1987 Volvo 340 Reviews - Page 3 of 4

Starter motor wore out at about 20,000 miles.

Distributor cap cracked.

Radiator sprung a leak at about 20,000 miles.

This is a fantastic car with great performance (although 1.4 is under powered) and entertaining handling. Rear wheel drive is so refreshing in this age of built-to-cost front drive cars. The 340 would make a great rally car.

However fuel economy is not so good (I got about 18mpg)

So far, I just had to change the battery.

Carburetor needs a little cleaning.

Painting on the bottom of the drivers door went wrong, but cost me 50 € to fix it.

The Volvo 340 has been my fathers choice for 20 years and I promised myself that when I'll be able to drive, I'll never go in this car again...

I bought my Volvo 340 for 500 €, and today I just find it excellent. For people who have a certain sense of humour this is a great car. I really enjoy driving on long-distance with it even though the 1.4l Renault (yes! Renault made the engine, it's the same as the Super5 GTS) engine is not powerful enough for a car of this size. It's a shame on motorway, but when driving in town, it doesn't matter.

My father has a 345 GLS of 1984 and with a 2.0l Volvo engine it changes everything!

I really appreciate the comfort when driving. The heater is really heating and in winter there is nothing better.

In a way, is a car you appreciate from the inside!

The starter motor died (worn brushes and commutator). Not a problem since a scrap yard replaced one for £15 (GBP).

Occasionally it will not start for four or five attempts (Unsure cause)

Alternator was replaced at about 70000 miles by the previous owner.

Has a turning circle not unlike a London taxi. Once you have the arms to turn without taking a break half way. The steering is heavy!

Rear suspension wants replacement, as long as it gets rusty. After that you will notice the difference: 'The wheels spin for fun'.

Lots of Webber cleaning. Otherwise engine stalls.

Fuses burn without any obvious reason.

When I first bought the car, I was seeing that it had 5 gears (on the knob). After a lot of trying realising that it had the 4 gear gearbox, that is much better-accelerates fast, even if it is 1.4.

Rear drive, brings the car in the class of the BMW 316, and believe me, this car is for 'Drivers' only!!! Try to run it at a dirty road. It goes like a tank... I had a lot of fun with it.

When I bought it, I travelled 1500 miles, in two days without the need of adding any oil. Does anybody said that is not reliable???