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Best year fopr 240? 200

posted by  someone claiming to be 777 on  Wed Feb 27 06:41 CST 2008 [RELATED]

Greetings:

I have been on this board for a number of years, and it is the best ever!
I just picked up my first 1989 240DL 4 door sedan today! I have quite a bit of experience with 87-92 740/1995 850 volvo wagons. I have had at most 500,000 plus orignal miles on my very first 88 740 s.w. gle, other than that all of my 740 wagons were at least 300,000 miles on average, nice low-end torque too! They can tug a load!However, my 89 240 DL, has a airbag in the steering wheel, so when did airbags begin for the 240 series? It only has a mere 152,000 plus original miles on it. Also I believe that the orignal owner replaced the ECU because I have an extra one in the rear seat (Bosch). The car runs nice! I just have to replace the right side axle muffler pipe back to the muffler. Can this model be fitted with 185/65 or 60 15 tires? Or how about 195/60/15 tires. Other than that she is ok, although I may have to install a automatic transmission bushing, easy fix, it seems as though I get a slight shift upon take off, in addition to the drive shaft slightly shifting, although not in such a severe way. Are there any other FYI'S that one would need to know about a 1989 240 DL in particular? Thank you in advance!


Best Regards






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