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My uncle has a blue '87 244 that I'm helping him sell. Car ain't too pretty but it has been maintained well and works fine. Details:
--Light blue body with dark blue interior. Body, chassis, and suspension are all fairly solid (NO ACCIDENTS AND NO RUST) but the car is in pretty sorry cosmetic shape. There's a shallow but long scrape down the left side, most of the trim is missing, the bumpers are solid but wrinkled, the grill is gone, and it is missing two hubcaps. The paint is actually OK, not too faded, but it is very dirty and dinged up. On the upside, the trunk and hood and all the doors open and shut soundly (they thunk like a Volvo should), the windows all go up and down with no trouble, there are no water leaks, all the lights work (actually it has very expensive new taillight units, which cost several hundred dollars a few months ago), the glass is pretty good, and the body is completely straight. If you are not offended by the sloppy appearance there's nothing too wrong with it. Have all keys, and the trunk latch is new.
--Interior is mostly intact but pretty beat up. Dark blue cloth upholstery is in OK shape but dirty. It has a nice stereo, but the deck doesn't work. Center console is broken, AC does not blow cold anymore, the heated seats are long dead, and it hasn't been cleaned in a long time. The driver's seat sags to one side like many 240s. However, again, the basics are there: the headliner is not falling down, the seatbelts all work fine, and all important accessories work perfectly (wipers, heater, defrost, gauges, etc). No sunroof.
--Chassis and suspension are in fine shape. The car goes straight down the road and has excellent, responsive power 4-wheel disc brakes. Tires are not great but they will get you where you need to go.
--Mechanicals are generally in fine shape. The car has about 160,000 miles (just getting broken in ;-) ). The engine (B23F) starts and runs fine (though the exhaust is a little loud), and the 4-speed automatic shifts smoothly (it currently needs the overdrive relay fixed, which is keeping it from shifting into top gear, but is tight otherwise). It has been maintained regularly by Northwest Automotive in Seattle, with frequent oil changes, and has a number of new parts, including a recent alternator. It has good quick oil pressure and no funny noises or oil burning or smoke or anything else. Other than an occasional fuel pump hiccup--his mechanic says it may need to be replaced at some point--there are no major mechanical issues.
Blue book on an '87 244 with 160k in "fair" condition is $830; we're asking $550. It has sat for about 4 months and the battery is dead but it will start right up with a jump and can be driven home anywhere. Email [email]hotrod_volvo@hotmail.com[/email] if interested. Will add pics in a little bit.
Thanks,
George
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