Six-cylinder Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Volvo 740GLE Estate Auto 1990 (G667 TKE) 2.3i 4 cylinder non cat, 4 speed Auto with lock up. Dark grey Met Mid grey leather Dented bonnetPeeling lacquerBent taped on arialFuel gauge reads what it likesSpeedo works when it likesBoots struts gone.Radio cuts out for a short period from time to time.Tailgate badge should read 740GLE Looks far scruffier in real life than the photosShows 150,000 miles but will have not recorded sometimes when the speedo not working Tow bar I had a cambelt service done 2 years ago when I bought it.Injector seals and oil change last yearBrake pads all round for the MOT Nov 2017. MOT 1st Dec 2018 Starts and runs very well. £395 danthecapriman, catsinthewelder, The Old Bloke Next Door and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Shed-tastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Be still my beating heart, be still...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 ooft mustnt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Cor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRi05 Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Phwoaaaaarrrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 7 seater or 5 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigglepin Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 my parents were thinking of getting an estate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 That would make a great first cla$$ic or rolling restoration project for someone purplebargeken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 This is a truly great car - saved my sanity and my life when RealLife went absolutely to shit around me. Did Leics/Grantham/Stoke/Middlesborough/Shiremoor and back to Leics in a day without leaving my back wrecked or by the hard shoulder. It also left one of our fellow journalists a bit confused when he was following it to McDonalds, as his SEAT had to be worked hard to keep up! Dick Longbridge, Shep Shepherd, eddyramrod and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 7 seater or 5 ? 5 seater, so it has useful storage locker beneath the boot floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 You had me right up to the word "grey." Somebody's going to get a damn good car there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 You had me right up to the word "grey." Somebody's going to get a damn good car there. How about gray! or I could change it to charcoal! Nearly black met! The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen01 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 I'm pissed off with myself for buying my accord, the stupid thing is just doing everything I want and can't justify changing it. I must own of if these got a couple of months at one point and this looks awesome for the money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 I'm pissed off with myself for buying my accord, the stupid thing is just doing everything I want and can't justify changing it. I must own of if these got a couple of months at one point and this looks awesome for the moneyGet used to it. I bought my Avensis in 2003 for £850 because the newer car I had was falling apart. I wanted to keep it for 18 months. 5 years later and, with 223,000 miles, it’s now got 13 months MOT on it. This year it’s had 8 litres of oil, 4 plugs, an air filter and a bulb. It’s reliability has stopped me buying many, many cars - this one included! GLWS 6C - this looks proper bo. Angrydicky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingz123 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Was that 2013^ Avensis’......good cars!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 S'not a real Volvo unless it's got droopy headlining. Does it possess droopy headlining Mister? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 The facelift ones have a papery headlining less prone to droop. Bargain for £395. Sent from my Moto G (5S) using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 If you were to raffle this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 S'not a real Volvo unless it's got droopy headlining. Does it possess droopy headlining Mister? Good point, yes there is some sag but not too much to be a nuisance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Ahhh, balance has been reestablished in the universe again. All is well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 New tailgate struts on ebay, £15 all in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 My mitsi sigma has the optional extra of the bedohuin tent rooflining. Does anyone know where to get spiral shafted pins/buttons to convert it to a chesterfield sofa type effect or what sort of material does it need to be to prevent the sandstorm effect caused by driving with the windows open ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 My mitsi sigma has the optional extra of the bedohuin tent rooflining. Does anyone know where to get spiral shafted pins/buttons to convert it to a chesterfield sofa type effect or what sort of material does it need to be to prevent the sandstorm effect caused by driving with the windows open ???My old saloon ovloV had the droopy headlining, I just shoved drawing pins in it to hold it up and give it the luxury* buttoned look. Trouble was they’d work loose over time and drop out onto the seats which you then sat on!As a compromise I dipped the pins tips in some pva then shoved them back into the headlining. Problem solved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam simmons Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 I want a crv/rav4 but i keep coming back to this with thoughts of painting it white with black stripes to piss off my curtain twitching neighbours....please someone buy that old 740 to stop me Christine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Hmmm Kent registration, and my ex HK Volvo goes in for an MOT tomorrow... egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 Hmmm Kent registration, and my ex HK Volvo goes in for an MOT tomorrow... I bought it from a Motor Trader in Minster, Kent. The last owner was from Broadstairs. egg and DSdriver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Is this a one off, or does it herald the start of a fleet cull at 6C towers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 Is this a one off, or does it herald the start of a fleet cull at 6C towers? If you went to a petrol station to fill your car and brimmed it, the pump clicked off several times, the fuel gauge said full and you had no more money would you keep buying fuel! holbeck, mat_the_cat, beko1987 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 I should have said the car is near Buckingham MK18. Collection from local stations or coaches Milton Keynes/Bicester/Aylesbury/? is avaiable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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