volvo 240 gle price range

I don't know what will go wrong (240s are very reliable cars). However, the airbag in this car will have to be replaced or disabled in 2008. Replacement is expensive (~$6K US), so you may wish to take that into consideration in the purchase price.

"Ryan" opined in news:k%Apc.5794$9P6.4682 @clgrps12:

I just did a search on Autotrader.com and got 3 pages of hits on 92-93 Volvo 240's. Here's the link:

You could compare with these. I didn't sr any GLE's, but for similar mileage GLs, the price was within the range that the others were going.

why does the airbag have to be disabled or replaced then?....

On Sun, 16 May 2004 09:25:34 -0400, Otto Mobile ( snipped-for-privacy@home.com) wrote:

The car is a 1993. The recommended replacement schedule for the airbag is 15 years. Even "expired" airbags should NEVER inadvertently deploy. Nevertheless there have been several reported incidents of this happening. Take a look a this article posted to this group from just about three years ago.

Would you want an expired airbag to accidently deploy in your face?

Beverly

From: "imgoosie" Newsgroups: alt.autos.volvo Subject: Air Bag deployed while sitting in parking lot & car off Lines: 27 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 09 May 2001 01:00:33 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.204.137.41 X-Complaints-To: snipped-for-privacy@sonic.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 18:00:33 PDT

Wonder if anyone has had this situation. My 17 yr. old daughter got in her

1988 760T Volvo sedan to open the windows. We were selling the car & arranged to meet the prospective buyer in a parking lot. She opened drivers door, sat down, put the key in the ignition and turned it towards the on position to operate the windows. BAM, the airbag went off in her face. Long story short, we rushed her to the hospital where she was treated - possible broken nose, major bruising, cuts, abrasions, blood every where from her nose, numb face, her neck looks like someone tried to strangle her her with a rope as her necklace made a 6" long abrasion. I've contacted the local Volvo dealer & Volvo USA and both say they have never heard of this. But I've found 3 incidents similar on the internet just today. Volvo USA is sending a rep to look at the car this Friday. We're told it could cost $1500 to repair whatever caused the bag to open and to install a new bag. Needless to say, the guy that was interested in buying it is no longer interested. Our car insurance won't cover the repair since there was no accident. Our health insurance will probably cover most of the hospital bill and I think my daughter will heal OK. So, what to I do now? The Volvo dealer said there is no recommended maintenance on airbags, but Volvo USA also said "You haven't been having your car serviced at a "certified Volvo repair shop" so.........." I'd sure be interested to hear from anyone thats had this problem or has suggestions! Please email me directly. Thanks! Teri snipped-for-privacy@2ndzenith.com

Thanks for all the help.

The car is actually for my mom. She has a limited budget, but would like a safe reliable car. I've never owned a volvo, but the safety and reliability is very attractive - even in an old one. She was in an accident several years ago in a Mazda Precidia that got munched by an SUV. I have been encouraging her to consider an older volvo instead of a newer honda, toyota etc. Although they may have better km's and look newer, they will likely not last as long or be as safe. I hope I'm right.

Thanks again, We'll have to look into the airbag regulations. The dealer is a Volvo Dealer, so they 'should' give us a good answer on that. ($6000 US) is practically the price of the car.

Ryan

The '93 240 is the best and last year of production of the 240. For it's last year, Volvo installed a driver side airbag. Converted the A/C from the R12 to R134 and added a panel to protect the driver's leg in case of an accident. Those three improvements are lacking on the '92 240. The '93 240 also has ABS, I don't recall if it was new for '93, but it's possible. (Maybe the bitch posting in this forum can correct me).

The air bag is good for 10 years. Have a look at the sticker. Even the 1998 Volvos have a sticker stating the date the air bag(s) need to be changed and it is 10 yeras later, not 15. After Volvo was sold to Ford, then it was decided by some sort of magic that air bags that were previously only good for 10 yrs were now good for 15 yrs.

With it's record for safety, would you trust Ford???

What most people do is disable the air bag. It can be done in 10 minutes and is explained in Haynes.

Rust is usually a problem is you live where w>Thanks for all the help.

Boy, we're going to enjoy your help in this group.

Did you really expect anything more from "Sammy"?

Your mother may also wish to consider a newer Volvo like a '96 - '97 850 (those were the best years for the 850). In the market that I am in - US midwest, I have seen several of these cars advertised for between $8000 - $10000, with about 60K - 100K miles (and I see similar prices on ebay motors). They have the advantage of having a more powerful engine, front-wheel drive, TRACS, driver and passenger airbags, and side impact airbags (standard after '95). I've owned a 240 and an 850, and the 850 is definitely more comfortable to drive and ride in. The annual service costs on our 850 are between $500 - $700. The 850's fuel economy is also better than the 240 (we get about 20 city, 26 hwy, EPA says 22 city,

29 hwy).

I could well have been wrong on the price of the airbag, so it is a good idea to have it priced by the dealer.

Beverly

Average means little. Condition and maintenance mean everything. That's about $8000 USD. I sold a '92 240 wagon w/ slightly fewer miles last year for that amount. (Wagons worth about $500 more.) The car was worth it. If I found a '93 wagon w/ good mileage/condition/maintenance I would pay that. Pay to have it thoroughly checked over by experienced Volvo specialist looking for EVERYTHING. Have records reviewed for what has been done, and what will need to be done in future$$.

To put it mildly...

Yup, that price was a dealer quote for two airbags on a 760, plus labor. Each airbag alone was about $2600 - five years ago.

If it is a "classic" and has every option, it's still a bit overpriced.

re: airbags: Disabling the airbag is actually a straightforward procedure as it's really only a backup for your seatbelt, and Volvo has great seatbelts. You can't sell the car with a disabled airbag, but as an owner, you can disable it(and drive it forever)

The engine is good, but at this age, a 850 Turbo isn't a good choice unless the turbo has been serviced. OTOH, you *can* get 850s with dead turbos for a steal and get it fixed easily.

As for FWD, it's mostly hype and only truly helps the tiniest of cars. Airbags are debateable as well as to whether or not they really help in the U.S. as they are designed to be primary restraints and often do more harm than good(as opposed to the half power ones sold elsewhere that require the use of a seatbelt.

Yes, they are fun to drive, though. :)

Yikes. My 240 cost me half that. It was dirt cheap to keep running. Of course, I had a manual and massaged a half-dead clutch 20K.(still worked when I sold it, btw).

Anyone can disable any safety feature on their car as long as there isn't a law preventing it(like mandatory seatbelt laws). You can't resell it, though, without re-enabling them. Me? I'd disable the old full-force airbags and enjoy the car - it's plenty safe.

This is a very good point. A new turbo is expensive. However, even the normally aspirated versions of Volvo's 5-cyl engine put out about

168 hp, which is more than the normally aspirated B230 in the 240.

But this engine coupled with an automatic transmission is not very interesting at all.

The other thing to keep in mind is that the B230 engine is easier to work on than the 5-cyl engines - in favor of 240/940.