Seriously?

[Steve 940]

Well this I think proves insanity lives on, in other parishes than those of Volvo.

Just seen this, utter madness or genius ??

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285870476...YAAOSw-XxmTOQa

I err on the side of genius eccentric Q car.

Cheers
Steve

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Steve 940

Well this I think proves insanity lives on, in other parishes than those of Volvo.

Just seen this, utter madness or genius ??

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285870476...YAAOSw-XxmTOQa

I err on the side of genius eccentric Q car.

Cheers
Steve

Hmmmmmm, back in the day, people used to fit the Fiat 2.0 twin cam to these, considering the Lada was essentially a Fiat built under licence in Russia, that was more "factory".
However, a Saab 2.0 mated to an Omega gearbox would be similar.

Would make a fun Dogmobile...........

[Moomoo]

I quite like it but I don’t think they have polished a you know what!

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Moomoo

I quite like it but I don’t think they have polished a you know what!

A Richard? As in Richard the Third...........

https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/301800.html

It's about the right colour but with that engine/box probably goes like the proverbial off a shiny shovel!

[Moomoo]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

A Richard? As in Richard the Third...........

https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/301800.html

It's about the right colour but with that engine/box probably goes like the proverbial off a shiny shovel!

Yes , a Richard!

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Othen

Now this one really is a ‘Seriously?’:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/156190343...mis&media=COPY

… £17,000 for a 240! Okay, the parts fitted are like a wish list from the custom car sweet shop: Rover V8, 5 speed gearbox… the list goes on. On the negative side it remains a 136,000 mile, 39 year old (so tax exempt next April - good) cooking motor car.

The seller says he has spent £60,000 on the 240 over the past 5 years, that may be the case, but is it worth £17,000 now? I suppose that depends entirely upon one perspective. It is nowhere near original, and it is a bit too good to use without it losing its show condition status, so what is the potential market? For £17,000 one could buy a much better sports car (say a 10 year old Porsche Boxster), a very nice luxury car (any number of Jaguar, BMW, MB) or a brand new hatchback, all of which would be much more reliable, safer and either faster or more economical (maybe both). What market remains? Someone with considerable expendable income and garage space that is perhaps interested in trailering the motor car to shows in Lincolnshire farmers’ fields? There is one other possibility of course: someone setting out to build the ultimate parts-bin 240 (they appear in these pages from time to time - I can think of a few offhand) - for that person spending £17,000 on this motor car would be a far cheaper way of achieving the aim without bothering to do the work.

My own opinion (as if that matters) is this 240 is gauche - I’d feel a bit embarrassed - so it certainly isn’t one for me.

I can’t help thinking the seller may be one of us from this excellent forum - I do hope I have not in any way offended him/her.

… another price drop, now it is down to £15,750 - form another orderly queue.

[Moomoo]

Originally Posted by Othen

… another price drop, now it is down to £15,750 - form another orderly queue.

I think if one were to remove the 1 at the front, a queue would not form .

Shame.☹️

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Moomoo

I think if one were to remove the 1 at the front, a queue would not form .

Shame.☹️

Might get two or three forming an orderly rabble if the "15" was removed..........

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Moomoo

I think if one were to remove the 1 at the front, a queue would not form .

Shame.☹️

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

Might get two or three forming an orderly rabble if the "15" was removed..........

From what I’ve seen, modified motor cars are always very difficult to sell. The seller says it cost £60,000 to build, that seems a lot but perhaps it is true? Clearly it is worth a great deal less than that. The market for modified cars is minuscule for some good reasons, so it is very difficult to value them. The sale of this V8 240 may be a long running saga.

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Othen

From what I’ve seen, modified motor cars are always very difficult to sell. The seller says it cost £60,000 to build, that seems a lot but perhaps it is true? Clearly it is worth a great deal less than that. The market for modified cars is minuscule for some good reasons, so it is very difficult to value them. The sale of this V8 240 may be a long running saga.

I would guess if you factored in labour costs for any work he hasn't done himself and then also his personal labour costs, it probably comes out to maybe £60k including the results of firing an expensive parts cannon at it.

However, a rough but bodily sound 240 could be picked up for about £2k, an MoT failure Lexus LS400 for ~£1k, transplant the engine and box, fitting the Volvo tailshaft extension and housing to the auto box, fabricate engine mounts to suit and whatever else needs doing, find someone to spray it at mates rates and i reckon you're into about £6k total by that time, doing it all yourself.

You'll then have a lively 250bhp V8 that looks good for a tenth of what this guy says he spent on an older engine conversion.

Someone might actually be willing to shell out most of that £6k to buy it after you've had your fun in it too!