1987 Volvo 340 DL from France - Comments

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!

I could not agree more about your comments about appreciating the car from inside. I have just bought a 1987 340 GLE 1.7 saloon for £130. Large comfortable leather heated seats, a heater that warms up within yards rather than miles and an immense feeling of security and safety. I haven't had the car long enough to comment on reliability yet, but if it's anything like the 440 GLi I had a while ago I'm sure that this will be excellent. It feels a little underpowered, but the 440 I had was a 1.7 injection and I have been driving a 2.9i Granada for the last year or so. I will post a full report when I have had the car a while. By the way I love rear drive cars they teach you how to really drive safely, I should know I have owned two Capri's, allegedly the most tail happy car of them all.