Saloon - Front (FWD) - 5 Speed Manual Gearbox - 1798 cc - Max Speed: 124 mph - 125 bhp - Petrol - Available Trims: Sport, SE Sport, SE, S, R-DESIGN Sport
Advantages: Reliable, comfortable, good used prices, safe, secure, customer service Disadvantages: image a bit dated now, high fuel costs
I travel to work everyday by car, which means I need a good reliable car, but thats got a bit of an image to it too. I went for a VolvoS40, Volvo have always had the reputation of strong well built reliable cars and in the past ten years have been up their competing with the likes of luxry marques like BMW and Mercedes.
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We bought the car used at £7995, a bargain considering that brand new this particular model (the 1.8i) was over £17,000. Yet at seventeen k new, this is still around three k under the new price of a Mercedes Benz C Class and a BMW 3 series (its main competitors) and at a similiar price to the saab 9-3, the car it is most commonly compared with as saab and volvo are both sweedish firms. I was fair happy to pick up the volvo at what I thought was a low price. It is fair to say that ...
gusgusrule 30.04.2004
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Advantages: Useful extras like pull up booster seats, extra locking button for the children, strong car. Disadvantages: The lights stay on in the day. It's built like that. (safety purposes)
I've just purchased a VolvoS40 sport. Amazing car. Really strong body as I hit it into a ballard the other. I was surprised as it has little damage for the hard knock I gave it. Plus the other features include pull up booster seats in the back. You don't have to carry booster seats with you anymore. The other good function is the heaters they are really quick in warming up, and if you still feel cold the the heated seats will solve that problem for you. It also has a new feature which is the safety mechanism for kids in the back. Children can't open the back doors if you have the button pressed in the frontt. Some very useful gadgets. Also good on fuel. Recommended to buy this car. Just bought a 2003 model for £2100 one previous owner, 6 months tax, mot and also 116k on the clock. Please rate the review. ...
ashrafi78692 26.01.2009
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Advantages: Low Price for Premium Badge, Styling, Build Quality, Handling Disadvantages: Lack of cubby space, Boot too shallow
Having owned this car from new , I can give it a firm thumbs up. The new S40 started life from scratch and carried nothing over from the older, duller S40.
The styling is typically Volvo, but with a German'esque' look to it and a familiar Volvo shoulder line. It's clear that Volvo have aimed squarely for the 3-Series, and A4 - Infact the S40 is the Auto Express Compact Executive Champion 2004. Though the new S40 is smaller than it's predecessor, the wheel base has grown by 78mm thus giving more space inside, the extra width has given the S40 a more muscular look. Infact a friend described it as a 'S60 that has shrunk in the wash'.
Based on a shared platform, the S40 shares it's underpinnings with the New Ford Focus and the Mazda 3, thus it is very good to drive and has superb handling. The steering is direct, crisp and well ...
ihl123 09.08.2005
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