Arf.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CLASSIC-1989-VOLVO-740-TURBO-AUTOMATIC-W-SUNROOF-63...
Anyone got a spare M46 laying around?
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Feb. 6, 2012 10:14 p.m. Clarty New Reader
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Feb. 6, 2012 10:24 p.m. Streetwiseguy SuperDork
Ok- it won't have a BW35- they quit that one in 1975. The automatics are actually quite nice in the turbo cars. With the stick, the boost drops off on each shift...
I know a stick is better, but if its just for daily driving, the slushbox is nicer.
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Feb. 7, 2012 12:06 a.m. EvanR Reader
I'm as anti-automatic as they come, but these cars are actually better with a slushbox. With a manual, you lose too much boost between shifts.
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Feb. 7, 2012 10:10 a.m. mad_machine SuperDork
that's great if all you want to do is go straight...
I personally like the "square" volvos
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Feb. 7, 2012 10:27 a.m. m4ff3w SuperDork
mad_machine wrote:
that's great if all you want to do is go straight...
I personally like the "square" volvos
My 740 with home brew coilovers, konis, ipd anti-roll bar, and wide rubber did the turns pretty damned well.
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Feb. 7, 2012 12:17 p.m. 1988RedT2 SuperDork
Nice. Makes me miss my old 945T from a few years ago.
The ebay listing is a little skimpy on pics, though.
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Feb. 7, 2012 12:39 p.m. procker Reader
Anyone notice that it was in an accident? Scroll towards the bottom...theres a paragraph or two...not that such a thing matters too much on this board...;)
Also, the video advertisement from Volvo to the beat of "Stayin Alive" is quite wonderful lol
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Feb. 7, 2012 2:44 p.m. oldeskewltoy HalfDork
You might ask the seller how the car runs at stone cold start-up. The Volvo OHC 4 cylinder 8 valve head can crack between the intake/exhaust bowls... If it runs rough and then gets better when warm....
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Feb. 7, 2012 2:59 p.m. driver109x HalfDork
I heart 240/740/940 volvos but its gotta be a wagon.
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Feb. 7, 2012 4:59 p.m. dean1484 SuperDork
What is"intercooler" in teh add refering to? Is this a specific modle designation?
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Feb. 7, 2012 6:35 p.m. 1988RedT2 SuperDork
dean1484 wrote:
What is"intercooler" in teh add refering to? Is this a specific modle designation?
It says "intercooler" right on the decklid. I think the early Volvo turbos didn't run an intercooler, so when they added the intercooler, they wanted people to know about it.
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Feb. 7, 2012 6:40 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork
m4ff3w wrote:
mad_machine wrote:
that's great if all you want to do is go straight...
I personally like the "square" volvos
My 740 with home brew coilovers, konis, ipd anti-roll bar, and wide rubber did the turns pretty damned well.
I was referring to the fact that the poster above me was saying that the automatic trans was best because it did not lose boost between shifts
