Nice p1800 on ebay but....

[jimbobob]

I noticesd this lovelyhttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VOLVO-P1800S-BEAUTIFUL-DONT-MISS-OUT_W0QQitemZ320407460952QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomo biles_UK?hash=item4a99c5dc58&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 red p1800 on ebay but it says the doors need adjusting. Do you think this would be an easy job? Also do you think this would be a good buy in general. It's the best one I've seen on ebay. Thanks.

[capt jack]

The car must have been pretty sound before the seller embarked on all that work because there's not much reference to bodywork repairs - apart from the respray.

Starting the bidding at £5.5k he's clearly anticipating a high selling price - and why not, the car looks stunning.

If you're seriously interested you need to go see and drive the car, and at that sort of price, be more than hyper-critical.

A couple of small points are odd - why the non-standard front side/flasher lights, how come, with an 80-hour 'MB / BMW' respray, they didn't get the doors on properly? And how come the engine looks a bit shabby, when the rest looks so good?

For a top-dollar price you'd want a top-dollar car - and the only way you'll really know is to go and have a look. Take with you a healthily sceptical attitude but be prepared to be convinced!

Good luck

Jack

[ClassicVolvoShop]

http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=71817&highlight=1800

[AidanC]

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C96444/

[Kauai1800]

Nice looking car!

Wonder what the chassis number it is?

Seems like a decent price for it based on all the recent work.

My car is of the same vintage, and was nicely restored/repainted by the previous owner maybe 10 years ago - and of course my doors are off kilter a bit as well. They close ok, but the door is so long/heavy and the hinge is just not that beefy - I'm not sure they were ever perfectly flush even from Gothenberg. That whole Scot/Swede thing...
My passenger door sticks out maybe 3mm or so. This guy seems pretty picky, so he's just being very honest about flaws I think.
Wish my SUs were freshly rebuilt from Burlen...