opinions please (2nd car purchase)

[HarmlessDove]

We are in the market for a 2nd car. We've always purchased new cars. This time we will purchase a used car. I've been looking at Nissans, Hondas & Toyotas. A Camry caught my eye last night.

My husband was looking at the local car dealerships online last night and found a Volvo S40. It's a very nice car with low mileage. I'm just not real familiar with Volvos. Does anyone have an opinion about them?

It's a 2004 with 43,000 miles on it. I've always heard if something does go wrong and it needs a repair, the parts are ridiculously expensive.


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[DaJudge]

We are in the market for a 2nd car. We've always purchased new cars. This time we will purchase a used car. I've been looking at Nissans, Hondas & Toyotas. A Camry caught my eye last night.

My husband was looking at the local car dealerships online last night and found a Volvo S40. It's a very nice car with low mileage. I'm just not real familiar with Volvos. Does anyone have an opinion about them?

It's a 2004 with 43,000 miles on it. I've always heard if something does go wrong and it needs a repair, the parts are ridiculously expensive.

You are exactly right about the repairs on Volvos. Terribly expensive. My advice would be to stick with Hondas or Toyotas. They last forever.

[HarmlessDove]

We are in the market for a 2nd car. We've always purchased new cars. This time we will purchase a used car. I've been looking at Nissans, Hondas & Toyotas. A Camry caught my eye last night.

My husband was looking at the local car dealerships online last night and found a Volvo S40. It's a very nice car with low mileage. I'm just not real familiar with Volvos. Does anyone have an opinion about them?

It's a 2004 with 43,000 miles on it. I've always heard if something does go wrong and it needs a repair, the parts are ridiculously expensive.

You are exactly right about the repairs on Volvos. Terribly expensive. My advice would be to stick with Hondas or Toyotas. They last forever.

I've also heard that although the parts are expensive, they last just as long as Toyotas and Hondas.

[one love]

I would go with Toyota. It holds its value better then just about any vehicle and they do last a long time.
Especially buying used you can have extra comfort in them.. IMHO

[Dr. Ron]

If you buy the Volvo, buy an extended warrantee to go with it.

They are very durable cars and will actually outlast the others, but you will want that extended warrantee......

And.....advice.........NEVER again buy a new car....to much loss up front.

[dolfan]

Volvo is about the safest car on the road, by reputation at least. I'd go with a Camry or Accord. You'll get about the same service for less money now, and parts aren't quite as high. More foreign car mechanics will work on them; you may have to find someone who works on German cars to get one for a Volvo, and they charge a lot.

For me, I'll never own another German-made automobile again after our VW New Beetle fiasco (although I'd own a classic VW for fun).

[Shellie]

Our friend owns a used car lot. We've bought our daughters cars from him because we trust him to put them in something safe.

His choice for safest and best car to put your daughter in? The Toyota Camry.

[MacUser]

A friend had a Volvo very similar and no extended warranty and it kept breaking down. The repairs were outrageous $$$ and she finally traded it in on a GMC Crossover.

[free]

Go for the Toyota, you won't regret it and if you do I never said this!

[RamboPreacher]

get a GMC.

[TW]

dolfan FYI, Volvo aren't German - - - they are Swedish.


TW

[Full Quiver]

Erika, Volvo = SAFETY. Volvo is anal about safety and safety technology.

ALL foreign cars are expensive to service. The parts are always way expensive as are the foreign parts that are installed on Fords, Chevys, and Dodges.

Volvo makes a fine product and I have never heard an owner complain. In fact you don't find alot of used ones.

Look at it this way, warning joke ahead, Volvos are made in Sweden and Toyotas are made in Kentucky. Have you ever driven the roads of Kentucky; why would you want to drive a car built there?

Volvo is owned by Ford Motor Company and boasts of a 1960's car that actually has over 2.5 million miles on it. That is dependability.

I'd buy a Volvo if the opportunity ever arose.

[Dr. Ron]

Gen. Colin Powell is an expert Volvo mechanic. That is his hobby....old volvos....He likes to find them deserted in wrecking yards and rebuild them.....what a guy....

[one love]

I still say go Toyota they last and have one of the highest resale values. Speaking of new cars I bought a brand new 4runner and I got id down around 5000 less then the selling price. Over a year later I was on a lot and saw my same year make and model for sale used for 3k more then I payed.
Also Toyota will go down on there prices depending when you buy it.
I had a friend that used to sell them and he helped with that deal at another dealership.
I have brand new Ford f-150 and it is a awesome vehicle but does not compare to the quality of Toyota not even close.


Toyota Camry's are a great buy and a excellent car.

[Jamais Vu]

You can buy our car.....im sure you guys always wanted a 330hp luxury sports car. Only 8000 miles on it!! We need a 4-door sedan now lol