awoo
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yo! seen that one on ebay and i like the roof chop look loads plus i like coupes. I'm guessin these are like poor quality wobbly children's play pony wibblepoo since i don't recall seeing one on ebay lately or on the road at all. would i be a fantasist to think one might turn up sub £1000? i know theres the one on ebay for £500bin but its a sharkey description to say the least and it looks like theres rust under the vinyl on the roof. please school me on these abit, i like the look, they would look hella cool lowered me thinks!  |
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wasnt it bertone that styled them?  |
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I reckon if you wait a bit you'll get one for less than £1k, will probably need some fettling though and they are quite rust-prone round the screen and roof pillars.
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As I keep repeating about these beasties:
They're great!
They're worth what the owner thinks they should be...So you might get a gem for a grand or a snotter for eight grand.
And remember: it's Swedish mechanicals wrapped in Italian tin...So expect it to have rust ticked on the options list from new.
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Top grammar tips!
Bought = purchased. Brought = relocated
Lose = misplace/opposite of win. Loose = your mum
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awoo
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i see thanks for the words of wisdom. ive been doing some digging on this and they apparently get only 20mpg and as you say rot out.
shame cause i like the idea of a badass looking car like that, but preferably without wazy mpg and rust everywhere.
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you could get one and evict the old PRV V6 engine and auto box, replacing it with a cheap and simple but more modern volvo unit, like a 740 GLT 16v or one of those 940 light-pressure turbo jobs, or even an ordinary 2.3 from a 240/740, that oughta gain you a fair few MPG.
I agree with your point of view, i'd love one but I know that the PRV V6 auto cannot fail to give you shockingly bad fuel consumption.
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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awoo
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yeah could do that plums but I'm not that strong i couldnt lift an engine. it would probably be easier to buy a brick shaped car and chop the roof to get the look maybe? after all its all about what it looks like and whether chicks dig it or not ultimately.
right i think ima forget the 262c idea, ill look into roof chopping now.
i need a slag of a car so bad, i hate the crapper I'm driving at the moment
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bryn
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Like everybody else has said, easy mechanical changes, although pick your motor well as standard 2.3s only do mid 20s anyway, and factor in a possible swap to manual too.
They rot like mad around the b and c pillars as this is were the Swedish work stopped and Italians stepped in... I've got one near me that I tried to buy five years ago, it had holes then, now you can run your hand through the sheet metal around the base of the c pillar. Sub 1K will be hard work for anything worth looking at, but I've always fancied buying a rotten one and chopping the roof off as it's got a cut down screen already. Slam and rims for the win.
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Volvo, Buggy, Discovery and an old tractor.
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I like them.
A possible contender for the most crazy styling ever. Always makes me think that they are 'armour plated' and should have a bren-gun installation on the roof.
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Saru
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I reckon that a PRV with a modern ECU would do OK in the fuel economy stakes.
Sweet mercy the 262 is an ugly car though.
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lovely ol things as sugested above stick a newer powerplant in it such as the LPT out the 900 range quite nippy!
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Philip
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I have one, although I've only really driven it back from collecting it last year (bought it by mistake on eBay).
They were styled in-house at Volvo, assembled by Bertone in Italy. They rot terribly anywhere the Italians were let near them - basically everywhere from the pillars up. Mine needs a bit of work on the scuttle, doors and C-pillars, but otherwise is not too bad.
It needs a tune-up, but cruised back up the M1 at 90-100 without a problem, did about 19-20 mpg in the process from memory. I think the PRV V6 is probably unfairly maligned, especially in its later forms.
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(bought it by mistake on eBay) This made me laugh! |
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Philip
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You weren't the only one ...  Phil |
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twin turbo it and bodge an M90 box onto it  |
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once again rocking with 1117cc and 4 gears! |
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There's one for sale on the VOC forum - clicky |
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Last Edit: Aug 2, 2006 16:04:12 GMT by Paul H
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The PRV V6 is a motor with an unjustified reputation, expecially the later 'even-fire' version, but MPG isn't a strong point.  |
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Philip
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A shame they never actually produced it as the V8 it was intended to be ...
Phil
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The PRV V6 is a motor with an unjustified reputation, expecially the later 'even-fire' version, but MPG isn't a strong point. Maybe, maybe not.... but perhaps that's because they're comparing it to the virtually bombproof Volvo 4 cylinders. |
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