Help - Buying a second hand car?

[Deleted member 9966]

Yeah but in the blue! Volvo really have improved the look of their cars over the last 5 or so years


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if I had the money, I'd have the new V60 :drool5:

 

[Deleted member 9966]

picked up my family motor this morning. she doesn't half shift. left Mr GRR behind on the motorway several times and I was only doing 70!

 

[Stewart]

Looking nice Grr........

 

[DHTiling]

I actually like that.. nice motor..

 

[user123]

That gold isn't to bad either somehow... I'm impressed!

 

[Scott]

Nice family car liz

 

[Deleted member 9966]

the guy at the garage seems to put the car in tip top shape for me. it had just been washed when I picked it up yesterday and hubby went under the bonnet today expecting to have to top up fluid levels and he couldn't find anything to do :lol:

all my bits and pieces (cd's, hi vis vest, petrol can etc) are back in the boot where they should be and I'm ready for the trip to work in the morning.

only thing left to do is get myself some breakdown cover. Green Flag seems to be one of the best of the big companies, from what I've seen on their website. I can cover the car (any driver driving the car) for £72 to include national recovery and relay, fix at the roadside and home start. bit of a bargain really.

 

[Ian]

I got myself a volvo estate when I first started out in the tiling game, only cost me £500 and had done 140,000 miles, I had it a year and to be honest abused it quite a lot! Got it MOT'd before I sold it and it flew through, all my chavving aroung and thrashing it didn't touch it, they are very well built cars and you will change it for a new one before it gives in. Good buy

 

[Deleted member 9966]

Mr GRR is looking for a V50 next and we've just spotted one at the garage at the top of the road. just going to take the puppy dog for a quick walkies. back later

 

[Dan]

Nice car liz. Old man gold, I see it now. lol

 

[Scott]

Liz have a look at this for breakdown cover. I can vouch for the Autoaid as i had this once or rather my mum did and i managed to blag her policy saying i was her spouse You pay on card then claim in back from them. I got my money back within 10 days

 

[Deleted member 9966]

well I went too fast over a speed ramp this morning and banged the front end of the car into the road I'll have a look at any damage done tonight. I didn't realise the suspension would be that soft as I'd already cleared two of the ramps before getting to that one, and it looks fairly lame but obviously isn't :lol: might have to uprate the front suspension springs at the first opportunity I get. I'm not used to bouncy motoring, give me stiffened race suspension anyday :lol: :lol:

 

[Scott]

Your supposed to slow down for them liz

 

[Deleted member 9966]

Your supposed to slow down for them liz

well I was in second gear but obviously wasn't going slow enough

 

[Stewart]

You do know your not ment to take them at sixty and your probably the first Volvo driver to take a bump at speed....... Think your going to have to get Mr GRR to put a speed limiter on for you (;0)