet, which is more than a new V90.
The colour of that one is Ice Blue, same as mine. Before worrying about changing the engine, fix the rust. That rust in the rear is repairable now, but another few years, and it will mean a full restoration. Also, it is fairly easy to get that one back to performing as it should. A new cat cost me less than $300 Canadian, installed and 13% sales tax in. An O² sensor is cheap and can be installed with the new cat. Once that is done, make sure the timing belt is right, good plugs are in, and then make the old thing WORK. It needs an Italian tune up! It just might surprise you.
Sounds like you know these machines! Please please help me troubleshoot mine if you are at all able. Many many thanks from an 89 Volvo 245 owner in Montana. Nobody knows these cars here.
Seeing gingiums new daily before most others will see it. I feel like a patron
Uh, what are you talking about?
*nervous sweating* haha hope i am not wrong
I really hope this is true!
Have one. Love it. Trusty Friend/Grocery getter.
I love volvos since im from sweden but they are so popular by young people now id rather stick to my fc
Fc?
- M.D.N - FC RX7 perhaps?
It’s my favourite car ever I’m going to get one when I’m older in grey
I am DEFINATLY a candidate as a Volvo Gravy Boy or Man LOL! I have owned around 16 different ones and still own 2. Love these cars! As the slogan says "Volvo For Life!
I own one! Mine is white and it’s just like a brick and the miles per gallon is pretty good! My right window won’t roll down sadly
The overdrive problem is a pretty easy and cheap fix I dunno if the owner of this car has fixed it in the years since this video was released but I hope they did
Love your videos and thanks for the shout out!
There are two buttons on the shifter. You only discuss one of them.
Does this have AC? If so, where is the button?
Hey so i gotta a question i have the money to buy a car that i want but my parents are over protective what should i do ?
YOUNG PLUG well if you truly have the money for everything (not only buying the car but insurance, gas, registration, and parts) then it’s YOUR car
@@ShootingCars thx alot
It’s a old Volvo. It’s not built for speed but if you want to have a car that will get you to were your going and in one piece that will out last all your fiends cars and their kids cars then the 240 is the car for you.
The odd think is that they have a very impressive and stable top end, it just takes time to get there.
I have almost this identical car the 89 wagon in silver also with heated seats but mine has power windows and door locks and has 300k + miles (odometer and clock quit many years ago). Is this your car? I’m in Montana and trying to diagnose the ignition and engine cranking failing to switch on fuel pumps, so they only run with a jump wire between the fuses. 😢
Dude a year later...did you get the problem solved?
so this car will be having the bullet proof b230 engine removed and it is going to be bastardized like way too many of these are?
I thought the d in dl was for diesel 😑
oof that rear is soooo rusted out..
@Unknown Memory that’s the 80’s for you
@@Blakecryderman7244 Rust belt* all my 240s have been way less rusted than this one
There is something obnoxious about this video...and it ain't the "large button"
Go buy a sport car as you have no idea what this car is all about. I have mine in show room condition and it has never broken down. I will sell you my turbo Range Rover so you can talk about break downs.
I dunno what you mean there’s nothing sporty about it at ALL, the handling on these is really surprising, they just lack power. Like a lot. But they’ll do 100 all you want, I think up to 110?