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Oct 17th, 2018, 07:36 | #1 |
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Any V50 Buying Advice Please
Morning All
We’re now looking for a new car for my wife and have decided to go and have a look at a 2008 V50. The car is a D5 geartronic with 110K on the clock. It has full service history and has had one owner. I’m the proud owner of a 960 so, for my sins, have a little Volvo and spanner knowledge; however I'm limited when it comes too these new-fangled diesel front wheel drives. Any suggestions on what I should check, keep an eye out for, would be gratefully received. Thanks in advance, Bloater |
Oct 17th, 2018, 08:33 | #2 |
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https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=240755
Petrol advice here, not entirely sure about geartronic as they age, and diesels of a certain type can give bother unless well maintained. P
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Oct 17th, 2018, 09:20 | #3 |
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You've not said what the usage will be but a D5 is fine if you're pounding the motorways a lot, not so suited to running around locally. Not that there's anything wrong with pottering around in a D5 but it's not what it's best at and it won't deliver high MPG's around town, there's a risk with low usage that the emissions gubbins can become clogged etc on moderns and become a nuisance/expensive faults.
Geartronic would be best if it had evidence of being serviced (fluid changed etc).
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