Am I crazy for considering buying this sleeper?

[pimping]

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I am living in Thailand and found this car on the local ads website. The price roughly equates to 2,700 sterling. The blurb about the car translated by Google reads as follows:

VOLVO 740 GL for 88 years, the Black 1JZ VVTI.

1988 VOLVO, 740 GL.
colored blue gear.
registration. Bangkok
price. 135,000. THB to 1JZ vvti 280 hp (it is.) gear is less than 230,000 kW are 80%. doing color pretty much new tires Magneto's BBS portable DVD player with radio JVC. owners retired government nine years, rarely used. willy-nilly. sell

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[vit4]

I love the translation

But that sounds like bloody good fun

[djdestiny]

I love the Engrish description

[Phil Dicky]

Willy nilly sell

[pimping]

The Volvo is a bit steep at 2,700 pounds sterling and I can't tell from the pics if it is a turbo or not.
My other slightly out there choice is this Escort for a more reasonable sum of 1,400 pounds sterling. Getting work done out here really is a pittance and dropping something tasty into it would really get something special I believe.

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I've tried to upload the other pics of the Escort but no joy. For the rest of them look here : http://www.taladrod.com/w20/Search/CarDet3.aspx?ci...

Here is the accompanying blurb for the Escort :

1970 FORD, ESCORT 1.8 LX (4Dr).
Reds gear.
registration. Phayao
price. 68000. Baht sell classic cars ford escort and toyota 1N. well as the office in 1500 to start. Stronger and more economical car and documents + and transfer tax Act. Years 56 and driving distance.

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[Hugo a Gogo]

take the volvo willy-nilly

[MrBrightSi]

Thats a wonderful sleeper. You'd be mad not to.

[iva cosworth]

1800cc engine in the Escort ?

Sounds unlikely

Cannot see the engine pic properly but it actually doesn't look like the

ancient old crossflow it left Dagenham with.

[TheLordJohn]

Got to be worth a grand to someone, anyway.

[SystemParanoia]

that volvo is NOT a turbo JZ

Turbo 1JZ-GTE



Non Turbo 1JZ-GE




im not saying the non turbo is a bad engine ( cause it isnt!!!! )

... but its not a turbo either so no way will it be 280hp


ETA..

that volvo is actually running a 2JZ-GE

Edited by SystemParanoia on Sunday 23 September 20:04

[pimping]

Ah yes the turbo issue is now sorted. Many thanks for that. Am I right in thinking (that I am lazy and shoould just check Wikipedia) that the non-turbo 1JZ is around 220 bhp or am I confusing it with the 2JZ?
Also what sort of jap motor could I pop into the Escort? I think SR20's are easy to source here as are Honda civic motors. Labour charges really are ludicrously cheap so that's not even a factor.

[SystemParanoia]

ITB's on the 2JZ would be reeeeeeal nice

[djdestiny]

If that was a 2 door Escort it would be worth silly money over here!
Id be looking for some to export to the UK

[Vince70]

The escort is worth a small fortune back in blighty and the Volvo is only worth about £350 back home, so I would buy the escort and when your finished with it have the road trip of a lifetime and bring the mk1 back home.

[MysteryLemon]

Willy nilly sell.

[Morningside]

I would go for the Volvo. It will go on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on

[wildcat45]

My 740 GL wasn't like that!

So this old arge has got 200BHP?

Could be fun or dangerous. Its a 740 Volvo afterall.

Please buy it.

[pimping]

SystemParanoia said:

ITB's on the 2JZ would be reeeeeeal nice

Sweet titty christ that is awesome!

[Willy Nilly]

Hugo a Gogo said:

take the volvo willy-nilly

ok then

[pimping]

djdestiny said:

If that was a 2 door Escort it would be worth silly money over here!
Id be looking for some to export to the UK

If you would be so kind as to cast your informed eye over this motley crew of escorts please (only 5 or so) :

http://www.taladrod.com/b/w2/Search/TbRst2.aspx#fn...