[s-cars] Volvo V40 know how?

[Taka Mizutani]

I don't think my email worked from my phone, so here goes again.

Not great cars, the V40 1.9T.

You have to remember that this is not a real Volvo, it's a Mitsubishi
Carisma, euro market Mitsubishi.

ECUs develop leaky capacitors and fail. (common Mitsu problem)
Turbos prematurely fail (possibly due to poor maintenance and cool down
procedures)
Wheel bearings commonly fail

I would recommend a B5 A4 Avant 1.8T or a BMW 325xiT over the Volvo.

Taka


On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 5:14 PM, AaronT <atay101 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Crew
> I'm considering retiring my 95 avant and getting into something slightly
> less shall we say "enthusiast oriented"
> There is a 01 Volvo V40 1.9T wagon in my neighborhood.  Anybody have any
> experience with these?  (120kmi, TB done)
> My wife and daughter have become the primary drivers of the audi and its
> time to get them into something else.
> That said, let me put it out there that I would consider trading the avant
> for something slightly more suitable for use as a grocery getter....Anybody
> interested? whatcha got?
> Cheers
> Aaron
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