So I'm a student about to graduate from University and I thought I'd go out and buy my first car (so far I've been driving my dad's Corolla). I've been digging around a lot, and have decided that I want an S40, I've talked to the dealer, gotten a great deal, and talked about prices, so all of that is a go. I figured I'd sign up for this forum and poke around to get any advice that might be useful for my soon to be new car.

EDIT: I'm getting the 2.4i because I don't want my insurance to be astronomical (I'm 22) and I'm paying for this car myself, so I don't want to go for something too expensive

 

Good choise and welcome! You'll get plenty of good advice in the S40 section downstairs.