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Is 280k miles to many to buy a used volvo 240? 200 1985

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posted by  patrick of montreal on  Tue Jan 29 08:51 CST 2002
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If you want to do some wrenching on your own this is a great car, especially if the body has no rust. As usual "Buyer Beware"!, an unknow car can have unknown flaws. That being said I bought my '83 245 with 400K for $500 canadian and all's well. The other day I checked the tappet clearance for the first time (probably ever) and not one was off spec.,. Old cars break sometimes, but these old cars break less than any other car I have known. The engine management system on the '85 is a little complex, make sure it is running, idling and accelerating well, with decent mpg, before you buy it, 'cause it takes mucho time/$ to fix wierd stuff with the injection/fuel systems.
p.s. offer the owner $1000. and see what they say. Personally that's all I would pay, but if you like it, you like it.
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patrick of montreal, '66/120, '83/245.






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