kopite Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Evening all... first post from me, and needing to pick your brains. I currently drive a 2008 Saab 9-3 TDI Vector. It`s a company car and I`m hopefully getting a new job soon which dosen`t come with a car so I`m looking at getting my own car. Top of my list is a Volvo V50 2.0d (sport or SE). There`s no kids involved, just me and my girlfriend. We go camping, mountain climbing, I go carp fishing and mountain biking so an estate is pretty essential. My concern is, I read a couple of reliability reviews on the V50 which were poor, my sister has the V40 on a 53 plate and raves on about it, even though it`s now done nearly 200k! Does anybody have first hand experience that will put my mind at rest? I have a back up list of: Audi A4 Avant 2.0tdi S Line Saab 9-3 1.9tdi (150bhp) estate Vector Maybe a BMW 320d Touring I`m looking at approx 5-6 years old and a budjet of approx 6-7 grand Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 We have a V50 2.0 tdi, and it works hard, it's never let us down and copes with whatever you throw at it, interior is wearing well, and is a nice place to be, nice looking car as well, I'll try and post a pic of it tomorrow if I remember, the D5 has a more interesting engine, but it doesn't really offer much over the 2.0 other than a nicer soundtrack, at the expense of economy. Having said all that, I think I'd rather have a BMW 320d, as they are more efficient and more powerful, better looking (personal opinion I know), and re-mapping gives fantastic results, they drive better to, there's nothing wrong with the Volvo, it's just not as entertaining as the BMW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kopite Posted April 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Good answer, cheers for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kopite Posted May 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 I1m going to view a 2007 SE sport V50 tomorrow with high mileage but it`s immaculate. Anybody know of any common faults I should be looking out for/ Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabby Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 Don't know much about volvo's but this may help with the common faults question Volvo V50 2.0D SE 5d (Euro 4) Owner Review - Parkers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kopite Posted May 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Cheers cabby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kopite Posted May 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Drove very well, deposit paid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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