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This is the increasingly rare Turbo version.
I love 740 estates! Carry 5 adults, their luggage and a big hairy dog, or 5 adults and 2 kids in the rear-facing jump seats, or fold the seats and carry a 6ft wardrobe, sleep in the back at Beaulieu Autojumble, tow your Veteran to the Brighton Run.. Comfortable as driving your favourite armchair., but the turbo will give you a firm kick in the back. Beautiful build quality. Why spend £35, 000+ on some rapidly depreciating EV when you can have this and save £30, 000?
Pros: Mot Feb 2025, heated seats, electric mirrors, towbar, toasty Swedish heater, maintained by classic Volvo specialist. In last few years new factory exhaust, new master cylinder, rebuilt callipers, new cambelt, overhauled injectors, new fuel pressure regulator. Doesn't burn oil, auto box shifts perfectly. Clean interior. Pure DAB+ radio/ CD with Bluetooth.
Cons: no air conditioning, sun damage to lacquer coat on roof and bonnet, sun damage to dashboard some scratches & minor dings commensurate with mileage 237, 000, Electric aerial non-working, wear to carpet in load area, lacquer peeling on wheels, water damage to sunroof headlining, but no current leaks, inaccurate fuel gauge (standard Volvo problem). Needs E5 fuel. Came to me with big history file which got lost in house move so can't prove previous maintenance. MoT advisory mentions rust hole in inner wing, actually I would call it footwell - see photos.
Why am I selling this lovely machine I've had since 2014? We have another! We are retired, hardly drive anywhere so don't need to pay out for 2 sets of tax, insurance, MoT and maintenance. One has to go. Turbos are getting rare, only 8 1989 Turbos on howmanyleft. co. uk
