1979 !979 Volvo 265 GLE, 43,000 Miles! For Sale

1979 Volvo 265 GLE. Here is really nice example of a, now, very rare car. 265's were never a very common car when they were new as they were as expensive as an XJ6! This makes this example a rare car, even more so with such a low mileage on it and in the even rarer spec of a Manual/ o/ d.
The car is in nice condition. Mechanically it is in good order, as it should be with only 43, 000 miles on it. The engine is in really good order having good oil flow to the rockers, the top end is fine. The car has such a low mileage as it has been used for the past twenty years for a one mile journey each week to a cash and carry, and has been garaged when not in use. It was running roughly because of this infrequent use, so I have had it serviced, oil and filter changed for a genuine Volvo one, air and fuel filters and new plugs. I have had it crypton tuned and set up, and it has made a massive difference to the car. The advice I was given by the garage was that the car really needs using now. The more I have used it, the better it has become. I asked for the valve clearances to be checked, as this is a problem on these engines with the oil feed to the top end, and it is all good. The gearbox is fine with a very tall geared overdrive that works fine.
The bodywork is in good condition in the main, with a few areas that could be improved on. The tailgate is really good witch is unusual on these early 145/ 245/ 265 tailgates, as they hold water under the window and rust out. The bonnet is rust free, as are all the doors, again unusual on these earlier edition 2series Volvo estates. The worst corrosion is a the lower rear edges of the rear wheelarches, a couple of bits on the lower edge of front wings(surface rust, not holes) and two scrapes on the upper front wing and opposite rear wing where the last owner has caught it getting in and out of the garage.
The interior is in nice condition with some scuffs on the seats, but no rips, tears or holes. There is a button missing from one of the seats. The rear compartment is in really good condition, and its obvious that this car hasn't had a very hard life at all. All the buttons and controls work. The car has Air conditioning! It was working up to a couple of weeks ago when I had to remove the pump so I could have the valve clearances done. I know a lot of ads say this, but it really WILL work when its regassed!
All in all this is a good example of this rare car. Even the 245 in this earlier series are very rare now, with very few examples coming to the market, as for a 265 there are only two others known on the road, so if you have always wanted one, this might be the only opportunity the get one for a long time. The other beauty of this example is that rather than it having been stuck in a garage for years and needing a load of recommissioning, it has always been on the road, if only for a very small yearly mileage, so has never been off the road, and having all the problems that that can entail. I have previous M. O. T's to back this up.
I have included a picture of the worst area on the wheelarch. I do have more pictures that I can send. I can only post six on here.
The car is M. O. T'd until March '18
Please feel free to ask any questions, I will try to answer the best I can.
Thanks for looking.

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