I used to own a 2001 S40. I had owned a much older Volvo before, and so had several members of my family. All I have to say was that the S40 I owned was nothing like how Volvos used to be, especially when it came to reliability. The car ran alright after a few years of ownership (had some hard starts in the winter, rough idle, etc) but nothing too major. One problem I had on and off after about three years of ownership was coolant leaks. I was chasing down a new leak about every three or four months. It got to the point that I had two different leaks back to back that no shop could find (probably meaning the head gasket was the culprit). That, and at least once a year the check engine light would come on. That was usually one of the o2 sensors and would not be a cheap fix. Finally, as the car neared the 90k mark, an oil leak suddenly appeared. As I went to different shops that I had taken my car to before, I was told they no longer serviced Volvos. What happend to Volvo?

 

so you dont own a Volvo now? Do I have that right?

Martin

 

Troll alert!! Time to buy a Toyota - something post 2010 with an extended warranty... Not sure where you live or where there's no mechanics to work on a Volvo - they "only" sell about a half million cars a year world wide so by my math, there's probably 5-10 million Volvo's on the road.

 

We need our local super moderator to come along and make it disappear then!
Quick block of the user and the IP addy, and yer done. LOL

Martin

 

I'm onto him. He is the same guy as the one who keeps asking questions about his "customers". Both nearly identical China IPs. They post and later return to edit the post and add a link selling scanners. I can't block him on the mobile version, I'll get it when I'm on my PC.

 

Good deal. Sounded suspicious....

Martin