Wife sold the 240

Discussion in 'Volvo 240' started by Kafertoys, Sep 16, 2009.

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    Kafertoys Guest

    She sold it for just what we had in it for over 2 yrs of driving it.
    $300

    We would not have thought to cash for clunkers it, its just been to
    reliable.

    She got a much newer car at the same deal..(it just happens) She
    doesn't want to junk up the drive way so she found someone that could
    really use it.

    If I just happen on one of a few 240's I've seen I won't pass on a
    good deal.
    The daughter will be driving in a few years.... tanks ,,uh I mean
    Volvo's are great cars....lol

    thanks all for help and info hope to have reason to drop back.

    Mario
    The guy that will be staring at your 240
     
    Kafertoys, Sep 16, 2009
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    James Sweet Guest


    Rated fuel economy is too high to qualify for that scam of a program anyway.

    I don't even want to get started on that rant, three *billion* dollars
    of public money blown paying people to junk perfectly good cars, while
    excluding practically anything that could honestly be called a clunker.
    It's gonna be a long slow hangover for the auto industry now that
    they've crammed the next several years of sales into the last few months.
     
    James Sweet, Sep 17, 2009
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    James Sweet Guest



    They won't appear for sale elsewhere, the program mandates they be
    destroyed. Oil drained out, chemical poured in, engine run until it
    seizes, then it's off to the crusher. That's the part that irked me so
    much about it. Cars don't rust here, the ones turned in were mostly good
    daily driver trucks, SUVs, and luxury cars in the 5-10 year old range.
    IE the sort of cars those who buy used cars would otherwise be buying.
     
    James Sweet, Sep 17, 2009
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    Leftie Guest


    That was my initial opinion as well, but up here in the Northeast at
    least, I've seen rusty old gas guzzlers replaced by new Hyundais,
    Civics, Corollas and Ford Focuses. Focii? Anyway, the program seems to
    have worked as advertised in the Rust belt. Now I'm waiting for those
    late model SUVs to appear for sale elsewhere...
     
    Leftie, Sep 17, 2009
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    Leftie Guest


    Oh I know what the program mandated, but never underestimate the
    criminality of the American car business. ;-) I understand your
    concern, but up here we seem to have a good supply of used cars even
    after the program, so places where cars don't rust should have even
    more. I am genuinely surprised at how well it worked. I was expecting to
    see SUVs replacing SUVs, but they seem to mainly have replaced old V-8
    vans and pickups, and with four and six cylinder SUVs at that.
     
    Leftie, Sep 17, 2009
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