Sziasztok,
Harvester sajna nem talalom pedig a multkor valahol olvastam egy jo kis elemzest a 700 as seriarol. ha megis ralelek igerem rogton postazom.
Helyette itt van egy kis teljesen independent elemzes az egyik ujsag drive sectorabol a 240 esekrol. gondolom paran szivesen olvassatok.
The turn-up among Swedes
First Published: The Sydney Morning Herald
Friday, February 18, 2000
It didn't win any beauty
contests, but Volvo's
long-running 240 model is
strong and reliable. And, as
Barry Lake reports, there
wasn't much the 'Swedish
Holden' did badly.
The good: A sturdy and reliable car with a long standing history. Roomy interior
and boot. One of the pioneers of modern safety technology.
The bad: Aged styling. Service and running costs can be expensive. Volvo jokes.
The verdict: A good, solid, reliable luxury car with everthing you want but style.
Rating: Three stars out of five.
If practice makes perfect, Volvo must have reached a pinnacle of excellence in
building the long-running Volvo 240 model. Its history goes right back to 1975 when
the 240 model first replaced the 140 range. By the time the version examined here
came along, Volvo had evolved the car into one of the most reliable family cars on
the market.
In its home country, the Volvo 240 is to Swedes pretty much what the Commodore
or Falcon is to Australians. Transplanted to Australia, this family car becomes a
luxury car - based more on its price than anything else. So Volvo Australia imports
them in high specification form, with plenty of goodies to justify their market
placement.
To be honest, there is nothing that the Volvo 240 does particularly well. It isn't very
fast, it isn't beautiful, it isn't the best handling car in its class.
On the other hand, you would be struggling to find anything that it does badly.
Motoring writers seemed determined to attack it on its looks and image, probably
in frustration at finding very little else to fault.
The 240, as a four-door sedan or as a five-door wagon, is spacious, comfortable,
ergonomically well set up, reliable and, given its basic, straight-forward
front-engine, rear-drive layout, relatively simple to repair.
Power comes from a 2.3 litre four cylinder engine with electronic fuel injection. It is
a good, solid unit that drives through a choice of five-speed manual or four-speed
automatic transmission.
While we strongly favour manual gearboxes for small cars, but can see the value in
a good automatic in a heavy car with a large engine, the Volvo 240 seems to be
well suited to either type of transmission. Manual gearboxes are more practical
(you can clutch start a car with a flat battery, for instance) and less costly to
repair. But, given the luxury placement of the car, a high percentage have
automatic transmissions.
At the beginning of the era studied here, there was only one spec level, the GL.
Choice came down to manual or auto, sedan or wagon, and that was it.
In 1991 a more up-market GLE version was introduced and, oddly, for 1992 and
1993 the GL badge was dropped from the lower-spec version. It became simply the
'240'.
These 1992-1993 models also had an engine upgrade - nothing you could see, but
the power output went up to 100kW from the original 85kW. It gave a worthwhile
improvement in performance without any noticeable detriment to fuel economy.
Around 10 litres per 100km is the norm around town, while better than 7 L/100 is
possible on the highway. Not bad figures for a sizeable family car.
Remember, too, that Volvo has been a pioneer in the crash safety game, so these
cars were at a high level of passenger protection for the era - and received
improvements from time to time.
The 200 Series Volvos (1982-1993) rate a good seventh, ahead of more modern
vehicles, in the luxury car independent offset frontal crash tests, with the later
design Volvo 700 Series ranking first.
Researching for common faults with Volvo 240s showed there was no real trend.
Major components seemed to be very reliable. There were occasional complaints
of grinding when selecting reverse gear - possibly due to clutch hydraulic
problems.
Various electrical relays also seem to give problems, increasing with age.
Replacement is neither difficult nor expensive; the problem usually lies in tracking
down the source of the problem.
Starting and low-speed running difficulties often are traced to similar electrical
problems with the fuel injection system.
Sound systems and air-conditioning are further sources of problems, but only on a
par with other quality luxury cars.
Overall, the Volvo 240 is a very reliable car. Retail prices can start at around
$16,000 for a 1988 GL manual version, climbing to around $24,000 or so for a 1993
GLE auto. Put those figures alongside a new car price list and you can see you
get quite a lot of second hand Volvo for your money.
Volvo 240 1988-1993
What to look for:Engine: Check for easy starting and good idle. Problems with
either could point to electrical faults. Listen, also, for undue mechanical noise.
Electrical system: Electrical relays, switches and connections can become faulty
with age. Check operation of all electrical systems.
Hydraulics: Test the operation of clutch (on manual transmission models) and
brakes and look for hydraulic leaks.
Air-conditioning: Run the air-conditioning system through all cycles and ensure it
performs well
kiemelnem hogy rossz pontnak irjak a Volvo vicceket a volvosokrol :-)
magyarorszagon is sok volvo vezetos vicc van??
A kirandulassal kapcsolatban csak a szivemet fajditjatok de remelem majd beszamoltok boven itt az index hasabjain.
sorry mar megint hosszura sikeredett ezert most egy hetig csendben leszek
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