Volvo 440 | MOT Mission | Its time.. How Much Did It Cost?
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- čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
- The mission with the Volvo is to give it a fresh MOT...
Hopefully for less then the 10.000Euros quoted by a garage....
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Well done Seppo!
Don’t worry about the series being too boring - Watching you work never gets boring!
Well done!! Garages like that are why so many good cars like that end up in scrapyards, such a waste!! Another thing is crazy road tax here in the uk, that 440 would cost £345 for one year of road tax!!! The government and unscrupulous garages are leading to the loss of so many ‘young classics’ here in the uk…very sad.
Congratulations on a great success.. The Volvo is fit and happy again.. You fixed it on a shoestring budget and put in the work yourself. I 100 percent agree that some garages just don't see work on older cars as viable. I have experienced garages being quite rude about older cars even so far as openly saying "just scrap it and buy something else"! To me this is ridiculous. My daily drive is an old 1999 Volvo V70 T5. This car is from the last millennium when cars were still being built to last. My Volvo has never left me stranded, has carried out an immense amount of work, always lets me know that something is going to need changing well in advance.
Great work Seppo. Definitely worth an ask to see if the previous owner wants it back!
Agreed! That feels right. He might have kept the car if the repair work had been estimated at a lower cost.
Gave him the offer straight away when it passed.. but he now has another Volvo and haven't got room or time for two... :)
Excellent news! I am so happy this now has an MOT and is driving well. Now, don't sell it!
Very nice. These are getting rarer by the day, there is 152 left on the road from a peak of 112k in 1996.
Well done on a good job Seppo! Like many of your subscribers, I think you are correct about the previous garage not wanting the work. If the MOT inspectors tell you your car is in great condition, you know you have a good car. Even though I live in England, I would buy and drive that car with no worries at all.
Mine passed its MOT on Thursday. Nothing drives better then a new MOT! Well done.
The 440 my mum bought new in 1992 seems to have disappeared from the roads in 2004. I’m glad to see that this one has survived for so long and looks still to have a long life ahead of it
5:20 No they would not have done a better job than you. NO WAY! If they are inflating the price because they do not want to do the job. They would have bodged the repair.
It would help if you gave yourself better credit for your work... Do you remember that sunroof repair that you did! It was perfect. Your welding and rust repair is excellent. I would have you do my car if I lived near you. Never doubt the work you do, it is fantastic, my friend. Really good.
Thank you Kirk... :)
I like these. Quintessential teacher's car. Must have been dealer maintained. Or profoundly extensively welded.
I drove one of these as a "fimabil" back in 1990/91 in Sweden. I liked it very much and I think the design still works in 2024.
Great daily.
👌👍👍👍👍 happy day's may it roll for A another few M'O'T,s good show
Great job!
To think it was condemned!!!!
Glad it went to you otherwise who knows!!
I own a Volvo yet this model I'd completely forgotten about. It's actually nicer than the model that replaced it. Good work saving it from the scrap man.
Great stuff, well done
Good job
I'd love a 440, great practical classic daily
Better to be bored a little now, and then live in paradise forever, than to party to your heart's content today, then die in hell tomorrow...
Not sure if your wife still drives the C1 but in your position with wife and new baby daughter + Volvo safety for me this would be nailed on to be my wife's daily. You ant your nearest and dearest in as safe a situation as you can have.
Afraid a c1 is more safe to be honest... expect in a rear end crash... But she drives a Citroen C3 1.6HDI from 2011 now :)
that €10k estimate is just indicative of how a lot of modern garages are these days, if it's anything more than just clearing codes on an OBDII reader, they don't want to know, chase the easy jobs, but shun the real work with ridiculous estimates, proper garages (one I'd recommend subbing to, 6D Diesels, they do real welder-wielding work!) will do the jobs, but lazy garages, nope, they want an easy life...
Yep 6d diesels is a good channel
Got to check that channel out!
I had a 1984 360 for twenty years until it rusted beyond economic repair. The same was true for the 440
I keep telling you, my friend... Kirk's Volvo 440!!!
Haha!
Nice work and great to see another classic car saved. Can I ask about fuel economy, I recently watched a video on here, a volvo promotional film selling the 440 to Fleet operators and it claimed this car can do over 45mpg at 56mph. Is it really that frugal on fuel? Also it's still a nice modern looking car all these years later, I like it and hope it finds a good new home 👍.
Dont know yet! Filled it once.. and will soon have to do it again, and we will see... :)
My console needs a look at...the fuel gauge flickers on an off so Im still wondering about the consumption...?? @@SeasideGarage
@@fionaross953 First fill up showed 11.8 kml. :)
What they should have said is that they dindn't think that the repair would be financially viable , give a proper estimate and let the customer decide.
Maybe the original owner will buy it back?
I contacted him when the MOT was done and gave him the offer, but he has moved on to a new Volvo.. :)
What happened with that opel with the poor diesel engine?
The owner is driving it👌👌
@@20nobody20 And it's working reliably?
I dont know.. I don't know.. I just saw the owner bring it to the trade market in the fall
it uses oil but it run 👌
@@20nobody20 Ok det är inte du som äger den?
Still burning oil! :)
Such an austere, depressing car, synonymous with being driven to church to worship to a similarly austere, depressing God. Amen.