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cwhaley · Jan 19th, 2018, 10:24

Hi all. Hoping for a bit of advice on purchasing a 2004 2.0D S40.

Traditionally I have only bought Fords. I'd had my last Mk2 diesel Focus for over 4 years and only sold up as I thought I'd trial taking the train to work instead. Now the realities of a 20 mile weekly walk have been realised over the winter, I'm looking to get myself a car...

Always been tempted by Volvos. I'm only 28 but I don't understand the "old man" persona - I like the styling, I like the stories of reliability and from what I've heard the 2004 onwards S40 has a lot going for it.

The one I'm looking at is a '54 plate 2.0D. It has full service history, 4 previous owners and 104k on the clock. Without going into specific details ofit, what are they like in terms of long-term reliability and common problems? Seen a few good things on this forum but also a few tales of woe!

Jan 19th, 2018, 10:24	#1
cwhaley New Member Last Online: Dec 18th, 2019 12:21 Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Derbyshire	First Time Volvo Driver - S40 2004 Hi all. Hoping for a bit of advice on purchasing a 2004 2.0D S40. Traditionally I have only bought Fords. I'd had my last Mk2 diesel Focus for over 4 years and only sold up as I thought I'd trial taking the train to work instead. Now the realities of a 20 mile weekly walk have been realised over the winter, I'm looking to get myself a car... Always been tempted by Volvos. I'm only 28 but I don't understand the "old man" persona - I like the styling, I like the stories of reliability and from what I've heard the 2004 onwards S40 has a lot going for it. The one I'm looking at is a '54 plate 2.0D. It has full service history, 4 previous owners and 104k on the clock. Without going into specific details ofit, what are they like in terms of long-term reliability and common problems? Seen a few good things on this forum but also a few tales of woe!