Volvo 440 2.0 SE 5d (1994/L) Owner Review
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Economy
Value
I have owned the Volvo for over 4 years and I can quite honestly say it is the best car overall I have ever owned (out of eight cars).
Costs
Serviced regularly by myself and my Father, apart from brake pads disks, exhaust and tyres. No mechanical item has ever failed.
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On the road
Driving
The suspension and body is not up to the quality of the engine.
Performance
Goes like stink. Many a hot hatch has been left for dead. The accelartion is the reason I bought this car. Blows away Mondeos and Vectras.
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Living with it
Reliability
Never let me down. Parked outside the majority of the time I have had it.
Image
It is fair to say the Volvo is a figure of fun, but I don't care.
Comfort
Armchair front seats. The best you will sit in. Lacks air con which you get on more modern cars.
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Security and Service
Security
Who would nick it? I did fit an alarm/immobiliser when I bought it.
Service
Never used main dealer. There is a Volvo specialist just down the road!
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Problems and Ownership
Problems
Engine
Other
Exhaust, brake pads and disks. I did the disks because I wanted to do them, not because they needed.
Ownership
Did you buy the car new?
Used
Would you buy the same model again?
No
Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?
Yes