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Volvo Findings! (What have you found on FB/Craiglist/Kijiii/other)?

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Re: Volvo Findings! (What have you found on Craigslist?)

Post by BlackBart »

I've always wanted to be a welding madman!
ex-1984 245T wagon
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Post by abscate »

I don’t see enough Russian fighter planes around to justify a MIG welder, on the other hand, the wonderful thing about TIG is that TIG are wonderful things
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Post by volvolugnut »

Here is the US, I would suggest taking a welding class at a trade school. I don't know if Canada has these schools for short courses on welding and other trades. Here, I have attended classes for typing to photography to body work.
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Post by BlackBart »

The TYPE of BODY WORK I do, I could use a class.
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Post by DonnVa »

Here’s an 2006 S60R in the DC area for $3800.

https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld ... 50614.html
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Post by BlackBart »

If I didn’t already post this, here’s a tidy and reasonably priced 544 in central Oregon -
1959, nice shape, $8500.

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/ ... 33403.html


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Post by BlackBart »

An honest looking 240 wagon in Seattle. Dark red with grey cloth. MANUAL! 235,000 mi. $3000.
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https://seattle.craigslist.org/est/cto/ ... 55325.html
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Post by foggydogg »

BlackBart wrote: ↑05 Aug 2022, 13:17 Just ran across this. '81 242 turbo black. DC area. Apparently it was on BaT a while ago (?)

https://jalopnik.com/at-25-000-is-this- ... 1849370465

https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva ... 84522.html


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This one is back:
https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva ... 80876.html

Not only are the pics directly from the BaT ad, it even features the Ontario license plates, and the ask is $2,000 under the hammer price from January - and not counting the fee, shipping, customs,...
This has the very distinct odor of Scamm.
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Post by BlackBart »

Yeah that’s odd.
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Post by MoVolvos »

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VOLVO S60R S60 R WITH BAD BLOCK - $6,000
https://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/d/ra ... 89398.html

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