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Buying a 440

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Old Jun 6th, 2003, 01:42   #11
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I've had 2 440 Turbo's now. Great cars for the money.

Some problems I can think of:

Rear arch rust, owners not cleaning mud/crap out from the arch lip.
Front inner wishbone bushes go, seem to last around 10 years or so 100K miles. £10 each, but need to be pressed in with a vice/hydraulic press.
Clutch is _NOT_ easy to change. Clutch is cheap (£90 for turbo) but labour is a big one unless you do it yourself (took me something like 8-10 hours). Mine slipped doing standing starts for 1/4 miles at santa pod, would have been fine for normal driving till proberbly 120K miles (current one is on 160K and original clutch I think).
Exhaust goes on turbo (and others?) at center section - backbox join, just to the front and a bit behind the near side rear wheel.
Heated seat eliments can be broken.
Locks are weak. Disconnect the passenger side lock if you don't use it and park in dodgy areas. I'd disconnect the drivers door lock too if it had remote central locking.
Front brake lines can corrode too for MOT failure.

Most of the bits I can think of. May sound scary, but they are very reliable. Nothing really compared to other cars.

Chris.
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Old Sep 4th, 2003, 01:08   #12
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Hi there, just wondering where you are based? Im selling a 440, Nreg, burgandy, half leather, a/c, only 45,000 mls, volvo blade alloys, e/w,p/s, FSH, sony cd player, very clean and in very good condition, very economic as i got about 130 mls on ten pounds, not one to be missed, volvo enthusiasts will enjoy this car for 2000 pounds or nearest offer. I live near glasgow if anyone is interested.
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