Hi, just wondered if any V3M members live near Hackney and might be able to view this 340 for me in the next couple of days?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1989-VOLVO-34 ... 6722705584

I have asked the seller if he would hold the car for me for a couple of days subject to the viewing.

I am happy to pay any expenses/petrol costs etc for the trouble and I would be very grateful..

Many thanks.

Jen

Nice looking one that!

Hi Jen,

Just sent you an e-mail.

I can do it today.

Please give me a call.

Hugs

Paula

Vi's340 wrote:
Hi, just wondered if any V3M members live near Hackney and might be able to view this 340 for me in the next couple of days?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1989-VOLVO-34 ... 6722705584

I have asked the seller if he would hold the car for me for a couple of days subject to the viewing.

I am happy to pay any expenses/petrol costs etc for the trouble and I would be very grateful..

Many thanks.

Jen

Hi again Jen,

Gotta go out now, sorry.

I can't make tomorrow.

Maybe Friday.

Take care

Paula

Hi Paula,

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you this morning. I have sent you an email.

I've been talking to Mac about this car too.

Many thanks.

Jen

Good luck Jen!

Hiya Jen,

Don't worry, I guessed you were out.

I polished (again ) the Gti this afternoon ... then drove to Daytona Sandown Park Kart Circuit.

E-mail received thank you.

Nitey nite

Paula

Vi's340 wrote:Hi Paula,

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you this morning. I have sent you an email.

I've been talking to Mac about this car too.

Many thanks.

Jen

Hi mate.
That looks like a lot of car for reasonable money.
Hope you get lucky.
Cheers Mark.

SteveP wrote:Good luck Jen!

Thank you Steve!

MCHUDD wrote:Hi mate.
That looks like a lot of car for reasonable money.
Hope you get lucky.
Cheers Mark.

Thanks Mark, I thought so too..Keep your fingers crossed! I will let you know how it all goes.

Would this be a five speed does anyone know?

It's a Redline special edition, so should be a later 1.7 GL, with added front lip spoiler, rear spoiler, 5 speed box, and the red piping on the bumpers and seats. There is a brochure for them around here somewhere...

Thanks Chris I will have a look and see if I can find the info on it. I love the red line detailing.

I had a very frustrating conversation with someone in the "classic" car trade..I told him about my interest in buying this car and he said that 340/360's will never be collectable and will never have any classic status. I don't agree. He went on to tell me that the 1.4 and 1.7 engines are crap and prone to the head gaskets failing because they are made by renault!

He said I should buy a morris 1000!!

..I decided he should mind his own business!!

Vi's340 wrote:Thanks Chris I will have a look and see if I can find the info on it. I love the red line detailing.

I had a very frustrating conversation with someone in the "classic" car trade..I told him about my interest in buying this car and he said that 340/360's will never be collectable and will never have any classic status. I don't agree. He went on to tell me that the 1.4 and 1.7 engines are crap and prone to the head gaskets failing because they are made by renault!

He said I should buy a morris 1000!!

..I decided he should mind his own business!!

Was his name Arthur Daily and did he have a morris 1000 to flog by any chance?

If the insurance policy classes them as a classic then thats good enough for me and my wallet! They're quite collectible, some of us on here have one or two

Never had a head gasket go yet!

Vi's340 wrote:..I decided he should mind his own business!!

Well done, good for you I hope you told him so.

Tom

Funnily enough he was tryin to flog me a morris 1000 with a bad paint job!!

I said how much cooler the "retro" cars look and that he'd eat his words one day!..obviously he also has no real sense of style.