tina Posted May 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 I'm excited - we bought the car today! It's a 2001 S40 turbo with only 51k miles, one owner car with all maintenance records from dealer, also shows up in carfax - all maintenance intervals have been met, just went through 50k dealer maintenance. Marine blue exterior (I love the color) and grey/tan leather interior. The car is immaculate it looks new inside and out, the engine belts and hoses are pristine, flexible and no cracks or brittleness, engine purrs, tires have at least 3/4 tread left, brakes are at 85% and working well, smooth as silk on the highway with no vibration or drift/drag, nice peppy acceleration, cold A/C, suspension is perfect, no nose dive on hard brake, no sway. Someone kept this car in the garage and drove it 5000 miles a year! The only strike against it was that they smoked in it - I have a very sensitive nose and I hate cigarette smoke, no one else can smell it in the car but I can... so I'm going to need to do some carpet shampooing. Product suggestions are welcome. Also the driver's side sun visor won't fold up flush to the ceiling, obviously had a heavy garage door opener on it and now stuck. I could replace it but if anyone has an easy fix? We got a good deal :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theForgottenone Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 I'm excited - we bought the car today! It's a 2001 S40 turbo with only 51k miles, one owner car with all maintenance records from dealer, also shows up in carfax - all maintenance intervals have been met, just went through 50k dealer maintenance. Marine blue exterior (I love the color) and grey/tan leather interior. The car is immaculate it looks new inside and out, the engine belts and hoses are pristine, flexible and no cracks or brittleness, engine purrs, tires have at least 3/4 tread left, brakes are at 85% and working well, smooth as silk on the highway with no vibration or drift/drag, nice peppy acceleration, cold A/C, suspension is perfect, no nose dive on hard brake, no sway. Someone kept this car in the garage and drove it 5000 miles a year! The only strike against it was that they smoked in it - I have a very sensitive nose and I hate cigarette smoke, no one else can smell it in the car but I can... so I'm going to need to do some carpet shampooing. Product suggestions are welcome. Also the driver's side sun visor won't fold up flush to the ceiling, obviously had a heavy garage door opener on it and now stuck. I could replace it but if anyone has an easy fix? We got a good deal Congrat This thread might have used visor you looking for. part for sale thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tina Posted May 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Thanks for the link! I am now finding excuses to go to the grocery store... the hardware store... just like to drive the new car :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychoWagon Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Congratulations! You'll enjoy the lack of maintance required for that car. Do your scheduled oil changes sooner than the volvo recommended though! Again, enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tina Posted May 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 Yes I do oil changes generally at 3000-5000 miles but use Mobil1 full synthetic so it should last longer too. The oil in there now is due for a change even according to the maintenance records and it looks very dirty. I have never had a car with the cartridge style filters, that might be messy to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theForgottenone Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 Yes I do oil changes generally at 3000-5000 miles but use Mobil1 full synthetic so it should last longer too. The oil in there now is due for a change even according to the maintenance records and it looks very dirty. I have never had a car with the cartridge style filters, that might be messy to change. It's straight forward. Nothing difference from the other newer Volvo how to change oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jippi 855 GLT Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 i would say s70 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jeff l Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 What is the fix on the S70 AC you mention below? <!--quoteo(post=1579109:date=May 17 2009, 02:14 AM:name=Tatnic)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tatnic @ May 17 2009, 02:14 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1579109"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Just got done looking and buying a volvo. To be honest, I only bought the volvo because it was cheap and it looked decent enough. Some things to look out for are the A/C system--very expensive to repair and its very poorly engineered, so you'll be shelling out another couple thousand on that. And of course every time you turn around another sensor will be bad, so better keep a trunk load of extras...another thousand. And don't forget the interference engine...which means you better be changing your t-belt every 75k. Unless you are paying close to wholesale for the car, you'd be much better off financially getting a lexus or acura. Just my opinion...I've owned several volvos and I don't hate them, but they're not well engineered....maybe one step above a ford or gm, but that's not saying much.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> I have never understood why people come to a Volvo board to diss volvos. I've been a Volvo owner for 15 years now and I keep buying them because they are very good cars and very safe. OUr 740 saved us when a drunk driver ran a stop sign and totalled our nice wagon but we didn't even have a bruise. A Lexus or Acura would cost be 2x as much for a similar condition car in this area, and to be honest I was not asking whether I should buy a Volvo, I was asking for advice from people from this particular model (S40) how it compares with other models, which I am familiar with. Our previous car, and 850 wagon, had 365,000 miles on it when we sold it due to a value problem, my husband's and my first car was 81 240 wagon had over 300k as well and was running fine when we sold it to move from Canada to the USA. Our current S70 as I said has been a reliable car as well. I like the idea of the smaller S40 so I wanted to know how it stacks up. One of the reasons I find Volvos to be a good deal is the ease of DIY repairs. I have saved thousands of $$ fixing things myself thanks to the Volvo forums. Last week I fixed the A/C on our S70 thanks to a Volvospeed member - I used 3 20 cent washers and 15 minutes of time. Psychowagon thanks very much for the info - I am going to look at another 2001 S40 tomorrow, even lower miles (51k) and a color combo I like better. I may just come home with it! I am happy to hear the S40 is a good Volvo. I wonder how I can check for fuel pressure regulators and map sensor? Sounds like something that will just fail out of the blue one day, but if there are signs to look for please do advise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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