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| Performance | 6/10  |
|---|---|
| Practicality | 9/10 |
| Reliability | 3/10 |
| Value for Money | 6/10 |
| Overall rating | 6/10 |
By Man191
on 13th Aug 2006
| Year Manufactured | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Length of ownership | 3weeks |
| Doors | 4 |
| Performance | 6/10 |
| Practicality | 9/10 |
| Reliability | 3/10 |
| Value for money | 6/10 |
| Overall value | 6/10 |
 Man191's recommendation | |
Extremely smooth ride, good equipment levels, strong Volvo engine and just having a 5 star safety rating helps make you feel secure in one of these cars.
Renault Automatic gearbox made out of used Hamburger packaging. I bought this car as a perfect car, it lasted 2 weeks and the gearbox lost 3 out of 4 forward gears. And it's impossible to find replacements unless you're prepared to pay an extortionate figure to a main dealer. It's actually significantly cheaper to replace the whole car!! It was very good other than that that but it's the same Gearbox that went in the Renault 25 and Safrane which is woefully unreliable, and because of this oversight by Volvo the whole car becomes a major risk.
If you buy a manual you probably will get a great car, but the Auto is like arguing with the sun. You'll only come away burned!! As a car it was very good, with a great ride, adequate handling and road-holding, all the important equipment with a clear modern layout. But its a Volvo still, and so it is boring. Maybe the manual would have been much better.
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