Volvo 480 Club Europe

dcwalker wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 05, 2022 6:51 pm

WillC9303 wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 05, 2022 6:39 pm

... cheap nasty 90s aftermarket wheels…

I know that's what they look like, but believe it or not they are genuine Volvo - 14" Antares wheels.

Horrible, aren't they?

As against that money, R6 on here is an absolute snip!!

David

Whatt?
Hopefully they were a minus cost option because I refuse to believe someone actually looked at those in the brochure and thought:
"hmmm those look nice"

They look like Poundland Taurus alloys

In all seriousness, are you sure they are Volvo's own? The reason why I'm asking is that they don't even have a logo on them...

But yes I agree your lovely GT that's for sale is priced far better.

Oh yes, quite sure.

They do have the logo in the centre but it's not coloured.

I'll get you a brochure photo later.

Standard on late 480 ES and 460 CD.

David

When I first saw Antares wheels, I thought they looked like cheap and nasty copies of Cetus. Quite stunned to find out they were actually stamped Volvo - what were rhey thinking of ?

A smart looking silver 1989 manual gearbox Volvo 480 Turbo reg EIG 1012 was sold at Bonhams auction with 56,250 miles on the clock but without a MOT for £2,475 at their July 2020 auction and the useful write up stated ‘This 1989 model has had just three previous owners, the first two being father and son, spending all its life (until recently) in Ireland. It was laid up from 2013 until the end of 2019’ : https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26115/lot/92/

This 480 then came up for sale on ebay with approx 61,000 miles, a MOT and a ‘Chipped’ sticker in a rear side window for £4000 : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203758299847

Then more recently another ebay ad is listed as well as the one above for the same car, except there isn’t any pictures but the asking price is now for £4500 plus VAT. You can tell its the same car due to the millage, description and garage has the same address in Sheffield :
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224852473698

Cheers, Richard.

that one been previously covered

There's a Turbo on Facebook at the moment @ £2500 - J760 LSJ - wants work (including the dreaded Mk4 Teves ABS)

Yes, it's "on the list"; Conservatively, I'd say we're down to 75 turbos still alive/saveable.

That's a shame as J760 LSJ was once really looked after based on it passed its MOT without any advisories each time between 2006 and 2009.
Its last MOT expired 9th of June 2010.

Had a nightmare about trying to rescue a Turbo from a scrap yard crusher, I slipped and fell in with it. . . . .

richard-smyth wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 09, 2022 6:32 pm

Had a nightmare about trying to rescue a Turbo...

Me too! Only it's called "my life"

jifflemon wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 10, 2022 8:59 am

richard-smyth wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 09, 2022 6:32 pm

Had a nightmare about trying to rescue a Turbo...

Me too! Only it's called "my life"

Yesterday J760LSJ was for sale on e-bay for 2,200 and today its reduced to 1,800 pounds.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185332372889
Cheers, Richard.

Hello, on Gumtree is a nice looking Volvo, 480 S, Hatchback, 1992, Manual, 1721 (cc), 3 doors.
Badged as a 480 S but seems to have options. Its Reg is K480 KWV with an asking price of 3000 pounds :
https://www.gumtree.com/p/volvo/volvo-4 ... 1430777431
Had lots of repair immediately so failed in its MOT 2 February 2021 but fortunately passed on 11 February 2021.
Since the MOT expired this year on 10 February 2022.
Cheers, Richard.

£3000 is a lot of money for a 480 S with no MOT.
It’s also missing serveral things such as side trim, front numberplate holder and wheel centre cap.
The MOT centre noted that it’s got body filler, so probably hiding/needs some welding in order to be preserved for any length of time.

Things that do puzzle me is that it’s got unpainted bumpers despite being a 1992 K reg. I thought Volvo were over that by ‘91.

Despite being a ‘S’ it has all the options ticked on it that the ‘ES’ came with as standard, like alloys, info centre and fog lamps. So makes you wonder why the original owner didn’t just buy an ES instead. The only thing I can think of is that the owner didn’t want to pay extra for the 2.0i engine that was probably standard on the ES at that point, so went with the cheaper S which only came with the catalysed 1.7i unit. It Also has one of those nasty dealerfit manual sunroofs instead of the proper factory electric one.

I’d love to see the day where the 480 is worth so much that even a slightly ropey 480 S is making 3 grand, but now I personally wouldn’t even pay half of what the guys asking for it.

WillC9303 wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 23, 2022 10:51 am

£3000 is a lot of money for a 480 S with no MOT.
It’s also missing serveral things such as side trim, front numberplate holder and wheel centre cap.
The MOT centre noted that it’s got body filler, so probably hiding/needs some welding in order to be preserved for any length of time.

Things that do puzzle me is that it’s got unpainted bumpers despite being a 1992 K reg. I thought Volvo were over that by ‘91.

Despite being a ‘S’ it has all the options ticked on it that the ‘ES’ came with as standard, like alloys, info centre and fog lamps. So makes you wonder why the original owner didn’t just buy an ES instead. The only thing I can think of is that the owner didn’t want to pay extra for the 2.0i engine that was probably standard on the ES at that point, so went with the cheaper S which only came with the catalysed 1.7i unit. It Also has one of those nasty dealerfit manual sunroofs instead of the proper factory electric one.

I’d love to see the day where the 480 is worth so much that even a slightly ropey 480 S is making 3 grand, but now I personally wouldn’t even pay half of what the guys asking for it.

I like this…. New members already learning!!!

Echoing all of the above, I think he’s asking about £2,750 too much for it….

jifflemon wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 23, 2022 11:35 am

WillC9303 wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 23, 2022 10:51 am

£3000 is a lot of money for a 480 S with no MOT.
It’s also missing serveral things such as side trim, front numberplate holder and wheel centre cap.
The MOT centre noted that it’s got body filler, so probably hiding/needs some welding in order to be preserved for any length of time.

Things that do puzzle me is that it’s got unpainted bumpers despite being a 1992 K reg. I thought Volvo were over that by ‘91.

Despite being a ‘S’ it has all the options ticked on it that the ‘ES’ came with as standard, like alloys, info centre and fog lamps. So makes you wonder why the original owner didn’t just buy an ES instead. The only thing I can think of is that the owner didn’t want to pay extra for the 2.0i engine that was probably standard on the ES at that point, so went with the cheaper S which only came with the catalysed 1.7i unit. It Also has one of those nasty dealerfit manual sunroofs instead of the proper factory electric one.

I’d love to see the day where the 480 is worth so much that even a slightly ropey 480 S is making 3 grand, but now I personally wouldn’t even pay half of what the guys asking for it.

I like this…. New members already learning!!!

Echoing all of the above, I think he’s asking about £2,750 too much for it….

Fully agree with you Jeff, and well done Will - you're learning fast!

The S model was - and remains - always a bit of a weird one to pin down. It was introduced by Volvo in 1991 as a sort of "dumbed down" model, to produce a cheaper car. Sales were by now starting to need boosting. So:

the non-painted bumpers were standard on the S until the 1993 models;

the S did indeed continue with the 1.7 engine almost to the end (in the UK, not in mainland Europe), but the 2.0i only started to appear on the ES with the 1993 models (so that won't have been a consideration when this one was brand new);

the electric moonroof was not part of the specification, so usually a sunroof on an S is, indeed, a dealer cut out and fit option;

the S did not have alloy wheels, rather steel wheels and "sports" covers. The wheels on this one are the older "Pollux" wheels so they've been fitted at a later date (by 1992 the 14" wheels fitted to the ES and Turbo were the 5 spoke "Atlas");

neither front fog-lights nor info centre were part of S specification. This one has both. However, many buyers drove good deals on the S model by getting some of these extras thrown in for nothing as part of the purchase price. Given most of the 480s coming off the production line were being built with these items it was no skin off Volvo's nose really - they were just getting desperate to sell the cars!

In summary, you don't see that many S models anyway, and those have a bewildering mix of spec levels. Not sure I have ever seen one (other than brand new in a showroom back in the day ) that strictly fitted to the standard S spec and no more.

David

Hello, A Volvo 480 for sale on ebay today 25-4-22.
Volvo 480 2.0 AUTOMATIC STUNNING CONDITION TRUE CLASSIC RARE BARGAIN :
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125277853591
Cheers, Richard.

Hello, a Celebration for sale :
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203925855999
Can't see the plaque to see what number it is out of 480.
Cheers, Richard.

richard-smyth wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 27, 2022 6:40 pm

Hello, a Celebration for sale :
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203925855999
Can't see the plaque to see what number it is out of 480.
Cheers, Richard.

This is the celeb off Facebook I think.If so it has brand new o/s rear lights and has had a bit spent on it,looks a good buy for someone.

It's no 300 of 480. Really surprised to see it up for sale as it's only a week or two since he messaged to ask about coming to the meet.

Hello, there are five 480's for sale at the moment on AutoTrader :
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-search ... -option=on
Cheers, Richard.

dragonflyjewels wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 27, 2022 7:25 pm

It's no 300 of 480. Really surprised to see it up for sale as it's only a week or two since he messaged to ask about coming to the meet.

Gone now, fast sale or change of heart?