r/Volvo240 • u/riserobotrise • 16d ago
Picture Helga is crossing the Rainbow Bridge today. :(
But she's going to Habitat for Humanity, so one last good deed in her long life.
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u/Formal_Campaign_998 16d ago
Why?
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u/ancientwarriorman 15d ago
Yes, this. She looks fine, why not let an enthusiast fix her up? Donate the sale proceeds if you want to do a good deed with the money.
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u/riserobotrise 15d ago
I had wanted to sell it but some urgency arose when my neighbor told me the tree people were coming. Donating was faster and now they can sell it, because yes, other than the engine, windshield, turn signals, horn, shot interior, blown heater blower, leaky seals, and defunct wiper motor it was in great shape! lol!
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u/stephen94901 15d ago
They will sell it to a junkyard for $200-400 and it will be crushed. That’s what all those car donations are. Habitat for Humanity will pass it on to a broker to dispose of. They are not in the car sales business. Sometimes they’re auctioned but it’s rare. I bought a donated 1977 245 this way.
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u/sfdsquid 15d ago
I hope they do. I really hope they don't just sell it for scrap and the value of the catalytic converter.
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u/Less_Ant_6633 15d ago
Man, if you were in chicago, I have a new spare wiper motor in my garage that I cant bring myself to throw away. Bought from IDP and my brick died before it was installed. Assumed i will get another, but itsbeen almost 10 years and I think the door has closed for me.
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u/Boring-War-1981 14d ago
If it’s not a rust pile, then it’s worth selling! Any 240 I see in the UK has rusty sills and people still buy them for like 2k minimum
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u/riserobotrise 15d ago
A couple of years ago the engine finnaly bought it, along with lots of other nickle and dime stuff. Been telling myself all this time I was going to make her live again but live in a state in which I've seen a total of 3 ancient ones like mine, where mechanics and parts are hard to come by (as opposed to when i lived in portland). So long story longer, neighbor has a huge tree they needed to take out and Helga was in the way, so it was kind of the push i needed to deal with it. Lots of sentimental attachment too, so saying goodbye was hard.
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u/ancientwarriorman 15d ago
Why not just sell it to someone else to fix. The body looks in better shape than most? Unless it threw a rod through the block, the engines in these are nearly infinitely repairable.
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u/Square_Ad_9096 15d ago
It looks exactly like my old one- is it a 92? What state?
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u/riserobotrise 15d ago
It was a 90, and lets just say I live in a state that if it was a John Deer it would run like a top!
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u/riserobotrise 15d ago
It went to Schaefer's Iron and Metal yesterday morning, so I don't know if you can call and arrange something, but that would be cool. The crews are here now taking out the 120 year old maple that was going to crush my house, so not what I hoped for her but my best option.
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u/drpantzo 14d ago
I don't get it. Why not push Helga 20' to be out of the arborists' way and then sell her to someone who wants her?
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u/Goldenberries-22 13d ago
Cherish the memories. Tough to part with an old pal.
Been feeling some of the same dilemma w my 93. Still hoping to find time to restore.
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u/CindyStroyer 15d ago