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posted by  JohnMc on  Tue Sep 19 05:03 CST 2006
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Have to agree. The 240 is an exceptional car, but if it were being sold new, it would cost at least $30K. And that would dampen the appeal incredibly, compared to the cheaper, more powerful, safer, more reliable and (truth be told) even more durable competition in the form of more modern car designs.

Sometimes cars are jsut a heck of a lot better as used cars than they are as new cars. Look at the prices a few 'time warp' 240's have fetched on eBay over the last year or so. Pracitcally brand new cars, < 20K miles, absolutely flawless, as they were from the factory originally. Do they sell in the price range of what they'd compete against in the modern marketplace? Not even close, 1/2 the value, or less. And that's with the considerable 'rarity' factor added in on top of the intrinsic value of a 'new' 240. Even among the small cult of 240 owners, Volvo couldn't sell a new 240 at a profit.
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