how much?

kirsty_2003 · Post by **kirsty_2003** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 1:38 pm

i wish all car prices would fall...... then i can afford my s40

they are much more economical than my car......

Website · Post by **coyote1980** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 3:06 pm

If you're talking economical I advice to get a cheap Japanese car like a Toyota Starlet or something... You don't buy a Volvo 480 to have an economical car...

MatBat · Post by **MatBat** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 3:15 pm

kirsty_2003 wrote:i wish all car prices would fall...... then i can afford my s40
they are much more economical than my car......

I hear there are Polo's going cheap!

doug_480_turbo · Post by **doug_480_turbo** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 10:49 pm

coyote1980 wrote:If you're talking economical I advice to get a cheap Japanese car like a Toyota Starlet or something... You don't buy a Volvo 480 to have an economical car...

yeah i heard the gt turbo is really economical

dragon · Post by **dragon** » Sun Jan 11, 2004 12:27 am

My missus is after a V70 estate all of a sudden - all because I said we should get a volvo estate for lugging tack, dog and arcade machine sin (I had in mind a 740 or something, now she's seen a load of 4 anf 5 year old V70s etc in the local Volvo dealer... *sigh*

jamescarruthers · Post by **jamescarruthers** » Sun Jan 11, 2004 1:25 am

personally i think 480s are too cheap sometimes. like if you take a look on autotrader the prices start at Â£3.5K and go down to a few hundred. i bought mine for Â£1000 exactly about a year ago and it had 90-odd thousand on the clicker but drives like new. they seem to get to about 90K and plummet in price which I think is not a true reflection of the car's longetivity and the fact that they seem to go on forever if looked after properly.

but i do remember reading about kirsty's drenched footwell which will mean, i reckon, some rust on the floor under the carpets which hasn't been treated. this is a big job trust me to get everytihng out to sort this.

however, on the plus side 40K miles is something i'd kill 4.

p.s. anyone noticed the 480 on autotrader with only 17,000 miles on it. oh man if only i had 4 grand that beautiful 2 tone would be mine.

Ben Harris · Post by **Ben Harris** » Sun Jan 11, 2004 2:28 am

dragon wrote:My missus is after a V70 estate all of a sudden - all because I said we should get a volvo estate for lugging tack, dog and arcade machine sin (I had in mind a 740 or something, now she's seen a load of 4 anf 5 year old V70s etc in the local Volvo dealer... *sigh*

My dad's got a V70 estate - 2.5 Turbo Diesel, Automatic. It's not a bad car, and I have to say I'm impressed at how quickly it moves for a diesel. He also throws it into corners at speeds I wouldn't dare in either of my 480's! (... well, maybe my lowered one!)

Ben.

kirsty_2003 · Post by **kirsty_2003** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 9:26 am

coyote1980 wrote:If you're talking economical I advice to get a cheap Japanese car like a Toyota Starlet or something... You don't buy a Volvo 480 to have an economical car...

i brought a 480 because its FUN!!!! also different, parts and labour are free. and it was either that or a 340.... couldnt afford a droopsnoop 440 at the moment and plus my mum AND my bf have one and i wanted to be different..... i was gonna buy the purple one but couldnt afford Â£1500

if im gonna get another car it will be a ford or a renault coz i can get the parts REALLY cheap

from the ford and renault garage next to my bfs volvo garage

kirsty_2003 · Post by **kirsty_2003** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 9:27 am

MatBat wrote:
kirsty_2003 wrote:i wish all car prices would fall...... then i can afford my s40
they are much more economical than my car......
I hear there are Polo's going cheap!

shut up about sodding polos..... lol. i wish i never told you now

kirsty_2003 · Post by **kirsty_2003** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 9:29 am

jamescarruthers wrote:
but i do remember reading about kirsty's drenched footwell which will mean, i reckon, some rust on the floor under the carpets which hasn't been treated. this is a big job trust me to get everytihng out to sort this.

however, on the plus side 40K miles is something i'd kill 4.

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ive checked my car and there is no rust.... it has been in a garage for two years and so has been dry.

if you think about it..... a car with that low mileage means that its had a lot of town driving which not many cars like.... it clogs them up