volvo 340

[wigansaxo]

anyone on here owned a 340? or any other simular volvo? thinking of getting on as a cheap run around, if anyone knows were theres any 3dr ones forsale let me know, just want something i can trash and not bother about

[iw_laurence]

They are popular as cheap drift cars mate.

[gazwhittle]

haha ryan you 2 faced bastard :P I mentioned one of these to you with a welded rear diff and you said they are wank!

ps where you been at?

but on a serious note my uncle owned on of these around 13 years ago and from what i remember really strong car.

[wigansaxo]

haha ryan you 2 faced bastard :P I mentioned one of these to you with a welded rear diff and you said they are wank!

ps where you been at?

but on a serious note my uncle owned on of these around 13 years ago and from what i remember really strong car.


they are but i got a insurance quote of 3k on the sierra today :fcuk: lol, and 35 for one of these lol

[gazwhittle]

they are but i got a insurance quote of 3k on the sierra today :fcuk: lol, and 35 for one of these lol
£350?????

[wigansaxo]

£350?????


yea thats the one, was getting hopefull then

[gazwhittle]

yea thats the one, was getting hopefull then
im confused lol http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2485887.htm hows that?

[wigansaxo]

im confused lol http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2485887.htm hows that?

mate i have no idea honest, the next cheapest quote i got i got was 1900

[langy88]

If you do buy a 340 don't get one with a welded diff if you using it for a daily car because you will go through so many tyres, the bump around and feel like the wheels are coming off when turning at low speed/reversing and you will go sideways everywhere whether you like it or not.

Basicly:
Welded diff + daily drive = pain in the ass

[wigansaxo]

If you do buy a 340 don't get one with a welded diff if you using it for a daily car because you will go through so many tyres, the bump around and feel like the wheels are coming off when turning at low speed/reversing and you will go sideways everywhere whether you like it or not.

Basicly:
Welded diff + daily drive = pain in the ass


thing is i do like it :P not that the sierra goes sideways much lol, i know what you mean though, drove a mates bmw 320 for a day that had a welded diff n it jumped found corners, wasnt a good drive

[wigansaxo]

They are popular as cheap drift cars mate.



yea mate thats the only good part about them lol, there not exactly gutsy but they do go, just had a look at your e30, looks nice, almost got one before i got my sierra

[wigansaxo]

o and if anyones grandad has one of these tell him i will give him 300 for it to go towards the heating

[titchster]

There's one on 106oc for £750, pretty much ideally modded for drifting. ;)

[wigansaxo]

There's one on 106oc for £750, pretty much ideally modded for drifting. ;)

really, dont suppose you could nick his pics and send them me could you? lol, n maybe copy and paste hes add if that aint pushing it?

[Jay_]

samueljohnburgess on here has one. nice spec to!

[MiniGibbo]

They not only look fucking shit but are fucking shit!

Why the fuck do people want a wank out rusty old volvo :wall:

[wigansaxo]

They not only look fucking shit but are fucking shit!

Why the fuck do people want a wank out rusty old volvo :wall:


like i said insurance,thats the one and only reason for me anyways, but im not paying 3 grand to insure the sierra,not selling it though!!!!!

[MiniGibbo]

If all you use it for is skidding which is what im guessing you do, why not sorn it and buy a car trailer for £500..

[wigansaxo]

naa its my daily aswell, did think about getting a trailer though so i could take the sierra about but you need a licence

[langy88]

I got a quote for my saxo and a 340, to insure both of them is cheaper for just my saxo.
Yes that's right the volvo has negative insurence :y:

[Bound]

I got a quote for my saxo and a 340, to insure both of them is cheaper for just my saxo.
Yes that's right the volvo has negative insurence :y:

So why didn't you pay to insure both if it was cheaper.

[langy88]

I didn't buy the 340 because there wasn't space on the drive :(

[Bound]

I didn't buy the 340 because there wasn't space on the drive :(

You didn't have to buy the volvo to pay for the cover. Could of done it anyway if it was cheaper.

[wigansaxo]

I got a quote for my saxo and a 340, to insure both of them is cheaper for just my saxo.
Yes that's right the volvo has negative insurence :y:

insurance i fu*king strange aint it, i mean 3k for a 4 door 1.8 sierra and 300 for a 1.7l 3 door 340 :wacko: i dont mind driveing a 0ld volvo while i wait for the inurance to go dow, and i would finally be able to take the ierra off the road and work on it in summer with some good weather :y:

[langy88]

I had a quote for a 200sx s13 (1.8T) last year for £1,450 so I decided to save because I really want to start drifting and this year, same car was £3,875 so glad I didn't buy the car then find insurence.

[wigansaxo]

I had a quote for a 200sx s13 (1.8T) last year for £1,450 so I decided to save because I really want to start drifting and this year, same car was £3,875 so glad I didn't buy the car then find insurence.


its messes up mate

[dave-richards]

volvo 340 with a Renault Clio Williams or valver engine would be fun

[MiniGibbo]

I read somewhere that all insurance premiums went up 40% in 2010!

[-jay-vtr]

They sound nice

[wigansaxo]

I read somewhere that all insurance premiums went up 40% in 2010!



thats probs correct mate, well mine has over doubled,


is it wrong that im actually starting to kinda like them in a trampdrift sort of way? :wacko:
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn268/wigansaxo/volvo11.jpg

[haz_pro]

Yes that is wrong, it looks aweful.

[Lionsden]

I had a 340 DL as my first car, they were so much fun. I even bought another years later as a temporary shed. I'd have loved the GLT, but even the 1.4 engine in the DL was able to get your back end out at any opportunity. Ugly as sin but fun and very safe. I hit a car that could not stop in time for me on a round about, his bumper flew 50m down the road in front of me, I got out and looked at the damage, and I had suffered only a scratch to my bumper, he needed a new wing and bumper. I'd love one agian just to rag round a grass field track!!!

[wigansaxo]

i didnt say they was nice looking lol, but you could trash the fuk out of that n it wouldnt make it look any worse lol

[jonathon5]

My Grandad had a mint 340 GLT it went well RWD.

Would make a nice track toy

lots had renault engines

[wigansaxo]

yea you see alot with clio valver conversions, there was a cheap one a few years ago that i saw for 700 with a valver on bike carbs, long gone lol

[MiniGibbo]

Yes that does look very very very very very very very shit..

[wigansaxo]

Yes that does look very very very very very very very shit..


thats the idea, u buy it trash it and scrap it and then start again lol

[wigansaxo]

i got offored a 5 door 1.4 automatic today, i just had to say no lol

[wigansaxo]

anyne convinced there grandad to sell me their 340 yet? on a serious note i am still looking so if you find any please let me know,

also can people post sites that they use for buying cars like pistonheads etc

[tweedie]

Not a 340 but my mate has just bought an 850 T-5R Estate. Quick as fuck. Running around 320bhp at the minute and would give many things a run for their money.

Only made 2500 of them and 200 for the UK. He paid £800 Bargin

[Pompeylil]

why a 340?
you not thought about 480's I've had a handful of these nippy yet cheap enough.

[wigansaxo]

why a 340?
you not thought about 480's I've had a handful of these nippy yet cheap enough.


mainly because of the cheapness really, the 480's are alot more on insurance for me :n:


and i would actually love a t5 estate but cant get insured on one :(

[Pompeylil]

oh heck I'd love a T5 too wouldnt see me for dust lol

[Furioman]

Wouldnt buy one unless you are a welder

[MiniGibbo]

So to conclude this thread..

Volvo's are shit :homme:

[Furio-Gazza]

So to conclude this thread..

Volvo's are shit :homme:

lol! hit the nail on the head there son :D

[loudandproud205]

850 T5R

Would quite happily show its not shit ;)

Omega or Senator would also be a good call

[MiniGibbo]

850 T5R

Would quite happily show its not shit ;)

Omega or Senator would also be a good call

Thats you age showing through dude :homme:

[Giraffe]

Thats you age showing through dude :homme:

I'd love an 850... cool cars man

[wigansaxo]

Wouldnt buy one unless you are a welder



i have a welding qualification so i think i will be fine, and i have a sierra so aint gonna be much worse lol,


and maybe they are shit but there cheap to buy, cheapish to run, cheap to insure, that will do for me,

and as for t5's i would have one any day,wouldnt even waste my money buying an st when you could but a t5 with the same engien for the price you can pick them up for,saw an ex police one forsale once with all the strobes still on, now thats more fun than an st lol


edit: there not brilliant because fwd lol

[wigansaxo]

ok so i listened to everyones advise but i whent out today and bought one anyways lol

[MiniGibbo]

Pictures so I can laugh in your face?

[wigansaxo]

will get some, will even get a pic of my insurance so i can lauggh to

[Jay_]

get it sideways mate! who gives a fuck what it looks like!!!

[wigansaxo]

get it sideways mate! who gives a fuck what it looks like!!!


someone thinking straight, i mean im not gonna try and make it into a drift wagon but its either that or walk, ill stick to looking like a dickhead thanks lol

[Jay_]

someone thinking straight, i mean im not gonna try and make it into a drift wagon but its either that or walk, ill stick to looking like a dickhead thanks lol

pics? you say you wont make it a drift wagon...but i said i wouldnt track the saxo and I am starting to....

[titchster]

I expect to see it sideways on Sunday. ;)

[iluminusbutterfly]

get the diff welded, cheap learner drifter ftw

[wigansaxo]

I expect to see it sideways on Sunday. ;)


:o i have no idea what you mean? lol


and i will get a few pics tomorrow (so people can have a laugh at my of course ;))

[MiniGibbo]

I bet its brown or beige

[wigansaxo]

na its canarie yellow

[titchster]

:o i have no idea what you mean? lol

I'm sure you do... :p Unless there's someone else from Wigan who just happens to have got one as well, lol.

[wigansaxo]

I'm sure you do... :p Unless there's someone else from Wigan who just happens to have got one as well, lol.


wigan's a big place :zainy: lol, you going btw? not that i have the slightest idea what you mean of course

[titchster]

Yeah, should be there, just gotta sort out a sticky brake issue (should be heading off to get a new caliper in the morning), provided the track time's not all used up, i'll be out there, showing those drift boys how to go round a track without drifting. :cool:

[wigansaxo]

Yeah, should be there, just gotta sort out a sticky brake issue (should be heading off to get a new caliper in the morning), provided the track time's not all used up, i'll be out there, showing those drift boys how to go round a track without drifting. :cool:



i call shotgun :y:

[titchster]

Hahaha, come find me bud, i'll take ya for a spin (hopefully not literally), provided I get there before the track time's used up. Don't expect anything good, though.

[wigansaxo]

Hahaha, come find me bud, i'll take ya for a spin (hopefully not literally), provided I get there before the track time's used up. Don't expect anything good, though.


ill take you up on that lol, sure there will be a space for you

[wigansaxo]

there's been some bloody nuts driveing about today in mx5's

[titchster]

lol.:D