I'm thinking of buying a 2008 V50 with 180,000 miles from a second owner. Going to go see it tomorrow, so I don't fully know the condition yet. This would be my primary car for work and/or transporting the family.

We have alternate vehicles, so this isn't CRITICAL that it's 100% reliable. I'm simply wanting a less expensive car for my daily driver, and I felt like Volvo would be a good reliable car.

Any concerns? I know about changing the timing belt, and will check on that before purchasing. Anything else you would be concerned about looking at before making the purchase?

 

Timing belt. By 2008 many of the bugs were worked out of the design. Check lower control arm bushings, wheel bearings, strut mounts/bearings. Other than that I would say general maintenance stuff.