Volvo V50 (2004 - 2012) 2.0D SE 5d (07) (2007/07) Owner Review

What does this car say about you?

Sensible, unpretentious, practical.

What do your friends / family / neighbours think of the car?

Wife absolutely loves it; as for anyone else, don't know, don't care!

Would you buy this car again and why?

Yes, in auto version next time.

What are you likely to buy next?

Probably keep it and part-exch my S60 for another V50 but auto this time.

Type of dealer you bought from?

Franchise

Did you buy this car new?

No

What price did you pay?

£0

When did you buy the car?

December 2007

Did you get a good deal and why?

Yes; no part-ech, got close to £750 off screen price

Is there any special reason why you bought this car?

Have run Volvos for last ten years.

What was the dealer like?

OK

What's it like to drive?

Effortless; often prefer driving it to my older S60 T5 auto, in spite of it being manual.

What's it like to park?

Easy.

Have you had any problems with the car?

Water pump noisy bearing (three days in dealership; the delay was due to Volvo UK initially not authorizing repair under warranty so dealer ended up having to dismantle car three times in order to identify fault as water pump (£40) - I'd have paid that at the start and got the dealer to reclaim from Volvo UK rather than suffer the inconvenience of the car being tied up for three days!!

What's most practical about your car?

Good practical size estate car; easier to manage than a V70 - similar physical size to my S60

Favourite gadget, option or accessory?

Rear parking sensors