'92 240 Sedan, 72K miles, 5-speed for sale

THIS IS NOT MY CAR!!!

I post this because of the recent thread on how real nice 240's are getting
hard to get. This came up in our local paper here in Eugene, OR today and it
sure looks like a sweet one! I talked to the guy briefly (didn't want to yank
his chain too long). Here's the ad:

92 Volvo 240 sedan, 5-speed, AC, PW, PL, AM/FM. Recent 60,000 mile service.
Silver. Excellent condition. $6900. (541) 232-5309

When i called the guy he said the mileage was 72K.

Somebody, please, buy this car so I will stop thinking about how I could sell
my '92 240 with 130K for $4500 or so and buy this one for a couple grand
more... and a 5-speed!!!

-jeff

(I don't even know the name of the seller- I have no connection at ALL.... i'd
be willing to go look at it if someone needed me to but I couldn't do that
until next week due to insane schedule... good luck!... let me know if anyone
bites on this...)

 

Don't you think the price is a bit high for a 92 sedan?
Over here in The Netherlands, a small country in the European Union, many
240 (NOT station) are bought by dealers that transport them to Russia. Over
here sedans are very hard to find, plenty off stations avaliable for around
4 to 6K USD.

 

This is straying from the topic but is it really necessary to point
out that The Netherlands is a small country in the European Union?

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Not to Us,
But many of my fellow citizens know Holland from Flanders.
Or Belize from Guatemala, for that mater.

I agree, that is a lot for a 240, even over here.

I sold my 240 for $500.USDs

Bill @ Home in Wisconsin, USA
Maroon 1989 760 Turbo wagon! w/140k miles ;-}
Black! 1989 780 Turbo Coupe w/146k miles 8-}
Blue Mule 1987 245 non-Turbo w/205k miles SOLD

 

Considering that a rather large percentage of American high shcool
students can't find the United States on a globe, I'd say that helpful
specifications like that are indeed necessary. When you're dealing
with the citizens of a country where tax cuts have higher priority
than education, small words are needed.

 

Considering that a rather large percentage of American high shcool

I agree with that.

So, throwing more money at education will make it better? Money is not the
problem. Public education is at present a huge monopoly.

How about a voucher system, so parents can send their kids to the schools they
believe will do their kids the most good?

As it is, the NEA has total control. Give parents more control, and market
demands will improve education, and likely reduce costs as well.
KennyH

Horsepower is cheaper than therapy.

 

The state I live in now spends about 7K per student. Our state is
consistently in the lower 1/3 of the national scores, and has more teachers
that cannot (or will not) properly conjugate verbs in everyday conversation
than I have ever encountered. Therefore I have a self-induced education tax
and send my kids to a private school. They are challenged to succeed and
excel and do their best work. If they meet the stated goals then they are
challenged further.

The ones that cannot keep up get additional attention until they either
catch up or leave. I saw that this year with one of my child's classmates.
It is very simple: expectations are high and consistent. The ones that can
do the work do it and stay; the ones that cannot or will not do not stay. It
doesn't mean one group is better than the other or worse than the other -
some people are just better at some things than others. In this case it is
education, in other cases it may be sports, in other cases it is the ability
to dig foundations, in yet other cases it may be the ability to create,
grow, then sell a successfull business. Everyone is different and all have
value, just different types.

GC

 

Sure it will. And "Saddam has WMD", "we know where they are",
"trying to buy yellow cake", "aluminum tubes proof of a reconstituted
'nucular' program", "have found mobile weapons labs", "will be
welcomed with flowers", "oil revenue will pay for reconstruction",
"a few bad apples", etc., etc.. Some will believe anything.

Horespower may be cheaper, but doesn't always do the trick!

 

Sorry. Separation of church and state.

Parental control is part of the problem rather than part of the
solution, unfortunately.

 

God, yes! Ever been to a school board meeting where they are discussing
textbooks? It's an absolute joke. Just give the decision to an expert,
don;t let a committee decide. You end up with pablum that we are then
afraid to make our children learn. And don;t get me started on
Standards of Learning. Teachers are now required to "teach to the
test", and not teach the subject.

Let the teachers do their jobs, keep government interference out, and
get parents involved the right way. Like it was, oh, so many years ago.

 

now what was the original post ?

 

Memory says someone in Oregon had a nice '92 240 for sale
for around $7K. Mileage was about 60K.