Anty
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Registered: 19th Mar 08
Location: droitwich
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daft question..
Are these any good?
seen a few i like, might be having one next year,    depending if there any good?
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FAZ
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Registered: 24th Nov 07
Location: Coventry
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2008 facelift one i presume?
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Anty
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Registered: 19th Mar 08
Location: droitwich
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120890231403
kinda like this one..
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FAZ
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Registered: 24th Nov 07
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all i can tell you is the manager i have at work has one
140k i think, maybe 114k
serviced when volvo say
its a T5, pulls very welll, comfy, all gizmos working , never had any real faults,other than worn bushes,
id have one tbh, good average cars that dont cost the earth
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Jay
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Registered: 26th Sep 04
Location: Liverpool
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I like them in Grey with a decent engine, otherwise its just an old slow average looking car.
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jrdn7
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Registered: 14th Feb 11
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My Granny has an '06 one now for about a month & I absolutely love it! Quite nippy, brakes are great (not as good as my corsa's tho!), comfy as fuck and a boot that not even a mafia boss could fill! Does about 60mpg, 50 if it's getting dogged. Car has just (yesterday) done 68k miles and is still going like a new car.
Mind you, the traction control can't be turned off, and the handbrake is shite for getting you out of those awkward situations. Other than that, great car!
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Anty
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Registered: 19th Mar 08
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hopfully, ill have 1yrs no claims.. dont know if that will make a difference. lol
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RichR
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Location: Waterhouses, Staffordshire
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My Dad had the very first S40 in the country, N84 JRE about 3 moths before they went on general sale in the UK back when Volvo were selling boxy cars like the 940 and 440. Remember there being a crowd round it when we first went to the local town as it was so different to what had gone before. Dad developed the exhaust system and heat shielding for it hence getting one early Nd he still reckons its the best car he's ever owned-helped that it was factory tuned, lowered and upgraded. Was a smart piece of kit for the mid 90s
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
Location: South Ayrshire Drives: Corsa Sport
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FAZ you dont get t5's
the t4 has 200bhp 
its either an s40 t4 or an s60 t5/r for me next
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tom_simes
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Adam, you do get T5's, in the 2004 onwards model:
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/facts-and-figures/volvo/s40/saloon-2004/
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davieslim
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Registered: 15th Sep 08
Location: Glasgow City
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was a t4 when they used the 4 cylinder engine rather then the 5 cylinder in the bigger volvos, i had a 1.8 s40 for a while and hated it was a horrid car to drive, recently had a shot of a diesel one which is the same engine thats in the renaults and was pretty good, night and day compared to the 1.8
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am4nf
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quote:
Originally posted by tom_simes
Adam, you do get T5's, in the 2004 onwards model:
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/facts-and-figures/volvo/s40/saloon-2004/
I ment the older ones, that antys talking about
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FAZ
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Registered: 24th Nov 07
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fuck knws, badged t5 on boot, maybe just an mis leading trim i dunno
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harrisp
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Registered: 15th Dec 07
Location: Derbyshire
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Think I'm going to buy a c70 t5 next for a bit, make nearly 300bhp with exhaust and a remap. Car in that link is horrible though
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
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quote:
Originally posted by FAZ
fuck knws, badged t5 on boot, maybe just an mis leading trim i dunno
I didnt read your post before the t5 one, if its a 2008 he has then it can be a t5 230bhp  
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corsayoung
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Registered: 10th Feb 09
Location: Cheltenham
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I've got myself an s60 01 plate, its only a 2.0t but still is180bhp as standard.
Had it since january, its very very comfy, the car you are looking at can be picked up for dirt cheap with all extras like mine, heated leather seats, cruise control, climate control, trip computer etc..
Very good cars!
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