V40 1.9D - offered, clueless noob
Discussion
As per title... Just after some general advice. Our lass is in need of a commuter, and on the face of it, my boss has offered me a car at a not bad deal, but has a few issues. The car is:
a 2002 Volvo V40 (the estate one right?) with a 1.9 turbo diesel engine.
bluey green colour, alloys, full leather, some test, no tax. Been sat 3months since he got bored and bought a 2007 plate SAAB.
120k miles on it (ish) and has done general commuting. Just had a service and some new hoses.
AFAIK the only issues are as follows:
(1) it's filthy.... He used it like a van, and then dumped it on his large garden. - No worries, 2days of me with the valetting gear, and I'm sorted.
(2) IIRC it's due some new tyres this year and possibly pads. - Nothing major?
(3) The climate control is borked. By this I mean the control unit. It comes on & off at free-will.
Is this a known fault? Expensive? Something likely to cripple me?
He's offered the car to me for circa £800-£900 as he just wants it out the way, and is comfortable enough off as to not worry about a few hundred quid extra on eBay.
Is this a good deal?
I did the usual eBay and AT browsing, and values seem fairly strong, i.e. up in the high £1500-£2500 regions.
As a snotter/dog wagon/car for our lass to put 450miles a week on it makes a lot of sense... Compared to her racking up the miles on my SAAB.
Thanks in advance. Diesel Volvos are a new world to me, only got 20v experience.
a 2002 Volvo V40 (the estate one right?) with a 1.9 turbo diesel engine.
bluey green colour, alloys, full leather, some test, no tax. Been sat 3months since he got bored and bought a 2007 plate SAAB.
120k miles on it (ish) and has done general commuting. Just had a service and some new hoses.
AFAIK the only issues are as follows:
(1) it's filthy.... He used it like a van, and then dumped it on his large garden. - No worries, 2days of me with the valetting gear, and I'm sorted.
(2) IIRC it's due some new tyres this year and possibly pads. - Nothing major?
(3) The climate control is borked. By this I mean the control unit. It comes on & off at free-will.
Is this a known fault? Expensive? Something likely to cripple me?
He's offered the car to me for circa £800-£900 as he just wants it out the way, and is comfortable enough off as to not worry about a few hundred quid extra on eBay.
Is this a good deal?
I did the usual eBay and AT browsing, and values seem fairly strong, i.e. up in the high £1500-£2500 regions.
As a snotter/dog wagon/car for our lass to put 450miles a week on it makes a lot of sense... Compared to her racking up the miles on my SAAB.
Thanks in advance. Diesel Volvos are a new world to me, only got 20v experience.
The GDI is a petrol not a diesel -
If it's a 2002 it will be the revised volvo developed direct injection diesel which is a cracking little unit. It came in two power outputs but both are good. the climate control is fairly uncommon but not unknown - buy a salvage control unit from a scrap yard quite cheap - but be aware that on the revised model like the one you are looking at it will have a different unit to an early car so make sure it its the right one - circa 2001 was when the revised the range - although, try removing it and cleaning and tightening the contacts on the back - sometimes cures them. Pads and tyres are simple to sort. If changing the brakes, always fit genuine pads. Discs can be patent parts but for a good pedal feel genuine pads are best.
S40/V40 are cracking, under-rated cars - def go for it if it's cheap - if you're not give me his number and i'll have it!
If it's a 2002 it will be the revised volvo developed direct injection diesel which is a cracking little unit. It came in two power outputs but both are good. the climate control is fairly uncommon but not unknown - buy a salvage control unit from a scrap yard quite cheap - but be aware that on the revised model like the one you are looking at it will have a different unit to an early car so make sure it its the right one - circa 2001 was when the revised the range - although, try removing it and cleaning and tightening the contacts on the back - sometimes cures them. Pads and tyres are simple to sort. If changing the brakes, always fit genuine pads. Discs can be patent parts but for a good pedal feel genuine pads are best.
S40/V40 are cracking, under-rated cars - def go for it if it's cheap - if you're not give me his number and i'll have it!
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