Advantages: Performs well, very reliable, comfortable, practical, roomy Disadvantages: Not as well built as some Volvos
...ago I bought a nice Volvo 440 1.7 automatic from a fireman who was selling it for something bigger to accommodate his ever growing family.
I saw the car for sale in the local press and went to have a look at it. I was very pleased with the car, it had a lot of creature comforts you would expect (central locking, electric front windows, electric sunroof, power assisted steering and a height adjustable front seet - which is very important if, like ...
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Advantages: Low insurance, handles well Disadvantages: Out-dated interior
...said when I brought my Volvo 440 Xi. I think that getting the volvo was a good move because of the reliabilty and the low insurance group. Before I got the car I had a Vauxhall Cavalier 1.4L and then the when I got the 440 I found out that the 1.8 injection engine was only one group higher. Im paying around £600 for thrid party fire and theft but thats with 2 years no claims. I think that the group for my model is 7.
Being only 19 I got my fair ...
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Advantages: Value for money Disadvantages: Not chic?
...consideration these days and the volvo won't let you down there either. Even the insurance is reasonable for a 1.7 injection.
Compare it to an xr3i (insurance wise) and the difference is astounding. Yet on performance there is very little difference.
Volvo's have acquired the reputation of being an old man's car but this is just not true. Try the 440 glt and I feel you will be pleasantly surprised. I was. Average auction price £450-700 Average private ...
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Advantages: Looking for a reliable family car? Disadvantages: At my age, the image
...to drive in my dads volvo 440 and continued to use the car until aged 21. Since then I have had my own 'medium sized' car. Therefore looking back I now appreciate the good and bad points of the Volvo.
The advantages for me were the smoothness and stability under braking matched with the invaluable experience of accelerating through 5 gears. The disadvantages were the 'old mans' image and that the vehicle was too big/heavy to manoeuvre for a first ...
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Advantages: Performs as it should Disadvantages: Base model has only _some_ oomph
...well-made and solid.
Basically, that's what Volvo is all about.
I'm in my mid twenties now and the Volvo might seem a little old for me. However, I've had plenty of good miles and a few boy-racing moments (the understeer is exactly where it should be!) and I've been satisfied.
The down side is that the petrol+carb combination provides only medium acceleration and the lack of automatic choke on my 1990 model has meant that I've had to learn ...
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We have owned our volvo since we bought it brand new 5 years ago. It has given us a little hassle, but comparing it to teh re;iability adn quality, the hassle is worth it. When driving in any volvo you definately feel safe. They are heavy cars, but they do pick up speed very quickly, and sfaley. On long motorway journeys the car doesn't rattle like other smaller cars. It is the perfect family car, and volvo are the safeist cars on the road. We have ...
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Advantages: The car has character, reliable, still driving after 14 years Disadvantages: Looks were a problem, but not so bad now.
...car.
My mum owns a Volvo 440 Injection. I was very sceptical about the car when she mentioned it, and I thought it was even worse when I saw it. We took it out for it's first drive to my local Safeway and I sat looking at it from Safeway's cafe, thinking 'It's a tank, it's GOLD and it's a Volvo. What was she thinking?!' I've actually come to quite like the car now that I've seen past it's looks!
The car drives well for a 14 year old car. The ...
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Advantages: Strong and reliable Disadvantages: None
...safely assume I am a Volvo man. I find the car very comfortable, quick, when necessary and extremely reliable. Having had this model now for the last two years, it has been absolutely no trouble at all.
I was always led to believe that Volvo's were 'thirsty' on petrol, this one isn't!
The only car I would swap this for is the Volvo C70!!
The car drives and handles really well and being a Volvo, the bodywork looks exceptional and I would expect ...
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13.09.2002
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