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S40 / V40 '96-'04 General Forum for the Volvo S40 and V40 (Classic) Series from 1995-2004. |
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Jun 25th, 2014, 20:50 | #12 |
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Agree there. I once had a Volks Wagon for a year. It really was a Wagon and was in the garage being fixed more than I drove it!
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Jun 30th, 2015, 01:58 | #13 |
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For 7 years the car has passed with no issue, yet this year failed catastrophically
Broken front coil spring Leaking damper Emissions problem Front brake pads and discs Rear brake pads and discs Handbrake adjustment Headlights incorrectly aligned Steering end float Insecure bonnet latch Horn in/op not loud enough Engine mounting Defective insecure exhaust Wiper blades That is quite a list for a car that is hardly used, and has passed perfectly each year - year on year....!! So I decided to scrap it. Then I looked at it, and tbh the car looks absolutely mint. So I got it fixed. A grand later and it still lives. Regards |
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Jun 30th, 2015, 10:07 | #14 |
I do like a V40
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Horn not loud enough - not seen that one before. A grand's alright for 7 years' motoring though
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Jun 30th, 2015, 22:37 | #15 |
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Least she's still running. Big failure list though!
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Jul 1st, 2015, 00:21 | #16 |
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Ouch, that's even worse than our old faithful '00 Focus got last week, and we've made the decision to get rid of it.
Although that said, it didn't pass the last 7 MOTs so you've got to take that into consideration, as well as the fact that all of those failures are things that are unlikely to fail again for many years. It is only when underbody corrosion starts appearing you are fighting a losing battle.
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Jul 1st, 2015, 00:24 | #17 |
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I can't say I have either, although I've seen just about every other possible fail!! The joys of owning/running 10+ year old cars...
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Jul 1st, 2015, 19:51 | #18 | ||
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That's why I asked you in the email if you needed any bits as I was going to scrap it...!! Quote:
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Jul 1st, 2015, 21:07 | #19 |
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Oh sorry Phil :P
Well I don't actually need any parts, but thanks for asking though
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Jul 1st, 2015, 23:00 | #20 |
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