I was thinking of purchasing my first volvo. I have always liked the s40. I saw one at a volvo dealership but I am not sure if it is a good deal. Any input is appreciated.

It is a 2004 (old body style) s40 with 55k miles on it. It is volvo certified and the dealership has all the service records for the car. No major repairs have been done on it. Just maintenance. Carfax is clean and it is a one owner car. They are selling it for 13,500. This just seems high to me for such a basic car with no extra features or leather or anything. I was thinking of offering 11k for it but even that seems high for such a basic car. Do you guys think that it is worth it for this car?


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I have an LSE model and love it. I'm a bit confused..i see dealers selling what they are calling LSE models online...but I don't think they are really LSE models. LSE models came out in 04 to help slumping sales of the first generation S40..then the 2004.5 came out with a totally new body style... The LSE should be nicely equipped... here is an example :
Limited Sport Edition (LSE) is added, including 16-inch BBS alloy wheels, leather seating, power glass sunroof, and front and rear spoilers. LSE production will be limited and available in Black Sapphire, Virtual Blue, and Silver,this is off of MSN Auto's. Mine is the Virtual Blue color. it has every option mentioned. If the car isn't offering these options..I wouldn't be paying the 13.500 price. I payed 12k even for mine and it had 62k on it when i bought it. I'd love to see a link of the car for sale so I could take a peek and see for myself what they are selling.[/align]

 

13500is wayyyy too much for an 04...last year I paid 11,500 for mine which had 45000 miles on it...you shouldnt be paying more than 10-10,5 for this vehicle...

 

The new S40 is way fun to drive, with just plain excellent suspension and handling and a very stiff or rigid chassis. We were fortunate to drive the 2.4i with five-speed manual and regular suspension first, because while it is a reasonably peppy car, it is far from a match for the T5’s light-pressure turbo.
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Thanks for the replies. Here is the link to the car. The price has been lowered to 12,900 now. http://volvooakpark.com/preowned.inv...Vehicle=W1192A

I am thinking that if I make an offer for this car it will be not be for more than 10500. Does anyone know if this car comes in manual transmission? The salesman said it doesnt but I am not sure if I trust him at all.

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it doesn't they are automatics
this car isn't an LSE
and the price is stiff for such a plain car....i wouldn't at the price they are asking...
let us know what you end up buying

 

I'm pretty sure the S40 in that year comes in manual... I know they stopped making manuals for the 2009's but I think they had manuals for the S40's up to now.

 

the s40 in the earlier 2004 does NOT come in manual unless you're in europe. The 2004.5's and up have manual option, again I highly suggest you dont pay more than 11,000 for this vehicle.

 

If your looking for a new volvo 240 manual, try http://www.mycarquotes.co.uk/100?mak...an=M#filterbox

They give you independant consumer info on a range of new car prices from a range of dealers.

 

I see now it's going down like the stock market: $11,645. It's a nice looking car. Even I were slightly considering a manual, then I'd try to find a manual transmission first, but - of course - that is a matter of personal preference. I recently bought an '06 s40 2.4i with the manual tranny, and while it's not as quick as the turbo, it is still quite fun to drive ... and power delivery is much more linear and satisfying than the turbo's.

Good luck with yours.