Volvo Reviews

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The Volvo S 40 SE is a comfortable, practical 4 door saloon. Excellent long distance tourer. Seating (leather) lovely. Large boot. We do several 650 mile round trips in it on a semi-regular basis. Set the ‘cruise’ at 74mph (sat-nav) and sit back! Ultra-reliable. Has all the bells and whistles – electric everything. ‘Cruise’ is very useful. Winter mode on auto box 1st class – NO wheel spins through winter 2009! Fuel consumption (for a 2.0L Auto) an acceptable/good 37.5mpg overall. Insurance is Gp.12. VED 180 g. Visibility very good – no blind spots.

Bad points
It is a Volvo saloon, NOT a sports car! Otherwise, impeccable!

Other comments
If you want a comfy seat for a long run, without fuss, hassle or stress this is your car. Reliable as the day is long. Do use a good main dealer for servicing – expensive but worth it for peace of mind.

Rating: 5/5
This Volvo S40 SE review was contributed by Robert Michael Hollinshead

Volvo V70 SE 2.5 D
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An excellent car in every respect – roomy, huge load space, safe, the best seats in the business, good performance, totally reliable and cheap to run (45 mpg average). I ran this car for 5 years and did 65,000 miles without a single incident, using it for everything from shifting furniture to towing a caravan all the way to Italy and back. Front tyre life 30,000 miles, back tyres 50,000+, no other repairs or replacements needed.

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Comfort ride looks (both exterior and interior) ideal understated image. Good equipment levels particularly if you choose the right car nearly-new. Outstanding audio system. Supreme cruiser.

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The heard of cattle that sacrificed themselves to cover the seats was not in vain. The economy is fantastic for such a beast of a car. The ride and handling is superb.

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Good performance with vary pleasing road holding. Very comfortable seats which are nicely shaped to hold one in position during vigorous cornering. Comes with a reasonable selection of toys for the boys and an excellent radio/multi CD player.

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Outstanding interior and exterior quality. Excellent performance cruises perfectly at speeds in excess of 170kmph.

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