740's....Who's got'em??? - Page 4

stephend · Jun 16th, 2010, 23:18

Here's mine. 1989 740 GL 2.0 estate, 175k miles and counting...

I see quite a few of these trundling around my neck of the woods, some of them regulars, some just passing through.

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oman5 · Jun 17th, 2010, 12:26

'89 740 GLT 16v saloon here...no pics yet. I will admit I like these because they are a lot of car for the money, saloons are getting rare now but remain available for pennies

Briz · Jun 17th, 2010, 13:33

Hi folks, I'm a new boy here and this looks like a good place to start.
Heres ours, its called the Stilton:

We bought it 5 years ago as an emergency stopgap - our previoius Merc 300TE was so unreliable, Bee (the better half) refused to drive it anymore.
We paid £250 for it. It had 245000 miles on it.
It now has 330000 on it and its just passed its MOT again - just needed lower balljoints and a small patch on the drivers floorpan; oh, and the usual attention to the handbrake.
Best car deal I ever had!
You can just see our reason for needing a big estate round the back there.
Heres a better shot:

Acme · Jun 17th, 2010, 13:44

Funny as the other sort of car I was considering was a Merc 300td. Shame mine isn't an estate but I have a very big field at the end of my road so the dog can just sit on the back seat for the limited times he does go in the car.

Briz · Jun 17th, 2010, 13:51

Yeah; Mercs & Volvos are the only game in town if you have a St Bernard.
He uses the car as his Kennel.
We probably got unlucky with the Merc, but parts prices were murder - £80 odd for a fuel pump relay!

MTerry · Jun 17th, 2010, 17:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by stephend

Here's mine. 1989 740 GL 2.0 estate, 175k miles and counting...

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That's exactly how BB looked when we bought her. Except US version.

James A · Jun 17th, 2010, 19:18

Looks good in white, Stephen

I imagine that quite a few of the 740s and 940s in Cambridge are owned by university professors who bought them new and can see no real reason to replace them. They'll make good buys when they do, though

James A · Jun 17th, 2010, 19:19

What a lovely dog, Briz

James A · Jun 17th, 2010, 19:24

What a lovely dog, Briz

michal940se · Jun 18th, 2010, 23:00

Got the new window tint (5% rear,20% front) done on the 740 and took some pictures last evening. (I played with the pictures:-) These cars never get boring to me!!!

Jun 16th, 2010, 23:18	#31
stephend Premier Member Last Online: Dec 23rd, 2023 21:20 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: S. Wales View Photos By: stephend	Here's mine. 1989 740 GL 2.0 estate, 175k miles and counting... I see quite a few of these trundling around my neck of the woods, some of them regulars, some just passing through. IMGP0274.JPG IMGP0275.JPG Last edited by stephend; Jun 16th, 2010 at 23:23.

Jun 17th, 2010, 13:33	#33
Briz Junior Member Last Online: Nov 22nd, 2023 15:20 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: West Norfolk	Hi folks, I'm a new boy here and this looks like a good place to start. Heres ours, its called the Stilton: We bought it 5 years ago as an emergency stopgap - our previoius Merc 300TE was so unreliable, Bee (the better half) refused to drive it anymore. We paid £250 for it. It had 245000 miles on it. It now has 330000 on it and its just passed its MOT again - just needed lower balljoints and a small patch on the drivers floorpan; oh, and the usual attention to the handbrake. Best car deal I ever had! You can just see our reason for needing a big estate round the back there. Heres a better shot: Last edited by Briz; Jun 17th, 2010 at 13:44.

Jun 17th, 2010, 19:18	#37
James A VOC Member Last Online: Jul 16th, 2014 10:52 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Volvograd	Looks good in white, Stephen I imagine that quite a few of the 740s and 940s in Cambridge are owned by university professors who bought them new and can see no real reason to replace them. They'll make good buys when they do, though __________________ 2002-2003: 1988 240GL manual saloon - Nameless 2003-Date: 1990 740SE automatic estate - The Volvo 2009-2014: 1997 V70SE 2.5 10v manual estate - The Volvo 2 aka TV2 2014-Date: 1992 940SE Turbo automatic estate 'Wentworth' - The Wentworth

Jun 17th, 2010, 19:19	#38
James A VOC Member Last Online: Jul 16th, 2014 10:52 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Volvograd	What a lovely dog, Briz __________________ 2002-2003: 1988 240GL manual saloon - Nameless 2003-Date: 1990 740SE automatic estate - The Volvo 2009-2014: 1997 V70SE 2.5 10v manual estate - The Volvo 2 aka TV2 2014-Date: 1992 940SE Turbo automatic estate 'Wentworth' - The Wentworth

Jun 17th, 2010, 19:24	#39
James A VOC Member Last Online: Jul 16th, 2014 10:52 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Volvograd	What a lovely dog, Briz __________________ 2002-2003: 1988 240GL manual saloon - Nameless 2003-Date: 1990 740SE automatic estate - The Volvo 2009-2014: 1997 V70SE 2.5 10v manual estate - The Volvo 2 aka TV2 2014-Date: 1992 940SE Turbo automatic estate 'Wentworth' - The Wentworth

Jun 17th, 2010, 12:26	#32
oman5 Senior Member Last Online: Oct 23rd, 2022 03:06 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: merthyr tydfil	'89 740 GLT 16v saloon here...no pics yet. I will admit I like these because they are a lot of car for the money, saloons are getting rare now but remain available for pennies

Jun 17th, 2010, 13:44	#34
Acme Junior Member Last Online: Mar 30th, 2024 18:10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Suffolk	Funny as the other sort of car I was considering was a Merc 300td. Shame mine isn't an estate but I have a very big field at the end of my road so the dog can just sit on the back seat for the limited times he does go in the car.

Jun 17th, 2010, 13:51	#35
Briz Junior Member Last Online: Nov 22nd, 2023 15:20 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: West Norfolk	Yeah; Mercs & Volvos are the only game in town if you have a St Bernard. He uses the car as his Kennel. We probably got unlucky with the Merc, but parts prices were murder - £80 odd for a fuel pump relay!

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