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Oct 18th, 2019, 20:55 | #1 |
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Electric cars and the 240 future avlues.
I have been cogitating a little today. Sorry for that.
240 values are gradually increasing. But. Hybrid and electric cars will become far more common. Petrol will become harder to find to buy. This will creep up upon us .... what value will a 240 have then? I reckon a sound 240 is a good car now. One should not hope for it to remain a viable ownership long term. Only a few will make it in to the future. I am not aiming that far ahead for mine. But it might do OK because the "winners" will have cars with sound bodywork, and a known trouble free history mechanically. The forum becomes a double edged sword? Some owners have posted their car's intractable problems .... for all to see. I meander....as per usual Stephen |
Oct 19th, 2019, 11:16 | #2 |
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Stop meandering! Just get one and enjoy the difference today. Bob. |
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Wot's that Bob? You want me to drive along a Roman or USA straight road in an electric car? My point is there for anyone who wants to think about how 240 values might really rise or fall in future. . |
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Oct 23rd, 2019, 23:05 | #4 |
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I remember from some years back somebody made an electric conversion for a 240, I wonder if the thread is still accessible. I also read somewhere that Aston Martin have produced an electric conversion for their classic models. It probably costs a small fortune but the technology must be available surely, and could be used to convert any vehicle, rather than scrapping all IC engine vehicles and replacing with new electric ones.
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Oct 26th, 2019, 12:44 | #5 |
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I think in 15-20 years time, when there is a 'tipping point' towards electric vehicles, and it's started to get hard to find a service station which does unleaded... by then, there'll be a whole industry in 'crate' electric motors, and batteries. There'll be breakers yards with piles of half-knackered batteries and motors.
By then, it will be apparent what the conversion options are for retrofitting RWD cars. All the classic car communities will be dealing with the same thing. This will become a significant part of the vehicle industry - retrofitting electric engines to IC vehicles. It seems to have started already with air-cooled rear-engine VWs and others, and exactly the same technology will be applied to other makes and models. I'm sure for cars like RWD Volvos, there'll always be a high value attached to original, unmolested examples - but then there'll also be these 'recommissioned' electric versions which look the same but are mechanically unrecognisable - and will be worth a fair bit as well. Unfortunately those will be the ones to have if you still want a 240 as a daily driver by then. Is this how others see the situation? John |
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Oct 27th, 2019, 04:43 | #6 |
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Greg Sievert converted a 240 several years ago:
http://volvovic.org.au/blog/2016/06/...-greg-sievert/ http://www.evalbum.com/2356
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