Thoughts on Volvo

vaultedskies said:
The lock mechanism failing seems to be a common issue on Volvos. My father in law's S50 had the problem and our V50 gives issues now and then, but haven't had to replace it (yet)...
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Probably because they not designed to be locked and unlocked constantly because in Sweden the crime isn't as bad in fact most of the world.
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If we still talking about Volvo's, I have had 2 in my car life, the V50 2.4 and the T5 S40. Both were beautiful cars, loved driving them....when they weren't broken. The V50 incurred a bill of R38,000 in a year due to "glazing" of the sleeves, and the EMS killing itself. Eventually sold it for the S40. The S40 over the 2 years I had it, cost in excess of R50k due to mechanical challenges. Eventually sold that one too. Both times, I made big losses on the vehicles due to crap resale value. Love hate relationship unfortunately.
 
Had a S40 T5 in 2010. Absolutely loved it. But it hurt when I had 30k shortfall when I sold it. And I made the mistake of selling it out of plan.

Would be interesting to know if other markets in the world also has such a poor resale on Volvos. Or is it the unshakeable perception of us South Africans.

The XC60 seems to hold value though, by the way...
 
It looks like a bit of a mixed bag of experiences. Some people love them and have no problems, some people love them even though they have lots of problems.

If in the market for a Volvo the best would probably be to buy 2nd hand and hope nothing breaks.
 
well that's disappointing :erm:

was looking at buying a new volvo - even went to the show room in cape town.

all I can say is my ageing 1996 E36 316i BMW is still going strong with minimal maintenance. no fuss - no issues. so maybe I'll hang onto it a little while longer :)
 
The problem with the Volvo (as seems to be general feeling here) is the poor resale value and expensive maintenance(if a gearbox etc should go, game over!), my boss tried to sell his V40 for a while and had to something that was worth less than my Getz at that stage, crazy!
 
So basically the same complaints as a sportscar without the good looks or power, just good safety and comfort instead.

I think we should shake off the impression that somehow we are getting a raw deal in terms of car maintenance. The costs of upkeep on any vehicle are the same if not steeper in their originating locales and other developed locales (from currency or even purchasing power perspective).

The only difference is that people keep their cars for less time, and basically manage their account at the dealer like a mortgage, and there are more of them on the road which makes this possible. Pretty soon we'll see Chinese ev's dressed up as Volvo's and then this will become a reality.
 
Wasp_21 said:
If we still talking about Volvo's, I have had 2 in my car life, the V50 2.4 and the T5 S40. Both were beautiful cars, loved driving them....when they weren't broken. The V50 incurred a bill of R38,000 in a year due to "glazing" of the sleeves, and the EMS killing itself. Eventually sold it for the S40. The S40 over the 2 years I had it, cost in excess of R50k due to mechanical challenges. Eventually sold that one too. Both times, I made big losses on the vehicles due to crap resale value. Love hate relationship unfortunately.
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ROFL. PC much? :p
 
spiff said:
well that's disappointing :erm:

was looking at buying a new volvo - even went to the show room in cape town.

all I can say is my ageing 1996 E36 316i BMW is still going strong with minimal maintenance. no fuss - no issues. so maybe I'll hang onto it a little while longer :)
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So how about a new BMW instead? :-P
Sorry, off topic!
 
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