1986 Volvo 340 DL review from Sweden
"A transportational unit that will take you from point a to point b"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Had to replace the front left doors upper hinge, since the door was lose.
Had to replace starter engine.
The began to shut down the engine, whilst I was driving.
Had to replace the carburetor.
Had to replace the entire fuel exhaust system.
My headlights malfunctioned when level 2 (from 0-2) on the headlight selector was selected.
General comments?
All in all this is a decent car that will take you from point a to point b.
However it does just that, no more.
Seen to the fact that I have had to do quite a lot of repairs on the car, it hasn't exactly been cheap or trouble-free.
One thing that really have bothered me, is the lack of support for the 300-series from Volvo.
There are very few parts available from Volvo. The parts that they do have are very expensive and usually only reconditioned used parts, instead of new.
A used, reconditioned carburetor or a starter engine costs about 1800 Swedish kr (about 180 Euro).
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Year of manufacture | 1986 |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2002 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.4 petrol Manual |
| Performance marks | 5 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 4 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 5 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 2 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 6 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 170000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 180000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Volvo 140 |
| Date of Entry | 5th September, 2002 |