What's a 1980 Volare worth?

[G.Frost]

Originally Posted By: Rick in PA
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But does it have fine Corinthian leather?

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.....or the 'Crushed Velour'.

Voh-La- Rey..... Oh, Oh, ...Voh-La-Rey..... Uh-Uh-Uh-O.

 

[kkreit01]

My brother's first car was a '76 Volare coupe: 318ci, in black & orange. It was actually a good looking car, and served him very well for over 100K & ~ 5 years. It almost got passed down to me. Actually, my first car was a Plymouth Turismo, and my sisters' a Plymouth Sapporo. My dad always drove Fords/Mercurys. Weird. Maybe he wasn't brave enough to try a Chrysler, so he used us as guinea pigs?

But yeah, I wouldn't pay more than couple hundred bucks if it runs.

 

[lexus114]

Originally Posted By: 55
There's a 1980 Plymouth Volare about 20 minutes away from where I live for sale. It's just sitting halfway up the guy's driveway with a faded For Sale sign in the window. Doesn't look like he's trying too hard to get rid of it, it's been there at least 6 months. It's got the 225 Super Six (2 barrel carb) and the 3 speed auto. Interior looks a little aged, the windshield has a crack running along the bottom and the rear bumper is rusted. The body doesn't look too bad, no obvious signs of severe rusting. No idea how it runs or drives. The few times me and my dad went to look at it, there was no one home and there's not even a number to call in the For Sale sign even! I really dig how the car looks, the square headlights look so much better than the round ones they had up 'til 79 (I think). Ya know, if I had some extra cash kicking around, I'd make the guy an offer...if I could ever get ahold of him/her.



It`s not the ugly 4 door is it?

 

[IndyIan]

Originally Posted By: addyguy
With how rare these cars are in Canada due to rusting, you'd be suprised how much they sell for up here - I wouldn't be suprised if this car was $2k - you don't see them that much, and they are a 'classic' now!

I remember these cars from growing up. I've seen more of these cars have problems starting than I can count - I just remember all the people I saw get in the car, have it make that 'Dodge-starter sounds' (that whinny, 'nyut-nyut-nyut noise!), and just not catch - over and over again!

However, as a quirky, occassional driver, I'd say go for it!

I see that someone uses an Aspen as a daily driver at my propane dealer. Looks OK for how old it is. It does make you wonder it history and how its still going while 99.99% are long dead....

 

[addyguy]

In a similar vein, i knew a lady a few years ago that drove a 1980 Aspen every day with a 225.

It was just a really low-mileage car with little rust or issues, and she had a family friend that was a mechanic, and kept it going for her.

I asked her about it as a DD, and she said it was a great car - started right up, ran smooth, and didn't give her many problems, summer or winter. I was always suprised with that car!

 

[CharBaby]

Originally Posted By: kkreit01
My brother's first car was a '76 Volare coupe: 318ci, in black & orange. It was actually a good looking car, and served him very well for over 100K & ~ 5 years. It almost got passed down to me. Actually, my first car was a Plymouth Turismo, and my sisters' a Plymouth Sapporo. My dad always drove Fords/Mercurys. Weird. Maybe he wasn't brave enough to try a Chrysler, so he used us as guinea pigs?

But yeah, I wouldn't pay more than couple hundred bucks if it runs.


Oh, it was your brother that got the good one!

 

[fdcg27]

My sisters had a Volare as a school car when they were at OSU.
My father found and bought them a nice low-mileage example in the early 'eighties for about nothing.
IIRC, it was a 1977.
It was a four door and had a 318.
It was pretty slow and not especially economical.
IMHO, a Nova or a Fairmont from the same era was a better car in every way.
Anyway, I think I might take the car for ~$100.00 if I needed a really cheap beater.
For not too much more than a grand, you can buy far more interesting beaters to spend time and money on.

 

[raaizin]

Here goes a clean one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Plymouth-...5fCarsQ5fTrucks

 

[occupant]

My parents had one when I was born. First year '76 model. The front bumper rusted off in the driveway. Whadaya expect in Erie PA?

They did love the efficient Slant Six and the Torqueflite. Their previous car was a 1972 Valiant Scamp. They only got the Volare so they could have 4 doors for me and my sister. Silver sedan, red vinyl interior, and they chose a puke green car seat to completely not match it at all. The next vehicle was a 1982 Datsun 210 SL wagon with every option except a sunroof (air, automatic, AM-FM stereo, power steering, that was all the options, lol!) which immediately went to Rusty Jones and didn't rust like many 210's did.

I would wait until you find a nice, garaged, rust-free version. If you can see rust now, there's much more you can't see yet. But once parts start falling off you'll be able to see the rust under them.

There was a nice one on eBay not long ago, white on tan, police package but still a Slant Six, didn't have AC though, but it sold cheap and it was in Cali so no rust.

 

[rjundi]

I would only pay an amount you comfortable losing every dime on minus the scrap value of vehicle.

This is not a daily driver. Few early 1980's vehicles have decent reliability/low maintenance.

 

[55Test]

Originally Posted By: lexus114


It`s not the ugly 4 door is it?


Yep, that it is. It's even painted a lovely poop brown too!

 

[lexus114]

Originally Posted By: raaizin
Here goes a clean one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Plymouth-...5fCarsQ5fTrucks




Uh....8 Grand? tanks, but no tanks.

 

[punisher]

1980 Volare- $350 US
1980 Volare with the Corinthian Leather upholstery- Priceless

 

[steve20]

I would expect the guy with the FOR SALE sign to pay YOU for the trouble of carting off that carcass.

Why in the name of _______ would you be interested in such a vehicle?

 

[ekpolk]

Originally Posted By: Pablo
VOH-OOH-OH-LARR-RAY!!!


Sheesh Pabs, I just snorked coffee on my computer's screen. I remember those TV ads all too well. I also remember, even in the infancy of my automotive knowledge (especially since my Mom owned a platform twin Aspen...), that I was astonished at this amazing effort to douse an unrecoverable pig in romantic lipstick. Never happened for me. . .

Frankly, except for the virtue of the 225 six (hoping it's still running -- which it probably is), I'd expect to be paid money to remove that metallic cancer from the owner's property.

 

[javacontour]

I thought the Corinthian Leather and Ricardo pitched the Cordoba, not the Volare, but I could be wrong.

Our youth minister had one and did his up very similar to NHHEMI's example. He bought a plain Jane version perhaps with the slant 6 and added his own 318 or 340, custom paint, wheels, etc.

I would have been about 12-14 at the time, so I may not have all the details right. But I do know it started out very plain, with the dog dish hubcaps and ended up with stripes, a throaty V8 and different wheels and tires.

I think he ran it at the local drag strip on occasion while he was with our church.